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The Mexicano tops AZ Salsa Festival winners & other notes

🌶 The Mexicano’s Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa (Best Overall Salsa), Los Amaya’s Prickly Pear Salsa (Most Unique Salsa), and Los Muertos Extreme Hot Salsa Blend (Spiciest Salsa) were the winners at the new Arizona Salsa Fest, which made its debut March 9 outside of State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

🐓 Birdcall is offering a limited-time Crispy Chicken Shawarma Sandwich – all-natural crispy shawarma chicken, tomato hummus, and cucumber yogurt salad on a brioche bun – through April 2 at its locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Gilbert. A dollar from every $10.25 sandwich goes to the non-profit Chef Ann Foundation.

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar has soft-opened its 37th Valley location on the southwest corner of Indian School and Jackrabbit Trail in Buckeye. The grand opening will include $2 medium drinks all day Friday.