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Mr. Baan’s Bar & Mookata makes NYT list & other news

🇹🇭 Phoenix Thai restaurant Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mookata (pictured), which opened last November behind sibling Lom Wong, has been named to the New York Times’ annual Restaurant List of its ‘‘50 favorite places in America right now.’’

🍺 SanTan Brewing in Chandler has released a new beer – Playlist, a light Kölsch featuring a colorful caricature of a female DJ on the can label. You can scan the QR code on the can to access the brewery’s musical playlist.

🧀 Oro Brewing in downtown Mesa will host its first-ever beer and cheese pairing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9. The event will be hosted by brewer Jesse Kortepeter and Mingle & Graze owner Mahfam Moeeni-Alarcon. Tickets are $30.

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