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Day: June 9, 2026

Highball’s Lingua among finalists for U.S. Bartender of the Year

🍹 The Spirited Awards – the cocktail industry’s most coveted honors, presented annually at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans – have announced their Top 4 Finalists, and the Valley has three entries still in the running. Highball bartender

Chandler’s newest ice cream shop serves history with scoops

🍨 Brooker’s Founding Flavors – the Utah-born ice cream concept that blends a love of American history with super-premium scoops – opened Saturday in Chandler, making it the brand’s first Arizona location. The shop is tucked between Dave’s Hot Chicken

Schiacciata happens: Paper Bag debuts in midtown Phoenix

🥪 Florence called. Midtown Phoenix picked up. Paper Bag quietly opened its doors last Friday on the southeast corner of Missouri and 12th Street, and it’s exactly the kind of place that makes you feel guilty about your sad desk

The pork chop has landed: Perry’s Steakhouse opens

🥩 A Texas institution just became an Arizona one. Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille officially opened Monday at Northside at SanTan Village, marking the brand’s first Arizona location after more than 40 years of feeding steak lovers across the country. The