Author: Jess Harter

🍺 The Sleepy Whale opens its uptown Phoenix location today, taking over the Uptown Plaza space on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback that Dynamite Beer Company vacated in June after just 15 months. Doors open at 11 a.m.

🐟 Arizona’s food scene is about to get a serious upgrade. On Thursday, Seafood City – North America’s largest Filipino supermarket – opens its first Arizona location inside Chandler Fashion Center, and it’s not just a grocery store. It’s a

🍷 Gilbert’s wine lovers have a new neighborhood spot to know. Bottles & Boards celebrated its grand opening over the weekend on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Baseline. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Wine Down

🏆 Amanda Gunderson and Travis Nass (pictured) are bringing home some serious cocktail hardware. The co-founders of Another Round Another Rally were named Best U.S. Bar Mentor at Thursday night’s 20th annual Spirited Awards, the industry’s highest honors, presented at

👨‍🍳 Old Town Scottsdale’s Anhelo – one of the Valley’s top fine-dining restaurants – is asking the community to return a little of the generosity its chef has given for years. Chef Ivan Jacobo (pictured), known for quietly donating dinners,

🍩 Outcast Doughnuts is closing up shop after three years in downtown Mesa. The doughnut and coffee spot, known for its layered doughnuts and Dopecones – doughnut-dough ice cream cones – opened next to sibling Level 1 Arcade Bar in

🐓 Bojangles officially opened its debut Arizona location Monday on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Melrose just south of Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, part of a planned 20-restaurant rollout across the Valley. Doors opened at 5 a.m. sharp,

🚫 Rebel Wine Lounge, which opened two years ago on the northwest corner of Main and MacDonald in downtown Mesa, is closing its doors, with a farewell celebration running through Friday. In a social media announcement, the wine bar said

🍕 There’s a new player on the northeast corner of McClintock and Ray, and it’s bringing an unexpected twist to the west Chandler pizza scene: Indian-fusion pies alongside the classics. Curry Pizza House splits its menu into familiar Italian-American favorite