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10th annual Garlic Fest kicks off Saturday at Queen Creek Olive Mill

🧄 Queen Creek Olive Mill hosts its 10th annual Garlic Fest – a nine-day event featuring garlic-inspired menus and garlic products – starting this Saturday, Sept. 16, running through next Sunday, Sept. 24. The festivities will include: Garlic 101 classes;

California-based Tru Bowl Superfood Bar makes AZ debut in Gilbert

🥣 Tru Bowl Superfood Bar, a California-based chain of acai eateries and smoothie bars, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Higley and Elliot in Gilbert. The menu features 12-, 16- and 24-ounce bowls with a choice

Vietnamese fast-casual chain PT Pho Express opens in south Phoenix

🥢 PT Pho Express, a local chain of counter-service Vietnamese eateries, has opened its 10th Valley location on the southeast corner of Baseline and 16th Street in south Phoenix. The menu offers spring rolls, egg rolls, pho, banh mi, pad

Chilte named one of 24 Best New Restaurants in U.S. by Bon Appetit

🏆 Chilte, a former Mexican pop-up concept that opened a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in February at the Egyptian Motor Hotel in downtown Phoenix, has been named one of The 24 Best New Restaurants of 2023 by Bon Appetit. ‘‘Owners Lawrence Smith

Bully Brew Co. launches coffee shop & brunch bistro in Peoria

☕️ Bully Brew Co., a craft coffee company that’s a regular at West Valley farmers markets, has opened a coffee shop and brunch bistro on the northwest corner of Northern and the Loop 101 in Peoria. Besides specialty coffees and

Wren House Brewing to open Südhalle in Ahwatukee on Saturday

🍺 Award-winning Phoenix craft brewery Wren House has announced Südhalle, its highly anticipated European-inspired beer hall in Ahwatukee, will open its doors at 11 a.m. Saturday. The brewery’s second Valley location is located in the Safeway/Trader Joe’s shopping center on

Morning Glory Brunchery adds 2nd location in southeast Mesa

🍳🧇 Morning Glory Brunchery, a 5-year-old breakfast and lunch restaurant in northeast Mesa, has opened a second location on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Baseline in southeast Mesa. The menu offers traditional breakfast dishes like omelets, pancakes, and waffles

Two Hands Fresh Corn Dogs launches 8th Valley location in NE Phoenix

🇰🇷 Two Hands Fresh Corn Dogs, a national chain of Korean street food eateries, has opened its eighth Valley location in the Walmart shopping center on the southwest corner of Bell and Tatum Boulevard in northeast Phoenix. The menu offers

Sushi Michi moves into former Matty G’s space in uptown Phoenix

🍣🍱 Sushi Michi, an independent restaurant offering Japanese and Korean dishes, has opened on the northeast corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobsta’ Rolls,

Tracy Dempsey Originals in Tempe to hold gnocchi-making class Sept. 23

🧑‍🍳 Tempe bakery Tracy Dempsey Originals will hold a gnocchi-making class from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Attendees will make three preparations: Cacio e pepe gnocchi; gnocchi with browned butter, butternut squash, and kale; and gnocchi in creamy harissa

Angie’s Lobster opens 6th Valley drive-through in south Chandler

🦞 Angie’s Lobster, the new drive-through concept from the founders of Salad and Go, has opened its sixth Valley location on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. Roushan and Tony Christofellis sold Salad and Go in

Arizona Restaurant Week kicks off 10 days of special prix fixe menus Friday

📆 🍽 The fall edition of Arizona Restaurant Week, sponsored by the Arizona Restaurant Association, starts Friday and runs through next Sunday, Sept. 17. Participating restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe menus for $33, $44, or $55 per person (or couple,

Portland-based Voodoo Doughnut opens 1st Arizona store in Tempe

🍩 Voodoo Doughnut, a Portland-based chain of iconic doughnut shops known for its unusual flavors and signature pink decor, made its Arizona debut today in Tempe. The store is located between Whataburger and Someburros on the southwest corner of Rural and

Crumbl Cookies opens 23rd Valley store today in south Chandler

🍪 Utah-based Crumbl Cookies continues its local expansion with the opening of its 23rd Valley store (all since 2019) today on the northeast corner of Arizona and Ocotillo – across the street from Hamilton High – in south Chandler. Crumbl

Grimaldi’s diners can donate to No Kid Hungry & get bounce-back card

🍕 In honor of Hunger Awareness Month, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria is raising funds for No Kid Hungry, a Christian non-profit organization fighting to stop food waste and eliminate child hunger. Throughout September, diners at any of Grimaldi’s seven locations in the