By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍺🍔 Scottsdale-based Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers opens its 15th location at 11 a.m. Friday in the former Verrado Community Welcome Center on the northeast corner of McDowell and Verrado Way in Buckeye. The space: Approximately 5,300 square feet with an
🌍 One of advantages to living in one of the country’s largest metro areas is you can find dishes from all over the world in the Valley, including at these places that have opened in the past few weeks: 🇭🇰
📸 🧩 Welcome to the weekly ‘‘Restaurant Riddle Contest,’’ sponsored by Visit Mesa and MXSW. How it works: We show you a snapshot from a local food and/or drink business in Mesa, Gilbert, or Queen Creek. You tell us its name. Submit
🎉 OHSO Brewing in downtown Gilbert will celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Park, a half-acre multi-use recreation area behind the brew pub, from 7-10 p.m. Thursday. The Park: The family- and dog-friendly venue includes a grass lawn, a retail
🍉🍔🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing, which has locations in Gilbert and Phoenix, celebrates Arizona’s watermelon season Thursday with special melon-infused beers and dishes. The beers: At 11 a.m., both locations will tap the brand-new Watermelon Shark IPA, made with 2,500 pounds
🌯🥗 Breakfast, lunch, and a drink for less than $10? That’s right. Drive-through concept Salad and Go is bringing back its ‘‘On the Go’’ bundle for a limited time. What you get: Any breakfast burrito, a cold-brew coffee (or any
👨🍳 An update on Romeo Taus, the owner and chef of Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert. Taus underwent brain surgery Monday to remove two tumors (see previous post). What happened: According to friends and co-workers of Taus, doctors were
🐓🏓 Chicken N Pickle, a Kansas City-based indoor/outdoor entertainment concept that includes a chef-driven restaurant and a sports bar, makes its Arizona debut today on the southeast corner of Hanna and Sunrise at Westgate in Glendale. The food: Rotisserie chicken
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😺 Here’s a beer for cat lovers (or anyone who likes to collect unique can art): OHSO Brewery in Gilbert has released Kitten Jiggy Wit It, the latest ale in its hazy IPA series, in cans and on draft. Pounce
Romeo Taus – the owner and self-taught chef of Romeo’s Euro Cafe, an East Valley fixture for 32 years – is hospitalized in intensive care awaiting surgery at St Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix after doctors discovered two tumors in his
🧑🍳 Tempe bakery Tracy Dempsey Originals has returned from its summer hiatus and announced its next cooking class will be Sweet & Savory Galettes from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. What: Learn how to make galette dough (pâte brisée)
🥗 🎉 The Gladly, the New American restaurant in Phoenix’s Biltmore neighborhood, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month with a $10 special on its most famous menu item – the Original Stetson Salad – on Mondays. The dish: The
🛠🚧 Downtown Chandler (see post) isn’t the only Valley city working on a food hall. Downtown Mesa also is planning one, although the concepts are significantly different. What: Mesa is partnering with non-profit Local First Arizona, which already has a
🧺❓🥩🍷 Looking for an unusual date night idea? The Peppermill, an intimate, husband-and-wife-run steakhouse in south Tempe, has begun offering takeout-only Mystery Picnic Dinners on weekends. What: Mystery Picnic Dinners include a three-course meal for two and a bartender’s choice
🥪 San Francisco-based Ike’s Love & Sandwiches has soft-opened its 11th Valley location at the Crossroads Towne Center on the southeast corner of Gilbert and the Loop 202 in Gilbert. The food: More than 800 sandwiches, many named for Bay Area
📖 Phoenix Magazine’s 2023 Best Fest, a food and drink festival showcasing the magazine’s Best of the Valley winners, will take place 5-10 p.m. Saturday at Events on Jackson in downtown Phoenix. What: Attendees can enjoy ‘‘unlimited’’ bite-sized food samples
📸 🧩 Welcome to the weekly ‘‘Restaurant Riddle Contest,’’ sponsored by Visit Mesa and MXSW. How it works: Each Thursday (except holiday weeks), we show you a snapshot from a local food and/or drink business in Mesa, Gilbert, or Queen Creek. You
🥩🐟🍣 Nelson’s Meat + Fish, a 6-year-old market that offers high-quality seafood and meats, has soft-opened a second location near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird in north Scottsdale. The space: The 1,100-square-foot, wood-paneled market (similar in size and
🐕🦺 HOP Central Brewing & Taproom in Chandler is donating $1 from every house beer sold in August to Poverty’s Pets, a local non-profit trying to reduce pet overpopulation in low-income communities. 🍕 Venezia’s Pizza is celebrating its 25th anniversary by
