By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Edible Phoenix, the award-winning quarterly magazine that chronicles the Valley’s slow-food scene, is up for sale because publisher and editor Pamela Hamilton plans to retire next month. The history: Edible Phoenix, which Hamilton launched in 2005, is part of Edible
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The Joy Lush Club, a neighborhood bar and bottle shop, has opened on the northwest corner of Central and Camelback in uptown Phoenix. The space: The nearly 2,000-square-foot space formerly was home to arcade bar Bonus Round, which closed in
Pastry chef Lola Forbes from Spooky’s Swirls, a horror- and sci-fi-themed bakery in Chandler, competes tonight in the Season 8 opener of ‘‘Halloween Baking Championship’’ on the Food Network. The show: Twelve bakers create spooky or creepy treats for three
Gastromé Market, a wine-and-cheese-focused store and cafe, will hold its grand opening celebration Saturday on the northeast corner of Doubletree Ranch and Gainey Center at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale. The space: A 3,500-square-foot market offers wines, cheeses, and handcrafted artisanal
Bacanora, the acclaimed Mexican restaurant in downtown Phoenix, has been named to Bon Appetit’s annual list of the 50 Best New Restaurants in the U.S. The history: Former Ghost Ranch chef Rene Andrade partnered with Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin of Tacos Chiwas
Belly Kitchen & Bar, a Southeast Asian restaurant that opened in Phoenix’s Melrose District in 2020, officially launches its second location today at Epicenter at Agritopia in Gilbert. The space: Epicenter is a new mixed-use development at Agritopia on the
The seventh annual Phoenix Pizza Festival will take place Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13, at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix. What: Approximately 15 to 20 pizza makers, dessert food trucks, and related food vendors will be
OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert has tapped its seasonal 988, an IPA to raise awareness of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Sept. 4-10 is National Suicide Prevention Week. The history: OHSO debuted the beer, formerly called 1-800-273-TALK, five years ago and
Las Vegas-based Houston’s Hot Chicken, the latest in a growing number of Nashville hot chicken eateries flooding into the Valley, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of University and Rural in Tempe. The space: It takes over
Little Jupiter Cafe, an independent coffee shop and community space, has opened in the strip mall on the northwest corner of McQueen and Guadalupe in Gilbert. The menu: In addition to a variety of coffee drinks (including seasonal specials), Little
Yama Sushi House, a popular Japanese restaurant that debuted in central Phoenix in 2016, has opened its fourth Valley location at the Park West shopping center on the northeast corner of Northern and 99th Avenue in Peoria. The menu: 25
It didn’t take long for someone to grab the downtown Mesa space made available by the closure the Desert Eagle Brewing Company on July 30. Eric Cady and Trent Smith, who launched the nearby Chupacabra Taproom in 2019, are taking
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Richie V’s Chicago Eatery, a restaurant specializing in Windy City street foods, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The space: The strip-mall space formerly was home to Johnny’s Greek & Burger
California Pizza Kitchen, one of the first restaurants to open at Tempe Marketplace in 2007, has closed. It was the troubled chain’s last remaining East Valley location. The history: CPK, which was forced into bankruptcy in 2020, has closed two
The occasion: Saturday is National Cinema Day. Theaters nationwide will be charging just $3 for admission. Other specials: In addition to $3 admission, Look will have $3 small popcorn and $3 soft drinks. Did you know? Look offers a full menu of appetizers, entrees,
The space: The former Grubstak space in front of EOS Fitness near the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo. Grubstak closed in June 2021. The menu: The same as its other location in northeast Phoenix. The focus is on Mexican small plates and margaritas.
What: A limited-time menu of nine specialty hot dogs or sausages (see full descriptions) available until the end of September: Bánh Mi Dog Dynamite Dog Loco Moco Dog Sonoran Dog Cheddar Coney Dog Big Fat Greek Dog Reuben Dog BBQ Bacon Blue
What’s in it? Chicken carnitas, green chiles, sauteed onion, cheddar, and mozzarella. Served with a queso dipping sauce. The history: Seven varieties of pizza muffins ($7.99-$9.29 per half-dozen) are the signature menu items at Floridino’s, which has a pizza muffin food truck and
