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Author: Jess Harter

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert opens The Park today

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert opens The Park, a half-acre multi-use recreation area on the north side of the brew pub, today. The family- and dog-friendly venue includes a grass lawn, a retail shop made from a recycled shipping container,

The Vine Tavern may soft-open new Ahwatukee location this weekend

The Vine Tavern & Eatery, which closed its original Valley location on Apache Boulevard in Tempe last month, is planning to soft-open its new Ahwatukee location Friday – assuming it passes all of its final inspections. It’s taking over the

Car crashes through glass storefront at MOD Pizza in Gilbert

A car crashed through the glass front wall of the MOD Pizza on the northwest corner of Cooper and Warner in Gilbert this morning. The driver accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the brake, police told Channel 3. No

Food for thought: David Bickford of PHX Rail Food blog

David Bickford was looking for a unique angle for a new food blog in 2007 at the same time construction was underway on the Valley’s initial light rail line. Thus was born PHX Rail Food, a collection of Bickford’s reviews

Korean street food eatery Hanshin Pocha coming to Mesa this fall

Hanshin Pocha, a California-base chain of quick-casual Korean street food taverns, will make its Arizona debut this fall near the southeast corner of Alma School and Southern in Mesa. It’s taking over the space that formerly was home to Draft

San Diego’s top-rated pizzeria Ambrogio15 coming to Phoenix

Ambrogio15, which has been voted the best pizza in San Diego by several publications, is bringing its Milanese-style pies with paper-thin crusts to Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix. Its name refers to Ambrogio, the patron saint of Milan, and the

Walter Station Brewery, no-kill shelter collaborate on Ale Wagger beer

For the second straight summer, Walter Station Brewery in east Phoenix is collaborating with the Arizona Animal Welfare League, Arizona’s largest and oldest no-kill shelter, to raise money for AAWL’s life-saving pet programs. The brewery is making a special beer, Ale Wagger, available for

Hush Public House owners to open Fire at Will in north Phoenix this fall

Hush Public House chef-owner Dom Ruggiero and his wife, Holly, are opening another restaurant, Fire at Will, this fall in the former Little Cay space on the northeast corner of Tatum and Shea in north Phoenix. Although it will borrow several menu items from its

Sushi 101 moving from Cornerstone in Tempe to former Salut Kitchen space

Sushi 101 Bar & Grill, a popular Tempe eatery for ASU students for two decades, is moving this fall from Cornerstone on the northeast corner of Rural and University to the former Salut Kitchen Bar (and short-lived McKinley Brewing) space near the northwest corner

Spitz Mediterranean Street Food coming to Desert Ridge Marketplace this fall

Los Angeles-based Spitz Mediterranean Street Food will make its Arizona debut at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix around the end of this year. Borrowing from street carts popular in Europe, Spitz’s menu features doner wraps, bowls,  ‘‘doquitos’’ (described as Mediterranean taquitos), and

The Hub Grill & Bar to open 4th E.V. location today in northeast Mesa

The Hub Grill & Bar, an East Valley chain of mega-sized sports bars, opens its fourth location today in the short-lived GOAT Sports Grill space on the southwest corner of Power and McDowell in northeast Mesa. Menu specialties include a Giant Green