By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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New Jersey-based Playa Bowls, which made its Arizona debut in Scottsdale last year, opens its second Valley location at 11 a.m. Saturday near the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Riggs in Queen Creek. The first 50 people in line Saturday
The ninth annual Save Second Base Pub Crawl ⚾️⚾️, a fundraiser for two Valley women fighting breast cancer, takes place Friday and Saturday in downtown Chandler. Participating bars: San Tan Brewery, Murphy’s Law, Bourbon Jacks, The Perch, The Stillery, Quart Haus, Recreo, The
Roberto Centeno, co-owner of Espiritu in downtown Mesa and grill master at Bacanora in downtown Phoenix, won Tuesday’s episode of ‘‘Chopped’’ on the Food Network. The competiton: Centeno and three other chefs experienced in live-fire 🔥 cooking competed in three
Freely Taproom & Kitchen in south Tempe and all four Valley locations of OHSO Brewery will host Pumpkin Days this week. Today: Freely will have at least nine pumpkin beers on tap, along with fall treats and pumpkin carving at
James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Bianco is rolling back hours at his four Valley restaurants due to staffing shortages, he announced Tuesday on Instagram. The new hours: Pizzeria Bianco (Heritage Square): 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Pizzeria
The first-ever Arizona Craft Beer Awards & Festival, presented by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and Phoenix Magazine, will take place Friday and Saturday. The awards: Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded in 14 style groups at 6:30
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Valley-based YC’s Mongolian Grill, a build-your-own stir-fry concept, opens its third Valley location at 11 a.m. today near the northwest corner of the 101 and Raintree in north Scottsdale. The menu: Diners customize a bowl with veggies, rice, noodles, and
Peacock Wine Bar in Gilbert will host a Halloween cookie decorating class from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. What: Vickie from Mae’s Cookie Jar will teach you how to decorate six sugar cookies, covering the basics of outlining and flooding
Lulu’s Taco Shop near downtown Gilbert is temporarily closed after suffering significant smoke damage from a fire next door. What happened: Gilbert Fire & Rescue responded to fire on Wednesday, Oct. 12, near the southwest corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe. There
Angie’s Lobster is giving away free breakfast meals today through Sunday to promote its new breakfast menu at its only current bricks-and-mortar location near the southeast corner of Signal Butte and Guadalupe in southeast Mesa. The three breakfast meals: Bacon,
Loco J’s Tacos & Tequila, a polished Mexican restaurant with a full bar, has opened in the former Barro’s Pizza space on the northwest corner of Tatum and Dynamite in Cave Creek. The menu: Eight kinds of tacos, burritos, enchiladas,
Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based fast-casual chain specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken, opens at 11 a.m. today in the former Burger King building on the southeast corner of Cooper and Baseline in Gilbert. Star power: The 5-year-old concept, which
Sprouts Farmers Market and Press Coffee, both based in Phoenix, are teaming up for the first-ever Press location inside a Sprouts store. The space: Located at the Sprouts on the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Osborn in Phoenix, it
Phoenix Empty Bowls, an annual fundraiser for local non-profit Waste Not, will be held 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday at the Arizona Center on the northeast corner of Third Street and Van Buren in downtown Phoenix. What: Colorful bowls created by
Churro Nest, a Vietnamese-inspired dessert shop, has replaced the short-lived Churroholic, which had made its Arizona debut in May, at Tempe Marketplace. The menu: Churros, churro dogs, churro and ice cream, rice paper pizza, Crab Rangoon, fried skewers, rice puffs,
Sakura Sushi, a 5-year-old restaurant in Ahwatukee, has opened a second all-you-can-eat location next to Target on the northeast corner of U.S. 60 and Power in east Mesa. The menu: All-you-can-eat sushi is $18.99 at lunch and $26.99 at dinner.
Jefe’s Cantina, a Mexican eatery with a full bar, has replaced the short-lived Loco Amigo’s, which had moved into the former Burger IM building on the southeast corner of Price and Willis in south Chandler in May. The menu: Burritos,
Four restaurant brands were revealed Tuesday as concessionaires inside ASU’s new hockey arena, which opens this weekend, in Tempe: Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, a Scottsdale-based concept with 13 Valley locations, the most recent at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix; Venezia’s
Lucky’s Pizza, which has been serving New York-style pies in Glendale since 1993, has opened a second location in the Bashas’ plaza on the northeast corner of Lake Pleasant Road and 99th Avenue in Peoria. The menu: Thin-crust and Sicilian
