By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Scottsdale-based Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers has opened its 13th Valley location in the former Friday’s Front Row space at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in downtown Phoenix. The menu: Half-pound burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, and wings and more
Pedal Haus Brewery has hired Zach Hunter as its new culinary director, and his first move has been to launch a new brunch menu at the brewery’s downtown Phoenix location. The resume: A graduate of the Arizona Culinary Institute, Hunter
Zazu Kitchen & Bakery, a family-run Mediterranean restaurant, has opened in the Albertson’s plaza on the southeast corner of Union Hills and Cave Creek in north Phoenix. The menu: The kitchen offers chicken and beef shawarma plates, gyros and other
Bamboo Asian Kitchen, a restaurant offering a menu of mostly Americanized Chinese dishes, has opened next to Target at the Christown Spectrum shopping center on the southeast corner of Bethany Home and 19th Avenue in Phoenix. The menu: A huge
KP Cuisine, a restaurant specializing in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food, has opened in the former Jade Star Chinese strip-mall space on the northwest corner of Bell and 99th Avenue in Sun City. The menu: Kebabs, shawarma, falafel, and tikka
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
