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🍝 Mora Italian, the osteria-inspired Phoenix restaurant founded by celebrity chef Scott Conant, has closed. The announcement: ‘‘Mora Italian has closed its doors after seven incredible years,’’ the restaurant posted on its website. No reason was given. The background: Conant, perhaps best-known as a judge
🥞 Cafe Hodgepodge, a quaint, family-run cafe, has opened in the Buckhorn Shopping Center on the northeast corner of Main Street and Recker Road in east Mesa. What’s on the menu? Comfort food such as omelets, pancakes, and biscuits and gravy for
💵 Bar Louie is offering a BOGO deal this week: Buy one entree and get a second entree for free. The deal is good through Sunday. The fine print: Good for dine-in only. Steak Frites and the Big Louie double
🍔 You can get a free cheeseburger at Aioli Gourmet Burgers in Phoenix this week by donating new school supplies. The deal is good through Friday. What to donate: A backpack or any three of the following: notebooks, pencils, pens,
🌮 The Downtown Mesa Taco Trail, featuring tacos at seven restaurants and breweries, takes place from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday. How it works: Participants buy a $26 Taco Pass online and pick it up at Level One Arcade Bar between 4-6 p.m. Participating
🍨 Salt & Straw, a Portland-based artisan ice cream shop, makes its Arizona debut today with its first-ever scoop shop at Epicenter at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? In addition to 13
🍹 Phoenix had three finalists in the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, one of the industry’s top honors for bars and bartenders, but came up short Thursday night at the awards ceremony in New Orleans. Valley finalists: Century Grand, which
