Author: Jess Harter

☕️ La La Land Kind Cafe, a Dallas-based coffee concept that made its Arizona debut in December at Kierland Commons in Scottsdale, has opened a second Valley location on the northeast corner of Camelback and 44th Street in Phoenix’s Arcadia

☕️ The Nook Cafe & Bakery, which describes itself as a ‘‘millennial nostalgic cafe,’’ has opened in the former Jolt N Bolt space on the southwest corner of Recker and Guadalupe in Gilbert. The menu features coffee drinks, pastries, and

🍖 After eight years of dishing out the East Valley’s best barbecue at its southeast Gilbert flagship and, more recently, a second location at Pecan Lake in Queen Creek, Caldwell County BBQ is expanding westward. The family-run smokehouse hosts a

☕️ Just over a year ago I wrote about the closure of Tres Leches Café, a terrific Mexican coffeehouse that had been locked in a two-year battle with its landlord after operating nearly a decade in downtown Phoenix. It left

🌮 High-end Mexican restaurant and lounge Camello opens today at the The Esplanade on the southeast corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix’s Biltmore neighborhood. The 6,000-square-foot venue is the latest concept from 151 Hospitality, the team behind the

🍨 Heladita, a family-run Salt Lake City shop known for its Mexican ice creams and paletas, has opened a store inside the Food City on the northeast corner of Arizona and Ray in Chandler. To celebrate, the store will be

The Guest House 🥩 Chic, nightlife-leaning steakhouse concept (pictured) from Austin, Texas, replaces Italian restaurant Etta at Scottsdale Quarter. Get the details → Neutral Ground Lounge 🍸 Classic cocktails are paired with seasonal, chef-driven small plates at this laid-back hangout

🍕 Yo Pauly’s, one of Scottsdale’s most popular pizzerias since its debut in 2008, launches a second location Sunday in west Chandler. It takes over the former Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria space in the Albertson’s plaza on the northwest corner