By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Utah-based bakery Twisted Sugar has closed its year-old location on the northwest corner of Cooper and Warner in Gilbert after being locked out by the strip mall’s landlord. The food: Twisted Sugar’s menu features 20 flavors of cookies daily plus more
The three Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in the East Valley soon will have a new name – Majestic Theaters – as the local franchisee cuts ties with the Texas-based chain of dine-in movie theaters. The background: Craig Paschich, who opened Alamo
Fryd Bird, a new fast-casual concept specializing in fried chicken, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Southern in west Mesa. The food: Fried chicken, chicken wings, chicken sandwiches, and even ‘‘chickatsu’’ rice with a choice of
Daily Dose‘s Tempe location, which closed at the end of May for structural work on the restaurant’s foundation, reopened today on the northwest corner of Rio Salado and Rockford next to Tempe Marketplace. The food: The breakfast menu features creative
Christopher Collins, the chef-owner of Valley-based Common Ground Culinary, is opening two new concepts – Neighborly Public House and St. Urban – at The Colony in uptown Phoenix this fall. The space: The two-story building in the 1950s-era mixed-use development
The Gilbert Town Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night against a zoning exemption to allow construction of a four-story building between Norwood Furniture and The Farmhouse in downtown Gilbert. The background: The family that owns Norwood wants to construct the building
Award-winning Naked Q in north Phoenix will be closed this week to take care of an unexpected repair. It decided to close for the entire week to do some other maintenance and deep cleaning. Reopening: Monday, Aug. 23. Other locations:
Phoenix-based Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina opened its eighth Valley restaurant today on the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The building: Formerly home to Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant, which closed in May. The food: House specialities include
Four-year-old sports bar and neighborhood grill Copper Still Moonshine Grill in west Chandler announced it will close permanently on Sunday, Aug. 22. The Gilbert location will not be affected. The history: Copper Still debuted near the southeast corner of Gilbert
S. Maranto’s Italian Market and Bar, an Italian grocery with a bar that also will serve food, is coming to the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101 in north Scottsdale. The food: House-made pastas, breads, and meatballs. Sliced meats
Fat Papa’s, a gangster-themed Italian restaurant and bar, will take over the building formerly home to Perla Negra (and, before that, Pier de Orleans) on the southwest corner of University and Centennial Way in Mesa. The food: Traditional Italian entrees
The Caspian Cup, a dessert shop specializing in ‘‘gourmet’’ shaved ice, has opened in the food court at San Tan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The food: Besides more than dozen flavors of shaved ice, the menu offers popsicles, ice
AZ Women in Food, a group created earlier this year to support woman-led food businesses, is offering a discount deal during the dog days of summer. The deal: Visit any member business in August or September, check in on Facebook
The Union Jack, a British pub and restaurant, is replacing the former Skeptical Chymist Irish Pub on the southwest corner of the 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. The food: The breakfast menu, including a full English breakfast,
Aaron and Jared Pool, the brothers behind the local chain Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, are working on a pair of new concepts at Park Central on the west side of Central about a quarter-mile north of Thomas in midtown Phoenix.
Saigon Bistro, a Vietnamese restaurant with a live lobster tank, has opened on the northeast corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler. The food: Six kinds of pho, banh mi (sandwiches), noodle dishes, rice dishes, and specialties, including three different
La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen in Gilbert will hold its ninth annual Hatch Chile Sale starting at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10. and Saturday, Sept. 11. All chiles must be preordered. The party: Chiles will be roasted in La Ristra’s
Mesquite Fresh Street Mex, a local chain of fast-casual Mexican eateries formerly known as Mr Mesquite, will open its eighth Valley location on Saturday, Aug. 28, near the northwest corner of Happy Valley and 17th Avenue in northwest Phoenix. Grand
Andy’s Frozen Custard, a Missouri-based chain of quick-service frozen dessert shops, will construct its fourth Arizona location in the empty lot north of QuikTrip on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Warner in Gilbert. The food: Frozen custard sundaes, ‘‘concretes,’’
Matcha Cafe Maiko, a Hawaii-based chain of Japanese dessert shops, will make its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe. What is matcha? A finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves
