Author: Jess Harter

🎤 The father-and-son team behind the Saltmine Studio Oasis held a grand opening Tuesday for Diamond Don’s, their recently launched restaurant adjacent to the recording studio on the northwest corner of Macdonald and First Avenue in downtown Mesa. The restaurant

🖼️ Alden, a restaurant offering refined globally inspired dishes, has opened at the Phoenix Art Museum on the northeast corner of Central and McDowell in midtown Phoenix. The 3,862-square-foot restaurant, which overlooks the sculpture garden and is open Wednesday through

🌵 Gertrude’s by Tarbell’s, the rebranded restaurant at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, has reopened under the culinary lead of acclaimed Phoenix chef Mark Tarbell. Gertrude’s and its sibling, the grab-and-go Patio Cafe, closed in May after operators Alan

🎱 Cactus Racks, a billiards-focused restaurant and bar, has opened in the former Phat Turtle BBQ space on the southeast corner of Cave Creek and Desert Willow Parkway in Cave Creek. The menu offers comfort food classics with a modern

🍨 Portland’s cult-favorite ice cream brand has officially doubled down in Arizona. After debuting last summer in Gilbert’s Agritopia, Salt & Straw opens its second Valley shop today – this time at Novus Place near the northwest corner of Rural

🥃 Whiskey and Wings Sports Bar & Grill has opened in the former Fat Willy’s space on the southwest corner of Carefree Highway and Black Mountain in Cave Creek. Owners Nick and Michaella Richmond say the bar brings together their favorite

✈️ Buckle up, Phoenix travelers: Guy Fieri just landed at Sky Harbor, and he’s bringing the heat. Flavortown Kitchen + Bar has opened at Terminal 4, transforming your typical airport food court experience into something actually worth getting to the

🍺 The Narwhal Taproom & Bottleshop – the East Valley’s latest destination for hopheads, casual sippers, and anyone looking for a community-minded drinking spot – officially opens its doors at 4 p.m. today in southeast Mesa. It takes over the former