By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Miss Dessert, an Asian sweets shop that opened in 2018 next to the AZ International Marketplace in west Mesa, is launching a second shop in Gilbert. It’ll be located a few doors south of Sandbar Mexican Grill on the southwest
Kwench Juice Cafe, a family-run eatery specializing in fresh fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies, has opened on the southeast corner of Dobson and Ray in Chandler. Kwench debuted in downtown Phoenix in 2018, but closed in March 2020 after
Matty G’s Steak Burgers & Spirits, the popular neighborhood bar and grill that just opened its fourth Valley location in southeast Gilbert in November, is working on another location in the town. It’s taking over the former BurgerIM building near
Chicken Ziti and Tortellini Gianni (pictured) will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus and his wife,
More heartbreaking news for the Valley’s food and beverage community: Kevin Lewis, sommelier and wine director at nationally acclaimed Kai at Wild Horse Pass Resort, has been diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma. Adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts
A dozen restaurants and bars in downtown Chandler, as well as several others throughout the Valley, will participate in Bobby’s Block Party, a fundraiser for the family of Bobby Kramer, from noon to 11:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4. The 31-year-old
Vito’s Pizza & Italian Ristorante in east Mesa celebrates its 35th anniversary this week by giving customers 35% off their checks. The special applies to everything on the menu except alcohol from today through Friday. You must show the Facebook
Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its second East Valley location at 11 a.m. Saturday on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. The 2,444-square-foot restaurant is located at the Watermark near the southwest
The East Valley’s premier soul food destination, family-run Ezekial’s Restaurant in Ahwatukee, has closed after eight years. ‘‘Chef Brad’s health is at risk and we have decided as a family that it is best to close the restaurant for good,’’
Good news for ramen fans: Clever Koi in downtown Gilbert has unveiled two new ramen bowls, as well as two new versions of previous bowls. ‘‘Ramen has always been a bestseller for us, so we wanted to really up the
The Hidden House in downtown Chandler is the latest East Valley business to host a fundraiser for the family of Bobby Kramer. Kramer, beverage director at The Hidden House and The Brickyard Downtown, was killed Feb. 10 by a wrong-way
After a two-month closure for renovations, Freezer’s Ice House, a Tempe pool hall/sports bar/nightclub-ish concept that has struggled to define itself since opening in 2017, has reopened as Mill’s Modern Social. The rebranded concept debuted its new name, new look,
Louisiana-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has opened its eighth East Valley restaurant on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. As its almost cult-like following (known as ‘‘Caniacs’’) knows, the menu focuses on just three things: chicken
Is Flix Brewhouse in downtown Chandler closed for good? It depends who you ask. After closing in March 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, the brewpub-cinema concept reopened in August, as did rival Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and most traditional movie
From the It’s-Hard-to-Believe Department: Brickyard Downtown beverage director Bobby Kramer wasn’t the only Valley food and drink industry member to be a victim of a wrong-way driver last Wednesday. On the same day Kramer was killed, Scott Selke, longtime co-owner
Food Network personality Guy Fieri has launched a nationwide chain of ghost kitchens called Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen, including one in west Chandler. The virtual restaurant, which only offers delivery, operates out of the kitchen of Italian restaurant Buca di
The Arizona Restaurant Association announced the spring edition of Arizona Restaurant Week will run Friday, May 21, through Sunday, May 30. Participating restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe menus for just $33 or $44 per person. Wine pairings to enhance each
Many Valley restaurants host an occasional pairing dinner, but no one does it as creatively as Match Market & Bar in Phoenix. Its latest happens Saturday, March 6, when its hosts ‘‘The Office’’-themed cocktail pairing dinner. The five courses include
The Brickyard Downtown in downtown Chandler reopens at 3 p.m. today for the first time since the tragic death of its beverage director last week. Bobby Kramer, 31, was killed last Wednesday by a wrong-way driver on I-10. He left behind
Not even the covid-19 panemic can cancel Bashas’ annual Fat Tuesday specials on pączki and Mardi Gras king cakes. More than 50 Bashas’ bakeries in Arizona will be selling pączki – Polish pastries similar to jelly doughnuts but richer-tasting – for
