By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
Please support the businesses that support MXSW:
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Year-old Amici Pizza in southwest Mesa has bolstered its menu with the addition of four Chef Specials: Chicken Marsala: Lightly floured chicken sautéed in homemade marsala wine sauce with mushrooms and onions ($16.99); Chicken Francese: Lightly floured chicken sautéed in
It’s a tough time to be a festival organizer as concerns about the covid-19 virus have forced the cancellation of hundreds of large events nationwide. Here in the East Valley, there are two or three major food and drink festivals
After months of delays, Gun Club 82 – an indoor shooting range, gun shop and store, restaurant, and bar – finally has opened near SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The 29,000-square-foot venue is located between Top Golf and Main
SanTan Brewing & Distilling in Chandler is offering discounted tours of its production facility and tasting room to Cactus League baseball fans. The 50% discounts – tickets normally are $15 plus fees – are available with any Cactus League ticket
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, a Florida-based chain of frozen treat shops, will make its Arizona debut on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo in south Chandler next month. The concept has 25 locations in Florida, but the Chandler location
Ella’s Cuisine, a restaurant specializing in French cuisine that opened in southwest Mesa in November 2018, has closed. It had taken over the building that was the longtime home of Pink Pepper Thai Cuisine on the southeast corner of Dobson and
Huge props to the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, the breweries who donated beer and prizes, and everyone who attended Sunday’s fundraiser for local graphic artist Michal Mason’s fight against breast cancer. The afternoon event at QuartHaus in downtown Chandler raised
Scottsdale-based Mexican concept Barrio Queen has opened its fifth Valley location – and third in the East Valley – at Tempe Marketplace. The stand-alone building is located between Ruby Tuesday and Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill near the west end
If you’ve ever wondered why there’s no such thing as cupcake fondue, you’re in luck. Cupcake Queen, a Tempe-based mobile bakery, will celebrate its grand opening Friday at the Gilbert Feastival food truck roundup. Besides an assortment of cupcakes, the
The West Valley’s craft beer scene took a hit this week when Peoria’s Freak’N Brewing announced it will be closing at the end of the month. The good news is Glendale’s Throne Brewing will take over the location April 1.
Casa Blanca Bistro, a husband-and-wife-run Mexican restaurant, has opened on the northwest corner of Dobson and Guadalupe in southwest Mesa. It takes over the former Miele’s Italian restaurant, which closed in December. House specialities are barbacoa lamb, braised for six
Please welcome Central Pop, a year-old Chandler shop offering 45 flavors of popcorn, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. Flavors range from Pecan Praline Caramel to Loaded Baked Potato to Texas Chili. The store, located on the southwest corner of Cooper and Ray,
Openings In a change of concepts, Char’d Asian Grill replaced the 16-month-old Char’d Brisket Dogs & Burgers in Tempe. Read more Copper & Logs, a European-style gastropub with a wood-fired oven from the owners of Cuisine & Wine Bistro, opened in
Please welcome Hot Bamboo, a new restaurant on the northwest corner of McQueen and Pecos in Chandler, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. The Asian street food concept offers bao (steamed buns), dumplings, and rice bowls. Hot Bamboo, popular at Valley festivals
Rockwell Old Fashioned Ice Cream Company, an artisan ice cream shop in Provo, Utah, has launched a second location at SanTan Village Marketplace – between MOD Pizza and Smashburger – in Gilbert. Rockwell’s super-premium ice creams are made in-house with
Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler has revealed its latest Pizza Muffin of the Month: The Reuben Pizza Muffin. The muffin features corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese all rolled up in pizza dough. It’s served with a side of
Great news for cider fans! You no longer have to drive to Cider Corps in downtown Mesa to buy its packaged ciders. The 2-year-old craft cidery now is canning three of its most popular apple-based hard ciders for sale at
Satay Hut, a Valley food truck that’s been serving Dutch-Indonesian cuisine for eight years, has shut down. ‘‘It is with heavy hearts that we announce that we are closing the Satay Hut Gourmet Food Truck effective immediately. We have run
Twenty-two Arizona chefs and restaurants have received nominations for this year’s James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars. Ten of those were nominated for Best Chef Southwest, a newly reconfigured geographical category that now includes Arizona, New
Local juice bar chain Kaleidoscope Juice has opened its seventh location – and first in the East Valley – in downtown Gilbert. It’s located behind Zinburger (next to the still-closed Clever Koi) in the Heritage Marketplace. Kaleidoscope’s other six locations
