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Saturday: Arizona Nom Nom Noodles Fest at The Pressroom in Phoenix

The first-ever Arizona Nom Nom Noodles Festival will takes place from 6-11 p.m.Saturday at The Pressroom in downtown Phoenix. Tickets are $8. Tickets for early admission tickets at 4:30 p.m. are $13. Buy them here. Most participating businesses will have

Coming to downtown Gilbert: Kaleidoscope Juice

Kaleidoscope Juice – a local chain of juice bars offering fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, salads, and gluten-free sweets – will open its first East Valley location in downtown Gilbert. It’ll be located behind Barrio Queen in the Heritage Marketplace. The chain

Jan. 21: ‘3rd Tuesday’ pairings at Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert

Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert will host its monthly ‘‘3rd Tuesday’’ dinner – featuring three new food dishes paired with three wines – at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The three-course dinners feature three new dishes from chef Romeo Taus’ creative

Opening today: Shake Shack at SanTan Village in Gilbert

New York City-based Shake Shack finally arrives in the East Valley today with the opening of its newest location at SanTan Village on the northeast corner of SanTan Village Parkway and Williams Field in Gilbert. The first 100 people in

Mingle+Graze in Chandler offers 1-year anniversary specials all week

Mingle+Graze, a cheese shop and eatery in downtown Chandler, is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week with a series of offers: Through Saturday: BYOB corkage fee is just 25 cents; you’ll get a free slice of birthday cake (while supplies

Opening today: Truland Burgers & Greens in downtown Chandler

Truland Burgers & Greens, a Tucson concept featuring chopped salads and hormone- and antibiotic-free beef, opens its second location at 3 p.m. today on the northwest corner of Arizona and Buffalo in downtown Chandler. It joins the recently opened Flix

Now open: Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers in Ahwatukee

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, a Valley-based chain of neighborhood burger joints, has opened its 14th location on the southeast corner of 50th Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee. The menu offers 17 half-pound specialty burgers, as well as sandwiches, hot dogs,

Now open: Oregano’s Pizza Bistro in north Scottsdale

Oregano’s Pizza Bistro has opened its 16th Valley location – and third in Scottsdale, the city where the concept was born in 1993 – on the southwest corner of the 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. It takes

Now open: Josephine in downtown Phoenix

Josephine, a cozy restaurant and bar offering French-inspired ‘‘elevated yet approachable’’ cuisine, has opened in a century-old bungalow on the northwest corner of Third Street and Portland in downtown Phoenix. It’s located next to the new Cambria Hotel in the

Now open: Hot N Juicy Crawfish in northeast Phoenix

Hot N Juicy Crawfish, a Las Vegas-based chain known for crawfish in a spice-laden sauce, has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101 in northeast Phoenix. The menu offers a variety of seafood,

Tempe’s College Bar & Grill finds new home on Mill Avenue

Tempe’s College Bar & Grill, which lost its home across the street from Sun Devil Stadium last month, has reopened in a new space on Mill Avenue. The popular hangout for ASU sports fans has taken over the former House

Cantina Laredo closes at SanTan Village in Gilbert

Upscale Mexican restaurant Cantina Laredo closed its only Arizona location over the weekend after 12 years at SanTan Village in Gilbert. The Dallas-based chain gave no reason for the shutdown. The move follows the closing of another longtime SanTan Village

Superstition Meadery launches its 1st canned mead Backseat Bingo

Prescott-based Superstition Meadery unveiled its first canned mead – Backseat Bingo – over the weekend. Inspired by milkshake IPAs, the collaboration with Colorado’s Wiley Roots Brewing is made with fresh orange, vanilla beans, lactose, and hops. Backseat Bingo sells for

California-based Extreme Pizza makes Arizona debut today in east Mesa

Extreme Pizza, a California-based chain specializing in unusual pizza toppings, makes its Arizona debut today on the northeast corner of Higley and Southern in east Mesa. The 26 speciality pizzas, which range from 8 to 18 inches, include: Spice Route:

Now open: Taste of Peru in southwest Mesa

Taste of Peru, a restaurant specializing in (not surprisingly) Peruvian cuisine, has opened in the Safeway shopping center on the southwest corner of Alma School and Guadalupe in southwest Mesa. It takes over the space formerly home to the short-lived

Now open: Mythical Coffee at Gilbert Town Square

Mythical Coffee, a coffee shop that roasts its own ethically selected beans, has opened in Gilbert Town Square west of Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray. It’s located in the east end of the strip mall directly behind Pei Wei

Now open: Rosa’s Mexican Grill in Chandler

Rosa’s Mexican Grill, a popular Mesa restaurant for 29 years, has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Arizona and Elliot in Chandler. Rosa’s was founded by Dennis and Lizbeth Sirrine in 1991. The couple sold the restaurant

Today: Win free enchiladas for a year at Gadzooks in Chandler

Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, which opened a couple of weeks ago in downtown Chandler, will hold its official grand opening today. To celebrate, 10 people in line when the doors open at 11 a.m. will win four free enchiladas every

Goldwater Brewing’s Mesa taproom to hold grand opening Jan. 17

Scottsdale’s Goldwater Brewing announced its new northeast Mesa taproom will have its grand opening Friday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, Jan. 19. The 2,200-square-foot taproom is located in the new Longbow Marketplace on the southwest corner of the Loop 202 and