By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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It seems like pumpkin beers come out earlier every year. Four Peaks Brewing officially released its popular Pumpkin Porter at its Tempe and Scottsdale pubs Sunday. The ale, which made its debut in 1999, is the brewery’s best-selling seasonal. Although
National pizza chains Domino’s and Jet’s both have announced major deals: Domino’s is offering a back-to-school special with 50% off menu-priced pizzas when you order online or via its app Monday, Aug. 26, through Friday, Aug. 30. Jet’s Pizza is
Peacock Wine Bar, Gilbert’s newest nightlife venue, opens at noon Saturday, Aug. 24, and – shocker! – it’s not downtown or at SanTan Village. Instead, Tracy Schoenley and fiancé Richard Wallace are making their first foray into the food and
For the second time in as many summers, Cotton & Copper has temporarily closed due to air conditioning issues. Last summer, the acclaimed south Tempe restaurant and bar closed shortly after its July 31 opening. At that time, it replaced
Old Ellsworth Brewing in Queen Creek will release Blood Peach Wheat, a special beer to raise funds for families dealing with cancer, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. The beer, made with malted white wheat from Grain R&D and more
Adventurous Stills in Tempe introduces the eighth release of its quarterly Explorers Club series – a single malt whiskey – with a party from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Aged in a new cask, the whiskey has tasting notes of
Clever Koi, a popular Asian restaurant and craft cocktail bar in downtown Gilbert, suffered a kitchen fire Wednesday that has closed the business indefinitely. Fortunately, the Heritage Marketplace restaurant, which opened in 2016, reported there were no injuries. There’s no
While most Arizonans are familiar with Chicago-style deep-dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs, few probably are aware of Chicago-style fried chicken. Chicago’s Chicken Shack is hoping to change that. The storefront eatery has opened in a well-worn strip mall on
George’s Wildberries, a breakfast and lunch cafe, has opened in the recently vacated Beaver Choice strip-mall space on the southeast corner of Extension and Baseline in south Mesa. Prior to Beaver Choice, Mesa residents may remember the space as the
Ahwatukee coffeehouse The Buzzed Goat will host ‘‘Jave for Jordan,’’ a fundraiser for a local girl battling bone cancer, from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Pearson was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, which tends to occur in children and young
Tempura Takeover, one of the East Valley’s more unusual restaurant concepts, has opened in a former Gilbert gas station on the southeast corner of Baseline and Burk, about a half-mile east of Gilbert Road. The menu features Japanese tempura –
Lomi Poki, a poke bowl restaurant that opened last year in south Scottsdale, has expanded by opening a second location on the northeast corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. It takes over a space that formerly housed a
The Screamery, a Tucson-based ice cream concept, will open its first East Valley store at the new Overstreet development on the southwest corner of Arizona and Chandler Boulevard in downtown Chandler. Kenny and Linda Sarnoski launched The Screamery in 2014
After seven months of delays and several days of soft openings, The Hidden House in downtown Chandler finally is open to the public. The 8,500-square-foot venue takes over a refurbished 1939 bungalow and its lot on Commonwealth, a block behind
The Valley’s newest Japanese noodle shop, Azusa Ramen, has opened in the Fry’s shopping center on the northwest corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. It takes over the former Papa Murphy’s space next to DaYung’s Tea on the north
Maple & Ash, a high-end surf-and-turf restaurant out of Chicago, opens its second location at 5 p.m. today at the Scottsdale Waterfront on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Camelback. It takes over the former Wildfish Seafood Grille, which closed
Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert will hold its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus (pictured) and his wife, Janice, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. The dinners feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular menu.
Char’d Brisket Dogs + Burgers in Tempe has announced a partnership with Valley chef Jared Lupin, who has developed several new menu items for the nearly year-old concept, including: The Kagogi: A hot dog topped with bulgogi (Korean BBQ beef),
The Melting Pot has announced it will close its 22-year-old Scottsdale fondue restaurant on the northwest corner of Hayden and Via de Ventura on Monday, Sept. 30. ‘‘This closure is strictly a carefully planned and weighed business decision,’’ the restaurant
Goodbye, Phoenix Ale Brewery. Hello, PHX Beer Co. Phoenix Ale Brewery, under its new ownership, is rolling out a new name, a new look, and new beers. The brewery was founded in 2011 by Greg Fretz and George Hancock. Fretz
