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Author: Jess Harter

Pioneering concept Boston Market spirals toward extinction

🐓 Boston Market, the pioneering rotisserie chicken restaurant, is on the verge of extinction. The fast-food concept, which once had more than 1,000 U.S. locations, is down to just two dozen. None remain in Arizona. What happened? Boston Market took

Alligator & grits? Cajun Breakfast Joint launches in Chandler

🦞 Cajon Breakfast Joint, a restaurant specializing in Cajun and Creole dishes, has opened at Dobson Plaza in Chandler. It takes over the former Mommie Cakes space on the northwest corner of Dobson and Elliot roads. What’s on the menu?

Mexican restaurant Caramba opens another Glendale location

🌮 Caramba, a family-run group of Mexican sit-down restaurants, has opened its sixth Valley location at The Citadelle in Glendale. The restaurant near the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and 59th Avenue is the fourth in Glendale, where Caramba

Din Tai Fung coming to Scottsdale Fashion Square

🥟 Din Tai Fung, a Chinese restaurant whose original location in Taiwan has received multiple Michelin stars, is coming to Scottsdale Fashion Square. The restaurant has 17 locations in the U.S. Nine are in California, four in Washington, two in

Family-run Anchiote Latin Cuisine makes debut in Chandler

🌮 Family-run Latin American restaurant Anchiote Latin Cuisine has opened at Chandler Commons in Chandler. The former Saguaros Tacos Y Churros food truck takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to DEZ Burrito on the southwest corner of Ray and

Tickets on sale for AZ Craft Beer Awards Festival in Tempe

🍺 Tickets for the third annual AZ Craft Beer Awards Festival in Tempe on Saturday, Oct. 19, are now on sale. This year’s festival, sponsored by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and Phoenix Magazine, moves from the Great Lawn at State Farm Stadium