By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🥤 JoJo’s Shake Bar, a Chicago-based concept that made its Valley debut at the Scottsdale Quarter in 2023, has closed its only Arizona location. The classic diner was known for over-the-top shakes, onion ring towers, milk-and-cookie flights, and a dose
🦢 Society Swan – the latest Sam Fox concept, described as ‘‘part timeless American brasserie, part French daydream’’ – officially opens today at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The two-level restaurant’s name is drawn from New York City’s ‘‘Swans’’ – a group of
🐙 Heritage Kitchen & Cocktails, a modern American restaurant with coastal Mediterranean influences, has opened in the Bashas’ plaza on the southwest corner of Bell and Thompson Peak Parkway in north Scottsdale. The globally inspired menu from chef Christopher Brugman,
☕️ Moxie Coffee Co., a specialty coffee micro roaster in central Phoenix, won a gold medal in the U.S. and Canada division at the inaugural Global Coffee Awards in Houston. Moxie’s award-winning coffee, Letty Bermudez, was named best in the
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🚫 Word of Mouth Grill, a well-regarded barbecue joint in south Tempe since 2019, has closed the Ahwatukee location it launched earlier this year. Owner Demetrious Makel (pictured) opened his second restaurant April 1 on the northeast corner of 48th
🍺 One year after getting skunked, Arizona breweries and cideries rebounded to earn seven medals Saturday at the 39th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver. It’s the most medals for the state since it won eight in 2019. GABF,
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🏄 Cannon Beach, the entertainment and lifestyle destination near the southeast corner of Power and Warner in southeast Mesa, will hold a free grand-opening block party from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The party will include music, local food vendors, petting
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🍣 Fuji San Grill & Sushi, an all-you-can-eat Americanized Japanese restaurant, has opened on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in south Chandler. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Oasis Bay Sushi & Seafood Buffet, which
🍰 The Art of Baking, a European-inspired small-batch bakery cafe, has opened its first brick-and-mortar location on the southwest corner of Jackson and Fourth Street – across from Chase Field – in downtown Phoenix. Known for its over-the-top cakes, intricately
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🧑🍳 Just four months after losing its James Beard Award semifinalist chef, one of Phoenix’s top restaurants now has lost its Beard Award finalist pastry chef. Crystal Kass, who was a semifinalist for the prestigious award as the country’s Outstanding
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🥟 Happy Bao’s, a family-run Northern Chinese restaurant offering traditional dumplings, noodles, and baos, has opened its second Valley location in the Asiana Market plaza on the northwest corner of Union Hills and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. Its first location
