By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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SunUp Brewing, which had operated as a brewpub since 2009 but closed its kitchen Saturday, switches to a taproom format today. The change, announced April 9, means it will continue to offer its diverse lineup of award-winning ales, but not
JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert will host its monthly bourbon dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. This month’s focus will be on Compass Box Scotch whiskies. The food-and-wine pairings: 1st course: Seared Alaskan cod, paired with Penicillin cocktail made with Great
Please welcome Screen Print AZ, a screen print and embroidery company in Tempe, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. Screen Print AZ can help restaurant and bar owners with all of their apparel and promotional product needs. Their focus is on prompt
Valley-based Press Coffee, the first Arizona roaster to offer its cold-press coffee on tap, is now selling it in cans. Unlike iced coffee – which is hot coffee poured over ice or refrigerated – Press’ cold brew is steeped in
Craft 64 pizzeria and bar will hold three hiring fairs seeking managers, servers with bar shifts, bussers, and barbacks next week at its new downtown Chandler location: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 25; 10
Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, the Valley-based chain of self-proclaimed ‘‘neighborhood burger joints,’’ will open its 14th location on the southeast corner of 50th Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee. CB&C’s menu highlights are 19 half-pound specialty burgers and 130 beers. The
East Valley-based Thai Chili 2 Go, a fast-growing chain of quick-casual Thai eateries, is opening its eighth and ninth locations this summer. The eighth will open on the southwest corner of Camelback and 20th Street in Phoenix in May. The ninth is
Congrats to Valley chef Nick LaRosa, who picked up $10,000 by winning Tuesday night’s episode of the Food Network reality-competition show ‘‘Chopped.’’ LaRosa is executive chef and part-owner of the Blueprint Hospitality Group, which operates Nook Kitchen Downtown, Nook Kitchen Arcadia, Dilly Dally Lounge,
Merkin Vineyards wine bar, a spinoff of the Verde Valley winery owned by rocker Maynard James Keenan and his partners, has opened in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the original FnB space next to Drunk Munk tiki bar (formerly Cowboy
Vietnamese food fans in the East Valley have yet another new place to check out:Â Vietshack has opened on the northwest corner of Priest and Elliot in south Tempe. The family-run eatery takes over the space that formerly housed Tzikii Pita
Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, a local fast-casual concept offering a customizable menu of enchiladas, opens its third Valley restaurant at 11 a.m. today on University just west of Mill in downtown Tempe. The remodeled building, formerly a non-profit youth center,
VooDoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen, a New Orleans-inspired fast-casual restaurant, has opened on Elliot about a half-mile east of Priest (map) in south Tempe. The menu offers a variety of Cajun, Creole, and Caribbean cuisine, including jambalaya ($9.50), red beans and rice
Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants: Get a taco, rice, and beans for $4.15 if you tell the waiter “tax day.†Venezia’s Pizza: Get a 14-inch cheese pizza for $10.40 (add toppings for $1.85 each) with the online code EM1300, or $3 off any
Osteria, an ambitious Italian restaurant in northeast Mesa, has been locked out by its landlord for the second time in five months. This time it looks permanent. The eatery opened in March 2018 on the southeast corner of McKellips and Alta
Serrano’s, a group of five family-owned Mexican restaurants, is offering an April special inspired by one of its owners. Through April 30, you can get a shrimp fajita taco salad – a crispy flour tortilla shell filled with fresh salad
White Castle, which last August announced plans to expand to Arizona, finally has broken ground on its debut location just north of Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on the northwest corner of Via De Ventura and the Loop 101 in
In a surprise announcement, longtime Phoenix brewpub SunUp Brewing announced it will close its kitchen Saturday, April 20. On Monday, April 22, the brewery will reopen as a taproom, according to a media release: ‘‘All of your favorite SunUp craft
San Diego-based Broken Yolk Cafe, which opened its first Arizona location in Mesa four years ago, has launched a location in Chandler. It takes over the former Panera Bread end-cap space next to the Harkins Chandler Crossroads movie theaters on the northwest corner
Yesterday’s closing of Kona Grill at Chandler Fashion Center reminded me I haven’t written about Sir Veza’s Taco Garage, which closed last month at the mall. The Tucson-based fast-casual concept – which celebrated founder Raymon Flores’ love of muscle cars,
Two weeks ago, struggling Kona Grill unexpectedly closed its 10-year-old location at High Street restaurant in northeast Phoenix. Today, it shuttered the 12-year-old location at Chandler Fashion Center. That leaves the Scottsdale-based Asian fusion concept with just three Arizona locations, including a
