By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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It’s Fat Tuesday, which means it’s time for paczki. The decadent Polish pastries, similar to doughnuts, traditionally were made to use up all of the fat, sugar, eggs, and fruit in a household before Lent. If you didn’t make your own this year,
Over the weekend, I got a peek at the construction progress at Craft 64, the acclaimed pizzeria and bar in Old Town Scottsdale that is taking over the former La Stalla Rustica Cucina space near the new Flix Brewhouse in downtown Chandler. The restaurant’s front windows
C-Fu Gourmet, the Chinese restaurant that introduced many East Valley diners to the concept of dim sum, has closed after 23 years in business. The 9,000-square-foot restaurant was located on the southwest corner of Dobson and Warner in Chandler. C-Fu Gourmet
After eight years, one of Arizona’s premier craft beer festivals is no more. The organizer has announced the AmeriCan Canned Craft Beer Festival has been discontinued. A message on the festival’s website and social media reads: ‘‘After much consideration and due
Big changes are in the works at Cider Corps in downtown Mesa. The craft cidery and taproom is expanding its production capacity, installing a bottling line, making room indoors for Myke’s Pizza, and adding a patio. It’s all possible because Cider
Kind Hospitality, the Mesa-based company that runs several restaurants at Valley airports, announced it has purchased six of the eight Macayo’s Mexican restaurants in the Valley. Woody and Victoria Johnson opened the first Macayo’s, then known as Woody’s El Nido, in Phoenix
Kevin Binkley from Phoenix’s Binkley’s, Charleen Badman from Scottsdale’s FnB, and Silvana Salcido Esparza from Phoenix’s Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva once again are semifinalists for Best Chef Southwest in the James Beard Awards. A fourth Valley chef – Nadia Holguin from the just-closed Roland’s Café Market Bar
Flanny’s Bar & Grill, a mainstay of the Tempe craft beer scene for the past eight years, is closing its doors Wednesday, Feb. 27. Owner John Flanagan made the announcement on the bar’s Facebook page: Flanny’s, located on the southeast corner of
The Chandler Craft Spirits Festival has a new name for its sixth year: The Arizona Craft Spirits & Cocktail Festival. The 21-and-over event, which promises ‘‘more spirit samples and entertainment opportunities’’ this year, will be held 3-9 p.m. Saturday, April 27,
Anthony Serrano, former owner and chef of El Palacio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, has joined Ginger Monkey in south Chandler as a temporary guest chef and culinary consultant. Serrano says he is helping the two-year-old Ginger Monkey with ‘‘planning an amazing new
JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert launches a weekly jazz and wine night featuring saxophonist Rachelle Romeo and drummer Roy Cameron at 6 Tuesday, Feb. 26. Customers who buy a bottle of wine for $30 or more will receive a second bottle for
We now have an opening date for Culinary Dropout at the Yard, the newest addition to the downtown Gilbert dining scene. Fox Restaurant Concepts announced the 25,000-square-foot venue will open Wednesday, April 3, on the northeast corner of Gilbert Road
Jiwoong ‘‘Junn’’ Kang – who opened Scottsdale’s Bei Sushi while he was a senior at ASU and Tempe’s Zu Izakaya Asian Kitchen Bar while attending Le Cordon Bleu, has launched another restaurant. Junn All You Can Eat Sushi has opened on the northeast corner
El Paisano Mexican & American Restaurant, a fast-casual eatery offering everything from burritos and tacos to burgers and Philly cheesesteaks, has opened on the northeast corner of Rural and Apache in north Tempe. The restaurant began as a counter inside
Lori Hassler, owner/chef of acclaimed Radda Caffe-Bar in Scottsdale a decade-plus ago, has reemerged with a new project: The Farish House. Hassler and her husband, Eric, just opened the bistro and wine bar in a 120-year-old brick house on the southwest corner of
Thirsty Amigos Taco Shop, a new fast-casual Mexican restaurant, has opened at Gilbert Town Square on Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray (map) in Gilbert. It takes over the seemingly jinxed building that most recently was home to Steak & Stone, which
Pour Wine & Taproom, a new beer and wine bar, has launched its ‘‘super soft’’ opening on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Guadalupe (map) in southeast Mesa. It’s located just south of Sonic Drive-In in the same strip mall as Bella
Drunk Monk, a new tiki bar and restaurant taking over the former Cowboy Ciao in Old Town Scottsdale, will hold a hiring fair from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, and Thursday, Feb. 21. The Polynesian concept is seeking kitchen staff, hostesses, servers,
Arizona Wilderness Brewing, Gilbert’s first craft brewery that launched in 2013, opened its much-anticipated second location on the southeast corner of Second Street and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. The new location is a counter-service restaurant featuring burgers and the brewery’s award-winning
Blasted Barley Beer Company, an unusual combination of brewpub and college nightlife hotspot, has closed its doors after four-plus years in downtown Tempe. Taking over the 5,000-square-foot Hayden Square building that previously housed the longtime Balboa Cafe and then the Tavern on Mill,
