By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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When JC’s Steakhouse closed for a couple days of renovation work, chef-owner Dennis Petty never imagined the closure would stretch to nearly two weeks. One thing had led to another – ‘‘I kept getting ideas as we went along,’’ Petty laughs
Congrats to Venezia’s Pizzeria, which ranks No. 4 on Pizza Today magazine’s new Hot 100 Independent Pizzerias list. The leading publication of the pizza industry annually ranks the largest independent operations in the U.S. based on sales. Venezia’s, a family-owned New York-style
One of Gilbert’s most-anticipated new restaurants of 2018 – Four Silos Craft Coffee & Beer House – opens today on the southeast corner of Higley and Elliot. The space in the Bashas’ plaza formerly was home to Yo Waffle. It seats 45
The Perch Pub & Brewery in downtown Chandler hosts Pints for Pink, a fundraiser for Real Men Wear Pink participant Eric Hanson, from 8-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. A percentage of the evening’s proceeds will go to the American Cancer
Gilbert-based Salad and Go has lowered the prices of its salads with chicken or tofu by 36 cents to $6.46 at all 14 of its Valley locations. It’s the second price reduction as part of the drive-through salad eatery’s Lower
The Local Chandler and Lost Our Home pet rescue are teaming up for Paws & Pint, a fundraiser from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, to help rescued pets. Bring your furry best friend down to The Local’s pet-friendly patio to
East Valley residents no longer have to travel to California to enjoy Korean-style shabu-shabu. Jin Shabu just opened in the Lee Lee International Supermarket plaza on the northeast corner of Dobson and Warner in Chandler. For those unfamiliar with shabu-shabu,
India’s Flame, a family-run restaurant specializing in the food of northern India, has opened on the southeast corner of Rural and the U.S. 60 in south Tempe. Chef-owner Surinder Singh is a 30-year veteran of Indian restaurants in the United States.
A Taste of Greece – the Valley’s twice-a-year festival featuring Greek food and drink, music and dancing, and imported goods – returns to St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Chandler this weekend. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10
Cornish Pasty Company has popularized pasties in the East Valley since 2005. But CPC’s Tempe and Mesa locations no longer are the only places specializing in the British pocket sandwiches. Sonsons Pasty Company has just opened on the northeast corner of Recker and
Maskadores Taco Shop, a local chain of Mexican wrestling (lucha libre) themed eateries, has opened its fourth East Valley location on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The chain, which formerly was known as Mucha Lucha, also two locations
If you’re tired of paying $15 or $20 for lunch, Flying Basset Brewing in Gilbert has a deal for you. The craft brewery has revamped its $7 ‘‘fast-track’’ lunch menu, which is available from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays. All items
Vasco De Gama and Pork Molise will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, in a private dining room, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. The
Wow! Talk about a dining news bombshell to close out the week! MXSW has learned Craft 64, the award-winning pizzeria and craft beer bar in Old Scottsdale, is opening a second location in downtown Chandler. According to James Swann, one
The White Rabbit, a basement speakeasy with a secret door requiring a password, officially opens to the public at 5 p.m. Sunday in the historic Heritage Court Building on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Cullumber in downtown Gilbert. But
Earlier today I wrote a post about the opening of Taqueria Louie in south Tempe, mentioning the Mexican restaurant took over a strip-mall space that formerly housed Great Harvest Bread. Well, that came as a surprise to some readers –
Char’d Brisket Dogs + Burgers, a new fast-casual concept from the guys behind Ahipoki‘s fast-growing presence in Arizona, opens at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, near the ASU campus in Tempe. It’s located next to Ahipoki on the northeast corner of Rural and Lemon.
Indian shawarma? Mexican shawarma? Chinese shawarma? These are just a few of the options at Shawarma Corner, an Iraq-based concept that’s opened its first U.S. location on the northwest corner of College and Sixth Avenue adjacent to ASU’s Tempe campus. Actually,
Who knew Chicago was famous for Mexican food? It is, at least according to loyal patrons of Taqueria Louie, which recently was opened by ‘‘two guys from Chicago’’ on the northwest corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe. Taqueria Louie’s
Sausages take the spotlight when The Hungry Monk in Chandler holds its monthly Secret Ingredient Night from 5-9 p.m. tonight. This month’s featured breweries will be Bell’s from Michigan and Deschutes from Oregon.
