By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Parma Italian Roots, a new Italian concept focusing on high-quality seafood, flavorful herbs, and fresh vegetables, is coming to north Scottsdale this fall. It’s taking over the former Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers space in the Grayhawk Plaza on the southeast corner
If you’re a wine aficionado, Bourbon & Bones in Old Town Scottsdale is offering you the opportunity to scratch an acclaimed vintage off your to-try bucket list. The restaurant is selling one of the world’s best pinot noirs – 2015 Domaine de
The Churchill, a small restaurants-and-retail complex built out of 19 corrugated metal shipping containers, will open Saturday, Sept. 1, on the northeast corner of First Street and Garfield in downtown Phoenix. The 14,000-square-foot marketplace will have 12 vendors located around a
La Stalla Rustica Cucina, the longtime Italian restaurant in downtown Chandler that closed at the end of June, reopened today on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Warner in Ahwatukee. It takes over the former Los Dos Molinos, next to Philly’s Sports
Las Palmas Cantina, which opened in mid-May in downtown Chandler, already is getting a makeover. The tropical Mexican bar and wood-fired grill is closing for most of the next 10 days for renovations. Although the interior and kitchen will be closed, the patio
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, Aug. 16. The dinners feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular menu. This
If you read my recent post detailing the mounting troubles of Even Stevens, this should come as no surprise: The Utah-based chain of sandwich shops has closed five Arizona locations, including the one in busy downtown Gilbert (pictured above). The other closures were Scottsdale,
The hottest trend in pizza nowadays is cauliflower crust. For the health-conscious, the crust is low in carbs, and most people find it quite tasty. Venezia’s Pizzeria – which has five Valley locations, including four in the East Valley – is
R Taco, a Dallas-based chain of fast-food taco shops, will make its Arizona debut this fall on the southwest corner of Santan Village Parkway and Williams Field near the SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The concept originally was called
The Hungry Monk in Chandler is expanding its monthly Beer & Bacon Night into a new promo – Secret Ingredient Pairing Night – debuting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. Like its predecessor, Secret Ingredient Night will feature several beers from a brewery
Goodbye, D’Vine Bistro & Wine Bar in south Chandler. Hello, St. Amand Kitchen & Cocktails. The 11-year-old D’Vine, located on the northwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo, is getting a complete makeover next month. Changes will include a lightening up and modernization of the
La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen in Gilbert is accepting orders now for its sixth annual Hatch Chile Sale on Sept. 7-8. The restaurant’s staff makes a trip to Hatch, N.M., at the end of every summer to buy a yearly supply of
The Brass Tap in downtown Gilbert kicks off NFL Thursday Night Football with a preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. The evening will feature beer specials and four rounds of NFL
The Local Chandler will host Comedy for a Cause, a benefit for the non-profit Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. Some of the Valley’s top stand-up comics – including Paul Diedrich, Michael Hurley, Tony B., and
A new appetizer – Spicy Pollo Kale Salad – will make its debut 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, Aug. 9. The dinners usually
Germany takes the spotlight at this month’s food and wine tasting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert. The food-and-wine pairings: 1st course: Brie en Croute and a beef roll, paired with Schmitt Sohne Sweet Riesling 2nd course: Cabbage
Farmboy, the recently opened south Chandler smokehouse where the scratch kitchen focuses on locally sourced meats and produce, has updated its happy hour menu. From 3-7 p.m. weekdays, the food deals now are: $3 house-baked Sonoran sourdough roll with balsamic vinegar
Beer Research Institute in Mesa will celebrate with its first can release – 16-ounce 4-packs of its flagship 480G IPA and its New England-style hazy Urban Art IPA – at 11 a.m. It also will have seven other IPAs on
SanTan Brewing in Chandler is Arizona’s largest craft brewery, but many people don’t know SanTan recently got into the craft distillery business as well. It recently introduced its first three spirits: a vodka, a kaffir lime vodka, and a single-malt
Cotton & Copper, a much-anticipated craft restaurant and bar that pays homage to Arizona and its past, opens at 3 p.m. today in south Tempe. Cotton & Copper’s name, of course, references two of the historic ‘‘Five C’s’’ that built
