By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Valley-based Quail Distributing is releasing a special collaboration beer Thursday, June 21, to raise money for the wife of a recently deceased employee. Jeff McCarty, a veteran of the local food and beverage industry, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
At a time when seemingly every restaurant across the Valley is raising prices, Gilbert-based Salad and Go is intent on going the other direction. The chain of drive-through salad shops has announced ambitious plans to lower the price of its 48-ounce salads full
No surprise here: Sauce Pizza & Wine has closed after a 10-year run at the Downtown Ocotillo development on the southwest corner of Dobson and Queen Creek roads in south Chandler. In 2015, the Sam Fox concept – then with nine locations – was sold
Buono’s Pizza, a southwest Mesa pizzeria known for its authentic New York-style pies, has closed after 30 years in a strip mall on the southwest corner of Dobson and Guadalupe. The pizzeria was founded in 1988 by then-25-year-old Vic Buono,
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, a North Carolina-based chain of American grills, officially opens to the public today on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. Firebirds’ menu features hand-cut aged steaks, fresh seafood, chicken, and ribs grilled over locally
JP Pancake, a 9-year-old breakfast and lunch restaurant on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Gilbert, has closed. The owner posted the news on the restaurant’s Facebook page: ‘‘I am very proud of the work that we
Salad and Go, a fast-growing East Valley-based chain of drive-through salad shops, announced its 15th store will be constructed on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. Roushaun Cristofellis and her husband, Tony, launched the concept in 2013
Monday, June 4, was National Cheese Day, but Nicantoni’s Pizza wasn’t open. So the Gilbert pizzeria is celebrating Tuesday, June 5. All day, you can get a large cheese pizza for the price of a small cheese pizza. Additional toppings
Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus (pictured) and his wife, Janice, in a private dining room, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7. The dinners typically feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular
Flying Basset Brewing, a brewpub that opened four months ago on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert, continues to ramp up its offerings. In recent weeks, the brewpub has launched a monthly paint night (the next one is
Barro’s Pizza, the locally owned chain with 40 locations in Maricopa and Pima counties, is donating all proceeds from its lunch specials in June to help families dealing with the difficulties of pediatric cancer. The pizzeria’s popular lunch specials include: A slice for
The first Downtown Donut Festival will take place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix. The event was created by the organizers of the fourth annual Phoenix Pizza Festival, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 17, at
Bashas’ has announced the winners of the supermarkets’ third annual Donut Flavor Craze Contest, which invites Arizonans to suggest new sweet or savory doughnut flavors: Creamy Horchata Donut: Loaded with a semi-sweet, horchata-flavored filling, and then covered with a velvety cinnamon
Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus (pictured) and his wife, Janice, in a private dining room, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31. The dinners typically feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular
Tryst Café, a health-conscious restaurant at Desert Ridge in northeast Phoenix, will open a second location on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo in south Gilbert this summer. Besides the typical all-day American menu items, there are a number of
Green Corner, an excellent Mediterranean restaurant in Mesa, has opened a second location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in Chandler. It takes over the space that formerly was Cyprus Grill, which closed last May. Although Green Corner
La Calabria Ristorante, the well-regarded Italian restaurant in Gilbert that lost its lease in 2015 but reopened 10 months ago at a new location, introduces its first happy hour specials Wednesday, May 23. From 4-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 3-8 p.m. Sunday, the deals will include:
Tempe distillery Adventurous Stills will host a comic fest art show featuring local artists from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Admission is free, and cosplay is encouraged. A professional photographer will be on hand to chronicle the evening. The event also will
Flying Basset Brewing in Gilbert will host its monthly Vino and Canvas Night – a two-hour, artist-led acrylic painting class – at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19. No painting experience is required. All supplies, including a 16-by-20-inch canvas, will be provided. All
No other purchase is necessary, and the one-day offer is good at either Jimmy & Joe’s location – Chandler or Mesa. If you’re not familiar with Eegee’s, it’s a Tucson chain of two dozen sub shops known for its fruit-flavored frozen drinks, which come
