By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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More than 250 canned beers will be featured at the eighth annual AmeriCan Canned Craft Beer Fest from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix. Besides sampling beers from 100-plus breweries from 40 states, attendees will enjoy a
Updates on a trio of East Valley restaurant openings: QuartHaus, a craft beer and wine bar in downtown Chandler, has pushed its planned April 30 opening back to May 5 due to some final touches and inspections. Las Palmas Cantina, a Yucatan-inspired
Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria: All school staffers can get a free Serious Slice with purchase of a drink all day Thursday, April 25. Ginger Monkey: All teachers can choose any of the restaurant’s daily specials ($10 burger & beer, $6 burger
With Arizona school teachers set to go on strike Thursday, a number of restaurants are putting together strike-related specials to ease educators’ financial hardship. One of the first is The Bistro in Queen Creek, which will host a social hour and
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, April 26. The dinners typically feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular
If the crowds for the past few days of ‘‘practice sessions’’ are any indication, OHSO Gilbert immediately will become one of downtown Gilbert’s marquee destinations when the doors open to the public at 11 a.m. today. The 10,000-square-foot restaurant and
Julia’s Mesquite Mexican Grill in Chandler will hold a fundraiser Saturday, April 21, for owner Federico Estrada, who revealed last month he is fighting stage 4 colon cancer. Estrada’s family will be serving tacos for donations from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The fundraiser will take
The fourth annual Southwest Cajun Festival, a celebration of Cajun culture and cuisine, returns to Dr. A.J. Chandler Park in downtown Chandler from noon-9 p.m. Saturday, April 21. A dozen food vendors will be selling Cajun favorites such as crawfish, jambalaya,
In fortuitous timing, Valley-based Cheba Hut will open its sixth Arizona location at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, next to the AMC Ahwatukee 24 theaters on the southwest corner of 50th Street and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee. Besides the reefer-themed chain’s
National Cold Brew Day is Friday, April 20, and Press Coffee Roasters will celebrate with a two-for-one deal: Buy a 16- or 20-ounce Press cold brew and get a second of equal or lesser value for free. Cold brew is steeped for
QuartHaus – the combination of a microbrewery, a microdistillery, and a beer and wine bar – is scheduled to open on the southeast corner of Washington and Chicago in downtown Chandler on Monday, April 30. For the first few months, the 3,000-square-foot cinder
If you’re among the many Chandler residents wondering if Jimmy T’s Holy Crab is ever going to open, there’s finally some news to share. MXSW has learned the independent restaurant, which seemingly has been under construction since 2016 on the northwest
It’ll be a busy weekend at Good Time Charli’s in west Chandler. On Friday, April 20, the neighborhood grill and live music venue will hold a 4/20 party with $4 pints of New Belgium Hemperor hemp beer, $5 Liquid Marijuana cocktails,
The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview will hold its annual 4/20 pig roast at 5 p.m. Friday, April 20. The craft beer bar will tap a number of special beers for the occasion, including Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA and Lagunitas Waldos’
CreAsian Bar & Grill, a new locally owned concept that made its debut in January in Phoenix, has opened a second location in Tempe. It takes over the former Moroccan Paradise stand-alone building on the north side of Apache, about halfway between Rural
The Ahwatukee location of Los Dos Molinos, which had been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since last year, has closed. The troubled location, part of an extended family-owned chain specializing in New Mexican cuisine, posted a notice on its
The Hungry Monk in Chandler will get an early jump on 4/20 celebrations with a tapping of The Waldos’ Special Ale at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 18. The seasonal double IPA from northern California’s Lagunitas Brewing pays tribute to the supposed
The Crowned Egg, a family-run breakfast-and-lunch restaurant, has opened on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. The restaurant opened Sunday but is flying a bit under the radar with no website, no Facebook page, and no Yelp page.
It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since OHSO Brewery & Distillery announced it was opening a location in downtown Gilbert. The wait is almost over. The brewery announced the new location on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Vaughn will open Monday,
Income taxes are due today, and many East Valley restaurants are offering deals to ease your financial pain. Deals are only good for today unless otherwise noted. Applebee’s: Get $1 margaritas. Deal runs through April 30. Babbo Italian Eatery: With purchase
