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Author: Jess Harter

Postino is coming to The Switchyard in Queen Creek this fall

Add another name to the growing list of restaurants headed to The Switchyard: Postino, Arizona’s beloved all-day restaurant and wine bar, is set to open its doors in Queen Creek later this year. It’s the brand’s first foray into the

13 years after debut in Gilbert, Salad and Go is closing for good

Salad and Go is serving its last salad. The Gilbert-born drive-thru chain confirmed today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will shut down all 70 of its remaining locations in Arizona and Nevada after final service

Your feedback, 7 months later: The next steps for MXSW

Last December, more than 6,000 of you took the time to fill out an online survey about the Mouth by Southwest website and newsletter. That’s a lot of opinions – and a lot of good ideas. Honestly, more than I

Born & Bred closes for 4 days in Chandler for remodel & concept shift

Born & Bred, the casual downtown Chandler sibling of north Phoenix’s popular New American spot Aftermath, closed its doors Monday – and when it reopens Friday, it’ll look and taste a little different. The restaurant, located on the northwest corner

Old Town Tortilla Factory closes after 30 years in Scottsdale

For three decades, the patio at Old Town Tortilla Factory was where Scottsdale went to celebrate. Engagements, anniversaries, family birthdays, first dates that turned into second dates – all of it happened under century-old pecan trees on East Main Street,

The Sleepy Whale opens location in uptown Phoenix today

🍺 The Sleepy Whale opens its uptown Phoenix location today, taking over the Uptown Plaza space on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback that Dynamite Beer Company vacated in June after just 15 months. Doors open at 11 a.m.

Seafood City makes Arizona debut in Chandler on Thursday

🐟 Arizona’s food scene is about to get a serious upgrade. On Thursday, Seafood City – North America’s largest Filipino supermarket – opens its first Arizona location inside Chandler Fashion Center, and it’s not just a grocery store. It’s a

Gilbert welcomes wine & charcuterie concept Bottles & Boards

🍷 Gilbert’s wine lovers have a new neighborhood spot to know. Bottles & Boards celebrated its grand opening over the weekend on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Baseline. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Wine Down

Phoenix non-profit co-founders win Best U.S. Bar Mentor award

🏆 Amanda Gunderson and Travis Nass (pictured) are bringing home some serious cocktail hardware. The co-founders of Another Round Another Rally were named Best U.S. Bar Mentor at Thursday night’s 20th annual Spirited Awards, the industry’s highest honors, presented at

Anhelo owner & chef Ivan Jacobo faces medical emergency

👨‍🍳 Old Town Scottsdale’s Anhelo – one of the Valley’s top fine-dining restaurants – is asking the community to return a little of the generosity its chef has given for years. Chef Ivan Jacobo (pictured), known for quietly donating dinners,

Outcast Doughnuts’ downtown Mesa run ends after 3 years

🍩 Outcast Doughnuts is closing up shop after three years in downtown Mesa. The doughnut and coffee spot, known for its layered doughnuts and Dopecones – doughnut-dough ice cream cones – opened next to sibling Level 1 Arcade Bar in

Southern fast-food chain Bojangles makes AZ debut in Gilbert

🐓 Bojangles officially opened its debut Arizona location Monday on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Melrose just south of Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, part of a planned 20-restaurant rollout across the Valley. Doors opened at 5 a.m. sharp,