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By Jess Harter

By Jess Harter

By Jess Harter

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Author: Jess Harter

Popular Scottsdale pizzeria expanding to west Chandler

Jess Harter Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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Word of Mouth Grill closes Ahwatukee location after 6 months

Jess Harter Monday, October 13, 2025

🚫 Word of Mouth Grill, a well-regarded barbecue joint in south Tempe since 2019, has closed the Ahwatukee location it launched earlier this year. Owner Demetrious Makel (pictured) opened his second restaurant April 1 on the northeast corner of 48th

Arizona picks up 7 medals at Great American Beer Festival

Jess Harter Sunday, October 12, 2025

🍺 One year after getting skunked, Arizona breweries and cideries rebounded to earn seven medals Saturday at the 39th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver. It’s the most medals for the state since it won eight in 2019. GABF,

Cannon Beach in Mesa to hold grand-opening block party Saturday

Jess Harter Friday, October 10, 2025

🏄 Cannon Beach, the entertainment and lifestyle destination near the southeast corner of Power and Warner in southeast Mesa, will hold a free grand-opening block party from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The party will include music, local food vendors, petting

All-you-can-eat Fuji San Grill & Sushi launches in south Chandler

Jess Harter Thursday, October 9, 2025

🍣 Fuji San Grill & Sushi, an all-you-can-eat Americanized Japanese restaurant, has opened on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in south Chandler. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Oasis Bay Sushi & Seafood Buffet, which

The Art of Baking brings pastries & coffee to downtown Phoenix

Jess Harter Thursday, October 9, 2025

🍰 The Art of Baking, a European-inspired small-batch bakery cafe, has opened its first brick-and-mortar location on the southwest corner of Jackson and Fourth Street – across from Chase Field – in downtown Phoenix. Known for its over-the-top cakes, intricately

Acclaimed pastry chef Crystal Kass leaves Valentine in Phoenix

Jess Harter Wednesday, October 8, 2025

🧑‍🍳 Just four months after losing its James Beard Award semifinalist chef, one of Phoenix’s top restaurants now has lost its Beard Award finalist pastry chef. Crystal Kass, who was a semifinalist for the prestigious award as the country’s Outstanding

Happy Bao’s brings delicious soup dumplings to Glendale

Jess Harter Wednesday, October 8, 2025

🥟 Happy Bao’s, a family-run Northern Chinese restaurant offering traditional dumplings, noodles, and baos, has opened its second Valley location in the Asiana Market plaza on the northwest corner of Union Hills and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. Its first location

Mesa recording studio launches Diamond Don’s restaurant

Jess Harter Tuesday, October 7, 2025

🎤 The father-and-son team behind the Saltmine Studio Oasis held a grand opening Tuesday for Diamond Don’s, their recently launched restaurant adjacent to the recording studio on the northwest corner of Macdonald and First Avenue in downtown Mesa. The restaurant