By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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1. The third annual Bacon, Blues & Brews Fest runs noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Founders Park (map) near Ellsworth and Ocotillo in Queen Creek. 2. Admission is $8 in advance or $12 (cash only) at the gate. Kids
Cuisine & Wine Bistro launches a wine club today at its Gilbert location on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner. Members can choose either a two-wine or three-wine package, which they would pick up each month. The wines will
Thursday, Nov. 2, is International Stout Day, and The Hungry Monk in Chandler will host its annual ‘‘Steaks, Stouts & Pancakes’’ event. From 5-9 p.m., the craft beer bar and grill will have six top-notch stouts on tap: Bell’s Expedition Founders
1. The third annual AZCentral.com Food & Wine Experience will take place Saturday, Nov. 4, and Sunday, Nov. 5, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (map) in Scottsdale. 2. The main event is the Grand Tasting, which runs 1-4 p.m. each day. General admission is
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 dinning room, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. The dinners typically feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular menu. This
Divided Vine, a craft beer and wine bar that also serves hand pies, has opened on the northeast corner of Higley and Guadalupe in northeast Gilbert. The bar is located next to Rancho de Tia Roa – in the same complex
Denver’s Great Divide Brewing will be the featured brewery for this month’s tap takeover from 6-9 p.m. today at Flanny’s Bar & Grill in south Tempe. The brewery has been around since 1994 and perhaps is best known for its
The Woodshed in Tempe will host ‘‘Casey’s Woodshed: Massive Makeover Reveal Party’’ at 6 p.m. today. Earlier this year, the neighborhood sports bar and grill, which opened in 1978 on the southwest corner of Mill and Baseline, won a contest for
The Valley’s newest brewery – Good Bad Ugly Brewing, also known simply as GBU Brewing – holds its grand opening party from 5-10 p.m. today in Glendale. The brewery is located inside Tavern+Bowl, a sports bar/bowling alley hybrid at the Westgate Entertainment
Euro Pizza Cafe in Fountain Hills hosts an Uncle Bear’s Brewery ‘‘yappy hour’’ from 5-8 p.m. today. The canine-themed festivities include a dog costume party, free dog treats, Uncle Bear’s beer tastings, and pint glass and koozie giveaways. The dog costume
Michael’s Pizza – a family-run restaurant that also offers pastas, subs, wings, and salads – has opened in Gilbert. It takes over the space formerly occupied by Sanfratello’s Pizza on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner. Like its predecessor, it
My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee hosts a harvest tasting of autumn-inspired wines with food pairings from 6-8 p.m. today. For $30, attendees get four glasses of wine and four food pairings. Space is limited. RSVP: 480-598-9463.
Okra Cookhouse & Cocktails, the 2-year-old younger sibling of Crudo, has closed its doors. The restaurant, which offered a unique menu of Southern favorites with Italian influences, opened in August 2015 on Seventh Street, just south of Bethany Home Road, in
Chandler-Gilbert Empty Bowls – an annual fundraiser for the Chandler Christian Community Center – will take place from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. For a $10 donation, you can choose from a selection of handcrafted bowls and get a simple
Brooklyn V’s Pizza in Gilbert will host a fundraiser for Send a Soldier a Smile, an organization that sends Christmas cards to deployed U.S. troops, from 4 p.m.-close today. During that time, the indie restaurant will donate 20% of all orders
The Perch Brewery in downtown Chandler has announced new happy hour specials. Drink specials: $2 off Perch beers $1 off house wines $1 off well drinks Food specials: $8 pub tots $8 hummus & pita $8 green chile pork $8
Less than a week after Romano’s Macaroni Grill filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, another well-known restaurant chain has announced huge cost-cutting changes. This week it’s Arizona-born Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill, which has closed three of its five Valley locations. The closures are: Downtown Tempe
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 dinning room, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The dinners typically feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s regular menu. This week’s selections:
Looks like head coach Earl Watson might not have been the only victim of the Phoenix Suns’ poor play over the weekend. Alice Cooper’stown, Alice Cooper’s famed music-and-sports-themed restaurant and bar across the street from the Suns’ arena in downtown Phoenix, closed Sunday.
Candy Bar Milk Stout, the award-winning seasonal from McFate Brewing in Scottsdale, will be released at 11 a.m. today at the brewery’s south Scottsdale location. The popular brew – a milk stout conditioned with honey-roasted peanuts, cacao nibs, whole vanilla beans, and sea salt –
