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Author: Jess Harter

Tres Restaurant to bring Mediterranean/Southwestern blend to south Tempe

Tres Restaurant, a new East Valley eatery promising a blend of Mediterranean and Southwestern flavors, is coming to the Discovery Office Park on Price Road, just north of Elliott, in south Tempe. “We are combining traditional and familiar Southwestern and Mexican

Scottsdale-based Flo’s Restaurants file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Scottsdale-based Flo’s Restaurants, which operates three Asian eateries in the Valley, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Owner Flo Chan opened her original Asian eatery in Scottsdale in 1997, and has added (and closed) several addition locations over the years. There

Aug. 12: 1-year anniversary party at Helio Basin Brewing in Phoenix

Helio Basin Brewing in east Phoenix will celebrate its first anniversary at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, with a special beer tapping, a pig roast, and live music. The beer is being called a ‘‘Southwest IPA’’ named Lord Rupert Everton (6.4% ABV, 22 IBUs).

Fibber Magees in Chandler adds more than a dozen new dishes to revamped menu

Bangers & Colcannon, a Curry Chicken Sandwich, and Fibber’s Nachos (pictured above) are just a few of the new menu additions at Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler. In an effort to ‘‘summerize’’ its menu with some lighter options, the popular neighborhood

Old Town Scottsdale fave Frank & Lupe’s opening location in Ahwatukee

Frank & Lupe’s, an Old Town Scottsdale institution for more than a quarter-century, is expanding to southeast Valley. Specifically, the family-run, no-frills Mexican restaurant is taking over the former Brazilian Bull Steakhouse on the southwest corner of I-10 and Chandler in

Burger Daze at Liberty Market: 31 specialty burgers in 31 days

Liberty Market launches its eighth annual Burger Daze promotion today. Every day this month, the downtown Gilbert restaurant is offering a different specialty burger. (Pictured: This week’s first six burgers, in order.) Today: Coffee Burger with Beehive Barely Buzzed Cheese, candied bacon,

Press Coffee closes Sky Harbor location, focuses on ‘streetside cafes’

Valley-based Press Coffee Roasters has closed its location at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Terminal 4 after five years. “We will continue to represent Arizona’s growing specialty coffee community to locals and visitors alike through our streetside cafes,” Press owner Steve

Aug. 21: Pinot class with Katie Hallan at My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee

My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee is offering a three-part Pinot class with sommelier Katie Hallan starting Monday, Aug. 21. The classes, which run 6:30-8 p.m., will be: Monday, Aug. 21 Monday, Aug. 28 Monday, Sept. 11 The series will explore the Old World, the

Real, Wild & Woody beer festival nearly doubles attendance mark

The fourth annual Real, Wild & Woody beer festival drew a record crowd of more than 3,100 to the Phoenix Convention Center on Saturday. The indoor event, which featured cask (real) beers, Brettanomyces yeast (wild) beers, and barrel-aged (woody) beers – is one of three