By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Flancer’s in Gilbert has issued an open call for contestants for its April 9 charity pizza-eating contest, an annual fundraiser for Warfighter Sports, Sunshine Acres, and Jewish Family Children Services. There typically are a few serious contestants (first prize is $250), but
Something magical happened while you slept last night: Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee did its first canning run of its delicious Barkley’s Peanut Butter Cup Porter. It’s the brewery’s third beer to be offered in cans. You can buy it at the
Hot Duck, a restaurant offering pot-stewed duck dishes and traditional Chinese cuisine, has opened on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner in Gilbert. The space previously had been home to Indian restaurant Kabob & Kurry.
Fast-growing Ahipoki Bowl, a California-based poke bowl concept, will open its sixth Arizona location this summer at San Tan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The restaurant will be located in a new end cap with Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, Noodles and Company, and
Grabbagreen, a Scottsdale-based healthy fast food concept, will open its fifth Arizona location next month at the new Rivulon Center on the northeast corner of Gilbert Road and the 202 in Gilbert. The chain, which has 15 locations in eight
Arizona Cocktail Week kicks off Mixologists and spirit specialists come from all over the country will showcase their talent at 25-plus different tasting stations at Cocktail Carnival, the kickoff to Arizona Cocktail Week, from 7-10 p.m. tonight at the Hotel Valley
For the first time in 39 years, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival has added a national headliner to its music lineup: Singer LeAnn Rimes. The fest will take place Saturday, April 8, and Sunday, April 9, at Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. Rimes will perform April
Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, which was scheduled to open Feb. 27 on the southeast corner of Gilbert Road and Vaughn Avenue in downtown Gilbert, has been pushed back at least a week. The 8,700-square-foot restaurant and bar now is planning a
Julia’s Mesquite Mexican Grill is celebrating its namesake’s birthday today with $1 street tacos all day. You have a choice of carne asada, chile rojo (beef), chile verde (pork), barbacoa (beef), al pastor (pork), marinated chicken (pictured), or regular chicken. Julia’s
Gilbert Feastival, the town’s weekly food truck roundup, moves to a new location this Friday. From 5:30-9 p.m., the admission-free event will take place on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Warner. It previously had been held at Gilbert Town
Sharky’s Tacos & Tequila has opened in the former Fat Willy’s Family Sports Grill on the northwest corner of Lindsay and University in east Mesa. It’s Sharky’s second location – the concept debuted last May in the former Barro’s Pizza
Flip’s Burgers & Brew has closed its doors at Mesa Riverview shopping center in west Mesa. The sports bar opened in January 2016, taking over a space formerly occupied by Volcano Buffet.
This year’s James Beard Award semifinalists were announced this morning and three Arizonans are up for Best Chef Southwest: Charleen Badman (pictured on left) from FnB in Scottsdale, Silvana Salcido Esparza (center) from Barrio Urbano in Phoenix, and Jeff Smedstad (right) from
IncogNitos, a family-run sports bar specializing in made-from-scratch food, has closed after five months on the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler. The restaurant, which had taken over the longtime home of Gallagher’s Sports Grill, posted the news Thursday
Congrats to The Shop Beer Co. The four-year-old Tempe brewery, which until last year was known as Cartel Brewery, has signed a distribution deal with Valley-based Hensley & Co. The Shop’s current offerings include its flagship Coffee Brown nut brown ale, F.Y.I.T.M.
Last July, MXSW broke the news Carolina’s was expanding to Mesa in early 2017, but in the past week several readers have noticed the construction seems to be going slowly. I checked with the iconic Mexican restaurant and – while there’s
Tempe’s Sleepy Dog Brewery, which has been up for sale for several months, finally has a new owner – Chicago-based Two Brothers Brewing, which is expanding its footprint in the Valley. Sources tell MXSW the sale was completed about two weeks
Mora Italian, a much-anticipated osteria-inspired eatery from celebrity chef Scott Conant, opens to the public at 5 p.m. today on the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Montebello in Phoenix. Conant, perhaps best-known as a judge on the Food Network show ‘‘Chopped,’’
It’s National Crepe Day, and The Crepe Club is celebrating by giving away free crepes at all three of its Valley locations: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at San Tan Village in Gilbert 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at ASU main campus food cart 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Got your roster of Super Bowl snacks set yet? AZ Food Crafters is offering a special this week: Purchase a dozen green chile pork empanadas and get a free 16-ounce jar of the Chandler hand pie shop’s green chile sauce
