By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Today McFate Brewing growler giveaway & King Size Candy Bar Milk Stout tapping at One Stop Gas & Food Mart in Gilbert Festive Friday happy hour with The Griffins at Pier 54 in Tempe Holiday mystery box drawing at HopWerks
1. The 15th annual Tamale Festival, where attendees are able to taste and buy a variety of savory and sweet homemade tamales, will take place 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Cesar Chavez Plaza (map) in downtown Phoenix. 2. Admission is
From 5-7 p.m. today, Kneaders Bakery & Cafe will host its annual Evening With Santa, the only night of the year when diners can enjoy Kneaders’ famous Chunky Cinnamon French Toast for dinner. One of its most popular menu items, the
Aaron Chamberlain, the chef behind St. Francis and Phoenix Public Market Cafe in Phoenix, plans to open a third restaurant this summer: Tempe Public Market Cafe. The 3,200-square-foot restaurant will take over a former Circle K on the northeast corner of Rural
The Hungry Monk in Chandler will tap a keg of Oskar Blues’ limited-release barrel-aged Ten Fidy imperial stout at 6:42 p.m. tonight. The 12.9% ABV beer – a spinoff of the Colorado brewery’s year-round imperial stout – has been aged
A special performance by Blaine Long, a Chandler singer who competed on NBC’s ‘‘The Voice’’ this season, will highlight a charity benefit from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Sauce Pizza & Wine in Gilbert. All proceeds from beverage sales and a raffle
Valley-based Barro’s Pizza holds its fifth annual benefit for the Doran Barro Holiday Hunger Fight today. All 37 of the pizzeria’s locations will donate 100 percent of today’s proceeds to the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance to battle hunger during the
After two years on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray in west Chandler, Stingray Sushi abruptly has closed it doors. According to various social media reports, staff was not informed of the closure until Sunday. The original Stingray Sushi debuted
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
Grubstak, the latest fast-casual poutine concept to arrive in the Valley, opens today at the Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert. Instead of featuring traditional French fries, Grubstak’s offerings – known as Staks – are built on a layer of waffle
In honor of the end of Prohibition, SunUp Brewing is offering a special today: A 24-can case of craft beer at cost. Prohibition began in 1920 after Congress passed the 18th Amendment outlawing the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Salad and Go, a Gilbert-based chain of drive-through salad eateries, opens its seventh location at 10:30 today on the northeast corner of Alma School and Southern in Mesa. Like previous locations, it will focus on lunch and dinner to start, then
Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler holds its Monday Night Tapping – the weekly tapping of a limited-release craft beer – at 7 tonight. This week’s featured beer is Christmas City Ale, a holiday spiced ale with cinnamon, clove, and orange
For months I’ve been asking Sam Fox‘s people about rumors his Culinary Dropout concept is coming to downtown Gilbert, but always was told, ‘‘We have nothing to announce.’’ Well, today they finally have something to announce: Culinary Dropout at The Yard will open across Gilbert
Pita Jungle has kicked off its third annual Empty Bowls campaign, a two-week fundraiser for Waste Not, a local nonprofit that has been feeding the hungry in the Valley for more than 25 years. Through Dec. 15, you can buy handcrafted clay bowls
Today Grand opening at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Chandler SunUp beers & night golf at Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert Date night wine dinner at Blooming Beets Kitchen in Chandler Winter menu launch happy hour at Peixoto Coffee in Chandler Fall
Please welcome IncogNitos, a neighborhood sports bar that opened on the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler in September, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. Taking over the longtime Gallagher’s space, IncogNitos offers a all-star menu that ranges from Wisconsin
Please welcome Flancer’s, a pair of fun and casual cafés with a Southwest-inspired menu, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. Owner Jeff Flancer, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, opened the original Flancer’s in Gilbert in 2000 and added a northeast
1. Taste of Arizona, an outdoor festival featuring more than 30 restaurants, food trucks, and other food and drink vendors, takes place 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday at Mesa Riverview Park (map). The event is a benefit for the Boy Scouts of America.
It was two years ago this month MXSW reported Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was coming to Chandler. After 24 months of uncertainty and one site change, the much-anticipated Texas-based concept finally has opened its doors. The complex, on the northeast corner of Arizona
