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Author: Jess Harter

Blooming Beets in Chandler to hold soft-opening dinners Thursday & Friday

Blooming Beets, a Colorado-based concept focused on Paleo-centric eating, will hold soft-opening community dinners at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The concept takes over the former Fired Up Grill, which closed last November in the Casa Paloma shopping center on the southwest corner

Dec. 8: Stouts, S’mores & Star Wars pairings at The Brass Tap in Mesa

If you couldn’t get a reservation for last year’s Stouts & S’mores pairing at The Brass Tap in Mesa, you have another chance The Mesa Riverview craft beer bar and Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery are teaming up again for Stouts, S’mores & Star

Tonight: Modern Times tap takeover at The Hungry Monk in Chandler

San Deigo brewery Modern Times wraps up its first month in the Arizona market with a tap takeover at 5 p.m. today at The Hungry Monk in Chandler. All four of Modern Times’ year-round beers will be on tap: Blazing World amber Black

Now open: Sushi Brokers at Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert

Somewhere in the rush to get ready for Thanksgiving last week I neglected to mention Sushi Brokers opened in the Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert. But you haven’t missed the official grand-opening party. That takes place at 6 p.m. Thursday

MXSW’s newest advertiser: Wild Ginger Asian Bistro in Gilbert

Please welcome Wild Ginger Asian Bistro, an Asian fusion restaurant that opened in June on the northeast corner of Higley and Guadalupe in Gilbert, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. The father-and-daughter-run restaurant offers a menu of delicious dishes from China, Japanese, Thailand, Vietnam, and other

Tempe-based Cartel Coffee Lab launches nationwide delivery service

Very soon, the rest of the country can enjoy a cup of Tempe-based Cartel coffee. Cartel Coffee Lab has launched Cartel Edition, a subscriber service that offers weekly, biweekly, or monthly deliveries of premium-quality, whole-bean coffees. “Cartel has become a brand

Dec. 14: Feast of Seven Fishes at Zappone’s in Gilbert

Zappone’s Italian Bistro in Gilbert will hold its annual Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. The dinner, also known as ‘‘The Vigil,’’ is an Italian-American tradition, typically held on Christmas Eve, featuring seven different seafood dishes. This year’s menu:

Friday: SunUp tap takeover & golfing at Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert

Here’s one of the more unusual craft beer promos you’ll find: At 5 p.m. Friday, Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert will host a SunUp Brewing tap takeover. The evening will feature food-and-beer pairings, free use of Kokopelli’s lighted driving range,

2017 Devour Culinary Classic tickets now on sale

Tickets for the 2017 Devour Culinary Classic – which will be held 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the Phoenix Art Museum – went on sale this morning. Devour, formerly known as Devoured, features unlimited food

Score $35 tickets to 2017 Arizona Strong Beer Festival on Black Friday

Last year, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild launched a promotion selling a limited number of discounted general-admission tickets to the Arizona Strong Beer Festival at three Arizona breweries on Black Friday morning – before they went on sale online later that

Today: Superstition Meadery tasting at The Hungry Monk in Chandler

The Hungry Monk in Chandler is offering a rare tasting of Superstition Meadery’s four premium White Series meads today. The Prescott meadery, which has won a bunch of awards and accolades since its launch in 2012, has introduced more than 100 meads

Cuisine & Wine Bistro in Chandler launches Sunday brunch menu this weekend

There’s a new brunch spot in south Chandler. Cuisine & Wine Bistro, which opened in late August, debuts its brunch menu. Brunch, only available at the Chandler location, runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. Since chef-owner Fabrice Buschtetz is from France, it’s no