By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Are you ready for some football? The draft, training camps, and preseason games are behind us, and it’s finally time for the NFL to kick off the 2016 season for real this weekend. It also means Valley sports bars will be
One of the (many) stories I’ve been tardy on reporting is VB Lounge, coming to downtown Chandler. VB Lounge is a spinoff of Va Bene (pictured above), the award-winning Italian restaurant and wine bar in Ahwatukee. Owners Sasha and Donna Cosic
Square One Concepts, best-known for its Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers restaurants, debuts its newest concept, Bourbon & Bones Chophouse & Bar, today in Old Town Scottsdale. Bourbon & Bones takes over the former Alphagraphics on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road
Flanny’s Bar & Grill in Tempe will help San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing celebrate its 20th anniversary with a tap takeover starting at 5 p.m. Friday. The tap list will feature 16 beers, including Copper on Nitro, the first beer
Il Vinaio in downtown Mesa hosts another round of its popular Beer & Donut Pairings between 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday. For $19, you get a flight of four house-made gourmet doughnuts and four small beers from Hangar 24 in Redlands,
North Coast Brewing out of Fort Bragg, Calif., will be the featured brewery for this month’s Beer & Bacon Night at The Hungry Monk in Chandler. It’s also the opening night of the NFL regular season, so they’ll be showing
Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria is holding another of their occasional $4.99 Serious Slice specials today. The over-sized slices, normally $5.99, are cut from a 24-inch pizza and come with their own pizza cutter. The special is available today at all
Back in March, MXSW reported Arkansas-based chain Slim Chickens would make its Arizona debut in Gilbert in September. The fast-casual restaurant opened yesterday on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe. Slim Chickens offers chicken tenders, chicken wings, and even chicken and waffles (pictured). Sides include
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. This week’s menu of rotating selections from the restaurant’s regular menu: Focaccia De La
For months, Fox Restaurant Concepts has been teasing fans with cryptic clues about a new concept debuting in Arcadia in early 2017. Back in February, Fox himself posted a photo of a hand-drawn teaser (pictured) on social media. The restaurant’s temporary working name was
The lease has been signed, and keys handed over. Looks like Queen Creek officially is getting its first craft brewery – Old Ellsworth Brewing. The brew pub will take over The Manhattan Vine, a recently closed pizzeria and wine bar (see story)
Spokes on Southern in Tempe will hold its fourth annual Beerfest from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Beside 25-plus beers, attractions will include a DJ, a dunk tank, and lots of swag. Admission is $35, which gets you 15 4-ounce pours. Here’s
When 10-month-old Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Tempe announced in June it was closing for three months to expand its brewing system, many people (including yours truly) wondered why. After all, many Valley breweries have expanded their brewhouses without closing for a single
SanTan Brewing is September’s brewery of the month at The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview. All month, you can enjoy $4 pints of SanTan beers like Devils Ale, Hopshock IPA, and Mr. Pineapple wheat. A SanTan trivia night will be
Blasted Barley Beer Company in downtown Tempe will host a Keg, Cask, and Barrel Aged Party starting at 3 p.m. today. The event will feature three versions of Blasted Bear’s British Brown, a collaboration with Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee:
The annual ‘‘Dog Days of Sumer’’ (yes, they spell summer with one “m”) promotion returns to Joe’s Farm Grill in Gilbert today. Eight specialty hot dogs and sausages will be available through Sept. 30. This year’s lineup features six quarter-pound, all-beef hot
The special of month for September at Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants is the steak asada chimichanga. The dish, topped with Queso Fundido and served with guacamole and sour cream, is $10.99 through Sept. 30. Serrano’s also will be offering a Labor
For weeks, rumors have been swirling round the Valley’s craft beer scene about the impending closure of World of Beer locations in Tempe and Gilbert. Now, they may be closed. Or maybe one is. Or maybe neither. It’s hard to tell. The two
Gold is the color of pediatric cancer, and today is the start of National Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation is launching its first-ever Go Gold campaign to raise $1 million for the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria has introduced slices of Sriracha sausage pizza for a limited time only. The slices feature Sriracha sausage, onions, Sriracha sauce, and cilantro. A Jimmy & Joe’s signature Serious Slice – cut from a 24-inch pizza – is $7.99.
