By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema still is a few months from making its Arizona debut in south Chandler, but it’s already picked its second location. Earlier: Alamo Drafthouse coming to Chandler after all That location is the under-redevelopment Lake Country Village shopping center on
Sun Up Brewing in Phoenix is celebrating its 15th anniversary with an all-day party Sunday. From 11 a.m.-10 p.m., the festivities, dubbed ‘‘Cheers to 15 Years,’’ will include: Special and rare beer tappings Free appetizer samples Prizes giveaways every hour
Last week, I wrote about the impending closure of BLT Steak at the Camelback Inn. Now the Paradise Valley resort has announced what will replace the celebrity-chef steakhouse. Earlier: BLT Steak at Camelback Inn to close Sept. 9 After BLT Steak
Huss Brewing, which launched its brewery and taproom in south Tempe in 2013, is adding a second taproom on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in Phoenix. The taproom will join the recently opened Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Shake Shack, and
Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria, a family-run operation with three locations, all in the East Valley, has moved its original Chandler location, but only across the street. Earlier: Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria moving to larger Chandler location The pizzeria, which debuted
You have less than two weeks to wait until Four Peaks Brewing in Tempe releases Pumpkin Porter. The brewery announced its best-selling seasonal will be available Thursday, Sept. 1, at all Four Peaks brewpubs. It will hit store shelves across the
Boulevard Brewing from Kansas City, Mo., is the featured brewery for this month’s Third Thursday tap takeover at Flanny’s Bar & Grill in south Tempe. Beers on tap from 6-10 p.m. tonight will include three of Boulevard’s seven ‘‘core’’ beers: 80 Acre
Sir Veza’s Taco Garage at the Chandler Fashion Center will host an Uncle Bear’s tap takeover at 5:30 p.m. today. The tap list is still being finalized, but the deal of the evening will be a burger and a pint
The Casual Pint, a Tennessee-based chain of craft beer bar-store hybrids, has released the tap list for its grand opening at 4 p.m. Friday on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler’s Ocotillo neighborhood. The franchise, owned
The Hungry Monk in Chandler will feature summer seasonals from AB InBev’s High End portfolio from 5-8 p.m. tonight, including: Goose Island Gillian barrel-aged wild ale Four Peaks White Ale (Belgian-inspired witbier) Breckenridge Mango Mosaic pale ale 10 Barrel Piña pineapple
Zesty Zzeek’s Pizza & Wings, a family-run casual pizzeria, has opened its third East Valley location on the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner in Chandler. Besides 12-, 16-, and 20-inch pizzas (starting at $9.49, $12.49, and $18.49, respectively), Zzeeks’ menu
Denver-based Tacos Tequila Whiskey will open its first out-of-state location on the northwest corner of 40th Street and Indian School in east Phoenix next spring. Owner and chef Kevin Morrison (who previously co-founded Spicy Pickle sub shops) launched the concept, then
Wingstock, Arizona’s only chicken wing and music festival, moves from April to October this year: The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, at Mesa Amphitheatre. The festival, which debuted in 2011, typically has been held Easter weekend, but Easter fell in March this
The Arizona Vignerons Alliance, a nonprofit formed by Arizona wineries to educate the state’s growers, winemakers, and customers, will hold its first symposium Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Farm at South Mountain. The symposium, called #WineResearch, will feature two seminars, a
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: Spanaki Balls: Balls
Cuisine & Wine Bistro will hold the grand opening of its second location – in the former Cork space on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler – on Sunday, Aug. 28. Earlier: Cuisine & Wine Bistro
AZ Central reports chef Claudio Urciuoli (pictured) is leaving Noble Bread and will partner with Omar Alvarez of Tortas Paquime on a new restaurant opening later this year. The vagabond chef headed several prestigious Valley kitchens – Taggia, Prado, Chris Bianco’s Italian Restaurant, and Noca
Today would have been Julia Child’s 104th birthday, and Christopher Gross is celebrating the life of the famous chef, cookbook author, and cooking show host by offering a three-course tribute menu all week at Christopher’s in Phoenix. The connection? As a young chef,
Want to win $100 just by taking a photo? Sun Up Brewing in Phoenix is launching a two-week photo contest today. Just take a photo that includes Sun Up’s facility or logo (on a can, growler, glass, etc.) and put it on Twitter, Facebook, or
Earlier this summer, Scottsdale-based Grabbagreen announced it would open its first Southeast Valley location in Tempe by the end of this year. Earlier: Grabbagreens to open 5th Valley location later this year in Tempe Now it has announced a second SE Valley
