By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Grand Canyon Brewing is expanding with the addition of a new 40-barrel brewhouse and tap room just two miles down Route 66 from its current location in Williams. The tap room (pictured) will have a soft opening Friday and an official
Fired Pie, an Arizona-based fast-casual pizza concept that debuted in 2013, opens its 16th Arizona location today on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo in Chandler. Fired Pie now will have four East Valley locations – two in
Mambo’s Dominican Kitchen – offering what it calls “a real taste of homemade Dominican food’’ – has opened (for a second time) on the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler. It takes over the former Mimita’s Cuban Cafe,
Boulders on Southern in Mesa hosts its second annual Summer Beer Fest from noon-4 p..m. Saturday. A $30 ticket gets you 12 pours. Or you can buy pours separately. Here’s the finalized beer list: You can buy tickets online here.
Looking for something for your children to do while it’s sweltering hot outside? Family-run Brooklyn V’s Pizza in Gilbert is holding a Kids Pizza Workshop from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday. All kids will make their own personal pizza. Cost is $10,
Uncle’s Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee is the latest Arizona brewery to begin canning its beers. The past two nights, a mobile canning company has set up in the brewpub after hours and worked through the night to can nearly 1,400 cases
Earlier this week, MXSW gave you the first look at the incredible beer list for Saturday’s Feast of St. Arnold at Fibber Magees in Chandler. But the annual festival, which honors the patron saint of Belgian brewers and hop-pickers, is
If it’s the second Thursday of the month, it’s Beer & Bacon Night at The Hungry Monk in Chandler. This month’s featured brewery is Ballast Point from San Diego. Here are the specials:
If you’re a fan of train-wreck television, you’ll probably want to check out this weekend’s episode of ‘‘Bar Rescue’’ on Spike TV. The show, hosted by nightlife expert and Frankenstein’s monster lookalike Jon Taffer, visited the former Baseline Sports Pub
Well, it didn’t take long for the fictitious food holiday trend to get out of hand. According to the “authority” you consult, there now are no less than three National Hot Dog Days – today, Tuesday (July 19) and next Saturday
The number of Arizona craft breweries increases by one tonight when Helio Basin Brewing in east Phoenix opens for the first of three invitation-only ‘‘friends and family’’ nights. The brewery will open to the general public at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Moreno’s Mexican Grill is expanding with new locations in east Mesa and southeast Gilbert: Southwest corner of Higley and Chandler Heights inGilbert Southeast corner of Power and Main in Mesa The family-owned fast-casual chain began as a Sonoran hot dog cart
Krispy Kreme is celebrating its 79th birthday today with a doughnut deal: Buy a dozen of any doughnuts, get a second dozen of Original Glazed for just 79 cents. Krispy Kreme has three East Valley stores: Alma School and Chandler
Cuisine & Wine Bistro in Gilbert is celebrating Bastille Day, a French holiday commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille during the French revolution, with a free wine tasting Thursday. Fabrice Buschtetz, the chef who opened the wine bar 15 months ago, is a
AZ Food Crafters, which lengthened its weekday hours of operation last month, announced it now will be open on Sundays as well, starting this weekend. Sunday hours will by 8 a.m.-3 p.m. to enjoy brunch in the cafe or to
JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert will hold its monthly wine tasting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. This month’s focus will be on France. The food pairings will feature classic French fare: Pairing #1: Caviar, escargot, and steak tartare, paired with Jean-Francois Merieau Touraine
Natural Grocers, a Colorado-based health food chain whose mission is to make healthy eating more affordable, opens its second and third East Valley locations today in Gilbert. The stores are located at: South side of Baseline, just east of Gilbert Road
Moon China Bistro, a family-run Chinese restaurant, has opened on the southeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek (behind McDonald’s) in south Chandler. It’s a spinoff of popular Moon China Restaurant, which opened on the northeast corner of Ironwood and Ocotillo
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: Hungarian Mushrooms: Mushrooms
Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler hosts its fourth annual Feast of St. Arnold – one of the East Valley’s premier beer events – on Saturday, and I just got my first look at this year’s tap list. The beer festival
