By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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The U.S. Open Beer Championship announced its 2016 winners this morning, and a pair of Arizona beers are medal-winners. Grand Canyon Expeditions Wheat from Grand Canyon Brewing in Williams won the gold medal in the American Pale Wheat category. Scottsdale Blonde from
Fabrice and Mairead Buschtetz, owners of 15-month-old Cuisine & Wine Bistro in Gilbert, are opening a second location of their award-winning wine bar in the south Chandler space that formerly housed Cork and Earnest. Located on the northeast corner of Alma
When people find out I’m a full-time food blogger, their first question almost always is, ‘‘So what’s your favorite Valley restaurant?’’ I usually explain I like different restaurants for different things, but my favorite menu item, without a doubt, is the machaca
Owl’s Orchard Brewery, Arizona’s smallest commercial brewery, has closed in Queen Creek. Owner and brewer Marty Gerhart announced the closure on Facebook: Hello everyone, sorry to say I don’t have a picture of our beer and growler to share but rather I’m
Is it game over for the legendary Cactus League hangout that famed sportswriter Roger Angell once called ‘‘the best baseball restaurant in the land?’’ The Pink Pony, a Scottsdale landmark for nearly 70 years, has closed for the third time in seven
The Grind, one of the forerunners of the burger-bar trend that hit the Valley earlier this decade, has closed in east Phoenix The Arcadia strip-mall restaurant made the announcement on its Facebook page: It is with great sadness and a heavy
Looks like Bad Water Brewing‘s taproom in Old Town Scottsdale is for sale. A Craig’s List ad describes it as ‘‘a trophy location geared for craft beer, wine & light food service in Scottsdale.’’ It says the price has been
Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus (pictured) 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: Avaro: Spicy
Do you really want to turn on the oven or stove when it’s supposed to be reach 110 degrees today? Brooklyn V’s Pizza in Gilbert is offering a great special: An 18-inch cheese pizza and a dozen wings for just $19.99.
The Yucca Tap Room in Tempe hosts a rare mini tap takeover with Cascade Brewing, a pioneer in Northwest-style sour beers, from 6-8 p.m. today. The Portland brewery has sent draft beers to Arizona only once before – to a
Talk about your late-breaking news: The Upton in Scottsdale announced this afternoon this will be its final weekend. An email sent out by the casual-yet-upscale restaurant and bar reads: Our little sanctuary has been home to so many classic restaurants over
Perhaps this helps explain the abrupt closure and expansion of Pedal Haus Brewery in Tempe: The Phoenix Business Journal reports Pedal Haus owner Julian Wright has agreed to introduce a 24-tap self-serve craft beer wall for a beer garden at The Park, scheduled to
H Mart, a New Jersey-based chain of Asian megastores, will make its Arizona debut next year in the former Albertson’s on the southeast corner of Dobson and Main in Mesa. Last month, the Republic’s Dominic Armato broke the news H Mart appeared
Award-winning El Palacio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Chandler has launched what chef-owner Anthony Serrano calls a “seven-year itch remodel.’’ The first phase was completed last weekend with the addition of a couple 65-inch HDTVs (pictured) with DirecTV sports packages in
AZBrewcon, a one-day conference for Arizona’s craft brewing community, will make its debut Friday, July 22, at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Phoenix. Created by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, the conference will serve as the unofficial kickoff-off event
Ahipoki Bowl, a California-based seafood bowl concept that made its Arizona debut in Scottsdale in April, is coming to Chandler in July. Diners create their own bowls, choosing a base (white rice, brown rice, or organic salad), seafood (tuna, spicy
Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, a fast-casual Mexican concept that debuted in midtown Phoenix in 2013, will open a second location in Arcadia around the end of the year. The 2,100-square-foot space will be located on the southeast corner of 40th Street and
Four Peaks Brewing, Arizona’s largest brewery, will begin selling its beers outside the state for first time in its 20-year history next month. Not surprisingly, the lucky market is Las Vegas, which will begin selling Kilt Lifter Scottish-style Ale, Hop Knot IPA, and
Barrio Cafe in Phoenix ranks No. 1 on a list of the 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in America compiled Tabelog, an online community of food lovers. Tabelog says of Barrio Cafe, which was the only Arizona restaurant to make the list: “Preparing some
A charity poker tournament, one of the more prominent events during Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta‘s month-long 20th-anniversary celebration, has been canceled. The Texas hold ’em tournament was scheduled to take place Saturday night with the proceeds going to Childhelp, a non-profit
