By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Garlic gelato, anyone? That’s just one of the things you’ll find at the second annual Garlic Festival, which will take place 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Queen Creek Olive Mill. The fest will feature organically grown bulbs of
Spokes on Southern in Tempe will host its third annual beer festival – featuring 21 rare and speciality ales – from 4-8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $35, which include 15 4-ounce samples. Here’s the tap list: Ninkasi Mango IPA Ska
Ahoy, matey! Saturday is annual Talk Like a Pirate Day, and The Perch Pub & Brewery in Chandler is celebrating with a rooftop patio starting at 6 p.m. All night, you can enjoy $4 Piraat beers, a Belgian pale ale from Van Steenberge brewery
Please welcome Ocotillo Golf Resort, a Troon golf facility in south Chandler, as MXSW’s newest sponsor. The resort is home to Bernard’s Restaurant, which offers breakfast and lunch daily and dinner Tuesday through Saturday. The restaurant includes a beautiful patio
Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler is holding a “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” promotion tonight. Get 20-ounce Guinness drafts for $5, and pints of Guinness Golden Lager, Smithwick’s, and Harp for $4.50. The Guinness Golden Lager girls will be
Already known for an all-Arizona roster of 35 craft beers on tap and a well-curated wine list, Craft 64 in Old Town Scottsdale now is pouring spirits as well. The pizzeria opened in March with just six tap handles and wine. It
Two dozen East Valley restaurants will participate in Arizona Restaurant Week’s fall edition, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday, Sept. 27. Restaurants will offer special prix fixe menus for either $33 or $44 per person. Typically, the menus include
Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee will celebrate its second anniversary with a party beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday. The highlight of the evening will be the tapping of its seasonal Barktoberfest, a traditional German-style Octoberfest beer brewed with Munich malt and Czech
1. The fourth annual Rockin’ Taco Street Fest will take place 4-10 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of El Palacio Mexican Restaurant on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. 2. Taco-related activities will include a taco-eating contest;
Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria is holding another Eegee’s promotion today. Get one of the frozen drinks for just $1 at their Chandler, Mesa, or Ahwatukee location. You must be a member of Jimmy & Joe’s customer loyalty program, which is free.
The official line is the new Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Tempe will open Sept. 25. That’s what the Valley’s TV stations and newspapers have been reporting. The actual opening will be much sooner. Three days of “friends and family” practice sessions
French Fry Heaven, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based chain, makes its Arizona debut today in the Vista Del Sol marketplace on Apache just west of Rural in Tempe. There will be free food samples during a grand opening celebration from 6-8 p.m. The space,
Coconut Hut, a cafe offering healthy bowls and organic smoothies, has opened in the long-empty coffee shop space on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner in Gilbert. First-time restaurateurs Sheridan and Deslie Ghiorzi offer oatmeal, quinoa, and buckwheat bowls for
The Spot, a self-described “upbeat neighborhood hangout†on the northeast corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert, has closed. The tiny fast-casual eatery, which served sandwiches, salads and flatbread pizzas, had opened in January 2012. Taking over the two-story space will
Sad news to share: Joe Busone, the much-beloved owner of Fired Up Grill in Chandler, unexpectedly passed away Wednesday night. Busone made local headlines in 2008 when he was fired as a manager at Buca Di Beppo, prompting most of the
Coach & Willie’s, which opened on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Boston Street in downtown Chandler in June 2011, has closed its doors. Indications are the restaurant was locked out this morning by the building’s landlord. A staff
Cornish Pasty Co. owner Dean Thomas is opening what he calls a “small pub” on the northeast corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. Although Cornish Pasty’s original location is only a half-mile away at Hardy and University, Thomas tells
Angry Crab Shack, the popular Cajun and Creole seafood concept that debuted in Mesa less than two years ago, will open its fifth restaurant later this year in east Mesa. Angry Crab Shack launched on the northwest corner of Alma School and
The Wild Vine Uncorked, the much-anticipated new wine bar opening on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler, will open to the public Wednesday. The space began as the home of firehouse-themed Nozzleheads Grille & Pub
Mimita’s Cuban Cafe, a well-regarded restaurant on the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler, apparently has closed. No notice is posted on the door and the tables and chairs are still in place, but Mimata’s has been dark
