By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🚧 If you’ve been sleeping on Flagstaff’s food scene, chef Rochelle Daniel is about to give you a very loud wake-up call. The two-time James Beard Award semifinalist – and the woman behind Atria, the modern-American restaurant that’s had food
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⛽️ After years of road-trip envy, Arizona gets its own Buc-ee’s today when the Texas-born travel center throws open its doors in Goodyear at 6 a.m., followed by an 8 a.m. ribbon-cutting. So why does a gas station inspire this
🌮 America’s Taco Shop is back in Phoenix with a new outpost in the former Melrose Kitchen space on the northwest corner of Seventh and Glenrosa avenues marking the once-celebrated brand’s second active Valley location. The carne asada specialist opened
🚫 Old Town Scottsdale’s wine trail has lost a familiar stop. Arizona Stronghold Vineyards’ tasting room near the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Marshall Way has poured its last flight. The spot opened in 2022 and built a following
🚫 Downtown Phoenix lost one of its quietly beloved corners over the weekend. Aftermarket, a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop and underground art gallery tucked into the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and McKinley, shut down for good after eight years. Aftermarket
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🐟 Chula Seafood opens the doors to its fourth Valley location today at the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix. Chula Downtown joins the brand’s existing spots in uptown Phoenix, north Scottsdale, and south Scottsdale, bringing the Arizona-born seafood purveyor’s dock-to-dish
🚫 Sonsons Pasty is consolidating. The business got its start on the northeast corner of Recker and Brown in northeast Mesa eight years ago, but owner Julie Mercer has announced that location will close July 24 when its lease runs
🍺 Something’s stirring on Main Street in downtown Mesa. 12 West Brewing‘s two-story flagship location has shut its doors for what the brewery is calling a ‘‘summer break,’’ and the timing has the rumor mill running hot. In a social
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🍔 Pinky’s, the sports bar and grill that’s been quietly taking shape inside the former Angel’s Trumpet Ale House on the northwest corner of Second Street and McKinley in downtown Phoenix, officially opened its doors at 6 a.m. today. The
🗳️ Postino‘s fourth annual Battle of the Bruschetta has kicked off, pitting six limited-edition flavors against each other for a permanent spot on the fall menu of its 35 locations. June 15-30: Cherry Mostarda vs. PB, Bacon & Banana July
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👨🍳 Chef Chris Collins – the guy behind Saint Urban, The Neighborly, Collins Brothers Public House, and several other brand – has opened One Sixth, a single restaurant that operates as six different brands. It takes over chef Mark Tarbell’s
🍗 A piece of Valley dining history has closed its doors. Native Grill & Wings on the southeast corner of Broadway and Dorsey in Tempe – the last remnant of the original location that first opened at McClintock and Baseline
🍝 After 24 years in Ahwatukee, Bell’ Italia appears to be done for good. The Italian restaurant on the southeast corner of Chandler and 48th Street – known for East Coast-style pies, family recipes, and Thursday pasta nights – has
🌮 Sazónova Taqueria has opened in the former Dos Victorias space on the southeast corner of Kyrene and Ray, bringing a cactus-flanked, street-food-meets-buena-vida vibe to the neighborhood. The menu runs deep: tacos and bowls in asada, chicken, pastor, and birria;
🍖 The former Dickey’s Barbecue Pit on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and Raintree in north Scottsdale has gone independent as Copper State Barbecue Company. Now locally owned, the smokehouse is taking a community-first approach, slow-smoking small-batch meats
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