By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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First-time reader? Get the MXSW Daily Newsletter sent directly to your inbox. Sign up here. (It’s free!) 🌭 After nearly a decade of delays, obstacles, and false starts, iconic Ted’s Hot Dogs finally has broken ground for its long-planned Chandler location near the
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First-time reader? Get the MXSW Daily Newsletter sent directly to your inbox. Sign up here. (It’s free!) 👨🍳 Valentine chef Donald Hawk, a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Southwest, is retiring from the restaurant industry after 23 years. ‘‘It’s with
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First-time reader? Get the MXSW Daily Newsletter sent directly to your inbox. Sign up here. (It’s free!) 🇨🇳 Chubby Skewers, a northeastern Chinese barbecue concept with more than 100 locations in China, has made its Arizona debut in the former BBQ House space on
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First-time reader? Get the MXSW Daily Newsletter sent directly to your inbox. Sign up here. (It’s free!) 🍜 Nami Korean Kitchen & Sushi, a north Phoenix restaurant that debuted just over a year ago, has launched a sibling business, Nami’s Market. Both are
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🍨 Idaho-based Stella’s Ice Cream has made its Arizona debut at Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker in Gilbert. The menu offers a dozen core ‘‘classic’’ flavors and introduces a new seasonal flavor every month.
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📺 Chilte chef Lawrence ‘‘J.T.’’ Smith lost a one-on-one challenge against Iron Chef Stephanie Izard and was eliminated in the latest episode of the Food Network competition ‘‘24 in 24: Last Chef Standing.’’ The second-year show follows 24 chefs who compete in
😎 Vybe – an immersive restaurant with wall-to-wall video imagery, roaming performers, and rotating DJs – has opened at The Forum entertainment complex on the west side of Gilbert Road about halfway between Germann and Queen Creek in south Chandler. A globally
The Burger Joint 🍔 The Burger Joint, a family-run ghost kitchen offering burgers and chicken sandwiches, has opened in the Tempe Food Court just south of Tempe Marketplace. Prime beef is ground fresh in-house every day, and all sauces are made
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🍜 Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle, a global chain specializing in the cuisine of its namesake southwestern Chinese province, has made its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Dobson and Broadway in east Mesa. It shares a building with Koreatown in front
Sexy Burger 🍔 Antibiotic- and hormone-free wagyu burgers with scratch-made sauces and preservative-free buns are the focus at Sexy Burger, located between Third and Fifth Streets on the west side of Mill in downtown Tempe. Sides include white truffle fries cooked
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🥙 Authentic German-style döner sandwiches have arrived in the Valley thanks to a new eatery, Kings Döner, in the Albertson’s plaza on the southeast corner of Cave Creek and Union Hills in north Phoenix. Döner kebab – seasoned meat sliced
