By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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☕️ Locally owned Mission Coffee & Tea has opened just north of Eggstasy and Kodo Sushi at the Watermark near the southwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. The cafe sources its coffees and teas directly from growers around
🍺 Walter Station Brewery in Phoenix is closing its taproom and kitchen at the end of April. The brewery instead will focus on distribution of its beers to stores, bars, and restaurants throughout Arizona. ‘‘Walter Station Taproom will remain open
🍍 Chris Bianco, Wren & Wolf, and Course Restaurant were among the honorees Monday night at the 11th annual Foodist Awards sponsored by the Arizona Restaurant Association. Bianco, best-known for his iconic Pizzeria Bianco, received this year’s Food Pioneer Award, given
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ç 🥤 California-based smoothie shop Juice It Up has made its Valley debut on the northwest corner of Rural and Ray in south Tempe. The menu offers 11 ‘‘classic’’ smoothies and 11 ‘‘specialty’’ ones. The latter include superfruit-infused, protein-infused, and
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🌮 Sonoran wood-fired restaurant Glenrosa has opened at Grass Clippings Rolling Hills golf course and entertainment venue in north Tempe. The 5,800-square-foot restaurant is the final piece of a $15 million renovation of the longtime Rolling Hills, Arizona’s only night
🚫 The best pizza in San Diego apparently wasn’t a hit with Valley diners. Ambrogio15, which has been voted San Diego’s best pizza by several publications, has closed its first out-of-state location at Biltmore Fashion Park. The elegant concept reportedly
🚫 Hot Daisy Pizza, the concept that well-known Valley pastry chef Tammie Coe launched from her bakery storefront in downtown Phoenix, is closing April 30. It opened just over four years ago on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and
🌮 The old Mission-style Taco Bell in south Scottsdale – one of fewer than 10 remaining in the country with the original 1960s look – is closing. It’s being replaced by a new modern Taco Bell getting ready to open
🥘 Indibar, an elevated Indian restaurant fusing traditional Indian flavors with modern techniques, has opened in central Scottsdale. It takes over the former Rancho Pinot Grill space at the Lincoln Village shopping center on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and
🍳 Eggstasy, a locally owned brunch concept, will celebrate the recent opening of its eighth Valley location in Queen Creek by giving free pancakes for life to three lucky diners Saturday. The restaurant opened on the southeast corner of Ellsworth
🍽️ A tribute to Lee Cohn and Big 4 Restaurants, the legendary hospitality group he founded, will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday at Jalapeño Inferno Takeout Kitchen & Cantina in north Scottsdale. Recent Valley residents likely won’t recognize Cohn’s
🚚 Queen Creek Feastival, a food truck roundup that takes place every Friday, moves to a new nearby site Friday. The event, which had been held in the Queen Creek Library’s parking lot for years, is relocating to the northeast
🏅 Two Valley chefs are finalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, the restaurant industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. Crystal Kass (left) of Southwest restaurant Valentine in Phoenix is one of five finalists for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker. It’s the
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🌮 The Mexicano, the Maggiore Group concept that debuted in Paradise Valley in 2021, launches its second location at 4 p.m. today at Chandler Fashion Center. It takes over the former Majerle’s Sports Grill building (most recently the short-lived Howler’s Restaurant
🍸 The Henry, Sam Fox’s upscale-casual New American concept that debuted in Arcadia in 2013, officially opens its second Valley location today. The self-described ‘‘greatest neighborhood restaurant’’ was newly constructed on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in uptown
🇮🇳 Bikanervala, a casual Indian restaurant and snack food chain based in Dehli, has made its Arizona debut in Chandler. The all-vegetarian concept has taken over the former Jimmy John’s space in front of the Walmart on the southeast corner of
🍖 Word of Mouth Grill, a family-run barbecue restaurant in south Tempe, opens its second location today on the northeast corner of 48th Street and Ray in Ahwatukee. Owner Demetrious Makel launched Word of Mouth in 2011 as a catering service,
