By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍽️ 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,
🦉 Hooters — the Atlanta-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and its skimpy wait-staff outfits — has filed for bankruptcy. It plans to sell all of its 100 company-owned restaurants to two of its franchisee groups and exit bankruptcy this
🚫 Netta Cheta’s on Mill, a locally owned breakfast and lunch restaurant, has closed on the northwest corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. ‘‘While this was not an easy decision, we know it’s the right one for us at
🍝 Pasta Love, an Italian takeout concept offering pastas and salads, has opened in north Phoenix. It’s moved into the former Dirty Dough space next to Mesquite Fresh Street Mex near the northeast corner of 19th Avenue and Happy Valley.
🍷 Jamie’s Bottle Shop, a wine bar and retail shop from Wrigley Mansion owner Jamie Hormel, has opened in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the former River Trading Post art gallery space near the southeast corner of Goldwater and
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🍺 Tough economic times continue for Valley craft beer with The Beer Research Institute and Taproom-120 announcing their impending closures. Beer Research Institute BRI, Mesa’s oldest craft brewery, announced Saturday that Sunday would be its final day on the southeast
🚧 Glenrosa, a much-anticipated Sonoran wood-fired restaurant, will open Saturday, April 5, at Grass Clippings Rolling Hills Golf Course in north Tempe. But James Beard-nominated chef Samantha Sanz (Talavera, Virtú Honest Craft, Elements) no longer is partnering with the 5,800-square-foot
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📺 Paradise Valley Burger Co. will be one of three restaurants featured Friday on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation.’’ The episode, titled ‘‘All-American Eats,’’ will air at 6 p.m. and repeat at 9 p.m. on
⚾️ Tom’s Watch Bar, a Colorado-based chain of sports bars, has made its Arizona debut in downtown Phoenix just in time for the start of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ season. It takes over the former Hard Rock Cafe space (most recently
🍜 Shio Ramen & Crudo, a new concept from the owners of Sushiholic, has soft-opened on the ASU SkySong campus in south Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Clever Ramen, which closed last summer, on the southeast
