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5th Street Burger & Fries opens 2nd Valley location in east Mesa

🍔 5th Street Burger & Fries, which began as a delivery-only ghost kitchen and then opened a Tempe restaurant in 2021, has launched a second restaurant near the southeast corner of Power and Baseline in east Mesa. What’s on the

Food truck vendor stabbed & killed in west Phoenix

🚚 A food truck vendor was stabbed and killed during a brawl at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at Van Buren and 35th Avenue in west Phoenix. What happened? Police say the Mariscos Las Islitas food truck was preparing to close when

High-end modern Mexican grill Santo Arcadia opens in east Phoenix

🔥 Santo Arcadia, a grill-focused modern Mexican restaurant from Espiritu chef Roberto Centeno and Tacos Chiwas co-owner Armando Hernandez, has opened on the northeast corner of 44th Street and Osborn in east Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Santo, which is

San Diego-based Better Buzz Coffee makes AZ debut today in Phoenix

☕️ Better Buzz Coffee, a San Diego-based chain with 22 locations in California, opens its first out-of-state location today on the southeast corner of Glendale and Seventh Street in north Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Hot and cold coffee drinks,

This weekend’s top food & drink events

🇨🇦 Queen Creek Olive Mill’s 10th annual Canada Week, which continues through Feb. 24, includes a Canadian inspired-menu, a sangria social from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, and a limited-edition maple white balsamic vinegar for sale. 🍹 The 12th annual Arizona

Arizona Cocktail Weekend kicks off Friday in downtown Phoenix

🍹 The 12th annual Arizona Cocktail Weekend –  four days of spirits showcases, brand-driven happy hours, educational seminars, boozy brunches, and more at bars and restaurants throughout Phoenix – starts Friday. (If you’re wondering, it’s unrelated to the 14th annual

Vayal’s Indian Kitchen opens strip-mall space in midtown Phoenix

🍛 Vayal’s Indian Kitchen, a former food truck and caterer offering dishes from both northern and southern India, has opened a strip-mall space on the southwest corner of Thomas and Fifth Avenue in midtown Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Specialties

Tempe bakery seeks kitchen items for culinary rummage sale

🔪 Tracy Dempsey Originals in Tempe is hosting a culinary rummage sale March 8-9 to benefit Blue Watermelon Project, a group of Arizona chefs, restaurateurs, and community food advocates assisting schools in rethinking relationships with food. What you can donate