By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🐟 BLU Seafood, a Sonoran-based seafood restaurant originally from Hermosillo, has relocated to Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker roads in Gilbert. It’s the latest venture by restaurateur Martin Hurtado (Buqui Bichi, Miel
🆓 In celebration of his birthday today, rapper Drake is hooking everyone up with a free Dave’s Hot Chicken slider at any of the restaurant’s 230 locations, including Phoenix and Gilbert. Just scan the reward in the restaurant’s app. 👮♂️
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🌺 A pair of restaurants offering Hawaiian-style plate lunches have opened in Mesa. Moku Hawaiian Grill (pictured), which opened in Ahwatukee in 2019, has launched a second location at Cannon Beach on the southeast corner of Power and Warner roads
🇻🇳 Viet Bites, a Vietnamese eatery, has opened on the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and Cave Creek Road in north Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Viet Kitchen and PT Pho Express. The menu features
🎟️ Tickets for the 17th annual Devour Culinary Classic, the state’s premier food festival Feb. 22-23 at Desert Botanical Garden, have gone on pre-sale to Local First and garden members. Tickets go on sale to the general public Nov. 4.
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🍷 Pinard Wine Bar, which promises a European-style dining and wine drinking experience, has opened in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to The Craftsman on the southeast corner of Hayden Road and Thompson Peak Parkway. The
🥗 Aubergine Kitchen, a Utah-based chain of health-focused eateries, has made its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road in Mesa. The menu features salads, sandwiches, bowls, and plates made with unprocessed whole foods,
🍕 Craft 64 in downtown Chandler and Old Town Scottsdale has introduced two new menu items: baked pomodoro ziti and a Crafty Bianca pizza (alfredo bechamel sauce, pecan-smoked bacon, red peppers, and red onions). 🍣 Kona Grill in Phoenix and
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🍺 OHSO Brewery & Distillery, which closed its north Scottsdale location March 4 for a ground-up remodeling, reopens it today near the southwest corner of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the Loop 101. Amenities include OHSO’s new Test Kitchen, where
🐓🍤 George’s Chicken & Shrimp, an eatery that uses what it calls a ‘‘Chicago-style chicken batter,’’ has opened on the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Warner Road in south Tempe. Besides fried chicken and fried shrimp, the menu includes
🛥️ After 16 years, Lakeside Bar & Grill in Peoria has remodeled. The space has been opened up by removing walls, new flooring has been installed, and more tables and booths have been added. The menu also has been revamped.
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🎨 Pita Jungle will host local Hispanic artist Kathryn Sesma, better known as La Jefa, for a special live painting event at their Uptown location from 6-9 p.m. tonight. The sale of the painting will benefit Community Comadres. 🌮 The
🥞 Mr. Zeke’s, a popular all-day restaurant in Pinetop-Lakeside, has closed its second location near the northeast corner of McQueen Drive and Warner Road in Gilbert. The restaurant, whose comfort-food menu featured omelets, burgers, sandwiches, pastas, and steaks, had opened
In the summer of 2007, I got wind of a new brewery under construction in downtown Chandler. So one evening, after dark, I decided to do a quick drive-by to check out the site. Inside a former Valley National Bank
🚫 Belly Kitchen & Bar, a well-regarded Southeast Asian-inspired concept launched in November 2020, is closing its original location on the southeast corner of Camelback and Seventh Avenue in Phoenix. ‘‘Our last day of service will be October 30,’’ it posted
🍣 Yellowtail Sushi, which closed its popular Glendale restaurant near Bell Road and 83rd Avenue two years ago, has reopened on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and 59th Avenue. The menu offers more than 40 sushi rolls, nigiri, sashimi,
