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I’m sad to report the Valley’s food and beverage community has lost another beloved member. Jared Flowers, a restaurant consultant from Gilbert, unexpectedly died in his sleep Thursday night. He was just 45. A former chef and general manager, Flowers
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🍕 Gio’s Chicago Pizza, a strip-mall eatery specializing in a variety of Windy City favorites, has opened on the northwest corner of Peoria and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. Tavern-style pizzas come in 14- and 16-inch sizes and include the Gio’s
🛑 BS West, a popular Old Town Scottsdale gay bar that opened in 1988, will close permanently Sunday night, the venue announced on social media. ‘‘Although we have enjoyed serving the LGBTQ+ and allied community for over three decades, the
🥩 Kasai, a Japanese steakhouse and teppanyaki restaurant in north Scottsdale, has expanded with a second location at Park West on the northeast corner of Northern and 99th Avenue in Peoria. In addition to steaks and seafood, the steakhouse menu
🌯 Someburros, a Chandler-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has opened its 15th location on the northwest corner of Jomax and Norterra Parkway in north Phoenix. The menu offers 15 burritos – including its best-selling Pollo Fundido – as well
🌮 Taco Papi, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant with some global influences, has opened on the northeast corner of Northsight and Raintree in north Scottsdale. Besides traditional tacos, burros, and quesadillas, the menu will offer some unusual options – such as
🍺🇲🇽 Buqui Bichi Brewery, a Mexican craft brewery based in Hermosillo, Sonora, has opened its second Valley taproom on the southeast corner of Van Buren and First Avenue in downtown Phoenix. Founded in 2016, Buqui Bichi was named the country’s
