By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍍 The Golden Pineapple Craft Lounge, which ‘‘temporarily’’ closed for repairs last fall, will not reopen, a former manager has confirmed. The Golden Pineapple opened in 2020, taking over the former Italian restaurant Quartiere on the west side of Mill
🥗 Beginner’s Luck, a laid-back comfort food restaurant from chef Bernie Kantak and Andrew Fritz (the guys behind Citizen Public House and The Gladly), has opened near the northwest corner of Main and Brown in Old Town Scottsdale. Menu highlights
🍳 The Counter by Morning Squeeze, a no-frills diner-like space, has opened at local brunch concept Morning Squeeze’s catering commissary on the southeast corner of University and 52nd Street in west Tempe. What’s on the menu? The limited menu focuses
🍜 Noodles & Company, a fast-casual chain based in Broomfield, Colo., opens its seventh Valley restaurant today on the southwest corner of Camelback and 22nd Street in Phoenix’s Biltmore neighborhood. What’s on the menu? A wide variety of pasta dishes,
🍷 Dos Cabezas WineWorks’ 2020 Red Blend was named Best in Show at the ‘‘Judgment of Arizona’’ pitting 12 of Arizona’s best wines in a blind tasting against 12 top international wines at Beckett’s Table in Phoenix. The tasting was
🍕 Ambrogio15, which has been voted the best pizza in San Diego by several publications, has opened its first out-of-state location at the Biltmore Fashion Park on the northeast corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix. What’s on the
🍔 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
🚚 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
🔥 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
☕️ 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,
🇨🇦 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
🍹 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, 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
🔪 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
🌮 Lawrence Smith, chef and co-owner ofone-year-old Mexican restaurant Chilte at the restored Egyptian Motor Hotel in downtown Phoenix, has been chosen as one of three founding members of Taco Bell’s new chef-centric collaboration program, TBX. Working out of Taco
🍺 The 14th annual Arizona Beer Week – 11 days of festivals, special releases, tap takeovers, beer and food pairings, parties, and other ale-related fun at breweries, restaurants, and bars throughout the state – starts Thursday. A sampling of events
🥪 Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a chain that started in California but moved its headquarters to Scottsdale in 2022, has opened its sixth Arizona location on the northwest corner of Gantzel and Combs in Queen Creek. What’s on the menu?
🍔 Matty G’s Steakburgers has closed its two-year-old Gilbert location at the Rivulon center near the northeast corner of Gilbert and the Loop 202 due to owner Matt Gordon’s ongoing health issues. Did you know? The Gilbert location is the
🌮 Tacos & Craft, a new quick-casual concept offering 16 kinds of tacos and 10 beers on tap, has opened near the northeast corner of Rural and Baseline in south Tempe. What’s on the menu? The tacos – eight ‘‘house’’
The Pemberton, a 3-year-old outdoor food, shopping, and entertainment venue near the northeast corner of Second Street and Portland in downtown Phoenix, will close at the end of March, the organizers announced on social media. The announcement ‘‘The Pemberton is
