Category: Food & Drink News

🚗 Dragon Wok, a popular Chinese restaurant on the southeast corner of Ray and Cooper in Gilbert, is closed indefinitely after a vehicle drove into the strip-mall restaurant and the male driver died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident

🍕 Andiamo Pizza, whose opening I wrote about in February, temporarily closed over the weekend on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Shea in central Scottsdale. The pizzeria’s rave reviews, especially a YouTube video from One Bite pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy, have forced

🥟 Lovesack Dumpling, the funky storefront eatery that opened on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix last month, is changing its name to Lovebite Dumpling. The move comes after a lawsuit threat from furniture company Lovesac. Lovebite offers boxes of Asian-style

🚫 If you’re a fan of Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, or Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, you can breath a sigh of relief. Bloomin’ Brands, the parent company of all three concepts, announced it will close 41 restaurants

🌮 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

💻 Starting today, you can make a reservation at popular Denver-based breakfast chain Snooze, which has seven Valley restaurants and two in Tucson. Reservations rules Reservations are available Monday through Friday, but not weekends. Parties of up to four people

🚫 The 16th annual Original Barbeque & Beer Festival, scheduled for March 30 at Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler, has been canceled. The announcement In an email to ticket holders, organizer Forty 8 Live writes: ‘‘With a heavy heart,

🍝 Since opening Dec. 12 at Mesa Riverview, Fazoli’s has been smashing records – including biggest first-day and first-week sales – for the 36-year-old fast-casual chain that has more than 200 locations nationwide. What’s next? It’s the Valley’s first free-standing