Category: Food & Drink News

A developer wants to build one of Arizona’s first ‘‘food halls‘‘ – a two-story structure that would house as many as 12 new restaurants – in downtown Chandler. What’s a food hall: More than just a food court, the food

🍞🥯🥖 Award-winning Tucson baker Don Guerra will working out of the Hayden Flour Mills’ new Gilbert kitchen on Tuesdays starting in September. The baker: Guerra, who launched Barrio Bread out of his garage in 2009, was named the country’s outstanding

🔥 The Tin Top Bar & Grill, a popular Western-themed destination in the West Valley community of Tonopah, was destroyed by a fire early today. What happened: Emergency responders were called just after midnight, but the building is thought to be a total

Carl’s Jr. in Buckeye is among the first restaurants in the country where parent company CKE Restaurants Holdings is using artificial intelligence to take drive-through orders. What is it: CKE partnered with Presto Automation last year to develop Presto Voice

💻 The recently closed Original Golden Skone restaurant in San Tan Valley has begun selling its pre-mix in two-pound bags for $15 online. Just add yeast and water to make 12 skone sandwiches at home. You can pick up the mix at

🌯 DEZ Burrito, an ex-food truck that opened a bricks-and-mortar restaurant on the southwest corner of Cooper and Ray in Chandler in January, finally celebrates its grand opening from 4-7 p.m. today with free paletas, a prize wheel, and special discounts.

🧑🏿‍🍳 Today is the kickoff of the Valley’s third annual Black Restaurant Week, meant to raise awareness and build support for Black-owned culinary businesses. Sweet Magnolia Smokehouse, Tempura Takeover (pictured), and Chic Chef 77 are just a few of local eateries and food trucks offering special menus

🍅 Sweet Tomatoes, a San Diego-based chain of soup and salad bars that permanently closed all 97 of its U.S. restaurants (including nine in Arizona) due to the coronavirus in 2020, is trying to make a comeback. New owner ST

🥐 Scottsdale-based Wildflower is spending $3 million to redesign seven of its Arizona restaurants with new booths, tables, chairs, and bakery displays. The Sonora Village location in north Scottsdale was the first to be renovated; others scheduled for 2023 are in Goodyear, Scottsdale

🍽 The Arizona Restaurant Association has announced the dates for its Spring Arizona Restaurant Week: May 19-28. Participating restaurants will offer special three-course prix-fixe menus for $33, $44, or $55 per person. A complete list of participating restaurants and their ARW

🍕 It turns out Dave Portnoy visited more than Pizzeria Bianco and Craft 64 for his famous One Bite Pizza Reviews while the Barstool Sports founder was here for the Super Bowl. Check out his videos of Sal’s Gilbert Pizza, Brooklyn V’s Pizza, Venezia’s Pizzeria, Spinato’s

🍷 Cuisine & Wine Bistro, a family-run French restaurant and wine bar in south Chandler, was awarded places in multiple categories on OpenTable’s exclusive Diner’s Choice list for the second straight year. Cuisine & Wine was voted best in Phoenix/Arizona region

Good news: Arizona’s first Black-owned wine bar 🍷 will reopen at 5 p.m. today, according to Chic Chef 77 owner/chef Nic Fields. The Tempe venue closed last Saturday after an alleged drunk driver ran through its patio and window at 2:25 a.m. The business

Scottsdale-based Evening Entertainment Group has reached a deal to open a location of its pizzeria and beer garden concept Bottled Blonde on the Las Vegas Strip in late 2024. It will be located in a new four-story entertainment complex across

KickStand Cocktails, a line of vodka-based canned beverages with a spicy kick, make their Arizona debut today. 🌶 The spice levels: Roasted Jalapeno Cucumber (mild), Charred Pineapple Poblano (medium), Smashed Raspberry Serrano (medium) and Torched Peach Chipotle (hot). 🥫 The details: Made with

Salad and Go, one of the most successful restaurant concepts to come out of the Valley, opened its first Las Vegas location Monday, the start of a planned rapid expansion across Nevada. 🥗 The menu: Chef-designed salads, wraps, breakfast burritos, and

Phoenix restaurateur and chef Chris Bianco, who opened a downtown Los Angeles location of his flagship Pizzeria Bianco last June, is launching a Pane Bianco in the same mixed-use space known as Row DTLA. The menu: Pane Bianco in Los

Tempe bar and grill Boulders on Broadway is seeking a half-dozen chefs to compete in its annual Burger Throwdown at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. The rules: Contestants are required to use meat and bread supplied by Boulders. You are

In a shocking announcement, Cider Corps, Arizona’s largest craft cidery, disclosed it will close its 6-month-old Gilbert taproom and production facility (pictured) on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Warner next Wednesday, Dec. 28. The quote: ‘‘In the two years

Freshly, a prepared meal delivery service that was founded in Phoenix before expanding nationwide, is laying off 329 workers at its southwest Phoenix warehouse as it shifts to a new business strategy. The history: Michael Wystrach and Carter Comstock founded