Category: Food & Drink News

Joe’s Farm Grill in Gilbert closed today for five weeks of renovations. The 11-year-old burger stand, built on the site of owner Joe Johnston’s childhood home, is doubling the amount of air-conditioned indoor seating. It plans to reopen Oct. 12 and roll

Construction work to expand the kitchen and its plumbing system at downtown Chandler brew pub The Perch is taking longer than expected. The venue had hoped to re-open over the weekend after being closed all last week. It now says it will remain

Arizona Brewery Wilderness Brewing in Gilbert is celebrating its four-year anniversary with five days of special beer tappings starting today. The weekend schedule: Today American Presidential Stout tapping Old Growth Forest: Bush & Vine tapping Wet Hop Saison tapping Pure Hop Water DIPA tapping Friday

Four Peaks taps Pumpkin Porter, its best-selling seasonal beer, tonight at midnight at its pubs in Tempe and Scottsdale. It will hit restaurants, bars, and retail stores next week. Pumpkin Porter made its debut in 1999, when it was one of

So long, That’ll Do. Hello, Copper State. Huss Brewing in south Tempe has released a new beer – Copper State IPA. Brewed with Citra, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops, Copper State is described as juicy yet dry and has an ABV of 6.5%

The Perch Brewery in downtown Chandler closed Saturday for several days for expansion of its kitchen. If you’re wondering why they didn’t keep at least the bar portion open during renovations, the answer is pretty obvious when you see the 6-foot-deep

After 10 years, Amazing Jake’s entertainment center in Mesa is undergoing a massive renovation, including an upgrade of its food and beverage offerings and a new name – Jake’s Unlimited. Starting this week, Jake’s is closed for construction Mondays through Thursdays,

Scottsdale Beer Company, Arizona’s eighth-largest brew pub in terms of production volume, soon will be providing its beers to bars, restaurants, and stores throughout the state. Valley-based Quail Distributing will begin delivering SBC beers in mid-September. “It brings us great pride to team

Scottsdale-based Flo’s Restaurants, which operates three Asian eateries in the Valley, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Owner Flo Chan opened her original Asian eatery in Scottsdale in 1997, and has added (and closed) several addition locations over the years. There

One restaurant’s misfortune can be another’s opportunity. That’s how Dennis Petty and wife Diana Blewer, owners of JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert, saw the July 28 fire that destroyed the historic Mining Camp Restaurant in Apache Junction, That same day, Petty was

Liberty Market launches its eighth annual Burger Daze promotion today. Every day this month, the downtown Gilbert restaurant is offering a different specialty burger. (Pictured: This week’s first six burgers, in order.) Today: Coffee Burger with Beehive Barely Buzzed Cheese, candied bacon,

August is almost upon us, so it’s time to order your Hatch chile peppers. La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen in Gilbert will hold its fifth annual Hatch Chile Festival on Aug. 25-26. You must pre-order your Hatch chiles in advance. Peppers are

The fourth annual Real, Wild & Woody beer festival drew a record crowd of more than 3,100 to the Phoenix Convention Center on Saturday. The indoor event, which featured cask (real) beers, Brettanomyces yeast (wild) beers, and barrel-aged (woody) beers – is one of three

Cowboy Ciao and neighboring Kazimierz World Wine Bar – two mainstays of the Old Town Scottsdale restaurant and nightlife scene for more than a decade – have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Owner Peter Kasperski (pictured) blamed the filings on penalty fines from

Chef Yolanda “Yoli” Fernandez and husband Rick Scott have sold Yoli’s Cafe, their award-winning breakfast and lunch eatery in downtown Chandler. The cafe will close Saturday to begin renovations. The couple, who regularly closed in July for a monthlong sabbatical, made the

Queen Creek residents will have to wait a little longer for their Pita Jungle. The locally based chain of Mediterranean restaurants had been scheduled to open its 16th Valley location Monday near the Harkins Theatres at Ellsworth Loop and Rittenhouse. Now, the