Category: Food & Drink News

Tempe-based Cartel Coffee Lab releases a new line of products called Black Market today. Black Market items include: Blend Forty-Eight: The company’s first coffee blend, made with Brazil and Colombia whole beans. ($15 per pound) Travel Pour Over Kit (pictured): A

Independent steakhouses are becoming a rarity in the East Valley. There’s JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert, DC Steakhouse in downtown Chandler, Chop in south Chandler … and pretty much everyplace else is a chain. So I was excited to hear about

It’s been more than two weeks since Varsity Tavern in downtown Tempe had its liquor license suspended, and there are no signs of the 7-month-old sports bar reopening anytime soon. Varsity Tavern’s liquor license was suspended July 2 after a

The Watermark Tempe, a $150 million mixed-use development under construction on the north side of Tempe Town Lake, has announced its first two restaurants: Panini Kabob Grill and Obon + Sushi + Ramen. It will be the first Arizona location for

The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktail, a gastropub offering modern American cuisine and craft cocktails, is taking over the former Meridiem Kitchen & Lounge in south Chandler. Meridiem, which occupied a new building on Price just south of the 202, closed in

Pita Jungle, the Tempe-born chain of Meditteranean-inspired eateries, continues to expand: It’s taking over the former Osteria space on the southeast corner of Alta Mesa and McKellips in northeast Mesa. Osteria, a casual Italian restaurant, opened in a newly constructed

Like to take photos when you go out to eat? Now you can win free food for doing it. Flancer’s is giving away a chance to win a $15 gift certificate. All you have to do to enter is email

Today is the first-ever Bourdain Day, an opportunity to honor the late Anthony Bourdain and his legacy. The day is the idea of two of the world’s top chefs, Éric Ripert and José Andrés, who announced it three weeks ago