Category: Food & Drink News

VB Lounge, which opened last December in downtown Chandler, has a new name: Sasha’s Kitchen & Cocktails. Owner Sasha Cosic, who also operates Va Bene, an award-winning Italian restaurant and wine bar in Ahwatukee, bought the former di Sciacca glassware retail store on

The Hungry Monk in Chandler will ring out 2017 with a five-course prix fixe dinner menu from beer chef Gidi Goldberg available from 4-10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. Cost is $90 for two, which includes a bottle of wine, two beer pairing flights,

In celebration of its third anniversary this month, JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert has added more than a dozen new items to its menu. Appetizer options now include charred brussels sprouts, fire-roasted artichoke spears, lobster ravioli, and crab-and-shrimp-stuffed avocado. New house specialities include

Republica Empanada, which will make an appearance on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’’ on Friday, Dec. 22, has closed for 10 days for kitchen renovations. The small, family-run Latin American eatery in downtown Mesa plans to reopen to the public

Good Time Charli’s in Chandler celebrates the 84th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition with a trip back to the Roaring Twenties from 6 p.m.-close  Saturday, Dec. 16. Sip a vintage cocktail while enjoying a live jazz/horn band, which will take the stage

Nicole Mastyk celebrates her birthday today. But she’s more focused on a day next week. On Dec. 12, she’ll undergo surgery for a double mastectomy. Just last Wednesday, the Queen Creek resident was diagnosed with two types of stage 2

In an effort to spur sales, Pizza Hut begins delivering beer with its pizza, wings, and pasta today. The national chain is testing the idea in only one market: Phoenix. Your options are limited to four Anheuser-Busch brands – Budweiser, Bud Light and

Phoenix-based Upward Projects restaurant group has reached a deal with Los Angeles private equity firm Brentwood Associates to expand its Postino Winecafe concept nationally. Upward Projects’ concepts also include Joyride Taco House, Federal Pizza, Windsor, and Churn. But it is Postino,