Category: Food & Drink News

Condolences to the family and friends of Gregory Elias, a longtime Scottsdale restaurateur who died while swimming at Lake Pleasant on Saturday. He was 72. Elias was best-known as the owner of popular Eli’s American Grille from 1992 until its

Wicked Brews, Bites, & Spirits in Ahwatukee has unveiled its new Brewer’s Den, a banquet room and second bar that offers high-end spirits. The room, which is adjacent to the 20-month-old restaurant’s brewing equipment, can be booked for private events.

Three Valley pizzerias are among the top 50 in the United States according to 50 Top Pizza, a pizza evaluation website based in Italy. Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix ranks No. 12, Pomo in Scottsdale is No. 38, and Craft 64

With the annual summer slowdown and the upcoming holiday weekend, several Valley restaurants are temporarily closing in order to take well-earned vacations, including: Los Dos Molinos in Mesa is closed until Tuesday, July 5. Cuisine & Wine Bistro in south

Heads up, Wendy’s fans: The fast-food chain introduced a limited-time Strawberry Frosty on Monday in conjunction with the seasonal return of its Summer Strawberry Chicken Salad. It’s only the second new Frosty flavor Wendy’s has debuted in the U.S. in the

Bashas’ has announced the three grand prize winners of its seventh annual Donut Flavor Craze contest: In the kids’ category, 15-year-old Owen (no last name released) from Phoenix won for his Cotton Candy doughnut, a white raised donut with blue

It’s been a month since I launched MXSW Insider, a series of in-depth posts for paid subscribers on Mouth by Southwest. (If you missed the announcement about MXSW Insider, you can find it here.) So far, the paid subscriptions have

After a two-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic and then a staffing shortage, Mexican restaurant Aunt Chilada’s finally reopens for public dining at 11 a.m. today at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa on the southwest corner of I-10