By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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⚾️ Babbo Italian Eatery’s annual Baseball for Babbo Day of Giving returns Wednesday, turning a meal out into meaningful support for pancreatic cancer research. All seven Valley locations will donate 100% of profits to the Seena Magowitz Foundation, benefiting innovative
🍕 Barro’s Pizza is turning every order into real impact Tuesday as the local chain hosts its 14th annual Doran Barro Holiday Hunger Fight. For one day only, 100% of all sales – dine-in, carry-out, and delivery – will be
🍕 It’s Za Time, a homemade sourdough pizza collective based in Gilbert, will hold a Summer of Za fundraiser for non-profit Slice Out Hunger at 6 p.m. Saturday at QuartHaus in downtown Chandler. The event will feature pizza collabs, drink
🩷 A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for local restaurant worker fighting breast cancer. Jen Day, who’s been a server at Chili’s in Mesa for 10 years, had to postpone a lumpectomy in mid-January in order to raise money for
🍕 Barro’s Pizza holds its 13th annual Doran Barro Holiday Hunger Fight on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The chain will donate 100% of proceeds from all dine-in, carry-out, and delivery orders at all 49 Arizona locations to St. Mary’s Food Bank.
🐶 Fast-food chain Raising Cane’s has begun selling its annual Plush Puppies to benefit local pet welfare organizations. This year’s edition, “Raise a Little Cane,” features a plush dog dressed as a candy cane. The dogs sell for $9.99 with
Several Valley restaurants are participating in a “Toast for Jackson” fundraising campaign for a 16-year-old Chandler boy’s fight against cancer. Fundraiser launched: Jackson loves cooking, so Crêpe Bar owner/chef Jeff Kraus (pictured above with Jackson) equipped him with a cooking apron and
💰 Smoaked Kitchen and Cocktails, a new concept planned for the southwest corner of Mill and Baseline in south Tempe, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. Contributors will get 120% back in credits to spend at Smoaked pop-ups and at the
🎅🏼 Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa is celebrating Christmas in July – its annual food drive for United Food Bank – all month. Bring in at least two approved ‘‘non-perishable’’ food items or make a $2 cash donation and receive
🐕🦺 AZ Lemonade Stand has teamed up with the LovePup Foundation this summer to release a limited-time flavor, Peach Lemonade. For every jar of Peach Lemonade sold, a portion of the proceeds will go directly to LovePup to help dogs find their forever homes. The
🥙 I’ve gotten lots of emails from readers asking when Cava is going to open on the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The Washington, D.C.-based Mediterranean fast-casual chain plans to open its latest Valley location this Friday, but
An all-star lineup of Valley chefs – Adam Allison (right), Delilah Becerra, Jacob Cutino, Stephen Jones, Brent Kille, Jeff Kraus (left), Mat Meyer, and Dom Ruggiero – will prepare the second annual Nicole Learmont Cancer Benefit Brunch from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday
🍹 Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pat Tillman’s death, and Cider Corps in downtown Mesa is honoring his legacy with PawPaw Cider, the latest release in its Honor Series inspired by units serving in our armed forces. Cider Corps
🍹 Los Sombreros in Mesa will host its Spring Break Celebrity Bartending Event from 6-10 p.m. tonight to benefit the Kwamie Lassiter Foundation. Diners can enjoy margaritas and other cocktails made by former NFL and MLB players such as Eric Swann,
Adrianne Calvo, an award-winning Miami-based restaurateur, cookbook author, Emmy-nominated YouTube show host, and podcaster known for her cookbook “Maximum Flavor,” will be the featured chef for the fourth annual Swing Into Spring Social. The event, which will take place 6-10
🔪 Tracy Dempsey Originals in Tempe is hosting a culinary rummage sale March 8-9 to benefit Blue Watermelon Project, a group of Arizona chefs, restaurateurs, and community food advocates assisting schools in rethinking relationships with food. What you can donate
🍷 Peacock Wine & Book Bar, a wine bar that opened on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert in 2019, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $150,000 to help it stay in business. ‘‘This is my
🎁 Mexican restaurant group Mesquite Fresh Street Mex is again partnering with The Foster Alliance (formerly Arizona Helping Hands) on a Toys for Tacos fundraiser. Bring a new, unwrapped toy, game, book, or sports equipment into any of Mesquite Fresh’s
🐕🦺 Today is National Nacho Day, but Gadzooks Enchiladas and Soup is celebrating all month with its third annual Nachopalooza fundraiser for HonorHealth Foundation’s K-9 Security Program. Throughout November, 25% of every nacho entrée sold will go directly to the
☕️🎨 Jarrod’s Coffee Tea & Gallery in downtown Mesa will hold a fundraiser Saturday in an attempt to save the business. Jarrod Martinez launched his Main Street gallery in 2012 and added a coffee shop in 2015. The venue regularly
