By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🎉 New Year’s Eve in the Valley is packed with blowout dinners, rooftop parties, luxe cocktail experiences, and themed celebrations – and many of them sell out long before the ball drops. If you’re plotting where to toast 2026, now’s
🎄 Holiday baklawa boxes are back at Pita Jungle. Made in-house, the classic Mediterranean dessert features crisp layers of phyllo dough finished with honey and pistachios. The six-piece boxes are available through December at participating Pita Jungle locations. Choose from walnut
’Tis the season for over-the-top décor, nostalgic cocktails, and bars that look like the inside of a Hallmark movie – if Hallmark also served Navy-strength rum. The Valley’s festive pop-up scene is stacked this year, and these spots likely will
🫔 Holiday tamale season is here. Whether you’re team red chile beef, green corn, or something a little more adventurous, here are some of the most popular places to score a dozen before they sell out. The Tamale Store: The
’Tis the season to don your ugliest sweater, rally your merriest drinking buddies, and hit the streets for a little holly-jolly hydration. The Valley’s holiday bar crawls are bringing themed cocktails, costume contests, giveaways, and enough festive chaos to power
🧑🏻🎄 Christmas-themed pop-up tiki bar Sippin’ Santa has returned to downtown Phoenix for another holiday season at Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour. Through Dec. 28, B&T has been transformed into a holiday spectacular filled with tiki flair, rum cocktails, snowflakes,
Seating often is limited, so make your reservations early. Ambrogio15: A four-course prix-fixe Milanese menu from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. features filet Rossini and saffron prawn risotto for $169 per person. The Americano: A four-course prix-fixe menu is $150-$195 per person
🇫🇷 Cuisine & Wine Bistro, the French restaurant in south Chandler that’s typically closed on Sundays, will open its doors from 4-8 p.m. this Sunday for a special Mother’s Day dinner. The prix-fixe menu: Starters (choose one): Quiche served on a short
OHSO Brewery Gilbert: $3 street tacos, $4 tamales, $5 Mexican lagers, $5 margaritas, $5 tequila shots, and live music at the Party at The Park in downtown Gilbert. Ghett Yo Taco: Margarita specials, taco-eating contest, pinata making, fire shows, and
Many restaurants will be serving corned beef and green beer Sunday. For something a little different, try these places: 🧇 Start the day with green Belgian waffles in a green vanilla glaze ($12.50) at The Bread and Honey House in
🕎🎅🏼 The Hungry Monk in Chandler hosts beer chef Gidi Goldberg’s 13th annual Jewmas – a hybrid Hanukkah-Christmas party featuring a special menu of brisket, latkes, and craft beers – starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. There is no cover charge.
🎄 The Westin Tempe is hosting the Skysill Chalet, a holiday pop-up bar, at its 18th-floor Skysill Rooftop Lounge, the Valley’s highest open-air rooftop bar. You can get a 90-minute reservation to enjoy specialty cocktails and shareable bites at a candle-lit table. Prices start at
Tempe boutique bakery Tracy Dempsey Originals is selling do-it-yourself ice cream sundae kits for Father’s Day. What’s included: Four fleur de sel caramel swirl fudge brownies One quart of house-made vanilla bean ice cream Hot fudge sauce Salted caramel sauce
☘️ Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hundreds of restaurants and bars Valleywide are offering specials today on everything from corned beef (pictured at Miracle Mile Deli in Phoenix) to Car Bombs. You can start your day with a $14 green Bloody Mary at Hash Kitchen, and wrap it up with
Cuisine & Wine Bistro chef-owner Fabrice Buschtetz is planning a special a la carte menu for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve diners. Starters: Baguette and Butter (Truffle Butter available), Oeuf en Meurette, Crawfish Cappuccino, Escargots Façon Fabrice, Auvergnian Salad.
Downtown Phoenix cocktail bar Bitter & Twisted hosts its annual tiki-themed Sippin’ Santa pop-up tonight through Christmas Eve. Sippin’ Santa: The pop-up will feature a tiki hideaway decor and a special cocktails, such as the Jingle Bird, Rudolph’s Rum Rhapsody,
Monday is Pi Day (3/14), which means OHSO Brewery locations will be holding their annual pairing of 11 pie-inspired beers with 11 pies from Pie Snob starting at 11 a.m. Monday and continuing while supplies last. In downtown Mesa, Cider
B Gastrobar (Gilbert): Chef Steven Buschtetz’s special three-course menu plus amuse bouche is $75. Items also are available a la carte. See menu. Cuisine & Wine Bistro (Chandler): Chef Fabrice Buschtetz’s special three-course prix-fixe menu is $70 from 3-7 p.m.
SanTan Brewing in downtown Chanler and Cuisine & Wine Bistro in south Chandler are offering special Easter meals on Sunday, April 4. SanTan Brewing SanTan will host an Easter brunch buffet for dine-in and takeout diners from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.:
B Gastrobar: Irish stew pie (lamb baked into a flaky pastry crust, $26), Irish soda bread board with smoked salmon ($14), and John Barry cocktails ($10). Copper & Logs: Traditional corned beef ($17.95), corned beef mac and cheese ($16.95), corned
