Please welcome Venezia’s Pizzeria, a family-owned group of New York-style pizzerias with five Valley locations, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
Domenick and Jaime Montanile opened their first location in Tempe in 1998 and later added others in Mesa (two), Gilbert, and Phoenix.
Besides pizzas, Venezia’s offers wings, sandwiches, salads, and pastas. Menu items are available for dine-in, takeout, and delivery.
Please thank Venezia’s for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Please welcome IncogNitos, a neighborhood sports bar that opened on the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler in September, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
Taking over the longtime Gallagher’s space, IncogNitos offers a all-star menu that ranges from Wisconsin cheese curds to Hatch green chile dip. (One owner is from Wisconsin, the other from New Mexico.)
Creative twists on traditional sports bar fare include The Arizonan (pictured), a half-pound burger with local beer cheese, and The Louisianan, a pulled-chicken sandwich with ghost pepper cheese and house-made BBQ sauce.
Besides showing games on its numerous TVs, IncogNitos hosts Team Trivia at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Texas hold ’em poker at 7 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. Thursdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays.
Please thank IncogNitos for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Please welcome Flancer’s, a pair of fun and casual cafés with a Southwest-inspired menu, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
Owner Jeff Flancer, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, opened the original Flancer’s in Gilbert in 2000 and added a northeast Mesa location in 2008.
Both offer the same great sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, salads, and entrees – including Flancer’s famous Chile Verde Birdie turkey sandwich – and a fondness for rock ’n’ roll from the 1960s and ’70s.
Flancer’s recently launched a breakfast menu, available 8-11 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday. (More about that coming soon.)
Please thank Flancer’s for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Please welcome Wild Ginger Asian Bistro, an Asian fusion restaurant that opened in June on the northeast corner of Higley and Guadalupe in Gilbert, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
The father-and-daughter-run restaurant offers a menu of delicious dishes from China, Japanese, Thailand, Vietnam, and other southeast Asian countries.
House specialities include butterscotch braised pork belly ($15), lemongrass chicken ($13) and shrimp ($15), Korean beef short ribs ($18), Hong Kong pan-fried noodles ($14), and pad Thai ($15).
The lunch menu, available 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday, has 37 selections ($8-$13), mostly Chinese dishes, that come with fried rice, spring roll, and a crab puff.
There’s also a chef’s ramen of the day ($10) and a full bar. Besides dine-in and takeout, Wild Ginger does catering, too.
Please thank Wild Ginger for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Grand opening of La Sala Tequila Cantina in Chandler
5th anniversary specials at Vintage 95 in Chandler
Arizona Brewers Ball at Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix
2nd annual Phoenix Pizza Festival at Margaret T. Hance Park
4th Anniversary Party at McFate Tap & Barrel in Scottsdale
Bike-In Beer Festival at OHSO Brewery in Arcadia
7th annual Pie Social at Roosevelt Row in Phoenix
Red, White & Brew Festival at Ground Control in Litchfield Park
Grand re-opening at Sweet Dessert Cafe in Tempe
Casa Noble tequila dinner at Casa Laredo in Gilbert
6th annual Wine Festival at My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee
25th anniversary party at Serrano’s Mexican Food in Mesa
7th annual Chili Cook Off at The Monastery in Mesa
Please welcome 55 Chicago, a contemporary cocktail lounge that opened in April in downtown Chandler, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
Located next to its sibling, The Perch Pub & Brewery, 55 Chicago features spirits and cocktails created with small-batch craft spirits.
A recently revamped food menu offers Chicago-style Italian favorites – including a sausage & peppers board, paninis, and pappardelle lasagna – in a bluesy/jazz environment.
55 Chicago is open 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Happy hour is 3-6 p.m. each day.
Please thank 55 Chicago for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Please welcome Prime Dine Brokers, a new company from Valley restaurant specialist Thomas Yario, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
Yario has more than 25 years of experience with nationwide restaurants like Mastro’s and Eddie V’s to start-up concepts like Postino and Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers.
Prime Dine can provide sellers with a customized advertising and marketing strategy designed to reach potential buyers, tenants, and real-estate professionals.
It also can help buyers identify the right neighborhood for their concept and work within their parameters to find the perfect space.
Please thank Prime Dine Brokers for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Please welcome Phoenix Marketing Associates, a top Arizona agency for restaurant grand openings and public relations, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
PMA offers specialized public relations and grand-opening promotion of businesses, including restaurants, hospitality, entertainment, among others.Â
Whether your restaurant is looking for more exposure on television through cooking segments or seeking to reach Valley residents by being featured via top-notch food journalists and bloggers, PMA promises its personalized service doesn’t end at 5 p.m.
Please thank Phoenix Marketing Associates for its support of local food and drink coverage.
Please welcome Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants, a family-run enterprise that has six locations in the Valley, as MXSW’s newest sponsor.
The Serranos lay claim to operating the oldest, continuously family-owned business in Chandler, having opened their doors in 1919. For the first 60 years, though, Serrano’s sold clothing.
In 1979, Ernie and Eva Serrano decided to open a small Mexican restaurant that became the family’s flagship location in downtown Chandler.
Today, Serrano’s also has two restaurants in Mesa and others in Tempe, Gilbert, and Queen Creek. The family also has a breakfast-and-lunch concept called Brunchies, which shares the Chandler kitchen.
Please thank Serrano’s for its support of local food and drink coverage.
