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Chef Off!, a series of friendly culinary competitions between East Valley chefs, will return for another season on Monday, Aug. 3. The season-opener, dubbed the “Southwest Standoff,” will pit current champion Romeo Taus of Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert against

It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which means Lost Coast Brewery is tagging along like remora. The California brewery once again has a week of East Valley promos involving its Great White witbier and Sharkinator white IPA: 4 p.m. today: Handelbar

Attention, all Jimmys and Joes. You can get a free Serious Slice of cheese pizza Wednesday at Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria in Mesa, Chandler, or Ahwatukee. The annual freebie also is good for those named any variation of Jimmy or Joe, such as

The weekly five-course dinners, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, in a private dining room, typically highlight a rotating selection from the regular menu at Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert. July 9 “Taste of Romeo’s” menu: Feta Dill Fritters: A blend of gyro

A new month means a new brewery of the month at The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview. For July, the featured brewery will be Stone from Escondido, Calif. Enjoy $4 Stone pints all month. The bar also will be tapping some Stone

Two years ago, James Swann and Andrew Bauman traveled to Lake Havasu City to create a beer with the folks at Mudshark. The result was Road Zoda, a delicious tangerine-horchata wheat ale. Swann is now one of the owners of the new Craft

Lucky Break in south Tempe will host two Arizona breweries for a tap takeover at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Uncle Bear’s from Ahwatukee will have five beers on tap: Mandarin Wheat Head To Tale Amber Ale Dog Park Dark Ale OB

The Hungry Monk in Chandler will host a Sierra Nevada “Hoppy Hour” from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday with these beers on tap: Hoptimum DIPA India Farmhouse Ale Southern Harvest IPA Torpedo Extra IPA Hop Hunter IPA India Farmhouse Ale, part of

The Perch Pub & Brewery in downtown Chandler will be celebrating a pair of releases Sunday. The first will be its newest beer, Uncommon Good IPA, created by head brewer Andrew Bauman (left) and local musician Jay Allan (right), whose

You may have seen the tragic news last week about six Irish college students killed when a fourth-floor apartment balcony collapsed in Berkley, Calif. From 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler will host a trivia tournament fundraiser with

With the temperature predicted to hit 113 degrees Wednesday, you’re probably gonna want to stay indoors. Why not try explore some wines while staying cool? Ahwatukee wine bar and bistro My Wine Cellar will host its monthly wine tasting from

In other words: If today’s temperature is between 111 and 115 degrees (forecast high is 112), you can get any of the cans of beer for $2 and add a cheese crisp for an additional $2.

The weekly five-course dinners, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, in a private dining room, typically highlight a rotating selection from the regular menu at Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert. June 24 “Taste of Romeo’s” menu: Spicy Euro Baba Ganoush with Feta: Roasted

In what’s sure to be one of the summer’s don’t-miss beer events in the Valley, The Perch is celebrating its one-year “beer-iversary” – marking the date the Chandler brewpub brewed its first beer – Wednesday. Head brewer Andrew Bauman has introduced so many

A few seats still remain for Wednesday’s Huss Brewing beer dinner at El Palacio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Chandler. The menu and beer pairings: Shrimp and crab gazpacho, paired with Scottsdale Blonde Kolsch Pulled pork mac ’n’ cheese, paired with

Still looking for a great gift for Dad on Sunday? How about a gift certificate from Arizona Brewery Tours? ABT’s standard tour visits three breweries, where you’ll enjoy 15-18 beer samples (the equivalent of 6 or 7 pints). At one of

The new deals include: Wednesdays: Happy hour all day with $1 off all local drafts (35 choices) and $6 house wines (six choices). Thursdays:  All pitchers of local craft beers are $12 all day.  Add a one-topping pizza for just $12