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👨🍳 Chilte co-owner Lawrence ‘‘LT’’ Smith (pictured) has been named one of the 13 Best New Chefs in the U.S. by Food and Wine. His Mexican restaurant, which opened at the Egyptian Motor Hotel in downtown Phoenix last year, was
🍹 Congrats to The Montauk bartender Barrymore ‘‘Bud’’ Shaw (pictured), who beat out 950 other bartenders to win the 2024 Coramino Cup, sponsored by Gran Coramino Tequila, in Las Vegas. Shaw won $10,000 and will appear with comedian/actor Kevin Hart
🍺 September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and OHSO Brewery has just canned its seasonal 988, an IPA it launched in 2017 to raise awareness of the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Last year, more than 90 breweries from 30 states joined
🌭 Dog Haus, which has locations in Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, and Gilbert, introduces its first-ever Oktoberfest menu today. It features a bratwurst with caramelized onions and sauerkraut, a beer cheese sausage burrito, King’s Hawaiian pretzel bites, and drink specials. Available
🥙 It’s National Pita Day! Pita Jungle is donating $1 from every pita sandwich sold today at its 23 Arizona locations to local non-profit Waste Not, whose mission is creating sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish.
🌶 The Mexicano’s Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa (Best Overall Salsa), Los Amaya’s Prickly Pear Salsa (Most Unique Salsa), and Los Muertos Extreme Hot Salsa Blend (Spiciest Salsa) were the winners at the new Arizona Salsa Fest, which made its debut
🍦 Celebrate Shaquille O’Neal’s birthday Wednesday with a free ice cream cone at the former NBA star’s Big Chicken restaurant in downtown Gilbert. No purchase is necessary, but there’s a limit of one cone per person. 🐘 Stroll select Phoenix
🌮 The Choco Taco, which Klondike discontinued in July 2022 after 40 years, is returning this summer thanks to a collaboration between Taco Bell and Salt & Straw ice cream. The new version will feature cinnamon ancho ice cream. 🐓🍕
