Category: Things to Do

El Palacio chef Anthony Serrano and Zappone’s Italian Bistro chef Sal Zappone will compete mano a mano in a South of the Border Throwdown on Sunday, July 31. The pair will prepare dishes from Mexico to Argentina with a little

The latest additions to the MXSW’s Upcoming Events listings: Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert will host its monthly ’’3rd Tuesday’’ dinner on Tuesday, March 15. Stereo Rex will headline the St. Patrick’s Day fun on Thursday, March 17, at the House of Brews

Garlic Chicken Pesto and Mediterranean Stuffed Gyros (pictured) are the featured entrees of this week’s “Taste of Romeo’s Euro Cafe” dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Related: Romeo Taus ‘engineers’ culinary success with Euro Cafe The

The Perch, Uncle Bear’s, Beer Research, Sonoran, Desert Eagle, and Bad Water are among the local breweries participating in the second annual Downtown Mesa Brewfest from 2-6 p.m. Saturday on Macdonald south of Main. General admission to the family- and dog-friendly

The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview and Huss Brewing are teaming up to celebrate this spring’s first Cactus League baseball game at Sloan Park on Friday. The Sloan Park Opening Day Tailgate will kick off at 10 a.m. with $2 hot

Red blends are the subject of tonight’s monthly wine tasting at My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee. Held from 6-8 p.m., the $15 tasting will include: Bordeaux blend Super Tuscan Napa blend Washington blend Wine tastings are held on the last

Top of the Rock Restaurant is offering a special three-course meal to raise money for Arizona Camp Sunrise & Sidekicks, where children fighting cancer can spend a week riding horses, fishing, and sitting around campfires. Through Feb. 29, diners can

It’s been a good month for the East Valley’s three homeless food truck roundups. The former Gilbert Food Truck Food Court, which lost its downtown location in December, reopened Jan. 8 at Gilbert Town Square with a new name: Gilbert Town

JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert will hold its monthly wine tasting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. This month’s focus will be on Brazilian wines. The food-and-wine pairings: Callia Alta Torrentés paired with Brazilian black-eyed pea shrimp fritters. Macaw Tannat paired with feijoada (black bean

Looking for a new way to impress your sweetheart this Valentine Day? Zappone’s Italian Bistro in Gilbert will host a Romantic Cooking Class at noon Saturday, Feb. 6. You will learn how to make: Lobster bisque Filet & lobster tail

Get your butt off the Chesterfield and put on your tuke: The Queen Creek Olive Mill kicks off its third annual Canada Week today. Food specials all week will include poutine, Montreal-style pastrami on rye, lox bruschetta, butter tarts, Nanaimo bars,

Attention, Michiganders: Koegel’s will be in the East Valley this weekend. The iconic Koegel Meat Company, founded in Flint, Mich., in 1916, still produces 27 types of meat products, led by its signature hot dogs. (According to hot dog connoisseurs, you’re not

Tickets for the seventh annual Devoured Culinary Classic, which will take place March 5-6 at Phoenix Art Musuem, go on sale to the public today. The 2016 fest will feature a new layout offering four areas to explore: In the Great

Has the East Valley’s largest and longest-running weekly food truck roundup come to the end of its road? The Gilbert Food Truck Food Court posted a dire-sounding message on its Facebook page today: We’ve been fighting this for a lot

The Monastery in northeast Mesa is celebrating the upcoming release of ‘‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’’ with a droid-friendly party at 4 p.m. Saturday. Beers on tap will include Firestone Walker Wookey Jack, Deschutes Twilight, and Mudshark Full Moon. Those wearing

This Saturday night, Mesa will see the soft opening of the city’s first weekly food truck roundup, dubbed the Mesa Feastival Forest, at Pioneer Park on the east edge of downtown. The roundup, which will run 5:30-9 p.m., is from the organizers of