By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Ahoy, matey! Saturday is annual Talk Like a Pirate Day, and The Perch Pub & Brewery in Chandler is celebrating with a rooftop patio starting at 6 p.m. All night, you can enjoy $4 Piraat beers, a Belgian pale ale from Van Steenberge brewery
Fibber Magees Irish Pub in Chandler is holding a “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” promotion tonight. Get 20-ounce Guinness drafts for $5, and pints of Guinness Golden Lager, Smithwick’s, and Harp for $4.50. The Guinness Golden Lager girls will be
Two dozen East Valley restaurants will participate in Arizona Restaurant Week’s fall edition, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday, Sept. 27. Restaurants will offer special prix fixe menus for either $33 or $44 per person. Typically, the menus include
Uncle Bear’s Brewery in Ahwatukee will celebrate its second anniversary with a party beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday. The highlight of the evening will be the tapping of its seasonal Barktoberfest, a traditional German-style Octoberfest beer brewed with Munich malt and Czech
1. The fourth annual Rockin’ Taco Street Fest will take place 4-10 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of El Palacio Mexican Restaurant on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. 2. Taco-related activities will include a taco-eating contest;
Weekly five-course “Taste of Romeo’s Euro Cafe” dinners, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, in a private dining room, highlight a rotating selection from the regular menu of the downtown Gilbert restaurant. Sept. 17 “Taste of Romeo’s†menu: Greka: Baked feta
Knee Deep, a five-year-old brewery from northern California, is celebrating its return to the Arizona market with a promotion from 4-8 p.m. tonight at The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview. Although fairly young, Knee Deep is no stranger to headlines. It began
The monthly dinners, which start at 6:30 p.m., feature three new dishes from the creative kitchen crew paired with three wines selected by the knowledgable waitstaff at Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert. Sept. 15 “3rd Tuesday†menu: Oink Trio: Spicy sausage, carrot-onion-cannellini bean puree,
Colorado’s Oskar Blues will be the featured brewery when The Hungry Monk holds its monthly Beer & Bacon Night from 5-9 p.m. tonight. There will be six Oskar Blues beers on tap: Dale’s Pale Ale Deviant Dale’s IPA Mama’s Little
JC’s Steakhouse in Gilbert will hold its monthly wine tasting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. This month’s focus will be on Chilean wines. The food and wine pairings: Santa Rita Organic Sauvignon Blanc paired with humitas (Chilean tamales). Santa Rita Reserve
The Perch in downtown Chandler will host a Sierra Nevada beer brunch at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Special guest will be James Conery, assistant brewer and barrel master for the California brewery. The food menu: Crab cake Benedict with Pale
Just 3 spots remain for a French bistro cooking class Saturday, Sept. 19, at Zappone’s Italian Bistro in Gilbert. Chef Sal Zappone will cover four dishes: Braised leeks with tarragon-mustard cream Steak au poivre Pommes Anna Profiterole with vanilla gelato
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. Sept. 10 “Taste of Romeo’s†menu: Portobellini: Grilled portobello mushroom with roasted peppers, basil
Chandler Food Trucks, a four-month-old Friday night food truck court in south Chandler, has called it quits for good, organizers say. The on-again, off-again event was launched April 17 at the Downtown Ocotillo commercial development, but outgrew that venue after just three
Allison has been one of the stars of the Valley’s food truck scene, first with frank., which sold locally made hot dogs and sausages, then United Steaks of Cheese, which made gourmet cheesesteaks. frank., both the truck and the concept, were put
1. More than 30 breweries will participate in the second annual Beer Palooza from 1-6 p.m. Saturday. 2. The 21-and-over event again will be held in air-conditioned indoor comfort at WestWorld of Scottsdale (map). 3. There will be an $5 cash-only
It’s sweet corn season, and the Queen Creek Olive Mill is celebrating with a two-day Corn Roast from 4-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Along with its normal menu, the mill’s outdoor bar and grill (dubbed “The Pit”) will be roasting local sweet corn
1. The brand-new event, which celebrates summer days and a zest for life, will take place noon to 9 p.m. at Founders Park (map). 2. AÂ free Summer Splash event for kids will be held from 9 a.m.-noon at Founders Park.
Downtown Ocotillo Food Trucks, which launched four weeks ago, was a victim of its own success, according to organizer Brian Denham. The Friday night roundup started April 17 at the commercial development Downtown Ocotillo, near Dobson and Queen Creek roads, with
