By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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In honor of Teacher Appreciation Day, teachers just need to stop by the Chandler hand-pie shop on the southeast corner of Alma School and Ray. Beside a variety of savory and sweet hand pies, AZ Food Crafters also specializes in traditional round pies.
Maybe the third fourth time will be the charm? For the fourth straight year, Kevin Binkley (pictured) from Binkley’s is one of six finalists for the James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest. He’s the only Arizonan to make this year’s finalists, announced today:
MXSW reader Justin Azelton points out the location on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray just closed. The Mesa-based concept once had numerous restaurants in the Valley as well as around the state. According to a post on the Gilbert
New Mexican Grill has closed its location on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek roads in Chandler. The original New Mexican Grill remains open on the northeast corner of Lindsay and Pecos roads in Gilbert. The Chandler location had opened
Rise Up Bakery, a husband-and-wife-operated business, has opened in Gilbert Tuscany Village on the northeast corner of Higley and Guadalupe. Owners Jay and Danielle Lunt (pictured) owned a successful bakery in Las Vegas for nearly 10 years. After living in
Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts has sold its nine Sauce pizzerias in the Valley and Tucson, including locations in Chandler and Mesa. The buyer is a group headed by Scott Kilpatrick, one of the original founders of Ra Sushi, which was
We finally have a date for the opening of Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, a Denver-based breakfast chain, in Tempe. It’ll open next Tuesday, Dec. 10, next to the new Postino in the Art Annex Building at College Avenue and Sixth Street. Snooze’s menu offers nine
(Arizona Beer Class is an ongoing Thursday series profiling Arizona’s noteworthy craft beers. See previous Arizona Beer Classes here.) This week, Fate Brewing founder Steve McFate talks about his fall seasonal Candy Bar Milk Stout (6% ABV), which will be released
The Taylor family, which has run lakeside restaurant Pier 54Â in south Tempe for seven years, has sold the all-patio venue, according to a post on its Facebook page: We have had an amazing journey as the owners and operators of
Wimpy’s Paradise, an old-fashioned burger and ice cream shop, re-opens for business Friday in downtown Chandler after a 2,000-mile journey that took nearly 60 years. The original Wimpy’s Paradise was launched by Ken Walters in 1939 in Monongahela, Pa., just south
Original Chopshop Company has confirmed rumors that have been swirling around downtown Chandler for a couple months: It will open its third Valley location next month in the former Kokopelli Winery & Bistro building on Boston Street. Kokopelli, Arizona’s oldest continual
Espo’s Mexican Food, an Arizona institution for three-plus decades, has closed its doors on Chandler Boulevard, just east of McClintock, in Chandler. The Mexican restaurant, known for its award-winning carne asada and machaca, came under new ownership two years ago.
With its new Phoenix location bogged down in construction delays, Baby Kay’s Cajun Kitchen instead will make its much-anticipated return this month in Mesa. A Valley favorite for decades with locations in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Baby Kay’s currently has no restaurants
It’s official: After five years at Merchant’s Square antique mall, Pittsburgh Willy’s will close its doors Feb. 2. A new downtown Chandler location, dubbed Pittsburgh Willy’s Dog House, will open a few days later. Owner Randy Walters had been planning
Sad to hear Lisa Giungo, known to many simply as Lisa G., passed away this morning after a short battle with lung cancer. Giungo was best known for Lisa G.’s Wine Bar & Cafe, which she opened in 2006 in a central
Picazzo’s Gourmet Pizza & Salads will open next month on the northeast corner of Kyrene and Warner in south Tempe. It should be right at home – it occupied the space until last year. Picazzo’s menu features healthy, natural, and organic pizzas,
H&H City Pizza, which will specialize in wood-fired pizzas, is taking over the former Marco’s Pizza space on the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo in south Chandler. H&H is the brainchild of chefs Marshall Reichert (Cottonwood Country Club) and
Fresh & Easy has been given new life. British conglomerate Tesco announced today it is handing over 150 of its 200 stores in Arizona, Nevada, and California to L.A. billionaire Ron Burkle, an owner of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Tesco is
Thar she blows! One of Arizona diners’ biggest “white whales” – Midwest giant Steak ‘N Shake  – has been sighted in downtown Tempe. The iconic chain, known for its tall shakes and juicy “steakburgers,” is taking over the front portion of
The Humble Pie family of restaurants is unveiling a new concept – Sol Diablo Cantina Kitchen – next month on the southwest corner of College Avenue and Fifth Street (across the street from Sun Devil Stadium) in Tempe. The Mexican-inspired cantina
