🍚 Rice Table, a locally owned Thai restaurant, has opened next to Starbucks on the southeast corner of Hardy and University in west Tempe. Entrees ranging from Thai Grilled Chicken to Phuket Pork to Buddha Tofu Salad come in combo

🍑 The Peach Cobbler Factory, a Tennessee-based dessert shop chain, has opened its second Arizona location in the Sprouts shopping center on the northwest corner of Gantzel and Combs in Queen Creek. Peach cobbler is the signature menu item, but

🥞 Syrup & Salt, a modern halal restaurant blending comfort-food cravings with Middle Eastern influences, has opened in the former Pizza Factory space on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Southern in Mesa. The all-day breakfast menu features cookie butter pancakes,

Dutchman’s County BBQ: Former ‘‘MasterChef’’ champion Shaun O’Neale is smoking Texas-style brisket, St. Louis ribs, and house-made sausage links in a sprawling restaurant and bar on the Apache Trail in Apache Junction. Haidilao: The global Sichuan-style hot pot powerhouse with

🌶️ Estelle, a two-story open-air bar and dining destination blending Mediterranean breeziness with Mexican flair, has opened near the southwest corner of Camelback and Saddlebag Trail in Old Town Scottsdale. The latest concept from Jocque Concepts (the team behind The

🥩🍸 Cleaverman and Filthy Martini Bar – the much-anticipated new creations from Pretty Decent Concepts, the minds behind Wren & Wolf, Filthy Animal, and Carry On – will be unveiled Friday at the Arizona Center on the northeast corner of Van

🍝 Dave’s Italian Eatery – a family-friendly mash-up of classic red-sauce comfort, stone-fired pizzas, and neighborhood-casual vibes – has opened on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Guadalupe in Gilbert. The locally owned restaurant takes over the building formerly