By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🧁 Sweet Impastries – a gluten-free gourmet bakery inspired by Chök, a well-known chocolate kitchen and pastelarîa in Barcelona, Spain – has opened on the southwest corner of Val Vita and Elliot in Gilbert. Owner Dana Scott was so impressed by
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🥙 Mediterranean restaurants generally are viewed as healthier (and often more affordable) options for diners, so it’s no surprise that several new ones have launched in all areas of the Valley. Caroun Restaurant, which has been serving Mediterranean and Middle
🥟 Uncle Bao – a sibling of Uncle Panda, a popular dumpling and noodle house that debuted in Glendale in 2023 – has opened in Ahwatukee. The casual Chinese restaurant takes over the space formerly home to Japanese restaurant Tabe-Mono
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🚫 Sizzler, a California-based steakhouse chain that once had nearly 300 U.S. locations, has closed its last Valley restaurant. The Sizzler on the northeast corner of Indian School and 51st Avenue in west Phoenix had been serving diners for four
🚫 Scoopwell’s Dough Bar – a dessert shop that offered scoops of edible cookie dough, as well as cookies, ice cream, and ice cream sandwiches – has closed all its Valley locations. John and Kendra Scheer launched their concept at
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🍳 Here’s a reason to get up early: Hash Kitchen, one of the Valley’s most popular brunch destinations, has launched a morning happy hour. From 7-9 a.m. daily, all six Valley locations are offering $5 well cocktails and $4 off
🍑 The Peach Cobbler Factory, a Tennessee-based dessert shop chain, has made its Arizona debut in the space formerly home to The Paleta Bar on the northeast corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in Chandler. As its name suggest, cobbler is the signature
🌶 La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen will hold its 13th annual Hatch Chiles Roast on Friday, Sept. 5, and Saturday. Sept. 6. Chiles must be ordered in advance online or by phone through La Ristra’s Gilbert or Chandler location. During the
🧑🍳 Arizona Chef’s Week – an event billed as ‘‘a brand-new dining event celebrating local chefs, seasonal flavors, and bold creativity across the Phoenix area’’ – kicks off Friday and runs through next Sunday, Aug. 10. The concept is similar
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🍚 OG Poke, a popular Hawaiian-style poke concept in Portland, Ore., has opened a second location on the northeast corner of McKellips and Miller in south Scottsdale. Hawaii native Kevin Castillo debuted OG Poke next to Portland State University in
🛒 Congrats to Valley chef Adam Allison, who won the Food Network’s latest episode of ‘‘Supermarket Stakeout,’’ which was filmed in a Bashas’ parking lot in Surprise and aired Tuesday night. The reality show pits four chefs in a series
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🍽️ Anhelo, chef and owner Ivan Jacobo’s well-regarded fine-dining restaurant in downtown Phoenix, has moved into its new home in Old Town Scottsdale. It’s located on the southeast corner of Goldwater and First Avenue between America’s Taco Shop and Arcadia
🚫 The Drunk Munk, a Polynesian-themed tiki bar and restaurant, has closed after six years in Old Town Scottsdale. The concept had taken over the space previously home to the acclaimed Cowboy Ciao on the northeast corner of Stetson and
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🍔 King and Cardinal, a 100% halal fast-casual concept specializing in Indian burgers, chaat platters, and Irani chai, has opened on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. Its huge menu is inspired by the street foods of
