By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🚫 The sheep’s milk ice cream experiment at The Trailhead didn’t last long. Negranti Creamery, the Oregon-based creamery known for its handcrafted sheep’s milk scoops, quietly closed its Peoria outpost on the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley
🥢 Gilbert diners who’ve long made the trek to Wok with Ming‘s cozy spot at Cooper and Warner will need to update their GPS. The casual Chinese restaurant has relocated to Chandler, setting up shop in the 99 Ranch Market
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☕️ The Coach Coffee Shop makes its long-awaited Arizona debut at 9 a.m. today at Tanger Outlets Phoenix on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale. The menu is stacked: iced beverages, the signature Coach
🌺 Hawaiian Bros Island Grill has brought its island-inspired plate lunches to north Scottsdale, opening its first location in the city on the northeast corner of Shea and the Loop 101. The opening marks the Kansas City, Mo.-based brand’s ninth
🚫 Kasai Japanese Steakhouse has permanently closed its Peoria location at Park West shopping center. Known for its ‘‘dinnertainment’’ vibe, Kasai served up sizzling steaks, sushi, Asian-fusion dishes, and eye-catching cocktails alongside the chef showmanship. No explanation was given for
🍺 Two Arizona breweries won medals this week at the 2026 World Beer Cup in Philadelphia – often called the ‘‘Olympics of beer’’ – competing against 8,166 entries from 1,644 breweries across 50 nations. Tucson’s Barrio Brewing (pictured) took home
🔥 Acclaimed Phoenix bakery Bagelfeld’s is closed indefinitely after an early-morning fire today. Firefighters arrived on the northeast corner of Thomas and 29th Place at 5:30 a.m. and extinguished a roof fire. No injuries were reported. It’s unknown how long
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📺 Chef Devan Cunningham – best known for opening CC’s on Central in midtown Phoenix with his mother, Sharon – returns to the Food Network on Thursday when he takes on Bobby Flay on ‘‘Beat Bobby Flay.’’ The episode, titled
🦞 Starfish Scottsdale, the first Arizona outpost of Orange County, Calif.-based Starfish Hospitality Group, will open May 5 – with soft-opening reservations available May 1-4. It takes over the space formerly home to Mexican restaurants Agave del Scottsdale and then,
🚫 After more than a decade serving northeast Mesa, Echo 5 Sports Pub announced Monday it has permanently closed, thanking loyal customers “for all this year.” Former Marines sergeant Mike Alton opened Echo 5 in 2014 in the former O’Neill’s
🚫 After 52 years in Phoenix, Raffaeles Pizza is closing its original location on May 30 – it’s being demolished for what owner Billy Burns describes as “a QT-style 7-Eleven and another McDonald’s.” Burns, who has run the beloved spot
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Happy 4/20, homies. Tempe-born Cheba Hut is doing what it does every year – owning the holiday harder than anyone else. Today, all 11 Valley locations are slinging $4.20 Nugs (their classic 4-inch toasted subs) all day while supplies last.
🍽️ Downtown Ocotillo’s long-drawn-out restaurant refresh is finally complete. After one of the longest transitions in recent memory – the handoff quietly happened late last summer – south Chandler’s mixed-use dining destination officially has unveiled three new concepts from developer/restaurateur
🌃 Cielito (“little sky” in Spanish) has opened atop the AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town near the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian School, showcasing views of the Old Town skyline and Camelback Mountain. But the menu is the real
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🌮 Tocaya, the casual modern Mexican eatery at Scottsdale Fashion Square, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 10 days of offers and giveaways, beginning this weekend. April 18: Happy hour all day April 19: Loyalty members enjoy 10% off all
