It’s no secret that Tempe is home to some of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Arizona. A quick drive down Apache Boulevard makes this abundantly clear. And though it can be easy to mistake one Middle Eastern restaurant for another, a new-ish restaurant is making itself stand out in…
Downtown Chandler, you’re getting a new restaurant and bar. Called The Brickyard Downtown, the new spot is expected to open in December at 85 West Boston Street. The restaurant comes from Gavin Jacobs, former co-owner of nearby Vintage 95 wine bar, and partner Elliott Hall of Hall Investment Properties, who owns the property. Though…
Just in time for the holiday season, Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey Originals has opened the doors to her Tempe bakery to the public. According to the Tracy Dempsey Originals website, this Thursday marked the storefront’s official opening. And from now on, you’ll be able to swing by the bakery…
It’s finally hiking season, Phoenix. (At least for those of us who don’t dare venture up a mountain when heat exhaustion is a very real risk) And after a long and sweaty jaunt in the great outdoors, we’re usually thinking about one thing: where to eat. Well, lucky for us,…
Next week, millions of Americans will sit down to full tables for a Thanksgiving feast. But for some Arizonans, that won’t be possible without donations to Valley food banks. St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix is about 5,000 turkeys short of its annual goal this year, says Jerry Brown, spokesman…
Don’t stampede, folks. But Ocotillo Restaurant and Bar is opening for dinner service for the first time tonight, Thursday, November 19. In addition to debuting the new dinner menu, the evening will include a performance from Flamenco Por La Vida from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and live music from DJ Sean…
New Times’ and Roosevelt Row’s 6th Annual Pie Social Saturday, November 21 There will be no shortage of flaky crusts and decadent fillings at this year’s Pie Social. Starting at 2 p.m. at Bioscience High School, attendees will have the opportunity to sample an array of pies from celebrity and community…
The Farm at South Mountain is a rare kind of Phoenix destination. For years, the historic 10-acre farm and garden, which is tucked away on a quiet stretch of 32nd Street in South Phoenix, has offered a small taste of rural tranquility in a city spilling over with strip malls…
Phoenix’s love for local culture continues to flourish, this time at the 2015 Certified Local Fall Festival, which took place Saturday, November 14, in downtown Phoenix. The event, now in its 11th year, was put on by Local First Arizona and featured entertainment along with more than 100 vendors representing…
Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow food in your own backyard? Or are you a seasoned urban farmer looking for a few ways to improve your crop? Urban Farm U, a local organization that aims to educate growers about self-sustaining food production, is launching a podcast all about…
Deirdre Pain admits she’s a storyteller. The owner of Malee’s Thai Bistro in Old Town Scottsdale thinks it might be because she’s Irish, but we think it has something to do with the sheer amount of stories she has to tell. Take, for example, how she recounts the first month…
Where: Perk Eatery When: 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily Dish: Wine Country French Toast Price: $16.57 (including tax and tip) The Setting: Perk Eatery, located at 6501 E. Greenway Parkway in North Scottsdale, is an interesting combination of atmospheres. On our visit, we noticed that the main dining area of…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
As we told you earlier this year, Pita Jungle — the Tempe-based chain of vegetarian and healthy food restaurants — decided to close its original location and move to a new spot on Mill Avenue. Well, the time has finally come, and as of November 5, Pita Jungle closed its…
Later this year Dixie Brands, one of Colorado’s leading edibles companies, will bring its THC and CBD topicals and edibles to the Arizona medical-marijuana market. The Denver-based company has partnered with Bloom Dispensaries and an affiliate of General Cannabis Corporation to not only distribute the entire line of Dixie Elixirs…
Grand Avenue Festival 2015 Saturday, November 14 Grand Avenue Festival, produced by Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation, as well as the Production Agency for Participatory Arts, will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday along Grand Avenue from 15th Avenue to Polk Street. The Phoenix Annual Parade of…
Since 2012, The Maine Lobster Lady has been one of the Valley most popular mobile eateries. Serving fresh Maine lobster in the form of lobster rolls, lobster bisque, lobster salad, and even lobster mac n’ cheese, the food truck often draws long lines of desert dwellers looking to get a…
I paused for a moment outside La Bella Pizzeria last Friday afternoon. Oh, no. I thought. I heard this was a kosher Italian restaurant. Yet nothing among the many signs posted outside this neat-as-a-pin strip mall diner indicated that one could eat here without busting Kashrut. Then I stepped inside…
If you happen to go to 43rd Express (also known as Pho 43 Express) for lunch, the first thing you’ll notice is how difficult it is to get a table. The dining room at this West Phoenix mom-and-pop Vietnamese eatery, sparsely decorated with run-of-the-mill landscape art and a few overgrown…
Peixoto Coffee may have opened its doors on January 31, but the creation of the downtown Chandler roastery and coffee shop has been in the works for much longer. Generations, actually. Julia Peixoto Peters was born and raised in southeastern Brazil, where her family grows and sells coffee. Now a…
Oh, repeat offenders. This month marks the fourth time in two years Los Rubios in Gilbert appears on our “D” list for health inspection violations. It’s also the second time this year that Samarkand Restaurant in Phoenix appeared on the list. From gray debris to gloves, this month’s violations run the…
In the upcoming months, Lucia and Ken Schnitzer, owners of Luci’s Healthy Marketplace, will open The Orchard, a restaurant, market, and event venue at 7120 North 12th Street in North Phoenix. The project comprises of two re-purposed buildings and a shared lawn. One building will house Pomelo, a restaurant, and the…
