Fall Arizona Restaurant Week returns to Phoenix. Try these 6 menus

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/19 6:26A Sara Crocker

The fall edition of the Arizona Restaurant Association’s biannual event begins on Friday and continues through Sept. 29. During the 10 days of Arizona Restaurant Week, diners can sample prix fixe...

Phoenix speakeasy openings are booming. Here’s why

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/19 4:30A Sara Crocker

At North Scottsdale Italian steakhouse The Americano, very little tips off diners to the Gatsby-themed cocktail lounge that lies below. The restaurant is sleek and moody, awash in a dark navy-gray…

La Purisima's legacy of serving pan dulce in Phoenix continues

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/3 7:19A Melissa Pickering

Walking through the door of La Purisima Bakery, you'll notice a line of customers waiting to purchase their baked goods. Multiple bakery cases lining the front counter display Mexican pastries of...

Patricia's Pizza to open in Scottsdale, honor family legacy

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/3 5:00A Sara Crocker

The Maggiore family's culinary legacy continues to grow with the addition of a new north Valley restaurant. For her latest endeavor, restaurateur Melissa Maggiore Meyer is paying homage to the place...

Scottsdale Simply Shroom Cafe brings functional mushrooms to Old Town

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/2 5:00A Preslie Hirsch

When Crystal Carroll and Sharmi Kneller became friends through their cardiologist husbands, they had a lot in common. Each has a few successful business ventures under their belt, a shared love for...

New Backyard Restaurant Location Opening in Gilbert

ArizonaFoothillsMagazine.com 8/29 6:45A Lauren Geiser

Just in time for the NFL kickoff, the East Valley entertainment scene is about to get even more exciting with Backyard Gilbert, set to open the first week of September. This indoor/outdoor bar and...

Saint Pasta to open Phoenix restaurant at former Larder + The Delta

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/29 5:42A Zach Oden

The resurrection continues for notable Italian food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar Saint Pasta. Chef and owner Racan Alhoch is setting up shop in the former home of The Larder + The Delta in downtown...

Have you seen the Phoenix taco bus? Meet the team behind El Taco Loko

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/23 7:35A Mike Madriaga

If you've spotted a brightly lit bus on the freeway, decked out with flashing LCD screens and neon lights, you weren't going "loco" — you likely saw the guys from El Taco Loko. In 2021, Vladimir...

Starbucks drops Pumpkin Spice Latte today. In Phoenix, it feels cruel

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/22 4:00A Tirion Boan

The Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is here. And it’s going to be 106 degrees in Phoenix today…

Tempe Illegal Pete's closes Mill Avenue restaurant

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/21 10:48A Tirion Boan

The Tempe location of the fast-casual Mexican restaurant Illegal Pete's has closed on Mill Avenue. It served locals and students from the nearby Arizona State University campus for nearly six years…

Arizona State Fair food named one of weirdest in U.S.

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/21 10:21A Tirion Boan

Around the country, many people attend their local state fair each year with one mission in mind: To try the weirdest foods they can find. And if this is your calling, it may be one worth sticking...

DC Ranch Unveils New Hidden Gem: The Peacock Speakeasy

ArizonaFoothillsMagazine.com 8/21 6:39A Mallory Gleich

The Living Room , a popular dining destination in DC Ranch, recently debuted its hidden speakeasy, aptly named The Peacock. Tucked behind a hidden door, the secret room combines the allure of a bygone...

Best Tucson restaurants and cafes to try this fall

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/21 5:00A Phoenix New Times Writers

It's back-to-school season and for University of Arizona students, classes start on August 26. For those new to Tucson and those returning for another semester as a Wildcat, the restaurants, bars, and cafes of the Old Pueblo are ready and eager...

Randy's Donuts to open second Phoenix shop in August

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 8:28A Tirion Boan

Randy's Donuts opened its first Phoenix location in April. Now, the California classic is bringing its second doughnut shop to the Valley…

AZ Craft Beer Festival to celebrate local breweries in Tempe this fall

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 7:38A Cody Fitzpatrick

Beer lovers — and those interested in getting into the local craft beer scene — can mark their calendars: The AZ Craft Beer Festival is coming to Tempe's Centerpoint Plaza this fall. Newcomers might...