The Brickyard Downtown Restaurant and Bar to Open Later This Year in Chandler

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…

5 Breakfast Places Near Your Favorite Phoenix Hiking Spots

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,…

Ocotillo Restaurant and Bar in Phoenix Opens for Dinner Tonight

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…

5 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

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…

5 Best Things We Ate at the 2015 Certified Local Fall Festival

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…

Urban Farm U to Launch The Urban Farm Podcast Today

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…

Dixie Brands: Colorado-Based Edibles Company Is Coming to Arizona

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…

5 Best Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

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…

The Maine Lobster Lady Is Back; Here’s Where You Can Find Her

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…

Beard Nets Are a Real, Required Accessory in Restaurant Kitchens

Cornish Pasty Co.’s George Jacobs sums up his problem with beard nets succinctly: “I don’t like them. They’re itchy.” Jacobs can thank the federal Food and Drug Administration for the accessory. In metro Phoenix, Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department complies with the FDA’s Food Code, which states: “FOOD EMPLOYEES shall…