New Cocktail Bars are Opening in Downtown Phoenix from the Team Behind Pigtails, Rough Rider

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 3:45A Sara Crocker

Valley residents will soon be able to visit Little Havana and the great outdoors without leaving downtown Phoenix thanks to two new bar concepts slated to arrive before the end of the year.  Whining...

Ride The Tempe Streetcar To These Restaurants and Bars

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 3:30A Georgann Yara

After more than a decade of envisioning and five years of traffic-inducing construction, the Tempe Streetcar finally made its debut in May, rolling through downtown and encircling ASU. The streetcar...

Metro Phoenix Indian Restaurants Celebrate Independence Day

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/15 7:08A Mike Madriaga

New India Gate, a 7-year-old Punjabi restaurant in Chandler, is owned by brothers Pardip and Gobi Singh. "Our dad used to own Royal Taj in Tempe and Indian Gate off Chandler and Kyrene, then he...

Pa’La Chef Claudio Urciuoli To Open a New Restaurant Bringing His Italian Roots to Gilbert

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/15 3:45A Georgann Yara

Chef Claudio Urciuoli’s recent trip to visit his family in Italy sounds like something straight out of a travel show, complete with picturesque environs and tantalizing food. He visited a friend who...

The Team Behind Hash Kitchen Is Opening 2 New Restaurants in Metro Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/12 6:41A Tirion Morris

The team behind some of the Valley's most popular brunch spots and Italian restaurants has two new projects in the works. The Maggiore Group, run by husband and wife Joey and Cristina Maggiore, runs...

Phoenix's Community Refrigerators Provide Water and Food To Those In Need

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/12 3:45A Mike Madriaga

Metro Phoenix is home to at least a dozen refrigerators where people can grab a cold drink or some food — completely free. The novel concept is much needed during high-temperature months in the...

Best Bites: Head to this North Phoenix Japanese Restaurant For Superb Spicy Ramen

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/12 3:30A Tiffany Acosta

Welcome to Best Bites, a series where we celebrate not a whole restaurant or menu, but one specific and amazing dish. These bites have something to say and we are listening.…

White Castle Announces Second Arizona Location Coming to Tempe

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/11 10:05A Natasha Yee

Famous hamburger chain White Castle announced grand plans on Thursday, August 11. It will open a second Arizona location in south Tempe within the first half of 2023.…

Food and Drink Events in Metro Phoenix For the Weekend of Aug. 11 to 14

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/11 3:30A New Times Staff

The kids may be back in school, but it's not too late to make the most of summer. Metro Phoenix has two different pool parties to help you beat the August heat this weekend.…

10 High-Class Happy Hours Without the Sky-High Prices in Greater Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/11 3:00A Allison Young

"Fancy” isn't what comes to mind when most people hear the words “happy hour." But in Phoenix, there are several high-class restaurants and bars that'll let you indulge without overindulging your...

Hãnai Coffee Creates Community and Employs Foster Youth In Metro Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/10 3:30A Nikki Michelle Charnstrom

Ryan and Sara Senters have a heart for instilling belonging and community in the Valley’s foster youth. As foster and adoptive parents, the Senters have seen the powerful impact a loving family can...

These Metro Phoenix Lunch Restaurants Serve Sublime Sandwiches

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/10 3:15A Tirion Morris

There's something satisfying about the simple sandwich, like a perfectly balanced peanut butter and jelly or a classic ham and cheese. But sometimes simple just won't do.…

What to Order at The Uncommon, a New and Nostalgic Restaurant in Chandler

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/9 3:45A Geri Koeppel

When a new spot opens in town, we're eager to check it out, 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...

This downtown Phoenix brewery serves the Italian beef sandwich from 'The Bear'

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/9 3:30A Natasha Yee

Riding on the popularity of FX's hit show The Bear, a dramedy about the cutthroat restaurant industry told through a small Chicago Italian beef joint, Huss' Downtown Phoenix Brewpub is serving its own...

S’more Tasty Summer Treats at Potbelly: Keeps Fans Stoked with National S’mores Day Promotion

Chandler BubbleLife iReporter 8/8 3:21P Katie Gibbons

On National S’mores Day, Wednesday, August 10, Potbelly is offering fans a free cookie when they buy an entrée. To redeem the free cookie, customers must order online or through the Potbelly app with the promo code CAMPFIRE. Entrée orders include...