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New Wine Shop and Bar Opens in Scottsdale

Oenophiles and casual wine enthusiasts alike looking for an exquisite bottle or a new spot to sit back and sip vino by the glass can now add Wine Warehouse of Scottsdale to the list. Offering an extensive selection of wine and beer as well as a bar, the locally owned...
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Beer Advocate

Just because you’re feeling cash-strapped from buying a pile of presents doesn’t mean you have to become a social pariah until after the New Year. We’ve been on the hunt for drinking deals and found one that’s actually pretty sweet. On Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to close at The...
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5 Things To Eat And Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Just because the weekend is over doesn't mean you have to starve. This week has plenty to offer food lovers and beer drinkers all over the Valley. "Brews & Banter" Craft Beer Dinner This Tuesday, July 30 The Arrogant Butcher at Cityscape in Downtown Phoenix is celebrating the craft beers...
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Phoenix’s Buzziest Breakfast Spot, Snooze, Opening November 25

Set those alarm clocks, breakfast biters. Snooze Eatery, the Colorado-based breakfast and brunch joint that's had the Valley buzzing since the announcement of its first Arizona location in the Town & Country Shopping Center in May, has set a grand opening date. At 6:30 a.m. on Monday, November 25, Snooze...
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Top 5 Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

'Flights of Fancy' Beer Samping Party with Ska Brewing Saturday, January 11 Cruise on over to Mill Avenue's bike-friendly brew spot Handlebar Tempe to enjoy a beer-sampling party with Ska Brewing from 2 to 4 p.m. For $10 in advance or $12 at the door, you'll get a flight of...
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Iron Maiden Made a Beer. That’s So Rock ‘n’ Roll

Beer: Trooper Brewery: Robinsons Brewery Style: Extra Special Bitter ABV: 4.7 percent Ever wanted to brew a commercial beer, but don't want to go through all those tiresome steps like investing in equipment, buying ingredients or, you know, actually learning to brew? Well you're in luck, my friend! These days,...
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Best Hot Dog

Short Leash Sit . . . StayIn July, hot dog heaven came to the Valley and stayed put when Short Leash Hot Dogs, Brad and Kat Moore’s venerable food truck — featuring gourmet hot dogs wrapped in a warm naan “bun” — found a permanent doghouse on Roosevelt Row. Now, along with signature dogs topped with ingredients like roasted green chiles, […]
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10 Best Restaurants for Brunch in Metro Phoenix

There's something inherently enjoyable about brunch. Maybe it's because most of us can only fit it in once a week. Maybe it's because the hybrid meal allows the freedom to eat pretty much whatever you want. Most likely, it's because it's an acceptable excuse to drink well before 5 'o'clock...
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Best Bottled Beer Selection

Gilbert Convenient MartFrom the outside, Gilbert Convenient Mart doesn’t look like much at all — just your standard corner store, intriguing only in that it doesn’t have a steeple, like the 30 or so Mormon churches that surround it. But walk inside and you may be struck with a religious experience. It’s not the size of the […]
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Off! – Crescent Ballroom – 4/22/2014

Holy punk rock, Batman! So, like many of you -- some who have earned it, some who have not -- I am not easily impressed these days. Whether you call it "jaded" or "been there, done that," it really doesn't matter, as long as you call it like you see...
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The 30 Best Concerts in October

Our inbox was hit with an e-mail blast the other day from the proprietors of a local music venue who declared that October was going to be "insane" because of all the fantastic acts they has booked at the joint over the next few weeks. They ain't the only ones,...
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Brews to Benefit at Hula’s Modern Tiki on September 5

Brews to Benefit, a monthly happy hour that supports local and national charities, will be taking over Hula's Modern Tiki on Thursday, September 5. In line with the restaurant's theme, the featured craft beers will be brewed by Kona Brewing Co. From 6 to 8 p.m., patrons can get 4...
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5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

Jackalope Ranch's guide to being out and about in Phoenix this weekend is here. The Pancakes & Booze Art Show Bring out the paint brushes and whip up the pancake batter. The Pancakes and Booze Art Show is making its biannual trip to Phoenix. Founded and produced by Angeleno Tom...
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Best Independent Movie Theater

FilmBarWhen indie film buffs and cult classic connoisseurs want to see their cinema on the big screen, there’s no cooler destination than downtown Phoenix’s FilmBar. The Roosevelt Row film house, which doubles as a bar, caters to a less-mainstream crowd of movie watchers, offering a selection of foreign, independent, old, new, and local films that […]
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Best Place to Take a Foodie

ShinBayWe should thank our lucky stars that James Beard Award nominee chef Shinji Kurita is in the Valley and not some other major city, where he certainly could hold his own in the area of foodie fanaticism. At his refined restaurant in Scottsdale, which accepts only a few reservations per night, Kurita prepares exquisite Japanese […]
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The New Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Beer

Beer: Voodoo Doughnut Pretzel, Raspberry and Chocolate Ale Brewery: Rogue Ales Style: American Brown Ale ABV: 6.75 percent Redemption, thy flavors are pretzel, raspberry and chocolate. Regular readers will remember that I wasn't the biggest fan of Rogue's last collaboration with famed Portland donut shop Voodoo Doughnut. That beer --...
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Best Brewery

SanTan Brewing Co.In a phrase popular among douchey business types, SanTan crushed it this year. Not only did the Chandler-based brewery pioneer the AmeriCAN Craft Beer Festival (which we named the year’s best fest in this issue), they did it while opening a new 35,000-square-foot warehouse that soon will enable them to increase distribution outside the state. […]
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5 Spring Training Food and Drink Specials Around Metro Phoenix

Spring training season is great for a number of reasons including that it brings plenty of visitors to town and gives locals a good excuse to dine out and day drink. We've already given you an ultimate spring training guide spring traing to restaurants, bars, and more, as well as...