Events & news about what’s going on around the Phoenix restaurant community, breweries, and wineries.
Celebrating over 50 years of pizza and pipes at Organ Stop Pizza
The Mesa pizza restaurant hasn’t always been at its current location, but it has been since 1975 after three years at 7th St. & Missouri in Phoenix. Now in 2025 they’re celebrating both 50 years in Mesa and 53 years of pizzas and pipe organ music. To celebrate they are offering guests a $60 Meal Deal for “Cheers to 50 Years in Mesa” through September 30th.
Get Two large pizzas with unlimited toppings (extra cheese not included), Two appetizers (combo basket excluded), Two pitchers of soft drink. Mention this deal when ordering
Dine-in only. No substitutions. MUST mention deal when ordering.
J&G Steakhouse named to Top 100 Hotel Restaurants
Kayak and OpenTable have named the Scottsdale restaurant to their list of Top 100 Hotel Restaurants in America. It’s one of only two Arizona restaurants on the list and only one in Scottsdale to make it. The signature restaurant at The Phoenician Resort & Spa is run by Executive Chef Jacques Qualin who says, “We aim for all our guests to have an extraordinary, sophisticated evening out, with every detail executed to the highest level,” said Qualin. “J&G Steakhouse is not only a destination for guests of The Phoenician; it has also become a spot for locals to enjoy a consistently unrivaled dining experience.”
New seasonal dishes on the menu at Pizzeria Virtu
James Beard Award nominee Gio Osso has added 4 new appetizers and 4 pizzas using seasonal ingredients at his Downtown Scottsdale pizzeria.
- Appetizers:
- Olive – Warm mixed olives, lemon, chile, oregano, flatbread
- Pezzetti – Chopped salad, salame, formaggi, tomato, cucumber, fregola sarda olives, onion, pinenuts, pepperoncini sott’olio, raisins, basil buttermilk dressing
- Montata – Lemon whipped ricotta, honey drizzle, pistachio crumble
- Pizzas:
- L’Estate – Fior di latte, fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic, oregano, basil, evoo
- Vongole – Garlic butter clams, bacon, lemon, oregano, pecorino
- Spilinga Bianca – Fior di latte, n’duja, torpedo onion, crema di pecorino picante
- Campania – Sugo cotto, mozzarella di bufala, basil, prosciutto crudo
Tracy Dempsey Originals and ODV Wines back open after summer break
She’s back in her kitchen getting ready to roll into cooler temps with cooking classes, fun lunch & dinner menus for the family, Spontaneous Sip Saturday and more at her Tempe bakery, kitchen and wine shop.
ATL Wings now sells grab & go ZOYO Neighborhood Yogurt
Nothing like cooling off the mouth after some hot & spicy wings, now you can do so at the 16 ATL Wings locations around Arizona. They’ve collaborated with the yogurt shop to offer customers several frozen yogurt favors including the popular Kool Aid, Dole Whip, Tropical Punch, Chocolate Vanilla Swirl and others.
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