Go Gold in September as restaurants raise money for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

The Rio Olympics will be over but you can still Go Gold www.GoGold4PCH.org in the month of September as Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation launches Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month and it’s Go Gold campaign to raise $1 MIllion dollars for the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.Go Gold !cid_image009_jpg@01D1F88B

Restaurants donate

Many Phoenix area restaurants will be donating a portion of sales from individual food items or off the total amount of your bill from September 1st – 30th to the Go Gold campaign. For a full list see below

Buffalo Wild Wings(Westgate Entertainment District location) Eat wings and raise funds! All day Saturday, September 17, Buffalo Wild Wings at Westgate will be donating 10% of your total bill when you show your Phoenix Children’s Hospital golden ticket. People can visit the Westgate website and look under event listings in their calendar to print out the ticket.

Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill – (Tempe Marketplace location) Featuring a special beer flight for the month of September with gold beers.  $1 for each flight sold will be donated to PCH for Go Gold.  Thirsty Lion will also feature the special flight on their Seasonal Fresh Sheet, so every customer during the month of September will see the offer at their table.

Kabuki Japanese Restaurant(Tempe Marketplace and Westgate Entertainment District) Special Dish for the month of September: Curry Shrimp on Crispy Rice.  $1 from the sale of each dish will be donated back to PCH.

California Pizza Kitchen(Tempe Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace) Every Wednesday in September, the California Pizza Kitchen locations at Tempe Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace will donate 20% of diners’ total bills to PCH when diners mention “Go Gold for PCH” at the table.

Slices(Tempe Marketplace location) Slices Pizza Joint will give 10% of all its sales on the BBQ Chicken Slice during the month of September and a dedicated 10% of sales every Tuesday in September to PCH.

Churn(All locations): Portion of proceeds from gold themed treat will go to PCH.

Miracle Mile Deli: $1 from every “Straw” Sandwich to go to Go Gold.

Papa John’s (All locations): Go to papajohns.com and enter code PCH at checkout for 40% off your order. Ten-percent of proceeds will go to PCH.

Sauce Pizza & Wine (All locations): September 12 – 18, Sauce is donating 100% of proceeds from kids menu items to Go Gold.

Spinatos Pizzeria (All locations): $1 from every dessert sold to go to Go Gold.

The Vig: $1 from every Four Peaks 8th Street Pale to go to Go Gold. Also, if you upload a picture with your Pale Ale to social media using the Go Gold hashtag (#GoGold4PCH) and tag The Vig location, you will receive 15% off your bill.

Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt(All locations): Will launch a flavor of the month and do a give-back night in September that will go to Go Gold.

Dunkin Donuts (All locations): Will sell a Go Gold donut with 50 cents from each donut sold going to PCH.

Ribbon Cutting

To kick of the Go Gold campaign, mayors from around the valley will cut a gold ribbon at 4 shopping centers around Phoenix on September 1st.

For a complete list of sponsors, events or to donate all month long visit www.GoGold4PCH.org

California Pizza Kitchen celebrates its 30th anniversary with the “Next Chapter” new look and menu items

Like many people or companies who turn the BIG 30 they take time to re-evaluate their maturity and prepare for the “Next Chapter” in ones life. California Pizza Kitchen www.cpk.com has done just that by introducing new menu items and a new look. One of the 1st locations to go through this evolution is at Phoenix’s Biltmore Fashion Park.

Maine Lobster Flatbread
Maine Lobster Flatbread
The new look and vibe includes an upscale look, a warm and inviting and rustic decor that uses sustainable materials that include natural elements such as oak floors, tabletops made from reclaimed wood and natural stone counter tops. Vintage artwork of the Grand Canyon and other Phoenix landmarks adorn the walls and the restaurant now features an open kitchen.

According to General Manager, Daniel Smederovac, CPK Biltmore Fashion Park, “The Biltmore Fashion Park was the valley’s first CPK and we are proud chosen to be the first to bring the new look, new menu and new experience to our Arizona guests.”

Strawberry Fields salad with chicken
Strawberry Fields salad with chicken
New menu options have bold flavors that go “Beyond the Crust” and feature a Harvest Kale salad, entrees such as a Fire Grilled Ribeye and Hearth Roasted Halibut along with seasonal items such as Maine Lobster Flatbread, Roasted Garlic Chicken and Strawberry Fields salad. “We still do pizza really, really well, but we are now serving some new fabulous entrees, imaginative salads and fresh new desserts,” said Smederovac.

Whether you eating a CPK favorite or one of the new menu items you’ll need something to wash your food down with and the new California Fresh Cocktails including a Strawberry Lime Margarita or how about a glass of a premium wine or a cold crafted beer will do just the trick.

The Biltmore location is one of the first company wide to go through the new remodel with all 270+ locations including the other 5 Phoenix area locations to be complete by 2016.

Biltmore Fashion Park
2400 E. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 553-8382

Scottsdale
10100 Scottsdale Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
(480) 596-8300

Desert Ridge Marketplace
21001 North Tatum Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85050
(480) 473-3336

Tempe Marketplace
2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-967-0498

Dana Park
1850 South Val Vista Drive
Mesa, AZ 85204
480-558-7505

Chandler Fashion Center
3163 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85226
(480) 855-3301
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