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Travelers get taste of Valley’s top restaurants at Sky Harbor

BY Nicole Hehl Contributor Imagine an airport experience that feels like a night on the town. When the TSA-recommended two-hour preflight arrival time flies by as you dine at some of the best Valley restaurants, and flight delays...

Hash Kitchen picks Chandler for 3rd spot

By David Brown Contributor The Valley’s newest Hash Kitchen, in Chandler, opens for breakfast at 7 a.m. sharp on July 11. The third in the family of restaurants from Joey and Cristina Maggiore is at 2855 W. Ray Road, #4, in a...

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf honors first responders

  The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 2560 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler has a special dedicated to Arizona first responders. Its ongoing Caring Cup initiative will benefit them with “Heroes at Heart” coffee and tea blends....

El Sol in Chandler withstands test of time

By COLLEEN SPARKS, Managing Editor Many restaurants have come and gone in Chandler over the last few decades, but one has consistently been attracting diners who crave its authentic, homemade tortillas and other Mexican food. El...

‘Sand-to-table’ Mexican restaurant opening downtown

By COLLEEN SPARKS, STAFF A longtime restaurateur and a seasoned chef have teamed up to transport diners to a culinary Mexican oasis with “sand-to-table” seafood, flavorful chiles and fruit-filled cocktails in a new downtown...

Chandler sizzling with new restaurants

BY David M. Brown, Contributor Chandler continues filling the plate with new places to eat, drink and meet. From tacos to seafood, barbecue to Belizean food and breweries, restaurants, cafes and eateries have opened or are...

Feathered friends amuse diners at The Perch Brewery

By David M. Brown, Contributor You’ll find The Perch Brewery down a Chandler street that looks like an alley and sounds, with its with squawks, whaawks, squeaks and twitters, like an aviary. Approaching its fourth anniversary...

Hop Social Tavern hopping with menu delights

By COLLEEN SPARKS, Staff A new restaurant near Chandler Fashion Center is hopping with diners eager to dig into pot pies and other comfort food and dish with their friends over happy-hour specials. A group of veteran Oregon...

TUMI brings Peruvian cuisine to Chandler

DAVID M. BROWN Contirbutor Machu Picchu in Peru may be high up on your life’s destination list, but TUMI Peruvian Cuisine should be right at the top of this week’s. The restaurant brings cuisine 4,100 miles away from Arizona...

Valle Luna celebrates 20th anniversary in Chandler

By COLLEEN SPARKS, Staff A Mexican restaurant known for adding flavor and fun to family dinners, happy hours and any special occasion is throwing a party to celebrate its 20th anniversary. On Dec. 13, the hotspot Valle Luna...