Phoenix Public Market Cafe opens, aims to become a hub for downtown community

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The Phoenix Public Market Cafe, which celebrated its official opening day Wednesday, is the creation of Valley chef Aaron Chamberlin and is altogether a restaurant, rotisserie, bakery, coffee shop and bar. Read story

Sales of locally grown fruit and vegetable baskets aided by independent bookstore

Local bookstore Lawn Gnome Publishing will now act as a registration site for Farmyard’s CSA basket service, a weekly subscription system delivering fresh fruits and vegetables. Read story

New sports grill opens near Chase Field, hosts lunch for Make a Wish Foundation participant

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Game Seven Grill, new sports bar and grill in downtown, hosted a Make a Wish Foundation luncheon for a 5-year-old boy who wanted to be a Diamondbacks player. The restaurant opened four weeks ago and served southern barbecue. Read story

Poll results: Better of Downtown

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After our critique of State Press Magazine’s Best of Downtown, we conducted our own poll to determine what our readers felt were the best of locations. Our categories differ at times because we felt they better represent the unique offerings of downtown Phoenix. More than 500 votes were cast in total, with the most in the category of “Best Coffee Shop.” Please enjoy our readers’ selections for the top downtown locations. Read story

Phoenix Street Food Coalition offers food trucks a chance to network locally

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Food trucks have become a stitch in the fabric of downtown’s culinary culture, a growing market in a rapidly expanding industry that pairs outside-the-box creations with mobile eateries. Read story

Downtown Dining: Pallets Food and Bar

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Pallets Food and Bar located on Roosevelt and Third streets is a hodgepodge of Asian cuisine from Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches to Korean BBQ. They have an impressive list of pho soups and an even more extensive sushi menu. Read story

Five places to celebrate 'National Garlic Day'

In light of “National Garlic Day” this Friday, April 19, I have put together a list of the most delicious and garlicky options you can find in central Phoenix. I decided to go with an array of dishes, anything from a classy dinner for a fancy night out, to a classic greasy meal to share with some friends. With that being said, lets start off with a bit of a fancier option for your choosing. Read story

Dishcrawl event makes debut downtown for food lovers to relish restaurant-hopping night

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A California food phenomenon made visited downtown Phoenix to bring food lovers four restaurants in one night through the ultimate foodie event, Dishcrawl. Read story

Feast on the Street brings community members together to celebrate food, sustainability

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First Street was transformed from a vehicular route to a dining hall complete with food and drinks for hundreds of community members seated at a half mile-long table between Taylor and Moreland streets Saturday. Read story

Valley mayors choose favorite tamales in Friendly House's first Battle of the Tamales

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Sixteen Valley mayors participated in the first Battle of the Tamales at CityScape on Friday during Friendly House’s 78th annual Tamale Dinner. Read story