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Posted on: April 6th, 2016
by Rodney Hartwig
With tomorrow being both national beer day AND national beaver day (no really) Arcadia Premium has brilliantly teamed up with California’s Belching Beaver Brewery and starting tomorrow at11am, online and in store, they...
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Posted on: April 4th, 2016
by Rodney Hartwig
Under a beautiful spring evening sky at the Hotel Valley Ho, the 2016 Burger Battle went down with some amazing burgers. At every restaurant’s booth there were copious samples for...
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Posted on: March 26th, 2016
by Rodney Hartwig
I eat. This statement is true for every person in the world. I, however, eat a lot. In fact, I’ve been known to win eating competitions from time to time....
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Posted on: March 22nd, 2016
by Rodney Hartwig
The Scottsdale Culinary Festival Burger Battle goes down THIS THURSDAY March 24th at 6:30pm at the Hotel Valley Ho. Today, the burgers that will battling for the title of best...
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Posted on: February 25th, 2016
by Rodney Hartwig
If you are walking through a shopping mall and you see someone with a bright pink bag, you immediately know someone went to Vicki’s! And if you are out and...
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Posted on: January 31st, 2013
by Rodney Hartwig
Burgers and beers. Beers and burgers. Recently I had an opportunity to sample the new food and drink pairings from Smashburger and local craft brew favorite Four Peaks all while...
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Posted on: July 31st, 2012
by Rodney Hartwig
Fifty-eight beers on draft. Five. Hundred. Beers. Five. Hundred. Beers. Is this heaven? Close. This is World of Beer in Tempe, set to open on 8/8. Boasting 58 rotating beers on tap...
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Posted on: May 2nd, 2012
by Rodney Hartwig
With the recent news that restaurant chain Twin Peaks is set to open three more Valley locations, I thought I might take a guess at where the new locations could...
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Posted on: April 13th, 2012
by Rodney Hartwig
When someone has such a passion for what they do that discussing it with them gives you chills, you can’t help but expect great things. Recently I had the chance...
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Posted on: March 8th, 2012
by Rodney Hartwig
Today, come on out to Smashburger at the Camelback Colonnade at 20th St and Camelback for the first of the three week, live, on-air challenge to see which burger is the...
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