Community
Posted on: October 14th, 2018
by Press Release
Whole Foods Market has selected Feeding Matters as the Arizona beneficiary of its 5% Community Giving Day on Thursday, October 18. As part of the company’s commitment to its communities, Whole Foods Market will donate 5 percent of net sales from its 10 Arizona stores to Feeding Matters. The funds will support Feeding Matters’...
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Posted on: September 17th, 2018
by Taryn Jeffries
September marks National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as well as the kick-off of Kneaders Bakery & Cafe’s Hope Fights Childhood Cancer campaign. That means it’s time for those adorable elephant cookies. While we absolutely adore those sweet cookies, it’s the good that they do every year that is most important. The Worthington family, the...
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Posted on: August 14th, 2018
by Taryn Jeffries
We love to hear when restaurants in the Valley are giving back to the community. So we were delighted to hear that Fired Pie has a great event on the calendar to benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH). On August 27th you are invited to dinner at Fired Pie where they will be donating 10%...
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Posted on: June 26th, 2018
by Press Release
This July, Valley Famous Dave’s locations will once again team up to help in a Back to School Supply Drive benefiting Southwest Human Development, Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. People are encouraged to drop off new school supplies and new backpacks to help families and children in need. “We want to lessen the pressure on some...
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Posted on: February 1st, 2018
by Alison Bailin
Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council is pleased to announce the return of its award-winning Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge. For the fifth year in a row, chefs from some of the state’s most popular restaurants will use their culinary prowess to re-imagine one of the beloved flavors of Girl Scout Cookies – Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Tagalongs,...
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Posted on: January 29th, 2018
by Taryn Jeffries
Every now and then we hear about a new restaurant, event or concept that really makes my heart swell. That happened today when I heard about the Global Market AZ Pop Up in downtown Phoenix. It’s important to know the “why” behind Global Market AZ before we get into all the delicious details. The...
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Posted on: December 17th, 2017
by Taryn Jeffries
We all have that one person in our lives that is crazy hard to shop for, no matter the occasion. Lucky for you, I have just heard of a super creative and locally focused gift that some of the folks on your list are going to love: the 2018 Beerdoir Calendar. Let’s face it,...
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Posted on: November 27th, 2017
by Taryn Jeffries
Fall is upon us and one of my favorite things about the changing of the seasons is the menu changes that pop up in my favorite restaurants. Executive Chef Rick Dupere and the visionary culinary team at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, A Destination Hotel have shared the Kitchen West fall menu and...
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Posted on: November 20th, 2017
by Taryn Jeffries
Phoenix is constantly evolving with every new restaurant opening and shopping center breaking ground. I moved here when I was 12 years old and the changes that I have seen are remarkable. I know that makes me sound like an old biddie, with all that “back in my day” rhetoric but it really has been quite remarkable to see how far the city and state have come. News about construction beginning on The Churchill is a reminder of that. The Churchill : Marketplace Made of Shipping Containers Begins Construction Named for the Evans Churchill neighborhood where the Valley’s...
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Posted on: November 6th, 2017
by Taryn Jeffries
I love hearing stories about kids doing great things and this one is really exciting, for a few reasons. The students and staff at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School in Phoenix are about to receive a gift that will create a foundation of food knowledge and appreciation that will last a lifetime. Ralph Waldo...
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