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Supporting local creatives in the culinary business is more important than ever during the slow and scorching summer season. Reserve your spots at these special dinners now.   Sunday Dinner Seafood Remix at Carcara in Phoenix Head Downtown on Sunday, June 7, for a culinary showdown with a coastal twist. Three chefs will go head-to-head as Exceptional Vibe’s Sunday Dinner Series makes its way to Carcara at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. The theme is Seafood...

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The Dracula legend adapts well to zany comedy; the movies Love at First Bite and Dracula: Dead and Loving It are just two examples. But Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Arizona Theatre Company’s production playing at Tempe Center for the Arts through June 7, is arguably sillier than either of these, and just as much fun. Directed by Gordon Greenberg from a script by Greenberg and Steve Rosen, DACOT is a furiously paced, intermission-free burlesque of Bram Stoker’s vampire yarn....

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After April’s dearth of new restaurant openings, May brings more than 20 new local eateries, featuring everything from upscale Asian to tacos to Indian pizza. May also marked the closing of six restaurants, including one that had been a Valley mainstay for 34 years.   OPENING   212° Shabu Shabu From the folks at Three Thirty Three, an elevated dining experience showcasing shabu shabu, a design-your-own combo of broth, meats, seafood, vegetables and noodles cooked...