Food ReviewsDining Review: Elliot’s Steakhouse Brings Upscale Dining to Downtown Chandler
Nikki BuchananNovember 3, 2023
Adventurous small plates, dialed-in steaks make this Chandler newcomer a must-visit for East Valley meat enthusiasts.
Drink ThisSpace Case: Recreo
Madison RutherfordNovember 1, 2022
Happy hour is like recess for adults. What better way to enjoy adult recess than at an adult playground?
According to Jared Ammon, concocting creative, balanced cocktails is both an art and a science. The craft bar manager at The Ostrich, a speakeasy-style bar in the basement of the historical San Marcos Hotel in downtown Chandler, knows that a good cocktail is about much more than throwing together ingredients and pouring them in a glass. “You kind of have to be creative to do this,” he says. “But it’s also very technical.” Ammon and...
How many of us would love to go back to that carefree feeling of frolicking around the playground as a child? Indeed, it would be pretty cool to relive those memories as an adult – perhaps even with a cocktail in hand. Good news for the young at heart: Recreo, a new playground-themed restaurant in downtown Chandler, is serving up inventive eats and playful cocktails with a serious side of nostalgia. The expansive patio and...
Monger’s Board | Photo by Leah LeMoine THE SCENE Charcuterie businesses are all the rage now – I feel like five new ones pop up every time I open Instagram – but my friend, Mahfam Moeeni-Alarcon, was one of the first charcuterie queens to make a big splash here in the Valley. I met Mahfam nearly a decade ago (!!!), when she was working as a wine buyer at Whole Foods in Chandler. She emailed me out of the blue and invited me and a friend to the store...