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Desert DigestFood & DrinkFirst Dish: Pita Jungle’s Seasonal Kitchen Crafts Menu
Madison RutherfordOctober 21, 2022
High Plains Mediterranean Drifter Garbanzo Tostada | Photo by Madison Rutherford It’s no secret that local Mediterranean chain Pita Jungle likes to keep things fresh. It hangs its hat on garden-fresh ingredients that cater to vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diners. But even its meat-centric meals are made with wholesome, healthy lean proteins. So, it’s also no surprise that the kitchen likes to keep things fresh by switching up its menu seasonally. About three or four...
Food festivals may be scarce this spring, but you can still make the most of the season with al fresco dining courtesy of these mobile culinarians. Hot Pot Caribbean Cuisine Chandler’s premier Caribbean eatery now has a food truck ferrying its beef patties, jerk chicken and curry goat all around the Valley. hotpotcuisine.com Goat & Ram Track down this pizza mobile for inventive spins on pie like the Wurst Pizza Ever: roasted garlic cream, bratwurst,...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkPita Jungle Joins Ghost Kitchen Trend With A Su Salud
Emily SchmidtMarch 2, 2021
If you didn’t think Pita Jungle could get any better, the Tempe location (4 E. University Drive) now serves healthy and fresh Mexican food through its new ghost kitchen, A Su Salud. Pita Jungle has been a Phoenix area favorite for delicious, guilt-free appetizers, meals and desserts for almost two decades. And now, they’ve created an entirely new takeout menu to try out. A Su Salud, meaning “to your health” in Spanish, is a wood-fired...
ArtsFeaturesConsumer Art: 6 Valley Restaurants Showcasing the Work of Local Artists
Craig OuthierSeptember 16, 2020
Have a taste for at? Feast your eyes on these Valley restaurants, where local muralists, sculptors and mixed-media specialists have found unique and dynamic showcases for the fruits of their craft.
Desert DigestAt-Home How-To: Southwest Gazpacho Recipe from Pita Jungle
Marilyn HawkesAugust 4, 2020
Now that we’re experiencing record-breaking heat, it’s time to roll out some cool dishes to take the sizzle out of summer. Bassel Osmani, co-founder of Pita Jungle, offers a gazpacho recipe that he also serves in his restaurants. Osmani says that it’s important to buy the best produce you can find. “Go to your favorite farmers market and get the cleanest organic produce.” He suggests using Persian cucumbers rather than large waterlogged cucumbers and get...
Desert DigestRecipe Friday: The Veggie Noodles Stir Fry from Pita Jungle
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 3, 2020
The holidays are over and many of us have vowed to eat healthier foods in 2020. To that end, we decided to start off the year with a nutritious recipe for stir-fried vegetables and noodles from Pita Jungle. Another plus for this recipe: If you’re concerned about your carb intake, shirataki noodles (traditional Japanese noodles made from konjac yams) are very low in digestible carbohydrates as well as calories. If you’d like to give the...
Desert DigestHappy HourHappy Hour: Pita Jungle
Leah LeMoineSeptember 27, 2019
I remember when I was in high school and a Pita Jungle location finally opened on my side of town, the chain-rich West Valley. Finally, something local in the Arrowhead Towne Center area my friends and I haunted, something more sophisticated than food-court fare, something with options for the vegetarians among us.
Local ProductsPita Jungle Sriracha
Marilyn HawkesMarch 31, 2019
Pita Jungle puts a healthy spin on Sriracha with three spicy varieties.
About three or four times a year, Pita Jungle adds five seasonal items to the menu under the name Seasonal Kitchen Crafts. “It’s a platform for us to test new things,” says Bassel Osmani, one of Pita Jungle’s co-founders. One of the summer recipes, Crouching Kale and Hidden Berry Salad, is loaded with “superfoods” and has proven to be quite popular, he says.