Notes: Red White and Brew celebrates with Fourth of July blast
June 30th, 2008, 6:51 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Jess Harter
Red White and Brew will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Chandler location with a huge outdoor party from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. The restaurant, located on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights roads, will expand into 40,000 square feet of its parking lot to offer outdoor grills and family carnival games.
Raffle prizes include Diamondbacks tickets, $100 Neiman Marcus gift cards and $100 and $50 gas cards. The grand prize is a $3,000 Rockford Eastgate stereo system. The Weezul Brothers Band perform at 5 p.m.
The free event is a fundraiser for The Choir Boys, a non-profit motorcycle club that helps the families of fallen law-enforcement officers. Info: (480) 305-6993 or rwbaz.com.
• Humble Pie, the six-month-old gourmet pizzeria from Tom Kaufman and partners, has expanded its menu. It now offers lasagna made with Schreiner’s Sicilian sausage ($9.95) and three sandwiches: mortadella ($8.95), chicken ($8.95) and turkey and salami ($9.95). New desserts ($6.95) include cannolis, brownies, root beer floats, chocolate and olive oil gelato and the ubiquitous pizza cookie. Info: (480) 556-9900 or humblepieusa.com.
• SWB, the Southwest bistro at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, has introduced a six-item “A La Mode” summer dessert menu, including a chocolate ice cream tiramisu (espresso-laced ladyfingers, Belgian chocolate ice cream, mascarpone and chocolate espresso beans) and a Mediterranean Coupe (pistachio ice cream, olive oil cake, apricot compote and yogurt). Info: (480) 444-1234 or scottsdale.hyatt.com.
• I Am The Center, Robert Black and Austin Vickers’ three-story “holistic lifestyle complex” in downtown Tempe that includes chef Damon Brasch’s wonderful organic bistro, has closed for the summer, according to its website. Info: iamthecenter.com.
• Chompies is celebrating the Fourth of July with an all-you-can-eat ribs feast for $10.99. The New York-style deli also is selling red, white and blue versions of its traditonal black and white cookies. Info: chompies.com.
• If you love Jamba Juice as much as I do, you’ll be happy to know ready-to-drink bottles of smoothies and juicies now are available in six flavors at Safeway and Albertson’s. Look for them at Fry’s and Bashas’ by the end of summer. Info: jambajuice.com.
• Mark your calendars: July 11 is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A. Free meals are given to anyone fully dressed as a cow and, yes, there are East Valley residents who take advantage of the offer. Info: chick-fil-a.com.
• Sake2me, which claims to be the “first single-serve, naturally flavored, ready-to-drink infused sake beverage,” has made its Arizona debut. You can find it at BevMo and AJ’s, among other places. Info: sake2me.com.
