Mesa Farmers’ Market Is Now the Downtown Mesa Farmer’s Market
You won’t find what is now called the Downtown Mesa Farmer’s Market at the Pioneer Park anymore. As of last weekend, the Mesa Arts Center, located at 1 East Main Street in downtown Mesa, is the new host of the market and mobile food court. Hours are still 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday and many of your favorite vendors (The Nile Shop, Noble Bread, Bored Baker Pizza Maker) are still on deck. And before you even ask, free parking is available at Center Street and First Avenue and in the Sirrine Parking Garage.
Two New Local Wine Labels
Yesterday was Drink Wine Day, and we hope this list was a helpful guide to this burg s independent wine scene. And now, guess what: two more local, private-label wines have dropped. First, chef Joey Maggiore of The Maggiore Group (Tomaso’s, The Sicilian Butcher, Hash Kitchen) started his own wine line. Red, white, sparkling, and dessert wines will be released under the label Chef Joey, and the first wine (a cabernet sauvignon) is available only to dine-in customers at The Sicilian Butcher, for $50 a bottle. And Pita Jungle has also released two varietals a cabernet sauvignon and a chardonnay under the name Jungle Vino. Bottles are now available at all Arizona Pita Jungle locations for $18, or $5 a glass during happy hour.