It all began when a pair of friends shared drinks together in Greece.

A California Pizza Kitchen has started watering shoppers’ mouths at Dana Park at U.S. 60 and Val Vista Drive in Mesa. The chain’s sixth Valley location opened at the shopping center on Wednesday.

The much-buzzed-about gourmet food trucks that seem to orbit mostly around Phoenix will inch eastward this weekend for the Street Eats Food Truck Festival, hosted by Food Network chef Tyler Florence.

A northeast Phoenix shopping center, hoping to attract upscale East Valley shoppers, has landed a bunch of new retailers to entice the big spenders.

Strangers sometimes show up at worship services and afterward, at the door, tell clergy they are homeless and need food, a place to stay and other help.

The La Caja China pig roast is back at Blu Agave Arizona Kitchen April 30. Spots are filling up quickly for what will be the last pig roast of the spring.

Joe Busone, the manager who made headlines last October when he was fired by Buca di Beppo, prompting his staff to stage a walkout that closed the west Chandler restaurant for a night, has opened a new eatery of his own just a few hundred feet away. Fired Up Grill takes over the former 56 East Bar & Kitchen on the southwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and 56th Street.

Hot, hearty meals have been the mainstay of Paz de Cristo Community Center's food kitchen for 20 years.

Nov. 3, 2007: Each week, the Tribune takes a snapshot of the East Valley housing market – comparing what you can get for your money in different neighborhoods. Here's what $600,000 will buy in Mesa and Phoenix.

A man was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries at Banner Gateway Medical Center after he told police he was stabbed in the chest Sunday by a man demanding all of his money.

As a chef, Tony Jordan wasn’t one to measure ingredients — he just had a knack for making everything taste good.

Fifteen years ago, John du Toit received classical French training in the fine dining industry. Now, he’s bringing that training and years of experience to Mesa.

Students new to EVIT’s Culinary Arts program will get one of their first hands-on learning experiences of the school year in the banquet hall rather than the kitchen.

A sleek, slant-nosed train glides to a stop in front of the Hayden Square complex at Mill Avenue and Third Street in downtown Tempe.

Chandler restaurateur Ron Wojcicki abruptly closed all three of his restaurants - 98 South Wine Bar & Kitchen, 56 East Bar & Kitchen and just-opened KiZake Sushi & Martinis - Tuesday.

Jan. 26, 2008: Each week, the Tribune takes a snapshot of the East Valley housing market - comparing what you can get for your money in different neighborhoods.

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Four young Buckeye siblings were killed Monday in a fire that reduced the mobile home where they lived to rubble. The children’s parents made it to safety along with a 2-year-old daughter who slept with the couple.

Ryan Dempsey was 7 years old when he first started to draw. Three years, and more than 100 canvases later, he continues to use his talent to paint pictures for himself, for his family and friends, and for a good cause.

Oil left on the stove is to blame for a Mesa apartment fire that damaged four units at a Main Street apartment complex Friday night.

A 36-year-old Gilbert man was in extremely critical condition Sunday after his car went airborne and crashed into the garage of an east Mesa house, police said.

A pan left on the stove sparked a fire that left 15 children and 12 adults displaced Thursday from four apartments in the 100 block of West Inglewood Street in Mesa, officials said.

A parking garage, on-street parking and roundabouts are all being looked at for downtown Gilbert. An engineering consultant, Carter & Burgess, has been studying the area for three months, reviewing a variety of proposals and ideas offered by town officials and volunteers.