
Endia Fontanez
Food and Dining Reporter at AZCentral.com
Food and Dining Reporter at The Arizona Republic
Food & Dining reporter @azcentral • AZ born and raised 🌵 ASU 🎓• [email protected]
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6 days ago |
azcentral.com | Reia Li |Felicia Campbell |Endia Fontanez |Bahar Anooshahr |Monica Navarro |Bill Goodykoontz
Reia Li Felicia Campbell Endia Fontanez Bahar Anooshahr Monica Navarro Bill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicMesa is a suburban foodie paradise. These seven restaurants, chosen for The Arizona Republic's annual list of the 100 essential restaurants across the Valley, showcase the breadth and depth of this east valley city's cuisine. Downtown Mesa features a moody Mexican cocktail bar run by a James Beard-semifinalist chef and the second location of a beloved artisan ice cream shop.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Endia Fontanez
Search queryWhy Rafi — yes, billboard Rafi — sent flowers to Phoenix's top Mexican restaurantEndia Fontanez, Arizona RepublicUpdated Thu, April 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM UTCIf you've spent any time in the Valley in the last five years or so, you have no doubt seen your fair share of billboards that say "Call Rafi!" on them, next to the smiling face of lawyer Brandon Rafi himself. Maybe you've even heard the jingle.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Endia Fontanez
If you've spent any time in the Valley in the last five years or so, you have no doubt seen your fair share of billboards that say "Call Rafi!" on them, next to the smiling face of lawyer Brandon Rafi himself. Maybe you've even heard the jingle. Recently, the iconic lawyer sent flowers to one of Phoenix's most exclusive Mexican restaurants, Bacanora, according to a post on the restaurant's Instagram on April 16.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Endia Fontanez
If you've spent any time in the Valley in the last five years or so, you have no doubt seen your fair share of billboards that say "Call Rafi!" on them, next to the smiling face of lawyer Brandon Rafi himself. Maybe you've even heard the jingle. Recently, the iconic lawyer sent flowers to one of Phoenix's most exclusive Mexican restaurants, Bacanora, according to a post on the restaurant's Instagram on April 16.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Endia Fontanez
James "The Stradman", a car YouTuber with over 4 million subscribers, teamed up with local entrepreneur Freddy Nguyen who has consulted on projects from entertainment at Gila River Resorts & Casinos to marketing for The Maggiore Group, to open a brand-new car-themed pizza restaurant in Scottsdale. The restaurant is decked in car-related artwork, including a large mural on the exterior wall showcasing two of Stradman's own sports cars set against a desert backdrop.
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