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KickHouse Scottsdale is helping fitness enthusiasts ignite their health goals throughout the holidays and into the new year with its new six-week challenge. This revolutionary transformative program is designed to help participants crush their fitness goals, boost their confidence and develop lifelong healthy habits.   “This challenge is for anyone who is ready to ignite their fitness journey with our signature blend of high-energy kickboxing and cutting-edge training techniques,” said Matt Hasher, owner of KickHouse Scottsdale. “This is more than just a workout program, it’s a personalized path to success.”   Program participants will receive:   Comprehensive Workouts: Guided by expert instructors, energizing kickboxing classes and customized fitness routines are designed to maximize results. Nutrition Coaching: Meal plans and nutritional advice are tailored to meet individual goals. Accountability Support: A dedicated team helps participants stay motivated, track their progress and celebrate every milestone. Measurable Results: From weight loss to increased strength and stamina, participants can see and feel the difference in just six weeks.   In addition to physical benefits, the challenge offers mental and emotional benefits. Whether aiming to lose weight, gain muscle or relieve stress, participants will be empowered to achieve their personal best through the challenge.   This challenge is being offered to for free. Contact KickHouse Scottsdale for details and to receive a personalized consultation.   KickHouse Scottsdale is owned and operated by Matt and Becky Hasher. They are available for news story interviews and live television segments to discuss specifics of the challenge.   For more about KickHouse Scottsdale, visit thekickhouse.com/location/scottsdale/.

Chef Ivan Jacobo is pleased to announce the debut of his new restaurant, Flour & Thyme. The restaurant is now open in the space formerly occupied by Jacobo’s first restaurant, Anhelo. In addition to serving dinner, Chef Jacobo has decided to open the restaurant for lunch service as well, beginning Thursday, December 26. “It quickly began to make sense to add lunchtime hours for our downtown residents, so we have been working to build in and train additional staff to support that,” says Jacobo. “We appreciate the patience as we put the final touches on our lunch service offering. We look forward to serving our community very soon.” Jacobo calls his latest concept “my love letter to downtown Phoenix.” He credits the location for helping to shape his upbringing in the culinary scene. Anhelo relocates to Old Town Scottsdale in the new year. Flour & Thyme features a robust menu of land, sea and garden dishes along with an excellent wine program and specialty cocktails. Diners can begin their dining experience with the heirloom tomato salad, foie gras torchon, chawanmushi or items from the raw bar such as crudo, steak tartar and tuna carpaccio. Entrée selections include handmade pastas such as the spaghetti a la chitarra, girasol featuring poached crab and lasagna. Other main events include the burger made with short rib blend, duck breast, veal tomahawk, wood-fired branzino, Chilean sea bass and grilled scallops. Diners can round out their meal with a variety of sides such as mushrooms, loaded potato, broccolini and grilled sourdough served with honey and thyme butter. The Chef’s Tasting Menu presents an unparalleled seven-course dining experience featuring Chef Jacobo’s menu favorites. Wine pairings can be added to enhance this culinary endeavor. The lunchtime menu features some selections that mirror the dinner menu and others, such as a garden salad with roasted beets, tuna nicoise salad, and petit filet with wild mushroom potato risotto and more. Flour & Thyme will offer lunch service from 11 a.m-3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Dinner service begins at 5 p.m. For more about Flour & Thyme, visit flourandthymerestaurant.com.

There is always a reason to toast at Match Market & Bar—whether there is alcohol in the glass or not! In fact, for those committed to Dry January, or who are taking “Damp January” approach, Match Market & Bar has a bevy of delicious and breathtaking low-proof and non-alcoholic bevvies to raise a glass with, throughout January and any time!   A bar manager can prepare and present these beautiful drinks for live television segments focused on Dry (and Damp) January.   The non-alcoholic So Fresh and So Clean is exactly that, and so beautiful, too. This mocktail features Adrift, lemon, cucumber and orgeat for $15.   The Carahellno ($15), also non-alcoholic, features Adrift, cold brew and cinnamon for a different kind of buzz.   Cheers to the everyday with the low-proof Easy and Breezy, featuring refreshing strawberry Lillet, grapefruit and lemon ($16).   Also low proof, the Barcelona Sunshine features Manzanilla sherry, strawberry, apple and mint ($16).   Under the Bridge, another low proof choice, includes Fino sherry, sweet vermouth and orange ($15).   Just like Match’s cocktail menu, these spirited spirit-less drinks are as visually stunning as they are tasty.   For more information about Match Market & Bar or to make a reservation, visit matchphx.com.

It’s a mouthwatering celebration in honor of Goldwater Brewing Co. in East Mesa! The Longbow location is celebrating its five-year anniversary—and Chula Seafood will be there to make it even more delicious.   At noon on Saturday, Jan. 18, Goldwater Brewing Co.’s Anniversary West Coast IPA will be tapped. Then at 2 p.m., the event gets rolling with food and entertainment.   Chula Seafood will be onsite selling lobster rolls, fish and chips, cups of chowder and chowder fries from 2-8 p.m., or until sold out. Beginning at 4 p.m., guests can also enjoy a live acoustic set by Tom Kumagai as they sip, snack and celebrate!   For more, visit chulaseafood.com.

Love is in the air at the LDV Winery Tasting Room, where two special Valentine’s Day gift packages are now available for purchase. These specially packed wine gifts are perfect for wine-loving sweethearts. Gift packages include: The P.S (Petite Sirah) I Love You gift package features two Petite Sirahs—2017 Sky Island Petite Sirah and 2016 Petite Sirah—produced two ways, each resulting in a smooth, balanced and delicious finish. The cost for this package is $90.76; tax and packaging is included. For the perfect end to a great meal or just the gift to ignite an evening of romance, the Little Sweet, Very Sassy gift package features the 2016 Epilogue Petite Sirah for $37.82, which includes tax and packaging. For more about LDV Winery, visit ldvwinery.com.

Join the #NOH8 Campaign in Phoenix, AZ and add your face to the fight for equal human rights! WHERE: FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel 1100 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85003 DATE: Sunday, January 19th 2025 TIME: 2:00pm – 4:00pm PHOTO COST: Single/Solo Photos: $40 Couple/Group Photos: $25 per person NOH8 accepts cash and credit cards only. Fees paid to participate cover services and costs for one edited digital print only, made available via noh8campaign.com, and do not include physical prints. * COME CAMERA-READY * * WEAR A WHITE SHIRT * * POSE & MAKE A STATEMENT! * The NOH8 Campaign returns to Phoenix, AZ on Sunday January 19th! Stop by FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel anytime between 2pm-4pm to pose for an official NOH8 photo by photographer Adam Bouska. No reservations needed! Photos are first-come, first-served – and we move fast! Please arrive camera-ready with a plain white shirt to match the signature style of the NOH8 photos. When is the best time to arrive? Most people tend to arrive before the photo shoot begins, but as long as someone has lined up by the advertised end time for the photo shoot (4:00pm for this photo shoot), they should be guaranteed a chance to pose! Once you arrive, the next steps are easy! 1. Fill-out one numbered model release for each person. 2. Process your payment. 3. Trade your processed model release for duct tape! 4. Apply a NOH8 temporary tattoo for your photo. NOH8 Co-Founder Adam Bouska will photograph roughly 10 frames per person. One frame will be selected/edited by Adam and made available within approximately six weeks (timeline subject to change).

New Year, new reasons to enjoy some wine at the LDV Winery Tasting Room! In January, LDV Winery presents the following wine-centric experiences: Winemaker Talks with Curt Dunham Saturday, Jan. 25 |10:30 a.m.-noon Join Curt for special wine tastings as he discusses his latest topic—“All About the Barrels.” This event is complimentary for wine club members and is $20++ per person for non-members, including wine and nibbles. Wine and Cheese Pairing Class Monday, Jan. 20 | 6 p.m. LDV Winery is celebrating cheese! In honor of National Cheese Day LDV Winery is hosting a Wine and Cheese Pairing Class at the Tasting Room in Old Town. During this fun and engaging event, guests will learn how to pair wines with cheese and enjoy four wines paired with two cheeses each. The price for this event is $45++ per person. Event registration is required. Call 480-664-4822 to secure space or for more information. For more about LDV Winery, visit ldvwinery.com.

On Friday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m., Flour & Thyme is thrilled to present an Epic Napa Valley Wine Dinner featuring internationally recognized winemaker Maayan Koschitzky, whose resume includes the likes of Screaming Eagle, Tusk, Dalla Valle, Dana Estates, Vice Versa, Fairchild, Zakin, La Pelle, Lail and many more. Head of winemaking for Philippe Melka’s cult wineries, Koschitzky will present diners with an epic journey through La Pelle wines, which are recognized as the highest quality price ratio in Napa Valley, from their entry level through their epic reserve. Koschitzky incorporates the round lush tannins that Melka wines are known for, but dials back overripe fruit bombs to craft something truly special—bringing the best of both worlds up and down the portfolio. Guests can expect Bordeaux-styled Sauvignon blanc, Chablis-styled Chardonnay, Northern Rhone-styled Syrah and Napa Cabernet profiles with a nod towards Bordeaux. This fantastic lineup of seven wines will only be matched by an incredible six-course meal prepared and presented by Flour & Thyme’s own Chef Ivan Jacobo. The cost per person is $300++. Reservations are required. Visit this page to reserve seating: opentable.com/booking/. For more information about Flour & Thyme, visit flourandthymerestaurant.com.

Phoenix City Grille is thrilled to present a once-in-a-lifetime pairing experience featuring Sazerac Whiskey! On Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, this incredible pairing dinner will be hosted by Drew Mayville, master blender for Sazerac, who will pour and discuss five very allocated bourbons and whiskeys, including two BTAC expressions, all paired with an incredible multi-course meal artfully crafted by Phoenix City Grille’s own Micah Wyzlic.   The evening begins with The Whiskey Rebellion welcome cocktail featuring PCG’s Private Barrel Select Stagg, Brucato Orchards Amaro, Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino, orange bitters and St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram rinse. The dinner will commence with the following menu and pairings:   Smoked Bourbon Clam Chowder — Little neck clams, candied bacon, Yukons, fresh herbs and chive tartlet featuring Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel, 128.7 proof – 2022 barrel #1619   Bacon “Wrapped” New Bedford Sea Scallop — Corey’s seven-spice cured pork belly, Freddy’s root beer gastrique, vanilla-scented celery root puree, bourbon beurre blanc and arugula fennel salad featuring William Larue Weller, 124.7 proof – 2022   Duck Confit with bourbon barrel-aged maple “lacquer,” butternut squash puree, blueberry port reduction, watercress and local citrus featuring Double Eagle Very Rare, 101 proof – 2024   Intermezzo — Lemon Sorbet   Wagyu Strip Loin Steak with potato galette, torched foie gras, chanterelle bourbon demi-glace and truffle zest featuring Last Drop Release #28, 121.4 proof – 2022   Deconstructed Tiramisu with Ghirardelli mousse, ladyfingers, bourbon cream mascarpone quenelle, chocolate espresso bean and bruléed citrus featuring Thomas Handy Rye Whiskey, 124.9 proof – 2023   Mayville is the master blender and director of quality at Sazerac. He joined the company at its Buffalo Trace Distillery location in 2004. He has more than 40 years of experience with some of the largest companies in the beverage alcohol industry, including nearly 23 years with Seagram’s. At Sazerac, Drew has worked hands on with all the award-winning products produced at Buffalo Trace in addition to the other highly acclaimed spirit categories of the company.   The cost of this pairing event is $600 per person, plus tax and 20% gratuity.   Seating is extremely limited seating and reservations are required. Contact Brittnee Reed at 602-510-7174 or privatedining@phoenixcitygrille.com to secure a reservation.   For more about Phoenix City Grille, visit phoenixcitygrille.com.

The city of Scottsdale is pleased to announce the return of Western Week in 2025. This popular annual event, which honors Scottsdale’s Western roots and Native American heritage through a series of historical events, educational engagements, family-friendly activities and entertainment, takes place throughout Old Town from Saturday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.   All week long, Western Week themed events highlight and celebrate Scottsdale’s rich history and the vibrant cultures that define the city today.   “We are excited to present Western Week in 2025 with new experiences and even more opportunities for residents and visitors to learn more about Scottsdale’s history and heritage,” said Rachel Smetana, tourism and events director for the city of Scottsdale. “We encourage all to come out and explore all that Scottsdale was, is and will be thanks to its many  influences, colorful characters, and strong sense of community.”   Signature events taking place during Western Week 2025 include:   Live Music at the Farmers Market Saturday, Jan. 25 | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market The city’s beloved farmers market takes on a Western twist, with live music and more to get attendees in the spirit of Western Week.   Western Week Kick-Off Saturday, Jan. 25 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Scottsdale Rodeo Museum Step into the West at the Rodeo Museum, which invites guests to immerse themselves in the spirit of Western Week by viewing roping demonstrations and exploring rodeo artifacts before kicking back with fun cowboy-style live music in the outdoor beer garden. While there, guests might even be tempted to hop on the bull for a photo!   Western Week on the Bridge Sunday, Jan. 26 | 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Marshall Way Bridge Kick-off the week with Western music and line dancing on the bridge throughout the day. Guests can also enjoy a Frybread Flight Making experience with a Native Art Market, a pop-up hat bar with Mavericks of Scottsdale and more.   Western Movies at Western Spirit Monday, Jan. 27-Sunday, Feb. 2 |Screening times vary per event Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West Throughout the week, the museum, in collaboration with the city of Scottsdale, will present a series of classic Western film and musical screenings for the whole family, ranging from “Calamity Jane” to “Home on the Range”. Nine films in total will be presented throughout the week, featuring introductions by the museum’s chief curator, Andrew P. Nelson, Bob Boze Bell or other guests. Movie pricing is per movie; weekly passes are also available. On Friday and Saturday, museum entry will be free all day for all guests, not including movie pricing.   Riding through Scottsdale: An Equestrian History with Joan Fudala Wednesday, Jan. 29 | 3-4:30 p.m. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West   Western Week Gold Palette ArtWalk Thursday, Jan. 30 | 6:30-9 p.m. Scottsdale Arts District — from Main St. from Scottsdale Rd. to Goldwater Blvd., and north of Indian School Rd. on Marshall Way to 5th Ave. Saddle up and Read more [...]