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Foodie news roundup for the week of Dec. 31.<\/p>\n

Roka Akor<\/strong><\/a> is hosting a month-long celebration in January for National Meat Month by offering a wagyu tasting menu for guests. Now through Jan. 31, Roka Akor in Scottsdale will be dishing up a spectacular five-course menu wagyu menu for $180 per person, including Roka Akor’s famous dessert platter.<\/p>\n

TapHouse Kitchen<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(pictured)welcomes the new year with an expansion and a second location. On Jan. 4, TapHouse Kitchen opens at 3131 E. Shea Blvd. in Phoenix, delivering the delicious food and drink in a casually sophisticated atmosphere that the restaurant is known for at its Scottsdale outpost.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m., The\u00a0Market\u00a0Restaurant + Bar by\u00a0Jennifer’s<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>hosts a\u00a0Switchback Ridge Wine Dinner with special guest Kelly Peterson. The dinner is $95 and includes four delicious wine-paired courses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thai Chili 2 Go<\/strong><\/a> announces its newest location and seventh store in the Valley with the opening of its North Phoenix restaurant at\u00a02750 W. Dove Valley Rd., Ste. 180. In celebration, Thai Chili 2 Go\u2019s North Phoenix location will offer the\u00a0first 100 customers a free entr\u00e9e on Jan. 5; after that, customers will receive a free dumpling appetizer that day. To further celebrate the new location, guests will receive a free dumpling with purchase of any entr\u00e9e and buy one entr\u00e9e, get one entr\u00e9e at 50 percent off through Jan. 31<\/p>\n

For more fab foodie news, become a follower on Twitter @AZFoothillsFood and Instagram at @AZFoothills.<\/em><\/p>\n

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