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Nikki's Five Picks for Arizona Restaurant Week (May 18-27)

Arizona Restaurant Week -- the Spring 2013 Edition -- begins Saturday, May 18 and ends Monday, May 27 (which is Memorial Day, when most of us will be grilling burgers and drinking beer at home . . . but never mind). By the end of this week, ARW officially will be upon us: a 10-day eating extravaganz ... More >>

Wedding Mess

Bodega 420 in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We're Still Lusting Over

The Spot: Bodega 420, Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. See Also: - Biltmore Union Farmers Market: What We Skipped and What We're Still Lusting Over - Jobot Owner Helps to Open New Market on Roosevelt: Think Fresh Veggies, Bulk Grains, Mexican Candy, and Hula Hoops - Aaron Chamberlin's Phoenix ... More >>

6 Don't-Miss Events During AZ Cocktail Week: Feb 16-22

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Phoenix is becoming a bona-fide food-town, "becoming" (present progressive) being the operative word. Exhibit A, for your consideration: the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, a seven-day series of boozy events -- some educational, others not so much -- b ... More >>

Matthew Weston of the Royal Palms in Phoenix Talks Dessert Wines

If the thought of dessert wine brings up memories of pre-legal hangovers or cooking sherry, it's time to give dessert wines another chance. Dessert wines can be a sophisticated addition to any menu. We interviewed Matthew Weston, sommelier and beverage manager for the Royal Palms resort for some in ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: Gilbert Food Truck Court to Re-Launch This Friday, Jan. 18 AZ Cocktail Week Kicks Off Feb. 16: Expect a Carnival, Competition and Seminars. Better Line Up a Designated Driver. Q ... More >>

1920s Fashion Shows a Leap Forward at Phoenix Art Museum

Leftover Cuties' Retro Ukelele Sound Makes You Smile

With a name like Leftover Cuties and a penchant for unabashed use of ukelele, how could the Los Angeles-based quartet of Shirli McAllen, Austin Nicholsen, Stuart Johnson, and Mike Bolger be anything other than adorable? The group's folksy sound evokes images of happy couples strolling down a board ... More >>

Schnitzel Showdown: Haus Murphy's vs. Bavarian Point

It's October, which means Oktoberfest, which means we all have a semi-legit excuse for drinking copious amounts of beer and dancing the polka (sorry, there are no excuses for wearing dirndls or lederhosen). So it seems like a good time to re-visit two of the Valley's longest running German restauran ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Howe Gelb on Giant Giant Sand, and How an Acid Trip and Roman Polanski Birthed Tucson's Music Scene

See also: Howe Gelb Discusses Rainer Ptacek Howe Gelb doesn't like to fight fate. The Tucson-based singer/songwriter says that destiny played a big role in the birth of Tucson, the new record from Gelb's Giant Giant Sand collective. The extra "giant" was added to signify the group's swelling ranks ... More >>

Wine Smarts: What is Noble Rot? Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic Hit Scottsdale to See If Anyone Knows.

Welcome to Vine Geeks, where Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic of AZ Wine Merchants take the drinking game quite seriously. Pay attention -- you might just learn something. The question: What is Noble Rot? The answers: hilarious.

Masters of Wine: The Test

Welcome to Vine Geeks, where Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic of AZ Wine Merchants take the drinking game quite seriously. Pay attention -- you might just learn something. This past week, a record 98 students took the test to obtain their Masters of Wine, trying to join the mere 298 worldwide who curr ... More >>

When the Sun Goes Down, Exotic Nightlife Locales Light Up

9/11 - 10 Years Later

2011 World's 50 Best Restaurants: Two Tickets to Denmark, Please

Getty Images​Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian A ... More >>

Chicago Shoot Out: Luke's vs. Lobby's

​In order for a hot dog to be called a Chicago Style Hot Dog, the purveyor must adhere to a very specific, very detailed list of toppings and preparations. The first rule: No Ketchup. The second: all-beef kosher dogs, usually Vienna Beef ( first sold at the Chicago World Expo in 1863). The ho ... More >>

The Baker's Daughter: Christine Boerner

courtesy of The Baker's DaughterKarl and Christine Boerner​ We think the name The Baker's Daughter is a pretty cool name for a chocolatier and bakery café, and a fitting moniker for the chocolatier and pastry chef Christine Boerner's new business. Christine is the daughter of Karl Boerner, the ba ... More >>

Rock Bottom Brewer's Dinner, Local Culinary Students Take Second and Butterbeer Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

amybites.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Rock Bottom Brewer's DinnerJoin Chef and Rock Bottom Brewmaster Brian Helton for the Harvest Beer and Wine Dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery Desert Ridge this Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30. Chef Helton wil ... More >>

Knight and Day: Tom Cruise, Please Stop Talking

American Gods Show Their Love for Hamsters, and Other Local Music News

American Gods​Local metal band American Gods has a thing for hamsters. That's right--hamsters. The group has a song called "Hamster Stomp" on their current album, Ec-10, but don't think the group is serious about crushing those cute little furry animals--a bad-arse pic of one of the rodents graces ... More >>

Groupon: Unintentional Comedy?

How can you not love Groupon? I sure do. It's a daily deal delivered to your inbox, and some of the offers from local businesses are incredible. And it's free to join.But have you ever actually read some of these descriptions? Somebody is getting really creative in writing their copy. I actually loo ... More >>

Fry Girl Reveals the Origins of Festival Foods' Arizona Hot Dog

Rock Me Amadeus

Phoenix Symphony performs Mozart’s final piece

Former Tucson Socialite Arrested in Austria For 1996 Murder of Ex-Husband

America's Most Wanted Pamela Phillips​Pamela Phillips, the Tucson socialite accused of paying a man to murder her rich hubby back in 1996, was introduced to the long arm of the law when she was arrested yesterday in Austria. Authorities believe that Phillips was behind the murder ... More >>

December 4 In Blogs: Adam Stoddard, VW Trainwreck, Puscifer, and Guy Fieri

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio's Boy Adam Stoddard: Is He in the Lower Buckeye Jail? Up on the Sun: VW Trainwreck O ... More >>

Fall Out Boy Grows Up

Fucked Up and other F-Word Bands Congregate at the Festival of the Fuck Bands

700IS Reindeerland International Experimental Film and Video Festival @ ASU Performing and Media Arts Building

Arty Girl: Autumnal Equinox Viewing at James Turrell Skyspace at SMoCA

Michael Haneke: Funny Games, globalized entertainment holding a mirror to the human condition

The Counterfeiters paints a morally ambiguous picture of Holocaust survival and collusion

Surf the Alps

Gravy Kind of Love

Hold Your Horses

Reubens Accomplice

It's not a dill spear, either

A Very Long Run

Long, Strange Trips

Dispatches from the world of travel writing

West Side Glory

A fantasy come to life

Gypsy Jamboree

Gogol Bordello romps through a theater of punk, Gypsy folk and the macabre

Best Saturday-Night Date For Classical Music Lovers

Robert Moody
Associate conductor, Phoenix Symphony

BOBilicious!

There's BOB hope for hungry and thirsty Diamondback fans

Best Iced Tea

The Coffee Plantation
Biltmore Fashion Park
24th Street and Camelback
602-553-0203
(and other Valley locations)

Foreign Correspondence

More letters from the battlefield: A Phoenix soldier witnesses the destruction of Europe in 1945

The Wizard of Austria

At 67, jazz great Joe Zawinul is just beginning to peak

Farm Follows Function

Pic Hits for the week

POLARPALOOZAIN WHICH AN ANCHORAGE LAW CLERK GATECRASHES A ROCK FESTIVAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

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