Barbecuing and Grilling

Miss McGee's Mud Pie at Bobby-Q

See also: 11 Favorite Barbecue Joints in Greater Phoenix See also: Top Ten Spots for Mac n' Cheese in the Valley Barbecue isn't exactly the first style of cuisine to turn to when you want an incredible dessert. After all, isn't the point to eat so much juicy, succulent meat falling off the bone tha ... More >>

Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake this Weekend

Happy Cinco de Drinko weekend! Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby Day, which means Phoenix is going to be partyin'. So, not matter where you end up or what you're celebrating, eat well and drive safe! Here's what's on my plate for this weekend . . . Eat This: BBQ at the Blues, Bruises ... More >>

11 Favorite Barbecue Joints in Greater Phoenix

Nearly every meat-eating American speaks the language of barbecue. From the backyard to the upscale restaurant to the hole-in-the-wall 'cue house, cooking meat with smoke and heat has become somewhat of an art form -- taking on various styles, techniques, and rituals around the globe. Which is why ... More >>

Texas BBQ House Does Lone Star 'Cue in Phoenix

Bistro 24's Stephen Toevs, Part 2

Maya DukmasovaExecutive Chef Stephen Toevs in the kitchen at Bistro 24​Yesterday we chatted with Stephen Toevs, the new Executive Chef at Bistro 24, about what he will be changing on the menu and how he emulated Julia Child as a kid. Today, he shares more of his story. After your rugby injury, w ... More >>

Why Are You Here?

Hey! What are you doing here? It's Memorial Day. We're all chillaxin' poolside and barbecuing, which is really what you should be doing, too. But since you're already here you might as well waste a few more minutes of this beautiful day watching a few idiots almost blow themselves up trying to barbe ... More >>

BBQ Overload: Is the Valley Big Enough For Two Barbecue Events in One Day?

​Two barbecue festivals. One Saturday. WTF?!We completely understand that there are very few weather-appropriate weekends for festivals in the Valley, hence the abundance in March and April, but seriously, guys, you couldn't maybe space it out by a week? To the uninformed, this definitely looks ... More >>

Chandler's Barbecue & Beer Festival and Steel-Cut Oats in Today's Eater's Digest

www.onelovelylife.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?BBQ & BrewsWe were ecstatic when we received word that Chandler will be hosting the Great American Barbecue and Beer Festival March 26th in the streets of historic downtown Chandler. Ye ... More >>

Arizona Barbecue Festival: Lessons Learned from Competing in a KCBS Event

Martin Cizmar Sign spotted on the drive to the Arizona Barbecue Festival... Sorry, kids, not today!​I planned to smoke a lot of meat while competing in the Arizona Barbecue Festival this weekend. I did not plan to smoke a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer.I am embarrassed to report that in addition to ... More >>

Meat Up at This Weekend's AZ BBQ Festival

​I doubt the AZ BBQ Festival will be a one-off event. Those guys over at the EaterAZ blog, Rick Phillips and Dave Tyda, have done a bang-up job with organizing and promoting their brand-new culinary festival, which takes place this weekend at the Scottsdale Waterfront. I drove ... More >>

Chandler Barbeque Throwdown, Tommy Lasorda at Whole Foods and Homemade Peeps in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ The first annual Downtown Barbecue Throwdown in Chandler is goin' down this Saturday March 20th from 10 a.m. till 9 p.m. The Throwdown is billed as a fierce competition where pros as well as amateur chefs will com ... More >>

Meat and Greet

East Valley BBQ competition heats up

Chef Talk with Stacy Phipps of Stacy's Smokehouse

Claire Lawton​Stacy Phipps is ready for a challenge. No, really. He wants to challenge every barbecue master in the Valley to a cook off. "I want Don and Charlie (they won our Best Of Ribs in 2009). I want the guys from Honey Bears. I'll even take Bobby Flay." Anyone up for it? Phipps opened ... More >>

Now Open in Mesa: J. Ruggs Southern BBQ

​The thought of eating some good barbecue has me tempted to hop in my car and take a nice long lunch break. I just got the word on a new spot in Mesa called J. Ruggs Southern BBQ (6610 E. Baseline) where father-and-son team Ian and John Ruggles have been dishing up pulled pork, be ... More >>

Over the Weekend: BBQ & Beer Festival

What better way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon than wandering the parking lot across from Tempe's IKEA, sampling barbecued meats and drinking beer? This past weekend, 33 teams from across the nation turned out for Que & Brew, an official Triple Crown Event BBQ State Championship. And ... More >>

Three Valley BBQs Compete in Jack Daniel's Competition

Jack Daniel's​Three Valley-area barbecue teams have been selected to compete in the "prestigious" 21st Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue.Barbecue pros from Blake's BBQ in Gilbert, Otis and the Bird in Mesa and Rhythm 'n QUE in Phoenix will duke it out against sixt ... More >>

Fleming's Hosts $10 Cooking Seminars

​Unless you happen to catch a free demo at a culinary festival, it doesn't get much cheaper than ten bucks for a cooking seminar. Sounds too good to be true, but believe it. Fleming's Peoria is offering the irresistible price for 90 minutes of instruction from chef Jeff Fearin ... More >>

Recipe: 'The Chicken from Hell,' from Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue

Lauren Gilger The Firebird, or The Chicken from Hell, at Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue in Cave Creek. Chef Bryan Dooley all about the red, white, and blue, from his food to his music, to his sense of humor. Same goes with the food he serves at Bryan's Black Mountain Barb ... More >>

Chef Talk: Bryan Dooley, Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue

Lauren Gilger Chef Bryan Dooley.​It says something when a chef names his restaurant after himself. In our opinion, it says something good. After Bryan Dooley spent 15 years as a chef at the luxurious Fairmont Scottsdale, he opened Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue in downtown Cave Creek. Yep ... More >>

Hot off the Grill: July 4 Tips from Local BBQ Kings

By Wynter Holden Independence Day is fast approaching, and no doubt you're either looking forward to attending someone else's barbecue party or planning a menu for your own grilled feast. If you're in the latter category -- or are kind enough to offer up your grilling skills for a friend or family ... More >>

Your Meal Ticket to Great BBQ

What's cooking this weekend? Considering that Saturday is July 4th, we're guessing some rich, tangy barbecued meats -- or at least hot dogs and burgers on the grill. In this week's Meal Ticket dining newsletter, get grilling tips from the award-winning Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert and find out where in ... More >>

Your Meal Ticket to Father's Day Dinners

This Sunday, June 21 is Father's Day. What are you doing for the special dad in your life? We're pretty sure he's thinking "not another tie, please!!", so a better choice might be a special Father's Day meal he won't forget. In this week's Meal Ticket dining newsletter, we've got the scoop on Dad's ... More >>

Coming Soon: Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue

The cover of the latest issue of Saveur -- a drool-inducing photo of ribs, in all of their charred, meaty glory -- really got me craving some barbecue. Oh, you want some too? Well lucky us, a brand-new barbecue joint is set to open by the end of this month. Located in Cave Creek's La ... More >>

PETA to Put on Sexy "Human Barbeque" at Phoenix Convention Center

A female PETA volunteer will strip to almost nothing but body paint and lie on a pretend barbecue grill on Thursday for a protest at the cattle industry's Phoenix convention. PETA seems to enjoy using human flesh to make their point -- the group just received a bunch of publicity ove ... More >>

Phoenix Phoodies: Takamatsu brings Korean BBQ to AZ

Takamatsu has been dishing out Korean barbecue, sushi, and noodle dishes to Arizonans for more than a decade, with restaurants in Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler and Litchfield Park. Their delicious barbecue has garnered the respect of sports stars, too, like Chan Ho Park, the pitcher for the Philadelphia ... More >>

Eddie Recommends: Fall Barbecue

Urban Campfire Partnership Fizzles

Feel the Burn

How to get all up in your own grill

BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT

Seoul Garden Korean BBQ Restaurant

BEST BARBECUE

A & J Chicago-Style Bar-B-Q

BEST PLACE TO OVER-ORDER

Seoul Jung Restaurant

BEST SIX-SHOOTIN' COWBOY STEAK HOUSE

Rock Springs Cafe & Saloon

BEST BARBECUE

Dillon's Restaurant

Best Barbecue Joint

The Barbecue Company

Thrill of the Grill

There's nothing brisk about brisket Texas-style

Sunny's Only Secret Is His Sauce

The Sunshine Bar-B-Que proprietor tells (almost) all

'Cue 'Cue Train

Struttin' with some barbecue at Bennett's.

Grill Instructor

Lessons from Mad Coyote Joe

Best Barbecue

Honey Bear's BBQ
5012 East Van Buren
602-273-9148
(and 2824 North Central, 602-279-7911)

Good Korea Move

Barbecue Pith

In a Slather

Barbie Convention

Slab Report

The Shadiest Guns in the West

When it comes to ethics, some of Sheriff Joe's top aides take after their boss

Bone Voyage

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GETTING TO GNAW YOU

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