Barbecuing and Grilling

Urban Campfire Partnership Fizzles

HOG HEAVEN

SECOND HELPINGS

GETTING TO GNAW YOU

TOTALLY BASTED

Bone Voyage

Ribber, Phoenix

Slab Report

Second Helpings

Barbie Convention

In a Slather

Eddie Recommends: Fall Barbecue

Barbecue Pith

Best Barbecue

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

Best Barbecue Joint

The Barbecue Company

BEST SIX-SHOOTIN' COWBOY STEAK HOUSE

Rock Springs Cafe & Saloon

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Fire Starters

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 >>

Feel the Burn

How to get all up in your own grill

Seoul Survivors

Lemons picks his hypothetical "last meal"

Beers and Butt-head

A beer in the hand is worth two in the bird

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

Spit Happens

Lessons from Mad Coyote Joe

Good Korea Move

Lessons from Mad Coyote Joe

The Shadiest Guns in the West

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

BONE APPETIT

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Meat and Greet

East Valley BBQ competition heats up

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Texas BBQ House Does Lone Star 'Cue in Phoenix

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 >>