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Camelback Mountain

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    New Brunch at Coronado Cafe: Good-Looking Menu, But Some Technical Snags Trip Up the Meal

    Restaurant: Coronado Café Location: 2201 North Seventh Street New Brunch Open: About two weeks Eats: Brunch favorites with a twist Price Point: Around $11 to $20 a person Around the beginning of April, Coronado Café, the charming little bungalow turned eatery near the theater and arts district i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Lee del Real's Perfect Food Day

    Lee del Real grew up in Arcadia near Camelback Mountain. This probably explains her deep love of hiking and "all sorts of outdoor things" -- canoeing, camping, skiing and "just exploring this beautiful state." She's also a forager and has picked wild raspberries on the Mogollian Rim. She's a r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

    Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Hunx and His Punx @ Yucca Tap Room Ever since its genesis with Chuck Berry and Elvis, the rock formula has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    2012 Easter Brunch Roundup v2

    Our first Easter Brunch Roundup was posted with plenty of time for those of you who enjoy (or can at least manage) scheduling everything with time to spare. For the rest of you, who like the pressure of waiting up until the last second, now's your time. There's less than a week left until the holida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Natalie Merrill at Kitchen 56

    Looking for something to do this weekend? "Night Owl" is a quick guide to special nights at bars and clubs around town. We'll give you a few hints re: cover, dress code, music and atmosphere. Every Thursday marks Natalie Merrill at Kitchen 56.​Kitchen 56 plays the fine line between swanky and casu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Beau MacMillan, What Are You Listening To?

    ​Beau MacMillanFood Network star MacMillan is the executive chef of elements at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? ESPN Sports Radio.What's the first album you bought? Led Zeppelin, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Camelback Mountain Safety Sign & Memorial for Fall Victim Clint McHale

    ​A new sign being planned for Camelback Mountain will likely memorialize falling victim Clint McHale with a picture, but don't call it a memorial, says one Phoenix official."It'll be more like an educational or information sign," says Kathi Reichert, deputy director for Phoenix's Parks and Recreat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Ten Favorite Phoenix Happy Hours

    ​ We've never met a happy hour that we didn't like but just like everything else in this world, some are better than others. Whether you're playing hooky from work on a Tuesday or just need a strong cheap drink after a grueling day in your dismal cube we know a few places In no particular order, h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Biodynamic Wine: Drinking By the Light of the Silvery Moon or Out-Organic-ing Organic? A Look at the Latest Wine Trend With a Local Sommelier

    ​As if horoscope tracking wasn't embarrassing enough, astrological enthusiasts have a new fad to force down our throats. The spiritual dynamics of gravitational pull, orbiting planets, and indescribable forces have made their way into the heads of winos everywhere. The trend is biodynamic wine and ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 8, 2011

    Flame On: 10 Spicy Dishes in the Valley That Really Bring the Heat

    ​As if horoscope tracking wasn't embarrassing enough, astrological enthusiasts have a new fad to force down our throats. The spiritual dynamics of gravitational pull, orbiting planets, and indescribable forces have made their way into the heads of winos everywhere. The trend is biodynamic wine and ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 1, 2011

    Caves & Ives Satisfies Simply

    ​As if horoscope tracking wasn't embarrassing enough, astrological enthusiasts have a new fad to force down our throats. The spiritual dynamics of gravitational pull, orbiting planets, and indescribable forces have made their way into the heads of winos everywhere. The trend is biodynamic wine and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    New Police Report Sheds Light on the Death of Camelback Hiker

    cherisheveryday.com Clint Mchale and his foster sister.​Hanging onto a 50-foot wall of rock on Camelback Mountain, 21-year-old Jonathan Gustafson looked down and saw his friend struggling to find a place for his hand.   Clint Mchale was hanging on below him. Gustafson told h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Cornmeal Crusted Calamari from Kitchen 56

    Erica O'Neil​Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 81: C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Chef Beau MacMillan Gets Shout-Out From Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Offers Top 5 Restaurants in AZ

    Photo courtesy of Chef Beau MacMillan​Aw, feel the love. Marcus Samuelsson​Last week Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, cookbook author, and food activist, gave props to local celebu-chef Beau MacMillan on his website. After calling him "fun," "ebullient," and "one of the great peop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Chef Aaron May at Monti's Tomorrow With Special Spanish-Inspired Menu

    ​Famed Valley chef, restaurateur, and Sasquatch Burger inventor Aaron May will be the featured guest at Monti's La Casa Vieja from 5 to 10 p.m., tomorrow, May 24. As part of the restaurant's Celebrity Chef Series, which has included the likes of Executive Chef Beau MacMillan of elements at Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Pavle Milic, Ty Largo and Other PHX Foodies Fight Fat

    girlgetstrong.com ​Dieting -- much like pimpin' -- ain't easy. When you make the decision to cut back on, say, cheeseburgers, it seems like that's all you see. Every commercial on TV features the glorious sizzle of a patty mid-grill; every billboard tempts you with glistening lettuce and tom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Sanctuary's Hollywood Dinner Series Not Very Glamorous

    ​ ​ ​ ​The premise of Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain's gourmet dinner series, "Hollywood Bites" is pretty enticing: diners are treated to a meal prepared by our own local celebu-chef Beau MacMillan, alongside Hollywood royalty. With Lady Gaga in town this weekend, we wondere ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 10, 2011

    Leave It to the Kids to Keep Up Phoenix's Architectural History

    ​ ​ ​ ​The premise of Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain's gourmet dinner series, "Hollywood Bites" is pretty enticing: diners are treated to a meal prepared by our own local celebu-chef Beau MacMillan, alongside Hollywood royalty. With Lady Gaga in town this weekend, we wondere ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Tour de Skinny

    Get healthy before packing them on

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Now Open in Arcadia: Vatra Grillhouse

    ​East Indian School is really hoppin' right now. Along with last week's openings (Maui Dog and Loving Hut) and another spot coming soon (Beckett's Kitchen Table), the latest debut is Vatra Grillhouse (at the southeast corner of Indian School and 56th Street). "The name Vatra means "fire" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    The Last Supper: Beau MacMillan Dishes Up Gluttony for XII at elements

    Chef Beau MacMillan laughs it up with guests at XII's raw bar. Forget the Biblical connotations of dinner for twelve hosted by a food guru -- XII, the private dining room at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain's elements restaurant would be an amazing site ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Hot Links: Death By Palms, Bashas' Art, and Party Crews

    ​A Mesa man was killed Saturday when 500 pounds of palm fronds fell on him and trapped him. The 28-year-old man was trimming a palm tree when the accident occurred, and by the time rescue crews arrived, he had suffocated. Efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful...Bashas' Inc. is fighting to ke ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2010

    Spy Games: The Citadel Turns Everyday Phoenicians into Covert “Spies”

    ​A Mesa man was killed Saturday when 500 pounds of palm fronds fell on him and trapped him. The 28-year-old man was trimming a palm tree when the accident occurred, and by the time rescue crews arrived, he had suffocated. Efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful...Bashas' Inc. is fighting to ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Chef Beau MacMillan Dishes on 'Worst Cooks in America' Show

    ​ ​Local chef Beau MacMillan has had a six-month reprieve from some of his usual duties as executive chef of elements at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain as the resort's signature restaurant gets a multimillion-dollar overhaul.  During that time, he filmed the Food Network tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    EPA Sued for Failing to Act on Phoenix Area's Pollution Plan

    Lisa Jackson, the head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, has been so focused on saving the world from America's greenhouse gases that she seems to have forgetten about serious pollution in the Phoenix area. Jackson is in Copenhagen this week for the international talks on carbon r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Chef Beau MacMillan Takes On Worst Cooks in America

    ​Executive Chef Beau MacMillan of elements at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain is somewhat of a local legend. He's been on NBC's The Today Show three times. He cooked at The James Beard House. He even beat Chef Bobby Flay with his delicious Kobe beef dishes on a 2006 episode of Iro ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 5, 2009

    Play

    ​Executive Chef Beau MacMillan of elements at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain is somewhat of a local legend. He's been on NBC's The Today Show three times. He cooked at The James Beard House. He even beat Chef Bobby Flay with his delicious Kobe beef dishes on a 2006 episode of Iro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Hot Links: The Quiet Zone, Andre Agassi, and Race for the Cure

    ​Phoenix will get its first railroad quiet zone at the end of this month. The zone, on the southern end of downtown along Harrison street between Third and Fourth Avenue, has to be re-certified each year, and has cost an estimated $100,000 in privately raised money so far...Crews rescued a hiker e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Twilight: the Early Show at Tempe Marketplace

    Hot Topic is selling Twilight shwag, but the homemade fashions were much more popular this morning at Tempe Marketplace. The crowd for the 10:30 movie was strictly 30 and over (except for the toddlers and babies eager moms hauled along -- hey, this was local author Stephenie Meyers' crowd, The Mom ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    The Russian is Coming

    Alexander Terkhov will rock your wardrobe

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    Hometown pride: Finding what's special about the 'Nix

    Alexander Terkhov will rock your wardrobe

  • Dining

    January 12, 2006

    Valley Vixen

    Ho still needs a few new tricks

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Ho still needs a few new tricks

  • Culture

    June 2, 2005

    Local Spa Guide

    Where to get spoiled when you're feeling boiled

  • Culture

    June 2, 2005

    Cold Plunge

    Cool your jets -- and everything else -- at a local spa

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2005

    State Titles

    Arizona filmmakers in focus

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Arizona filmmakers in focus

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    In The Zone

    Eloy's Skies are raining men, and sprinkling hot chicks, too.

  • News

    December 18, 2003

    Big Scam Theory

    Downtown Phoenix has always had its high points, but the Civic Center boondoggle isn't one of them

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Downtown Phoenix has always had its high points, but the Civic Center boondoggle isn't one of them

  • Dining

    October 24, 2002

    Pullet Surprise

    At Windows on the Green, the chicken is worth crossing the road for.

  • Dining

    November 15, 2001

    Fresh-Air Fare

    Two choice spots for outdoor dining

  • Dining

    September 6, 2001

    Magic Pots

    Vessel as inspired as the food that goes into them

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Place for a Private Hike

    Black Mountain,
    Carefree/Cave Creek

  • Dining

    August 31, 2000

    Group Grub

    Communal dining is the latest rage for restaurants hoping to woo diners with the promise of fine food, fun and new friends

  • Dining

    August 10, 2000

    Drive, She Said

    Gas 'n' go to the Valley's most far-out restaurant

  • Dining

    June 8, 2000

    Noon Pie

    Not offering lunch makes perfect sense for some high-end restaurants

  • Dining

    November 19, 1998

    Elite Night Snack

    Not offering lunch makes perfect sense for some high-end restaurants

  • News

    June 9, 1993

    ARCADIA'S CLASH OF '93WHEN DIVERSITY CONFRONTS GENTILITY, SCHOOLS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES

    Not offering lunch makes perfect sense for some high-end restaurants

  • Dining

    August 5, 1992

    ACHY BREAKY STEAK

    Not offering lunch makes perfect sense for some high-end restaurants

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