Casa Vieja

"Arizona's Hottest New Patio" Opens in Tempe Today

Heads up, outdoor lounge-y types; "Arizona's Hottest New Patio" opens in Tempe today. See also: - Bink's Midtown Is a Must (Especially When It Comes to Veggies) - New Restaurant Opens at Chase Field: Think Barbecue, Sandwiches Wrapped in Tape Measures, and the "Hottest Wings in Baseball" Featuri ... More >>

Geek Fest

Name Monti's New Patio, Get a Monti's New Patio Party for You and 20 of Your Friends

Monti's may be the oldest restaurant in Tempe, but its patio is another story. See also: An Interview with Mike Monti, Owner of Monti's La Casa Vieja and Best Slimer 2012 - Michael Monti In late February, the oldest continuously occupied structure in the Phoenix area will be sporting a brand new, ... More >>

Does Promising a Higher Tip Mean Better Service?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Usually, tips are something left at the end of a ... More >>

Bill Tonnesen, Contentious Tempe Developer, Aims for Immortality

What Will Get Someone Blacklisted From a Restaurant?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Gentle laughter, clinking glasses, soft music -- ... More >>

What's the Most Bizarre Thing You've Seen at a Restaurant?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.The long, hell-hot summer may have many of us fee ... More >>

What's Your Biggest Kitchen Gadget Regret?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.As the popularity of cooking continues to rise, s ... More >>

Are Restaurants Getting Noisier?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.There's always a buzz when it comes to the culina ... More >>

When Is a Recipe Truly Yours?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.For many of us, we couldn't care less if Mom's ap ... More >>

What's Your Kitchen Entrance Jam?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.It's no secret there's a connection between food ... More >>

Do You Have Any Cooking Superstitions?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Black cats, the evil eye, knocking on wood -- mos ... More >>

What's the Best Cooking Advice You Got from Your Mom?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Maybe they gave us some great recipes, showed us ... More >>

What's Your Guilty Pleasure Food?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.When it comes to food, everyone has their vices. ... More >>

What's Been Your Most Epic Fail in the Kitchen?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Spills, the occasional fire -- wait, there's no b ... More >>

An Interview with Mike Monti, Owner of Monti's La Casa Vieja

How the Valley's Legendary Restaurants Keep Up With the Times

Monti's La Casa Vieja Celebrates Arizona's Centennial With 75-Cent Sirloin Steak Dinners (at Breakfast)

Forget Prince, when the city's original pioneer home and the oldest continuously occupied structure in the Phoenix metropolitan area wants to party, it's gonna do it like it's 1912. And that means Monti's La Casa Vieja, the Arizona landmark in Tempe that serves American fare in a labyrinth of dinin ... More >>

What Food Trends Do You See for the Valley in 2012?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.From predicted national trends in cuisine like Sc ... More >>

If Arizona Had a State Food, What Would It Be?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.A few weeks ago, we were alerted to the fact that ... More >>

Got a Good Story About Monti's La Casa Vieja? You Could Win $1,000 and Have a Booth Named After You.

Monti's La Casa Vieja is not only an Arizona landmark, it's the oldest, continually occupied structure in the greater Phoenix area. And when you've been around as long as this bar and restaurant has, you've seen the likes of everyone from Carmen Miranda, John Wayne, and Bruce Springsteen, to a host ... More >>

Community Spirits

10 Tempe Restaurants Offering Specials to ASU Gammage Patrons

Zkellyq on Flickr​Taking your honey to the theater and dinner is so chic and cosmopolitan -- and just got easier to do. ASU Gammage and Mill Avenue District got together to give your pocketbook a break with a "Dinner and A Show" package. This is the third year that Arizona theater patrons ar ... More >>

Father's Day Dining 2011 Roundup

www.someecards.com​ Father's Day is closer then right around the corner -- it's Sunday. This Sunday. If you haven't made plans, now's the time. To make things easier for you, we put together one of our sweet dining round ups. Enjoy!  Monti's La Casa Vieja in Tempe is offering a 12 ... More >>

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 >>

Matt Carter Guest Chef's Tonight at Monti's and Pretzel Dogs in Today's Eater's Digest

Fake Ginger​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Culinary Masters Part ThreeIt started with Eddie Matney back in February. In March Beau MacMillan gave it a go. Now it's Matt Carter's turn. Tonight, Don't miss NY Times-acclaimed chef Matt Ca ... More >>

Beau MacMillan Cooking at Monti's La Casa Vieja?

Maria VassettChef Beau MacMillan.​When New Times received a press release from Mont's indicating celebrity chef Beau MacMillan would be participating in Monti's La Casa Vieja's "Culinary Masters" guest chef series we couldn't help wondering, What the hell? This is Beau MacMillan we're talking ... More >>

March 30 In Blogs: Alwun House, Domo Genesis, Beau MacMillan, and PETA

​​​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:

Monti's Culinary Masters Dinner and Maple Kielbasa Waffles in Today's Eater's Digest

passthesushi.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Beau MacMillian, Meet Monti's La Casa ViejaMonti's La Casa Vieja's Culinary Masters series continues tonight as chef Beau MacMillian creates a special menu for the 55 year old Tempe resta ... More >>

Beau MacMillan, Eddie Matney Defect to Monti's La Casa Vieja (For a Day)

Monti's La Casa Vieja​What happens when an executive chef loses the top-of-the-line stainless steel commercial appliances, professional tools and cache of underlings that he's used to? Either he rises like cream to prove he's got culinary game without the fancy extras, or he sinks like poached egg ... More >>

Home, Tweet Home: Jeff Moriarty Is Trying to Create a Cultural Identity for Phoenix, 140 Characters at a Time

Ghost Story in New Mexican Bar Bewitches Media, Helps Local Ghostbusters Gain Publicity

Image: www.wcgaps.com A local group of self-fashioned ghostbusters hit the publicity jackpot today with a nationwide Associated Press article about their activities at a "haunted" New Mexico bar. The group's members, who call themselves the West Coast Ghost and Paranormal Society, have a Web site th ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2007

You may kiss us at midnight

Live and Let '007 Die

New Year's Eve of destruction

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Taste Magnet

Tempe has the goods, and here's where to find them

Haunt the PHX in Style

Enter Sand Men

Canyon Raceway hosts Championship Sand Drags

Road Voyeur

Public gets insider's view of Roosevelt District

Laugh In

Local comics pull an all-nighter

STOMP of Approval

Hit show makes encore

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Out of 'N Sync

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Of Bias and Guilt

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Mill Rut

Monti's La Casa Vieja

Low Steaks Game

Second Helpings

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