Casablanca

Pilots on Their Airplane Shtick, Harry Potter Obsession, and Busting Into the Local DJ Scene

As anyone who's seen the Leo DiCaprio flick Catch Me If You Can is likely to attest, being a commercial pilot is a certainly a pimp experience. Sky captains certainly command plenty of respect (unless they're unlucky enough to get caught on tape spewing vulgarities), which is one of the things that ... More >>

Seven Hate-Free Chicken Sandwiches in Metro Phoenix

See Also: Chick-fil-A "Kiss-In" Protest Today: Puckering Up for Gay Rights All this talk of chicken sandwiches lately has made us hungry for one thing -- a chicken sandwich. But not just any ol' chicken sandwich, we want a delicious, hate- free chicken sandwich that believes that everyone should ... More >>

Duke St. Rollins on Jan Brewer, Ted Nugent, Joe Arpaio, Sean Hannity, Tebagger Spelling Errors, and More

See also: Joe Arpaio Owned by the Infamous Duke St. Rollins.Part verbal terrorist, part international man of mystery, Duke St. Rollins trolls the Facebook sites of teatard politicos and talking heads, leaving behind flaming piles of fresh manure that the 'baggers are never entirely able to extinguis ... More >>

Tony Tuttle Triumphs at Campari Cocktail Competition

​Sai Campari? The Italian aperitif (that is, a drink served before a meal to stimulate the appetite) was created in 1860 by Gaspare Campari, who crafted the beverage using a secret recipe of herbs, aromatic plants, and fruit infused in alcohol and water. Today, the distinctive red bottle is a stap ... More >>

Sipping Rums: Beyond Bacardi

After working at Trader Vic's for its entire five-year run at the beautiful Hotel Valley Ho, I developed quite an appreciation for rum. Most people's familiarity with rum is limited to a mere two brands: Bacardi and Captain Morgan. Sometimes people are also familiar with Sailor Jerry. It's a crying ... More >>

Rich Heider, Stock My Bar!

Zach Fowle ​We seek expert advice on many things. When buying a home, you talk to a realtor. When choosing a car, you ask a car salesman friend if you're getting a good deal. So why not ask a bartender for help when stocking the home bar? What with family visits, holiday party-hosting, and ... More >>

Crescent Ballroom, Roxy Lounge, Rogue West, and Other Openings and Closings in 2011

​Where was your favorite place to catch a concert this past year? We're willing to bet all the cash we got in our Christmas stockings it was at the much-ballyhooed Crescent Ballroom. Or maybe at the Tempe Tavern or Scottsdale's Roxy Lounge. All three of these pimp live music palaces made a major s ... More >>

Casablanca Lounge's Orphan Thanksgiving and Last Minute Sides in Today's Eater's Digest

​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Orphan ThanksgivingSo you work in the restaurant or bar industry which means you're working yet another Thanksgiving. Bummernuts. All hope of a turkey dinner may not be lost dear industry professional -- this ... More >>

Rich Heider II at Casablanca Lounge

​The tender: Rich Heider IIThe bar: The Casablanca Lounge (7134 E. Stetson Dr., 480-970-7888) The pedigree: Heider was once a corporate bar trainer for Dave & Buster's, opening locations in Maple Grove, Minn., Times Square and Tempe. He helped open J&G Steakhouse, then became GM at a ... More >>

Oct. 6 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Monsterland, Braids, Blanco, and Murder

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:

Fall Frenzy, Braids, Casablanca Lounge, Mean Streets, and the Rainbows Festival Over the Weekend

Fall Frenzy: blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Matt & Kim, and Halocene Arizona got a special show last night, a combination of the yearly Fall Frenzy event and The Honda Civic Tour. Jimmy Eat World took My Chemical Romance's spot and locals Halocene shared the stage with Matt & Kim and blink-182 for an e ... More >>

September 28 In Blogs: Olivia Cortes, Casablance Lounge, The Zombies, Pizza Daux, and Swords

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:

Casablanca Lounge Sets Out to Conquer the Art of the Cocktail October 1 in Old Town Scottsdale

​There are plenty of Scottsdale bars that are set up to be meat markets -- the kind of place where bros can buy $10 vodka Redbulls and where Scottsdale's ladies can enjoy consuming those $10 cocktails. At the expense of the bro, of course. Owner Amar Patel, the man behind Magnum's Cigars and Ray's ... More >>

Chef Talk: Sid Campbell, Local Breeze

Sid Campbell runs a restaurant a lot like people plan for a party. He takes special care to make Local Breeze an enjoyable atmosphere, because he says his restaurant is as much about the ambiance as it is about the tasty food."It's more about the feeling I'm trying to create," he said. "When I go ou ... More >>

Arty Girl: Friday Night Art Lounge with yoga at SMoCA

By Lilia MenconiThis:Plus this: "Casablanca" by Yoshiki Hishinuma, wool seamless knitwearEquals an excellent way to decompress after clogging your bowels with Thanksgiving dinner.Okay, so maybe you don't need that kind of decompression, but it's a great way to take in some art and a little exer ... More >>

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

A Little Sucky-Sucky

Two vampire classics are back. Unfortunately, they bite

Friday Femme Fatale: Sister Kenyattasaurus Rex

Nostalgia Trip

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make ’em like they used to

Some Kind of Joke

Tarnished Ivory

An inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Overlooked in '05

Ten great discs that were, shall we say, underserved by the media but are more than worthy of your money and close attention

Letters

Letters from the issue of Thursday, August 4, 2005

Kings of Kebab

Stephen Lemons sings the praises of Turkish cuisine

Unified Movement

Troupes meld classical dance with modern motion

BEST PLACE TO BUY FOG

Arizona Fog Wizards

Shtick Happens

Food writer dishes up leftovers to Republic readers

Two Forks Up

Dinner / movie house is a true double feature

Flashes

From the Week of March 9, 2000

Letters

Voulez-Vous Coochie-Coochie?

Letter in a Battle

Rediscovered cache of castoff communiqués captures World War II and 1940s Phoenix

What Dreams May Come

Reincarnated from a crumbled Empire, Sanctuary promises to be unlike anything to come before it

Stewart Saves His Century

My Left Footloose

When bad movie musicals become worse stage presentations

ZZZZZZZZ Top

Phoenix "sleepwalking murder" recalls silent screen somnambulist

Top Dog

George Clinton faces down pre-millennial tension with his latest state-of-the-funk message

Hoke Floats

Message in a Bottle's adrift in sentimental slosh

Doctor Demento

Tales From the Vault

Polished but predictable, 75th-anniversary Warner Bros. retrospective is just a roundup of the usual suspects

No Rest for the Literary

The Pillow Book cushions Peter Greenaway's edge

I Love a Band in a Uniform

The fashionable dos and duds of pop's greatest costume gimmick bands

One Night in Marrakesh

God's Lonely Man

Undressed to Kill

Soviet's Choice

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