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Casablanca

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    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:

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    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:

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    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 >>

  • Home Entertainment

    January 10, 2008

    New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

    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 >>

  • Home Entertainment

    November 8, 2007

    A Little Sucky-Sucky

    Two vampire classics are back. Unfortunately, they bite

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2007

    Friday Femme Fatale: Sister Kenyattasaurus Rex

    Two vampire classics are back. Unfortunately, they bite

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Nostalgia Trip

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

  • Home Entertainment

    April 6, 2006

    Some Kind of Joke

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

  • Film

    January 26, 2006

    Tarnished Ivory

    An inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    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

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    August 4, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, August 4, 2005

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    December 30, 2004

    Fahrenheit 2004

    Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

  • Dining

    June 10, 2004

    Kings of Kebab

    Stephen Lemons sings the praises of Turkish cuisine

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2004

    Unified Movement

    Troupes meld classical dance with modern motion

  • 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

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 18, 2003

    BEST PLACE TO BUY FOG

    Arizona Fog Wizards

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Shtick Happens

    Food writer dishes up leftovers to Republic readers

  • Dining

    July 26, 2001

    Two Forks Up

    Dinner / movie house is a true double feature

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Flashes

    From the Week of March 9, 2000

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    February 24, 2000

    Letters

    From the Week of March 9, 2000

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2000

    Voulez-Vous Coochie-Coochie?

    From the Week of March 9, 2000

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Letter in a Battle

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

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    What Dreams May Come

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

  • Calendar

    July 22, 1999

    Stewart Saves His Century

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

  • Culture

    July 8, 1999

    My Left Footloose

    When bad movie musicals become worse stage presentations

  • Film

    July 8, 1999

    ZZZZZZZZ Top

    Phoenix "sleepwalking murder" recalls silent screen somnambulist

  • Music

    March 18, 1999

    Top Dog

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

  • Film

    February 11, 1999

    Hoke Floats

    Message in a Bottle's adrift in sentimental slosh

  • Calendar

    January 7, 1999

    Doctor Demento

    Message in a Bottle's adrift in sentimental slosh

  • Film

    May 14, 1998

    Tales From the Vault

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

  • Film

    July 31, 1997

    No Rest for the Literary

    The Pillow Book cushions Peter Greenaway's edge

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    Late Bomber

    Ronnie Dawson was a Dallas rockabilly sensation in 1958, but it took another 30 years for him to find the spotlight

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    I Love a Band in a Uniform

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

  • Music

    July 4, 1996

    One Night in Marrakesh

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

  • Film

    May 23, 1996

    God's Lonely Man

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

  • Film

    May 16, 1996

    Undressed to Kill

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

  • Film

    October 19, 1995

    Soviet's Choice

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

  • Film

    September 7, 1995

    HEIST SOCIETY

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

  • Dining

    April 6, 1994

    SECOND HELPINGS

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

  • Dining

    January 6, 1994

    CHAMPIONS OF BREAKFAST

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

  • Dining

    May 20, 1992

    CARNIVORE CRUISE

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

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