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Denise Is Cooking's Denise Clayton: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. If you've ever taken a cooking class with Denise Clayton, chances a ... More >>

Max Shacknai Death Investigation Will Not Be Reopened, Despite Differing Opinions on Cause

See also: Max Shacknai Was Killed, According to Independent ExpertsSee also: Rebecca Zahau's Death Ruled Suicide; Max Shacknai's Death an Accident See also: Jonah Shaknai's Son Pronounced Dead Just Days After Girlfriend's Death Although independent investigators concluded Max Shacknai died from an a ... More >>

Astor House: Wonderfully Easygoing and Perfect for Sandwich Lovers

A hustle and bustle breakfast or lunch in this heat? Not for this lady of leisure. Lately, I've been taking my meals at Astor House. Run by architect DJ Fernandes, who also owns Tuck Shop, the adjacent Coronado neighborhood restaurant, and Vovomeena, a breakfast spot slated to open in September at ... More >>

We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do

The Mexican Gyro: A Mighty, Mouthwatering Mash-Up of Flavor

Greek and (especially) Mexican food are standards on the Valley's culinary scene, but it's a rare occasion when they're spotted in the same dish. Enter the Mexican Gyro, a mash-up sandwich of the most mighty and mouthwatering kind.

White Sage Espresso: Good Coffee, Bacon Quiche, and an In-House Psychic

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

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 >>

Breakfast at Astor House: A.M. Goodness in the Coronado 'Hood

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Tuck Shop's Astor House Now Open

How cute is this? Astor House, the new little restaurant right next door to Tuck Shop, the cozy house-turned-eatery in the residential heart of the Coronado District, is now open. Courtesy of owner and architect DJ Fernandez (whose next venture is Vovomeena, a soon-to-open breakfast spot on the s ... More >>

Top Ten Spots for Mac 'n' Cheese in the Valley

Mm, mm, mac 'n' cheese. President Thomas Jefferson had it for dinner at the White House in 1802, Crayola made it a crayon color in 1993, and Kraft sells more than one million boxes of it every day. Dressed up with additional ingredients or stripped down and simple, mac 'n' cheese, essentially cook ... More >>

Home Improvement

Coronado Cafe: Happy Hour Report Card

​The Spot: Coronado Cafe, 2201 N. 7th St., Phoenix, (602) 258-5149. coronadocafe.com The Hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday The Details: Beers, Mimosas, and Bloody Marys are all down to $3, while the Cocktail of the Day is a steal at $4. House wines are down to $5 (from a standard $7.50) a ... More >>

DJ Fernandez of Tuck Shop, Part 2

Catherine Slye, New Times​Today we've got the second half of our chat with Tuck Shop owner DJ Fernandez. Yesterday he explained how he came up with the concept for his debut restaurant venture in the heart of the Coronado District. Today he'll be sharing plans for his newly acquired space ne ... More >>

Skirt Steak from the Tuck Shop

​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. 11: Skirt Steak fr ... More >>

Now Open: Rice Paper Vietnamese

​Sweet! There's a new kid on the 7th street block. Her name is Rice Paper and she wants to serve you spring rolls -- sushi style. The highly anticipated spring roll bar/Vietnamese restaurant, Rice Paper, opened its doors this past weekend. Located in the budding restaurant strip of 7th street ... More >>

Five Phoenix Happy Hours Before 5 p.m.

Photo by: Catherine Slye Daytime happy hour haven, Barrio Cafe.​Screw the pooch, happy-hour is man's real best friend-- or the real man's best friend. Whether it's a standard happy hour or a reverse, any time is a good time to eat, drink, and be merry at a discounted price. But a daytime ha ... More >>

Rebecca Zahau's Family Rejects Suicide Theory

Rebecca Zahau​The family of the girlfriend of Scottsdale-based Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai -- who was found bound, naked, and hanging by her neck at Shacknai's Coronado, California, mansion last week -- rejects the theory that she committed suicide.The San Diego Sheriff's Department is being pretty ... More >>

Medicis Executive Jonah Shacknai Was Not Home at Time of Girlfriend's "Bizarre" Death, San Diego Police Say

MedicisJonah Shacknai​The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's homicide unit is investigating the "bizarre" death of the girlfriend of a Scottsdale business executive at his Coronado, California mansion yesterday. However, the SDSD says, pharmaceutical tycoon Jonah Shacknai was not at the home ... More >>

Coming Soon: Rice Paper in CenPho

​Yay! Spring rolls in CenPho. Yet another reason to love the Coronado neighborhood. Opening later this month, Rice Paper will feature more than 20 different types of fresh and crispy spring rolls. This will be the second Vietnamese restaurant brought to the Valley by sisters Lan and ... More >>

Tonight: The Main Ingredient Celebrates its First Anniversary

The Coronado Coney is The Main Ingredient's signature hot dog. Yum!​Matt Diamond, who co-owns the happening CenPho ale house The Main Ingredient with his gracious wife Courtney,  tells me that today marks the restaurant's first year in business. To celebrate, there's an all- ... More >>

Poutine Alert: Tuck Shop's New Winter Menu

Cozy dining near downtown: Tuck Shop​The new Winter 2010-11 menu at Tuck Shop doesn't actually say "poutine," but foodies already know that fries, Gruyere cheese, and mushroom gravy amount to a Canadian cult dish that's been popping up on local menus lately. That's just one of the new items ... More >>

12: Rustica Pizza at Cibo

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments sectio ... More >>

Willcox Apples and Grapes plus Calzone Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

www.cupcakeproject.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Good Times in WillcoxThis weekend looks like a good time to get out of town and head south to Willcox, AZ. Temperatures are not expected to break 100 this weekend here in the valley, but ... More >>

Vegetarian Cooking Yoga Style and Ice Cream Sundaes in Today's Eater's Digest

cookincanuck.blogspot.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Vegetarian Cooking Yogi StyleVegetarian and Yoga teacher Rai Singh wants to teach you the basics of cooking with vegetables at Yoga Phoenix in the historic Coronado neighborhood ... More >>

84: Coronado Coney at The Main Ingredient

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister b ... More >>

Now Open: Seven Lounge Hookah Bar in Phoenix

Adriane GoetzThe new Seven Lounge on 7th Street and Alvarado in Phoenix.​7th Street-goers can have a drink and a smoke to celebrate the the newest destination in the budding network of local businesses just north of McDowell Road in the Coronado District. The neighborhood that already boasts ... More >>

Tonight: The Main Ingredient Donates to Charity

​This is a special night at The Main Ingredient Ale House, says owner Matt Diamond. In tribute to his wife Courtney's late mother, who would have celebrated a birthday today had she not unfortunately passed away in 2006 after battling pancreatic cancer, the restaurant will dona ... More >>

Weekend Brunch at Coronado Cafe

​Have you been to Coronado Cafe lately? I'm loving how the new owners have made gradual improvements to the restaurant's already-charming decor and menus, and I especially like their outdoor patios. There's a small one in the front, and a larger one on the side. Both are a great place to fuel up o ... More >>

New in CenPho: Monkey C Brunch Spot

​I'm very intrigued by this flyer I picked up at That's A Wrap the other day, for a new "brunch spot and trunk sale" called Monkey C, right smack in the middle of the Coronado District (1318 E. Palm). These folks have been doing their own DIY boutique, with crepes served on the patio of their ... More >>

Next Week: America's Taco Shop Opening in Melrose District

​With its eclectic mix of independent retail shops, the stretch of 7th Avenue between Indian School and Camelback known as Melrose on 7th seems a prime location for a cheerful, locally owned restaurant like America's Taco Shop. Owners Terry and America Bortin opened their original locat ... More >>

Coronado Café for $10

We love the cute little house-turned-restaurant Coronado Café in central Phoenix. The place is filled with uber-colorful local art and has a hip staff, and its menu offers healthy, fresh lunch items.Bonus: The restaurant recently extended its dinner hours and is incorporating more seafood items sin ... More >>

Tuck Shop Rolls Out New Fall Menu

​Fall is ushering all kinds of cozy new food at Tuck Shop, the Coronado District restaurant that's transformed the corner of 12th Street and Oak into a popular CenPho dinner destination.

Coronado Cafe Under New Ownership

Flight attendants-turned-restaurateurs Robert McCarville, Tom Vigil, and Randy Betnar sold Coronado Cafe two weeks ago, and the new owners of the charming eatery, tucked into an historic 1915 bungalow on 7th Street, have a few changes in store. Co-owner Diane Stackwick has lived in Arizona for a dec ... More >>

America’s Taco Shop Does Mouth-Watering Carne Asada in Phoenix’s Coronado District

Coronado’s Peacocks Have Some Neighbors Squawking

Draft Magazine Craft Brewing Festival

Cooler Head Prevails

CenPho historic district stakes its claim with awesome tour/fest

Tuck Shop Invites You to Come for the Skirt Steak and Stay for the Best Gin and Tonic in Town

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 >>

Prado and Other New Restaurants Opening This Week

Seventh Heaven

Get lucky in Coronado

Willo, Shmillo

Check out the ’hood with the shiz

G Spot

No more whining

Guinea Piggery

The little bistro that should

That's All, Folk

Fest explores musical traditions

Best Downtown Casual Lunch

Coronado Cafe

Best Downtown Lunch

Coronado Cafe
2201 North Seventh Street
602-258-5149

BYOB Hope

Noonraker

The Mural Has Two Faces