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April 8, 2009
Coming Soon: Gallo Blanco Cafe at the Clarendon Hotel
CenPho is on a roll, yo. After a revolving door of restaurant concepts that have come and gone at the Clarendon Hotel since the departure of Camus almost two years ago, there's news that chef Doug Robson will be the owner/operator of a new in-house eatery called Gallo Blanco Cafe, set to open b ... More >>
Dining
April 10, 2003
Pie vs. Pie
Digging out of the Valley's pizza rut
Blogs
April 27, 2009
Gallo Blanco Opens For Business
In case you didn't catch the latest comment on my original post about Gallo Blanco Cafe at the Clarendon, here's the word from chef Doug Robson that his new Mexican joint is finally open: Thanks For the Support!We are cooking now so I Hope you can join us. We are located one block south of Indian Sc ... More >>
Dining
May 28, 2009
Gallo Blanco Café at The Clarendon Kicks Up the Taco Shop With Cochinita Tortas and Fresh Crepes
In case you didn't catch the latest comment on my original post about Gallo Blanco Cafe at the Clarendon, here's the word from chef Doug Robson that his new Mexican joint is finally open: Thanks For the Support!We are cooking now so I Hope you can join us. We are located one block south of Indian Sc ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
Chef Doug Robson Plans New Market/Restaurant
It doesn't have a name yet. But a new market-meets-restaurant that Gallo Blanco chef Doug Robson is working on may be open as early as December. Robson's renovating a former Coffee Plantation at 48th Street and Warner in Ahwatukee. The freestanding building is in a neighborhood packed wit ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Now Open: Hillside Spot
Gallo Blanco chef-owner Doug Robson says he had no idea he'd be opening two restaurants in one year, but things just organically turned out that way. His new place, headed by chef Patrick Fegan (formerly of Fiamma and Olive & Ivy), is called Hillside Spot, and it just opened ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
Pulled Pork Sandwich at Hillside Spot
I may never eat IKEA's Swedish meatballs again. After a post-New Year's Day pilgrimage to ogle fabrics and cute dishware that I really don't need at Tempe's uber-retailer, I remembered that new Hillside Spot is just down the street, on the other side of I-10 (4740 E. Warner Rd.). Consideri ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Gallo Blanco Gears Up For Summer with New Menus, Patio
After a successful first year in business, Gallo Blanco chef-owner Doug Robson is embracing summer with expanded seating and new menus.Al fresco dining is finally an option thanks to a new 24-seat patio at the northeast end of the building, where planters and raised flower beds create a lush feel ... More >>
Dining
July 8, 2010
Hillside Spot Keeps Ahwatukee Locals Well Fed
After a successful first year in business, Gallo Blanco chef-owner Doug Robson is embracing summer with expanded seating and new menus.Al fresco dining is finally an option thanks to a new 24-seat patio at the northeast end of the building, where planters and raised flower beds create a lush feel ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2010
Fire at Hillside, and Rooster Trouble at Gallo
I'm endangered!Word spread like wildfire yesterday about Hillside Spot's fire -- seems like a lot of people wanted to hit it up for Sunday breakfast -- but the blaze itself was brief and well contained. Yesterday morning, a spark from the rotisserie at the Ahwatukee restaurant creat ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Gallo Blanco's Doug Robson Won't Ditch the Rooster
Check out the fresh ink on chef Doug Robson.Doug Robson, chef-owner of Gallo Blanco, had to give up his restaurant logo, but now there's one rooster that nobody can take away from him.After wine giant E&J Gallo threatened a lawsuit over Robson's rooster motif at his hip Midtown Mexican eatery ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
Lunch $10 and Under at Hillside Spot
Things have changed at Hillside Spot, the Ahwatukee breakfast joint owned by Gallo Blanco chef Doug Robson. For one thing, it's not just breakfast and lunch anymore. Hillside Spot now stays open until 9 p.m. on weeknights and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday for dinner. Th ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Tracy Dempsey, Jen Anderson of Windsor, Aaron Chamberlain of St. Francis, and More to Hold Cooking Classes at Phoenix Public Market
Learning how to prepare fresh ingredients with chef Aaron Chamberlain of St. Francis? Tastings with chef Jen Anderson of Windsor? Recipes from the Queen of Sweet, Tracy Dempsey? This summer is gonna be face-time fabulous thanks to the Summer Chef Series at the Phoenix Public Market. From 2 t ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Chrysa Robertson at Downtown PHX Market Tomorrow for Summer Chef Series, and a Peek at Aaron Chamberlin's Session from Last Saturday
Jennifer Woods The Summer Chef Series -- Saturday afternoons through the beginning of September at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market -- has to be the best way to escape the heat, meet fellow food folks, learn something new in the kitchen, get fed, sip a variety of local wines, and lose ourselves ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Crescent Ballroom's Menu to be Overseen by Chris Bianco and Doug Robson
In case you haven't been paying attention, Phoenix is getting a new music venue called the Crescent Ballroom (you can read about it here). Phoenix music fans are pretty excited for the venue's October 3rd opening and it looks like Phoenix foodies have something to look forward to, as well.&nb ... More >>
Music
September 29, 2011
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Will Break In New Venue Crescent Ballroom
In case you haven't been paying attention, Phoenix is getting a new music venue called the Crescent Ballroom (you can read about it here). Phoenix music fans are pretty excited for the venue's October 3rd opening and it looks like Phoenix foodies have something to look forward to, as well.&nb ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Break In New Venue Crescent Ballroom
In case you haven't been paying attention, Phoenix is getting a new music venue called the Crescent Ballroom (you can read about it here). Phoenix music fans are pretty excited for the venue's October 3rd opening and it looks like Phoenix foodies have something to look forward to, as well.&nb ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Burros, Beer, and Beats at Cocina 10 in Downtown's Crescent Ballroom
Get this: al pastor pork burrito.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, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just op ... More >>
Dining
December 29, 2011
Laura Hahnefeld Looks at the Year of the Food Truck
Get this: al pastor pork burrito.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, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just op ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2011
Laura Hahnefeld's Year in Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Beckett's Table joined in the pie craze of 2011.In addition to food trucks making the scene in a big way in 2011 (see the article here), the year in food for the Valley was chock-full of other newsworthy goodies as well -- even chef Payton Curry managed to slip in a last-minute announcement. ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Top Ten Burgers in Greater Phoenix
David LaChapelle, Death by Hamburger (2002)You can thank the St. Louis World Fair of 1904 for being the launching pad for the hamburger as we know it (at one point, it was called the hamburger sandwich). Today, the round patty in a bun is the primary way in which the Western world consumes ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Ten Favorite Downtown Phoenix Restaurants for Late Night Dining
We've all been there: drunk and hungry, only to find most of the local food joints are closed. As a remedy to this dire situation, we've done our best to find some downtown Phoenix spots where you can still grab a bite after most of the other restaurants have closed their kitchens. Let us kno ... More >>