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Hotel Valley Ho

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    2012 Easter Brunch Roundup v2

    Our first Easter Brunch Roundup was posted with plenty of time for those of you who enjoy (or can at least manage) scheduling everything with time to spare. For the rest of you, who like the pressure of waiting up until the last second, now's your time. There's less than a week left until the holida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Where to Eat and Drink Near Salt River Fields

    Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies: Salt River Fields 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, saltriverfields.com The most important advice we can give you regarding finding food near Salt River Fields: avoid the Pavillions shopping center, unless McDonald's and 5 & Diner are your idea of fine dining. ... 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

    February 17, 2012

    Four Must-See Events During Modern Phoenix Week

    Mark your Frank Lloyd Wright wall calendars, Phoenix. Tickets are on sale for the annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, centerpiece of the design spectacle Modern Phoenix Week. This year's tour will open up Phoenix's Marion Estates to design lovers from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. The Camelback M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2012

    Punch Drunk Love

    Mark your Frank Lloyd Wright wall calendars, Phoenix. Tickets are on sale for the annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, centerpiece of the design spectacle Modern Phoenix Week. This year's tour will open up Phoenix's Marion Estates to design lovers from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. The Camelback M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    The Ho Wine Experience at Cafe ZuZu

    Looking for something to do this weekend? "Night Owl" is a quick guide to special nights at bars and clubs around town. We'll give you a few hints re: cover, dress code, music and atmosphere. Every Wednesday marks The Ho Wine Experience at Cafe ZuZu.​The Ho Wine Experience can leave you feeli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Arizona Cocktail Week Means Shaking, Stirring, and a Phoenix Vs. Tucson Bartender Showdown

    Mild weather of a Valley winter got you down? Get ready for seven days of shaking, stirring, and smashing -- spirit-style -- courtesy of Arizona Cocktail Week. Taking place Sunday, February 19, through Saturday, February 25, the first Arizona Cocktail Week invites folks 21 and over to imbibe in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Cafe ZuZu's Monday Night Chef's Table and Apple Bacon Mini Pies in Today's Eater's Digest

    ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Monday FundayMondays are usually reserved for moping and complaining but we're pretty sure evening dinner plans will help make the saddest day of the week just a little bit better -- okay, maybe even a lot bet ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 3, 2011

    SHINE: Scottsdale Icons

    ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Monday FundayMondays are usually reserved for moping and complaining but we're pretty sure evening dinner plans will help make the saddest day of the week just a little bit better -- okay, maybe even a lot bet ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 3, 2011

    SHINE: Eat

    ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Monday FundayMondays are usually reserved for moping and complaining but we're pretty sure evening dinner plans will help make the saddest day of the week just a little bit better -- okay, maybe even a lot bet ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Piece of Cake

    ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Monday FundayMondays are usually reserved for moping and complaining but we're pretty sure evening dinner plans will help make the saddest day of the week just a little bit better -- okay, maybe even a lot bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Alexa Wilson's Perfect Food Day

    Alexa Wilson ​Alexa Wilson, also known as "the plate lady" is part of the back of the house happenings that you don't usually see as a regular diner. She is the one that executive chefs, banquet managers, food and beverage managers, pastry chefs and any other decision maker in a restaurant t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Rare Wines and $280 Bottles of Whisky, Scottsdale Circle K Says, 'What Else Do You Need?'

    As Keanu Reeves in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" would say, "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."​ Long before Starbucks roasted the shit out of its first coffee bean, Circle K was the ultimate example of corporate America run amuck. For a while there it seemed like you couldn't fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Cafe ZuZu to Host Monday Night Chef's Table Featuring Wines from Viña Errazuriz

    ​Another ho-hum Monday evening? Not if Cafe ZuZu, the hip eatery at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, has anything to say about it. At 6:30 p.m., Monday, September 19, Cafe ZuZu will host a chef's table event featuring chef Charles Wiley in the kitchen, and Pat Jasmin, general manager at Va ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    2011 Cupcake Love-In Baker Lineup Announced

    Timur Guseynov If last year's entries were any indication, the 2011 Cupcake Love-In will be pretty sweet.​Despite the endless parade of frosted delights showing up in bakeries, at culinary festivals, and on fancy restaurant menus over the past few years,& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Trader Vic's at Hotel Valley Ho Closing; New Concept on the Way

    Aloha, Trader Vic's. Aloha, Hawaiian butterfish.​Trader Vic's, the chic, tiki-fied eatery of Polynesian fare at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale will be saying "Aloha" (in the goodbye sense) on July 30. After the hotel's rehab in December of 2005, Trader Vic's was brought back to life from i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    June Cupcake Crawl Offers a Sweet Sneak Preview of the Cupcake Love-In

    Timur Guseynov Red velvet cupcakes from last year's Love-In.​Event founders Kelly Garcia of Butter & Me and Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey Originals, and their crew, are trying to get locals excited about this year's Cupcake Love-In at Scottsdale's Hotel Valley Ho. Not that they n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2011

    Scottsdale Culinary Festival, Day One: 5 Things Worth Weathering the Storm For

    ​Today's Great Arizona Picnic at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival was the least attended we've seen in years, owing to the disconcerting weather forecast, grey skies and chill in the air. Vendors were bundled in thick hoodie sweatshirts and wool gloves, and even patrons inside the S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Sunday: Trader Vic's Hosts Vintage Vic's Dinner

    ​Trader Vic's is taking pride in its decades-long history and throwing a throwback "Vintage Vic's" dinner party this Sunday -- and I don't know why they haven't done this sooner. Let's do the time warp! Think about it -- how many restaurants have food and drink archives going bac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Will The Ace Hotel Raise the Bar for the Old Town Dining Scene?

    Here's a beautiful fried oyster sandwich that I enjoyed at The Ace Hotel Portland's restaurant, Clyde Common.​Finally, there's hope that Phoenicians will stop bitching and moaning and comparing the Valley to New York or Portland or Palm Springs, places that are invariably superior because they boa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Valentine's Day Dinner Round-Up Part 1 in Today's Eater's Digest

    www.csudh.edu​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Valentine's Day Dinner SpecialsValentines day is right around the corner, do you know where you are taking your date to dinner? You better figure it out quick or else you will be stuck dining at Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Spanish Fly Replacing Former Drift Lounge

    ​As the brains behind Old Town hotspots Stingray Sushi, Geisha A Go Go, and Jimmy Woo's, Greg Donnally, Bryan Chittenden and Andrew Nam have set a high-energy pace for Scottsdale nightlife, especially when it comes to food and drink for the clubbing crowd. Now they're on track to open another ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Local Restaurant Peeps' Predictions for 2011

    What cuts of meat will you be eating in 2011?​Helen Yung, Sweet Republic co-ownerI think it'll be the year of gourmet food trucks. It started this year but will make a huge jump in 2011, with well-regarded restaurants joining the game.Craig DeMarco, Postino ownerMy short list: ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2010

    Holiday Feast

    Places to grub on Christmas Day

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Chef Talk: Charles Wiley of Hotel Valley Ho (Part Two)

    ​Yesterday we heard from Chef Charles Wiley of the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale. Wiley has cooked at the James Beard House in New York, was named one of Food & Wine's Best New Chefs in 1994 and regularly appears on 3TV's Your Life A to Z. Today, our chat continues... ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Chef Talk: Charles Wiley of Hotel Valley Ho

    Though he's never been east of New Jersey or west of Alaska, Chef Charles "Chuck" Wiley traveled a long way to get where he is today.  As a child, Wiley dreamed of working on cars. He was hired at a local auto body shop in New Jersey at the age ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Drift Lounge Bids Patrons a Final Farewell

    ​The tiki gods have spoken, and Drift Lounge is soon to be no more.Old Town Scottsdale's retro Polynesian-themed watering hole is closing for good, confirms owner Bryan Chittenden.Tonight, Friday, and Saturday will be the final nights for locals to hang in the grotto, nibble on potstickers and pok ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 4, 2010

    Shine 2010: Where to Eat in Scottsdale

    ​The tiki gods have spoken, and Drift Lounge is soon to be no more.Old Town Scottsdale's retro Polynesian-themed watering hole is closing for good, confirms owner Bryan Chittenden.Tonight, Friday, and Saturday will be the final nights for locals to hang in the grotto, nibble on potstickers and pok ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Retroactive

    Pre-pansy styles on display at the Ho

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Get Ready for Cupcake Love-In Oct. 10

    Ten to the third power brings Cupcake Love-In's "peace, love, and cupcakes" to Hotel Valley Ho from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10. Shell out $10 in advance ($15 day of), and you'll get to scarf down cupcakes from 30 different bakeries, cupcakeries, restaurants and pastry chefs.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Cupcake Love-In: Sweet Bites

    Cupcake Love-In "Cupcake smack down" is the prominent theme on the twitter account for Cupcake Love-In, posted this week in sync with the launch of a Valley culinary event celebrating sweet treats. Our Zach Fowle -- Phoenix darling of eating contestants and author of our own Feast of F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Happy Hour Report Card: Cafe Zuzu

    The Spot: Cafe Zuzu6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale 480-421-7997http://www.hotelvalleyho.com/scottsdalerestaurants/cafezuzu.html Erica O'Neil Cool Redux! The spread at Cafe Zuzu's swanky happy hour.​The Hours: Monday through Friday between 4 and 7 pm. The Details: 3 dollar bonanza! Enough to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Norah Jones, U Fest, Spring Into Summer Fashion Show, and My Nana's Salsa Challenge Over the Weekend

    ​Spring Into Summer at the Valley Ho: White-Hot Fashion, Cool Audience This past Friday night, fashionistas (and fashionistos?) from across the Valley packed into the pool area at Scottsdale's retro-chic Hotel Valley Ho for the 4th Annual Spring into Summer fashion show featuring Beach Bunny S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    The Life Aquatic

    Your Saturday afternoons are now booked through September

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    In the Raw: Local Chefs Get Naked for Charity

    Nice, um, cucumber!A friend showed me his copy of the new In the Raw calendar, and what can I say? It's pretty ballsy.Ken and Lee Singh are the charming couple who run the all-natural Singh Farms -- a 20-acre wonderland where their composting efforts have created nutrient-rich soil for fresh veggies ... More >>

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    December 24, 2009

    Christmas Eve Dinner @ Café ZuZu

    Nice, um, cucumber!A friend showed me his copy of the new In the Raw calendar, and what can I say? It's pretty ballsy.Ken and Lee Singh are the charming couple who run the all-natural Singh Farms -- a 20-acre wonderland where their composting efforts have created nutrient-rich soil for fresh veggies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Let Us Do Thanksgiving For You

    Ok, the title may be a little deceiving. We here at New Times will not be cooking your Thanksgiving feast for you. (Trust us, that's a good thing.) We are, however, ready to point you in the direction of some traditional -- and not so traditional -- Thanksgiving sit-down meals&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    First Press Weekend of Wine Starts Friday

    ​Wine? Did somebody say wine? If your ears perk up at the sound of a cork popping out of a bottle, then this weekend's First Press events are for you. Friday night kicks off with the First Press Grand Tasting at the Hotel Valley Ho, presented by National Bank of Arizona. As you'd expect, t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    Ho Sweet Ho

    Peep the past and present of a venerable Scottsdale landmark

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Recipe: Mai Tai from Trader Vic's

    Lauren GilgerThe Mai Tai at Trader Vic's.​When J.K. Grence is working behind the bar at Trader Vic's at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, he imagines himself to be playing Penn to the other bartender's Teller. "I'm standing there talking constantly," he laughs, "while he's just standing the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Phoenix Phoodies: Cafe Zuzu

    Sloane BurwellChef Wiley relaxes in the Cafe Zuzu dining room. Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale is a fabulous merging of original, sophisticated mid-century design, punched up with modern, eye popping, colorific flair. That's a perfect match for the food served at the hotel restaurant, Café Zuzu (6850 ... More >>

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    October 16, 2008

    All About Eve

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    All About Eve

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Coackroach De-Infestation

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Mid-Century 21

    Back to the future of Valley real estate

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2007

    Ho Sweet Ho

    Peep the past and present of a venerable Scottsdale landmark

  • Calendar

    September 27, 2007

    Water Sports

    Peep the past and present of a venerable Scottsdale landmark

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2007

    Ready, set, eat!

    Peep the past and present of a venerable Scottsdale landmark

  • Dining

    July 27, 2006

    Fair Trade

    Something old, something new

  • Dining

    January 12, 2006

    Valley Vixen

    Ho still needs a few new tricks

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