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Phoenix Comicon Schedule: DJ S.Alien on Performing at Geek Prom and Geeking Out This Weekend

During the daylight hours this weekend, local artist and music fiend Aaron Moore can be found waltzing through the aisles at Phoenix Comicon and perusing its vast repast of dorky pursuits and offering. After the sun goes down on Saturday night, however, the 33-year-old will become his DJ alter ego s ... More >>

Sip, Sit, and Spin: Enjoy a Complimentary Lunch April 12 at the Hyatt's Compass Arizona Grill in Downtown Phoenix (RSVP Required)

Sure, there are plenty of great dining options for your precious hour of freedom lunch hour, but just how many of those options come with a 365-degree view of the city? We're guessing not many. See also: - Compass Arizona Grill Is a Dessert Revolution in Downtown Phoenix

Compass Arizona Grill Is a Dessert Revolution in Downtown Phoenix

The Guilty Pleasure: Dessert and Coffee Where To Get It: Compass Arizona Grill, atop the Hyatt Regency Phoenix downtown Price: $8 for dessert, $3 for coffee What It Really Costs: The only regret is that you didn't think of it sooner. On a recent dining excursion to downtown Phoenix, I was strolling ... More >>

Seven Restaurants Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Greater Phoenix

Christmas is a holiday for good cheer and spending joyous time with loved ones, and sometimes being in the kitchen can get in the way of that. Forget about stressing out and make reservations to celebrate Christmas Eve or Christmas Day at one of the top restaurants in town. You'll be wined and dined ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Defeats Paul Penzone With Ease, and the Sheriff's Reign Continues

Last night at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, 80-year-old Sheriff Joe Arpaio recycled the same ol' Joe speech he gives all the time -- a speech that apparently resonates with the voters who opted for Arpaio over his opponent, Paul Penzone, by a healthy margin.All we could really do was stand in front ... More >>

Downtown's Pie Social (A Field Guide for November 3)

There's going to be a lot to see and do at the Chow Bella/Roosevelt Row Pie Social this Saturday, but stay focused -- there are going to be a lot people on the same mission: Drop off the pies (optional), get the tasting tickets, find the best pies, taste, and repeat. You might need a little help t ... More >>

David Duarte Makes Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We've got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we'll introduce them to you, one by on ... More >>

The Celebrity Baker Lineup for Pie Social 2012 (So Far) and Get Excited for a Croquet Tournament

Ready to pie one on, Phoenix? Today we're announcing our line-up of celebrity bakers for Pie Social 2012, to be held Saturday, November 3, 2 to 6 pm on Roosevelt Row. See also: Pie Social in Photos, 2010 See also: Pie Social in Photos, 2011 We've got more news, too. In an effort to help you burn ... More >>

Hyatt Hotel Workers and Local Activists Protest Alleged Worker Mistreatment in Scottsdale

Protestors took the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch late last week as part of a national campaign by the Unite Here! labor union to protest what it says is the rampant mistreatment of workers employed at Hyatt hotels throughout the country. The labor union's Hyatt Hurts camp ... More >>

Caramelpalooza 2012: The Winners!

Hundreds of you came out to lick, crunch, chew and otherwise gobble caramel confections prepared by 18 of the Valley's finest chefs Friday night, all part of the third annual Caramelpalooza, co-sponsored by Smeeks and Chow Bella. We might be a little biased, but we think it was our best 'palooza ye ... More >>

David Duarte: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

From now through Caramelpalooza -- March 2 at Smeeks candy shop -- Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet David Duarte of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Duarte has been with the Hyatt for 3 ½ years where he quickly moved from serve ... More >>

Chef James Fox of Big Earl's BBQ

Lauren Saria ​Chef Talk this week takes us to Old Town Scottsdale where we'll be chatting with James Fox from Big Earl's BBQ. If you don't already know, Big Earl's BBQ is Chef James Porter's way of satisfying ourneed for down-home cooking. Fox joined Big Earl's team just a few months ago af ... More >>

OpenTable's Top 50 Restaurants in America With Most Scenic Views Include Two in Phoenix

The Compass Arizona Grill​Who doesn't love a room with a view, let alone a restaurant with one. Open Table, the online restaurant reservations provider, has identified the top 50 restaurants in America with the most scenic views. Two restaurants from the Valley make the cut -- which isn't bad ... More >>

Halocene, Dead Man's Curse, and Toybox at Phoenix Comicon

Addie Nicole of Halocene​Halocene, Dead Man's Curse, and Toybox Phoenix Comicon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Friday, May 26, 2011There was blood on the sidewalks at Phoenix Comicon last night. Thankfully, it wasn't real -- the sticky red puddles were left by hundreds of pasty-faced, costum ... More >>

A Handy Guide to Local Music at Phoenix Comicon

Minibosses will rock Phoenix Comicon this year.​Who would have thought Spock could croon seductively about making love to you? Oh yes he did -- and this week's music feature, Finding Nimoy, is all about his crossover foray from sci-fi television to '60s folk and '70s space rock singer. Speaking ... More >>

Phoenix's Pathetic Attempt at Christmas Decorations Makes Us Say, "Bah Humbug"

Phoenix Transit Workers Protest as Veolia Brings in "Strike Busters"

​Veolia Transportation officials and representatives of the three local transit unions continue to negotiate labor contracts and have managed to avoid a bus strike in Phoenix. So far. But more than two-dozen union workers who drive, fuel, clean, and repair Phoenix city buses protested, with br ... More >>

Crooked Cucumber From AZ/88

Benjamin LeathermanThe Crooked Cucumber, which has absolutely nothing to do with John Cougar Mellencamp (*wink* *wink*).​As Jamil Hyatt sees it, bartenders can sometimes be the welcome mat for certain restaurants and drinkeries.In addition to the maître d' or hostess, barkeeps are the cats who oc ... More >>

Behind the Bar: Jamil Hyatt at AZ/88

Benjamin LeathermanJamil Hyatt strikes a pose behind the bar at AZ/88.No matter what he's doing -- whether it's serving up stylish martinis at Scottsdale's AZ 88 or spitting out dope rhymes within the Valley's hip-hop scene -- Jamil Hyatt is plenty smooth. As a former MC for mostly-defunct Valley h ... More >>

Sunday: Dine Out With the Chefs at Scottsdale Center

J&G Steakhouse​Start saving your appetite now.This Sunday will be a splurge worth blowing your diet for, courtesy of more than 20 high-profile chefs from across the Valley who'll be dishing up mouthwatering tastings at Scottsdale's fourth annual Dine Out With the Chefs event.The festiviti ... More >>

Tomorrow: Forks and Corks at the Esplanade

Skip happy hour and splurge on the latest swanky culinary event, Forks and Corks, on Thursday evening. Proceeds benefit scholarships for the Arizona Hotel and Restaurant Foundations. Chefs from the Arizona Biltmore, Lon's at the Hermosa, Fairmont Scottsdale, Hyatt Regency, and many other resorts and ... More >>

Discomfort Inn

No smoking aloud for cig-free humorist/hotel critic

Summer Guide: Stay at one of the Valley’s luxest resorts for a fraction of the scratch

The Great 2008 Boom: Talavera, Estate House, Bourbon Steak and more...

Bye to the Hyatt: Chef de cuisine Brian Lewis resigns from Vu

West of Western Feeds Downtown

Vu to a Thrill

Tasty pretty things

Hip-Hop Co-Op

Dipping a toe in the urban mainstream

Valentine's Day Massacre

Phoenix Becomes Hip-Hop Central (for a weekend)

Restaurants

The View From Vu

Great American nouvelle

2004-'05 New Year's Eve Guide

Events

2004-'05 New Year's Eve Guide

Events

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH

Squash Blossom

2003-'04 New Year's Eve Guide

Special Events

BEST WAY TO EAT IN THE CAR

Cuisine Limousine

Swan Song

New Hyatt chef is Golden

Squash Bottom

How low can Hyatt go?

The Tao of Esteban

Confounding all his critics, an aging Scottsdale lounge guitarist transforms himself into the heartthrob of TV's Home Shopping Network

Spring Roll

Netward Ho

Cole Taylor is quitting the escort business to become an Internet star-- but not before conducting a behind-the-bedroom-door tour of the lucrative Scottsdale call-girl scene

Night & Day

June 17 - 23, 1999

Mother Load

Night & Day

November 26 - December 2, 1998

Second Helpings

SECOND HELPINGS

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

POTS AND PANORAMAS

DEFT IN VENICE