Subject: Johnny Chu

• Best Place To Listen To Music And Eat Chinese Food

  Lucky Dragon

  September 26, 2002

• BEST PLACE TO TAKE A FOODIE

  Fate

  September 18, 2003

• Letters

  Letters from the week of September 25, 2003

  September 25, 2003

• Letters

  Letters from the week of December 18, 2003

  December 18, 2003

• Loungin' With Lucifer

  Our night owls hit the street for some action

  February 12, 2004

• Catwalk Carnality

  Kreme and Jett undress Phoenix fashionistas at "Feel Me," a Holga's art extravaganza

  May 27, 2004

• BEST BUNS

  Fate

  September 30, 2004

• What's the Fate of Fate?

  Rumor has it that there's been a split between Fate chef Johnny Chu (who recently opened Sens, the sake bar that I just reviewed) and owner/landlord Norman Fox, and that one of the key players involved in the restaurant has taken the liquor license. From the looks of the sign hanging outside of Fate today (above), at least that much seems clear. There's also word that employees were spotted moving boxes out of Next Door, Fate's adjoining bar, at lunchtime. Earlier today, a restaurant

  December 8, 2008

• Johnny Chu's Fate Fiasco

  Johnny Chu is locked out of Fate, the downtown Asian restaurant he created six years ago. Longstanding disagreements between him and partner/landlord Norman Fox boiled over last Wednesday afternoon, when Chu says he discovered that Fox had changed all the locks on Fate and Next Door, and obtained a restraining order against him. Chu says he hasn't been able to get his personal belongings from the premises, adding that Fox has threatened to fire employees who talk to him. Fox has not return

  December 8, 2008

• Dec. 8 In Blogs: Fate, Napolitano, Phooson and the Largest Uterus Ever Removed

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Local Docs Enter Record Books With Largest Uterus Ever Removed Light-Rail Freeloaders to Get $50 Fine, Not $500 as today's Arizona Republic Reports Up on the Sun: Phooson, Tokio Hotel, Wu Tang Clan and More Over the Weekend Maynard James Keenan's New Band, Puscifer, F

  December 8, 2008

• Fate No More?

  No, the house that Johnny Chu built is not closing, as far as I know. But Fate is definitely in the midst of a name change, now that Chu's effectively out of the picture. The signs out front have been taken down, and although employees still say "Thank you for calling Fate" when they answer the phone, they acknowledge that the new name will be Nine 05 (the website is still under construction). No word yet on when they'll drop the old name completely, and whether a new menu is in the works. Stay

  January 20, 2009

• New Downtown Lunch Option: Sens Asian Tapas

  Now that Sens Asian Tapas & Sake Bar is up and running with its dinner service, chef-owner Johnny Chu has finally added lunch hours (11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Saturday) and a new wok menu. (***Update: Lunch starts Monday, February 9.) By "new," I actually mean new to Sens, since some of these dishes are what made Chu a boldfaced name to begin with, like red curry, "House Dynamite," and "Black Dragon," the best black bean sauce in town. (Chu's no longer involved with Fate, h

  February 2, 2009

• Sens Asian Tapas & Sake Bar Unites Southeast Asian Flavors with Infused Shochu

  December 4, 2008

• Art Detour 2007 Listings

  The low-down details on where to do what

  March 1, 2007

• Matt's Big Hassle

  Three years ago, Mayor-elect Phil Gordon promised to make it easier for small businesses to renovate old buildings. But the problems faced by one indie restaurateur show that, if anything, it's harder than ever

  November 30, 2006

• Lactose Intolerants

  The taloned one sucks up to breast-feeding MILFs, observes that Smoke Free Arizona ain't no pot initiative and squawks at union boss Billy Shields

  November 10, 2005

• Nighthawk Noshes

  Beyond the diner

  October 13, 2005

• Paint the Town

  Detour-goers cannot live by art alone

  March 3, 2005

• You Say You Wanna Resolution . . .

  Well, you know, we all want to change careers

  January 20, 2005

• Dark Impulses

  At night, downtown Phoenix is a ghost town – except for a few bright spots

  December 11, 2003

• The Cool Index

  December 4, 2003

• Fate Accompli

  There are few more exciting restaurants in our Valley

  August 7, 2003

• 7 Spots to Dine After Midnight

  ​You're working late. You're partying late. You've had too much to drink and you need to soak up the booze in your belly. Or maybe your idea of a midnight snack is more elaborate than those leftovers in your fridge. Where to go? Good question -- the Valley could stand to have some more late-night dining options besides Denny's and Mickey D's. Here are some restaurants that really go into the wee hours, serving well beyond midnight:

  September 1, 2009

• The Naughty Vegetarian: Top Ten Fatty Meat-Free Foods

  PETA caused some hullabaloo (shocker) a couple months back with a billboard posted in Jacksonville, Fla. that said "Save the Whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian." The billboard had a picture of a heavy-set lady on the beach in a not-so-itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie pink polka-dot bikini. Really, PETA? Really?​Understandably, issues were raised questioning PETA's sensitivity and compassion for the folks the billboard makes a jab at. However, our immediate reaction to the billboard was this

  October 5, 2009

• Matt Carter’s Nine 05 Classes Up Fourth Street with Brisket Crepes and Blueberry Mochi Cake

  October 8, 2009

• Cafe: Nine 05

  ​If there's one thing missing from our monthly outing to First Friday it's blueberry mochi cake. Don't get us wrong. We like street-side brats and popcorn as much as the next guy, but even once in a while we want to class it up. Seems Matt Carter of Nine 05 feels the same way. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Nine 05: Chef-owner Matt Carter (of Scottsdale's Zinc Bistro and The Mission) and chef de cuisine Jay Bogsinske are the duo behind the concept. Initially, they'd taken over Fate in th

  October 8, 2009