Lauren Booth

Chasing Amy: Overcooked Reality and the Decline of Western Civility

Amy's Baking Company: Overcooked Reality and the Decline of Western Civility

Editor's note: After the insanity of the last two weeks, we decided that the Amy's Baking Company saga desperately needed some context. New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld graciously complied. A tall, thin man with long, gray hair and a pair of saggy but expensive jeans shakes the handles of tw ... More >>

A Grand, Familiar Star Trek

Chris Bianco on One of the Most Under-Rated Chefs in America and What's Great About Italian Cooking in Italy

This is part two of my interview with Chris Bianco, chef-owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Bar Bianco, Pane Bianco and Trattoria Bianco. If you missed part one, where Bianco dished about Jamie Oliver, the local chefs he most admires and awesome pizza, read it here. See also: - -- 11 Best Pizza Spots in Met ... More >>

10 Best Spots for Fries in Metro Phoenix

Anyone who thinks of French fries as just a side order clearly isn't going to the right places. But don't worry, our love of fries compelled us to put together a list of all the best places to have a gourmet fry experience. We went outside the box on this one -- meaning sauces and toppings are encou ... More >>

Lunch Under $10 at The Rose & Crown Pub

We've always liked the look and feel of downtown Phoenix's cutest little Brit pub, the Rose & Crown. Located in a converted historic house in Heritage Square (across from Pizzeria Bianco), the bar caters to a relaxed crowd of people usually just chatting and sipping pints. Rose & Crown offers your c ... More >>

Spring Breakers: A Thrilling Corruption of the Disney Princess Set

Cullen Campbell's Crudo to Host a Late-Night Pop-Up Pizza Party

He may be cooking at the James Beard Award House in April, but Cullen Campbell, chef-owner of Crudo, his modern Italian restaurant in East Phoenix, still likes to party -- pizza party, that is. See also: - Crudo Chef Cullen Campbell Invited to Cook at the James Beard House - 11 Best Pizza Spots in ... More >>

Shoegaze Festival Beautiful Noise to Celebrate 20th Anniversary at Hollywood Alley

I'm no prophet, but 2013 might go down in the books as some sort of "shoegaze revival banner" year. Not only did My Bloody Valentine release the long-awaited (22 years) MBV, the followup to the genre-defining Loveless, but yesterday news broke that the Southwest's long-dormant dreampop/shoegaze/nois ... More >>

Charlotte Voisey: On Molecular Mixology and Being a Bartender

Chef Salad takes a detour this week and next, interviewing four of the country's leading beverage industry experts, all of them speakers at upcoming seminars held at the Hotel Valley Ho for the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, February 16-22. See also: --6 Don't Miss Events During AZ Cocktail ... More >>

6 Don't-Miss Events During AZ Cocktail Week: Feb 16-22

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Phoenix is becoming a bona-fide food-town, "becoming" (present progressive) being the operative word. Exhibit A, for your consideration: the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, a seven-day series of boozy events -- some educational, others not so much -- b ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend in Phoenix

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Dumperfoo Quietly Galvanizes the Phoenix Hip-Hop Scene

S.S. Coachella Cruise, Day One: Father John Misty, Yeasayer, !!!, Pulp

By Liz Tracy The S.S. Coachella set out to sea rather unceremoniously. There weren't horns, not a streamer in sight, and no one smashed bottles against the body of the ship. But we'd all been aboard the Celebrity Silhouette for about four hours at that point, and Father John Misty was launching o ... More >>

At Long Last, David Chase Achieves His Rock 'n' Roll Dreams

Rose and Crown: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: Rose and Crown, 628 East Adams Street Phoenix, 602-256-0223, www.theroseandcrownaz.com. See Also: - Best English Pub - 2012: The Rose & Crown Pub - Casey Moore's Oyster House: Happy Hour Report Card The Hours: Happy Hour is offered Monday through Friday from 2 to 7 p.m.

Bloc Party, Marquee Theatre, 12/9/12

Bloc Party @ Marquee Theatre|12/9/12Bloc Party brought a night full of surprises to Tempe -- chiefly one that all attendees would be able to get a good night of sleep. Singer Kele Okereke had a bit of a cold, and the show ended at the very un-rock 'n' roll hour of 10:35 p.m., but the early set didn' ... More >>

Bread Pudding Blitzkrieg: Fuego Bistro vs. Cornish Pasty Co.

Say what you will about bread pudding (a lead-heavy gut bomb of an overplayed dessert), it's still crazy-popular for one very good reason: nobody gets tired of warm, sugary, bread-based goo. It's been around in one form or another for over 500 years, created in most cultures as a thrifty way to sal ... More >>

Andrea Arnold's Adaptation of Brontë Braves Lines of Color

Wuthering Heights: Latest Adaptation Suffers From Director's Self-Limited Vision

Spinning Reel

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Moscow Mule -- Simple Summer Cocktail, Rich History

Like the Pimm's Cup featured on Chow Bella a few weeks ago, the Moscow Mule is another thirst-quenching summery cocktail, often served in bars in a cold copper mug. Where the Pimm's Cup is a Brit invention, the Moscow Mule is purely American. Created in Los Angeles in the '40s (stories vary on the ... More >>

Ten Favorite Metro Phoenix Jukeboxes

See also: Top 10 Songs for Jukebox Warfare In the hands of a capable coin-popper, an Internet jukebox can be a great thing. A little far out Tropicália? That sounds nice. Some classic funk from Parliament? Yes, please. The deep cuts cost more, but can really set the mood. So we're not putting dow ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

Radiohead at Jobing.com Arena, 3/15/12

​Radiohead Jobing.com Area Thursday, March 15See the full Radiohead slideshow here.Last week I made it public knowledge that I'm not a Radiohead fan. Call me crazy, but the songs of the critically adored, legendary art rockers just don't speak to me. The sounds are distant and obtuse, and what can ... More >>

Man in Decline Records' Dominic Primé on Knesset, D. Russ, and A Cloud Forest

Welcome to the latest installment of our recurring feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email music@newtimes.c ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

We Bought a Zoo: Matt Damon Needs Your Love in Cameron Crowe's Return to the Big Screen

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

What Laura Says' Mitch Freedom on BobbyBrandNew, Crash Street Kids, and Terra Firma

Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email music@new ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

No Nudes is Good News

Reptar on Oblangle Fizz, Y'All

​Reptar makes it look easy. Y'know, the whole "band" thing. The whole build a fanbase, tour, release albums... all that. But the way that the fast-rising dance-pop band's career has evolved seems so by the book that it seems a little off. After all, didn't the digital revolution mean that ever ... More >>

Beckham Baby Watch Party at British Open Pub on July 4th

​With all the Independence Day festivities coming up, we almost forgot that British super couple (and the most interesting thing about the royal wedding), David and Victoria Beckham, who now live in Los Angeles, are expecting their fourth child on July 4th. The British Open Pub in Scottsdale ... More >>

Seven Suggested Songs For the Morning Commute

Kholood EidThe morning commute can be a zen experience with the right playlist.​The morning commute can be a drag. A lack of sleep, caffeine or motivation can take its toll on a person. Luckily, there's music to at least help make the trip to work/school more bearable. Up on the Sun threw togethe ... More >>

The "Hoffsicle": Licking David Hasselhoff Now a Reality -- For Some

​You know you've arrived when your image is made into icy awesomeness. David Hasselhoff, a.k.a. Michael Knight (Night Rider), Mitch Buchannon (Baywatch), and simply "The Hoff," has been turned into -- wait for it -- the "Hoffsicle." The "Hoffsicle," a raspberry iced smoothie made in the H ... More >>

Thor's a Bore, and His Brother from Another Mother Really Steals the Hero's Thunder

Joe Arpaio's Cockroaches, White Supremacists and More from Ex-Ecstasy Kingpin Shaun Attwood

Attwood on Arpaio's cockroachesBack in August, I wrote up my interview with former ecstasy kingpin Shaun Attwood, whose memoir Hard Time: A Brit in America's Toughest Jail provides a harrowing account of his two years in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's medieval prison complex.Filth, c ... More >>

The Dears: Degeneration Street

The Dears - Degeneration Street​A funny thing happened Sunday night at the Grammy's -- Montreal's Arcade Fire won best album of the year. The band managed to sneak in a few mercis in their humble acceptance speech, and rightfully so. None of those thanks, however, went towards fellow Quebecois roc ... More >>

Incoming: Katy Perry, Murs, Stevie Nicks, Rush, The Dodos, Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart ca. 1984Rod Stewart is the leader in the clubhouse for this week's just announced shows. He's 66-years-old and is the former lead singer of the Faces and The Jeff Beck Group. People who know of his non-solo work appreciate it, but the majority of folks cherish the Brit for his solo caree ... More >>

Everlast and Everything You Need To Know About White Rappers Explained

DJ Manchester Talks Britpop, Shadowplay, Anderson's, The Smiths, Interpol, and More

DJ Manchester​Eddie Lebario (a.k.a. DJ Manchester) is old school, just like his favorite musical genre.As you'll read in this week's version of DJ Dossier, the cat has been spinning up the hits inside local clubs since the mid '90s. And more often than not, said hits have typically been from the e ... More >>

Harry Potter: The Kids Are Not All Right in Part One of the Potter Finale

Kick-Ass: Meet a Gang of Superheroes in the YouTube Age