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Josh Hebert Makes Japanese Street Food for Late-Night Dining at Posh

See also: Posh Chef Josh Hebert to Host Traditional Japanese Sake Dinner Josh Hebert, chef-owner of Posh Improvisational Cuisine knows more about Japanese street food than the average gaijin. After all, he's a chef (which means he pays attention), and he lived in Tokyo for a year, eating his way th ... More >>

The Valley's Dining Scene Has Plenty to Love

Laura Hahnefeld's Year in Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

​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. Here are a few of Laura's favorites:10. Chefs o ... More >>

Laura Hahnefeld Looks at the Year of the Food Truck

Concerts to Catch This Weekend

End your Labor Day weekend with Blue Oyster Cult on Monday.​Oh, Labor Day weekend. Don't know about you guys, but I'm ready for it. There's plenty of stuff going on this weekend, and we've tried to cover the gamut. Tonight you can catch Sade at US Airwaves and Gucci Mane at Celebrity Theatre, tomo ... More >>

Cut Copy, The Ataris, Colored Water, and Splash Pool Party Over the Weekend

​Cut Copy at Marquee Theatre It's about time Cut Copy played in Phoenix. Sure, it would have been great to see them on the In Ghost Colours tour, but last night was a good time for the band to make their first appearance. Fans had plenty of time to memorize the songs from the band's latest alb ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Journey, Foreigner, Alkaline Trio, Pool Parties, and Zombies Over the Weekend

​Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails Phoenix's dead showed up in grand style for the Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails on Friday night. Undead ghouls slammed back shots and cold ones while the still-living got painted up to look like their zombie brethren...see photos ​ ... More >>

Hey Joe! Filipino Street Food at Cycle This Friday and Saturday

Cycle​Brian and Margita Webb, winners of this year's Culinary Big Brain Award and owners of Hey Joe! Filipino Street Food, will be trading their truck for a kitchen this Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, at Cycle Restaurant & Bar, the pop-up joint hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in downto ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Splash Summer Series Kick Off Party

After an incredible haboob and some intense but expected heat, you probably want to rinse off and cool down, which is exactly why Splash is the perfect summer event.This Saturday's ​Splash party, presented by Fuze and Psyko Steve, will be the first of a summer series. This gig will feature What La ... More >>

DJ Racoon on Beat Mass, SLASH Pool Party, & Straying From Top 40

​ By this point in July, it almost feels stupid to talk about how hot it is. Brains are practically melted, and the heat has just become this all oppressing force, destroying day-off plans and any semblance of ambition of doing anything outside. Anything besides lounging by the pool and drinking ... More >>

Splash Pool Party @ The Lexington Hotel

Pool Parties, First Friday, The Palace, Jeff Bridges, Dropkick Murphys, Face To Face, and Nightlands Over the Weekend

​Cannonball Pool Party Kickoff The hipster pool party is officially back. The promoters of Sticky Fingers and Retro Hi-Fi have come together for the all new Cannonball Pool Party at the Lexington Hotel. The summer's remaining Sunday afternoons are going to be all about looking hip, taking a di ... More >>

Phoenix Mayoral Candidates Toss Political Barbs During Downtown Phoenix Forum

centralphoenixinn.comPhoenix mayoral candiates met at the Lexington Hotel for a lively exchange​Quite a lively exchange at the Downtown Voices Coalition's mayoral forum at the Lexington Hotel. At most forums, candidates cleave to the their talking points and engage in political niceties, but resid ... More >>

Jeff Kraus Returns to Cycle With "Experience"

Mobile Culinary Fave Jeff Kraus​He's baaack. And this time, he's leaving his truck in the garage. Jeff Kraus, owner and chef of Truckin' Good Food and named one of the nation's "Top 10 Most Influential Food Trucks" by the Huffington Post, is returning to Cycle, the pop-up venue hidden inside ... More >>

Phoenix Mayoral Candidates Will Be Asking the Questions at Forum Hosted by Downtown Voices Coalition

downtownvoices.org​Phoenix mayor candidates have shared their views during several forums across the city. And there's another one tonight hosted by Downtown Voices Coalition, but this one is  deviating from the standard Q&A-style format where questions come from a moderator.At this downt ... More >>

Saffron Kitchen Pies: Last Farmers' Market Appearance 'til Fall

Saffron Kitchen Your average pot pie pales in comparison to Andrea White's made-with-love version.​Andrea White of Saffron Kitchen has made a name for herself dishing up Sexy and Sassy pies at farmers' markets around town. If you're a regular, you've probably sampled her flaky, buttery crus ... More >>

Chaka Chaka at Cycle This Friday and Saturday

​Charlie Blonkenfeld, owner and chef of Chaka Chaka, the downtown breakfast and lunch joint that closed its doors in March, is back this Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, at Cycle Restaurant & Bar, the pop-up joint hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in downtown Phoenix. Lucky for us, Blonk ... More >>

Cycle at the Lexington Hotel Successfully Reinvents the Restaurant

​ While the Valley has an established pop-up art gallery scene, this past weekend marked the debut of anything even close to a pop-up restaurant, in the form of Cycle, at the Lexington Hotel in downtown Phoenix. After development group Habitat Metro purchased the hotel, they de ... More >>

Final Meditations on the Phoenix Food Scene from Michele Laudig

Cycle Gives a Sneak Preview, Announces First Chef

Photos by Claire Lawton​The Lexington Hotel was an unexpected stop on the Art Detour route over the weekend, as the group behind Cycle, downtown Phoenix's first pop-up restaurant, opened their doors for a secret opening. There was no kitchen unveiling or menu sampling during the event. Inste ... More >>

Cycle: New Pop-Up Eatery Opens Downtown in April

​That "mystery" restaurant that people were talking about late last week? Well, it's still somewhat of a mystery, or at least a work-in-progress, but I just got the skinny on a very intriguing concept -- and the city's first pop-up restaurant. (Yeah, you've been hearing about this trend in re ... More >>

Devoured Culinary Fest Lives Up to Its Name

Erica O'Neil Honeymoon Sweets' decadent display was eye-catching.​Change is good. The Phoenix Art Museum has been hosting a springtime culinary festival for years, but it was just last year that it debuted under the Devoured moniker, thanks to new leadership from the Local First/Devour P ... More >>

Sunday at Devoured: Payton Curry, Bite Me Brownies and the Latest Pop-Up

Erica O'NeilPayton Curry, former head chef of Caffe Boa, chats with current head chef Matt Smith during the sausage grinding demonstration at Devoured. ​Devoured is history for another year -- and we're full.We got started early Sunday morning. We highly recommend this method as a solid way to go ... More >>