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Mary Coyle

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Award Winners at The "Pretty Good" Great Arizona Picnic

    We heeded Laura Hahnefeld's advise and mapped our route through the Scottsdale Culinary Festival's Great Arizona Picnic on Sunday. With close to 50 food vendors, a plan was needed for stomach and pocketbook capacity. Food vendors who offered a choice of a single taste at $2 to $3 or a multi-course p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Mary Coyle Ol' Fashion Ice Cream Parlor's Message to the Public: We're Here, We've Been Here, We're Staying Here

    Norm R.​For Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor on north 7th Avenue, this year, its sixtieth in the business, may have been one of the roughest. From March through May, it looked as if the central Phoenix institution would close without a new buyer. Then, at the eleventh hour, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Mary Coyle's Will Stay Open

    ​Okay, you can uncross your fingers now. Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor, is staying open. Two weeks ago, I reported that an employee of the 60-year-old establishment told me Mary Coyle's did have a buyer and, barring any paperwork snags, they hoped to be back in business o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Mary Coyle Ice Cream Parlor May Have a Buyer

    ​Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor said to be closing at the end May, may not be melting away just yet. Since March 3, Mary Coyle's has whittled its menu of ice cream, sandwiches, soups, and salads down to just ice cream (not a good sign), but an employee of the 60-year-old es ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Five Destination Desserts in Phoenix

    Claire LawtonGallo Blanco's chocolate pudding. ​Not long ago, a friend posed a good question. He wanted to know where he could get dessert in central Phoenix. And not just a meal-ender. This needed to be dessert worth leaving the house for. Here are Chow Bella's five suggestions for destinati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    February Restaurant Roundup

    Kitchen 56 ​We can't believe how fast February flew by. The short month left us with several new places to grab a bite and took with it two local faves, including the abrupt closing of Simply Bread -- and not to mention the impending closure of Mary Coyle's, which technically belongs&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Mary Coyle's: The End of a Phoenix Tradition?

    ​Landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor Mary Coyle's Ol' Fashion Ice Cream & Yogurt is on its way out, right as the Valley's starting to warm up after a blip of a winter.Business has taken a hit while the cost of ingredients has gone up, according to an article in the Republic. Bob Kelly, who owns ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 4, 2010

    QuickPHX: Sweet

    ​Landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor Mary Coyle's Ol' Fashion Ice Cream & Yogurt is on its way out, right as the Valley's starting to warm up after a blip of a winter.Business has taken a hit while the cost of ingredients has gone up, according to an article in the Republic. Bob Kelly, who owns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Exotic Ice Cream Flavor Quest, in "Just Desserts"

    In the end, we get what's coming to us. Let's hope it's sweet. ​The latest issue of Sunset magazine says a $4,000 dresser is "worth the splurge" and the rooms at a former sanitarium turned bed-and-breakfast are calming. One article that doesn't incite a high-pitched "ha!" is the one predicting th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Homage to the Pink Pony: Top 5 Classic Valley Restaurants

    By cogdogblog on flickr Creative Commons.Pink Pony, we lay you to rest...why God, why?!?!?​A little dart of sadness pierced my black heart when I heard that the 61 year old Pink Pony Restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale closed. I loved passing by its salmon pink painted facade with old west saloon st ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 30, 2009

    5 & Diner, MacAlpine’s, and Udder Delights: A Pregnant Quest for the Valley's Tastiest Milkshakes

    By cogdogblog on flickr Creative Commons.Pink Pony, we lay you to rest...why God, why?!?!?​A little dart of sadness pierced my black heart when I heard that the 61 year old Pink Pony Restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale closed. I loved passing by its salmon pink painted facade with old west saloon st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Cafe: Milkshakes

    ​ Some people are born lactose-intolerant. Not us! No, we earned it. Maybe it's the companion splash of milk in every cup of coffee that keeps our journalistic fingers hard at work that has trained our body to associate mammalian lactation with stress. Either way, we can't handle milk products ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Budget Beat: The Welcome Diner

    Jonathan McNamara The Welcome Diner: Welcome!We at Budget Beat love hamburgers. Even if you've paid only scant attention to our humble blog over the past year, you've probably noticed that we like to order hamburgers when given the chance because: (a) they're a staple of American dining: (b) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2007

    MAC ATTACK! PHX's graff-daddy El Mac makes the LA Weekly's cover on, er, L.A. graffiti.

    Jonathan McNamara The Welcome Diner: Welcome!We at Budget Beat love hamburgers. Even if you've paid only scant attention to our humble blog over the past year, you've probably noticed that we like to order hamburgers when given the chance because: (a) they're a staple of American dining: (b) ... More >>

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    My Lucky Seven

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    December 2, 2004

    Meet Cute

    Dueling luncheonettes

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 30, 2004

    BEST ICE CREAM

    Mary Coyle Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor

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    September 20, 2001

    Best Ice Cream

    Mary Coyle

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    August 30, 2001

    Going for Brokers

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    November 21, 1996

    Second Helpings

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    August 11, 1994

    SCOOP DE GRACE

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