Subject:

Pinterest.com

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2013

    Baby Eels Reappearing on British Menus for the First Time in 30 Years

    This season, fishermen in the U.K. have been able to pull extremely high numbers of elver eels out of Britian's River Severn. The baby eels, sometimes called glass eels, used to be a cheap regional treat but high demand boosted prices in the '70s and '80s, making the little worm-like fish too pricey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2013

    Bao Bing, the Cool and Fruity Asian Treat, Gets Its Own Shop in Central Phoenix May 4

    Bao bing (pronounced bow-BING) has been a ubiquitous part of Asian cuisine for hundreds of years (seriously, it's been traced back to China as early as the seventh century A.D.) But here in the United States, the dessert made with finely shaved ice, fresh fruit, and flavored sugar syrup and condense ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2013

    Virgin Airlines Takes Flirting To a Whole New Level (Literally) With Seat-To-Seat Drink Service

    Singletons, rejoice! Sir Richard Branson -- as in the English business mogul and owner of the Virgin Group -- wants to help you get lucky. And not just lucky in a win-the-lottery sense. No, he means Mile High Club kind of lucky. In fact he's so dead set on helping you out that he prepared an instruc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2013

    The Secret to the Perfect Margarita (Hint: It Does Not Include Agave Nectar)

    I just took a look at the calendar, and realized that Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner. Never mind that it's barely a blip on the radar in Mexico; around here, it's become Cinco de Drinko, where it's socially acceptable to get wasted on crummy margaritas and horrible Mexican beer. If you're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2013

    Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill to Open New Phoenix Location on April 22

    It's been about a year and a half since Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill announced it would build its newest Valley location on the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road. See also: - Chef Justin Beckett Opening Restaurant in Old Beef Eaters Building - "Arizona's Hottest New Patio" Opens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2013

    Bacon-Flavored Mouthwash: Scope's Week-Long April Fool's Joke Crushes Bacon Lovers' Dreams

    Scope Mouthwash pulled off quite the April Fool's joke with its weeklong campaign to introduce consumers to a new product: bacon-flavored mouthwash. We'll admit, they really had us going, thanks to a dedicated product website and a well-produced video released a full four days before April 1. See ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2013

    Superbowl Eats: 16 Most Awesome/Disgusting Food Stadiums

    No matter if you're a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, the Baltimore Ravens, or a neutral observer, if you're attending a Super Bowl party this year, the food is what (hopefully) will make everyone cheer. See also: 10 Best/Worst Pizza Tattoos and Top 10 Knitted Foods And for some parties, it's go b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Gardenfly: A New Produce-Exchange Web Site from Seed Spot

    If you're like us, you have about 300 too many grapefruits right about now and your friends are pretty sick of you pawning them off on them. Maybe you've got the opposite problem: no grapefruits easily accessible to you, without some late night grand theft citrus. Luckily, there's now a local websit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Sneak Peek: First Press Arizona Wine Auction

    For $250 a person, you're probably wondering what is in store at the First Press Wine Auction on February 16 at the Montelucia Resort. If the 5-course dinner and paired wines sound predictable you should know that you'll also get to preview distinctive wines and live auction lots and silent auction ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Make Your Own Hand-Pulled Cotton Candy

    When I set out to make this recipe, I had grand ideas about giving it away as Valentine's Day gifts. Now that I've gone through the process, I've changed my tune a little bit: make this recipe for Valentine's Day, but invite your loved ones to help you make it - because making it, in my opinion, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2013

    DIY Lemon & Pink Grapefruit Marmalade

    Despite a year of experience blindly making things I've found on Pinterest, nothing could have prepared me for this marmalade. Now that I know a thing or two, I can see that I the recipe I chose was too large and complicated for a first attempt, but it was a good initiation. See Also: -DIY Cucumbe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2012

    9 Simple Steps to Eating Healthier in 2013

    It's that special time of year, when your blood sugar has reached near-critical levels, your cholesterol numbers are well above your IQ, and you vow to really start eating healthy. No seriously, guys -- this time you mean it. And while the dramatic conclusion to trek off into the abandoned wildern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    Holy Pumpkin Spice, Look at These Gingerbread Houses

    The Victoria, BC upscale hotel Inn at Laurel Point is running a national gingerbread house competition to support what else, Habitat For Humanity an organization devoted to constructing homes for the less fortunate. See Also: -Where to See Sweet Gingerbread House Displays in Phoenix -Kahlúa Ginge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2012

    Perfect Popcorn By the Kernel

    Swiss design students have developed what has to be the least efficient method of popping popcorn possible. It's basically the exact opposite of the Popinator, which we reported on earlier. See Also: --New Gourmet Popcorn Shop in Scottsdale Features Ex-Exec Chef of Queen Creek Olive Mill's Del Pie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2012

    Still Have Leftover Halloween Candy? We're Going to Tell You What to Do With It.

    Are you sick of Halloween candy yet? Before you make any drastic decisions to throw out the rest of your stash, take a look at these ideas. I went through a lot to make sure I didn't have any extra candy left at the end of the night (lucky, lucky trick-or-treaters!), but now I wish I had some so I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2012

    Brain Cupcakes, Mummy Dip -- and Three Other Ways to Dress Up Your Halloween Party Table

    The key to a successful Halloween party, aside from the tasty beverages and costumes (of course), is in the details. While there will be plenty of opportunity for experiencing fright the next several days, feeling unprepared for your Halloween festivities should not be one of them. See also: Fiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    Here's The Grind's New Weekend Breakfast Menu

    Just a little more than a week after owners Allen and Traci Thompson opened a second location of their popular Arcadia burger joint, The Grind, in North Scottsdale, the two are getting both locations into the weekend breakfast business, starting tomorrow, Saturday, September 22. See also: Owners of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2012

    CLOSED: Taco Migo (or Migo's) in Tempe

    When it opened in Tempe last summer, Taco Migo was a 24-hour fast food joint that served alcohol. A few months later, it reinvented itself and became a casual, sit-down restaurant with a new name: Migo's. And now it appears that Taco Migo, or Migo's depending on the time frame, has closed both set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2012

    We Hardly Knew You: Time Machine Chefs

    ABC's Time Machine Chefs is best described as a combination of Chopped and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Four heroic chefs travel back in time to compete using the ingredients, tools, and techniques of the time period. The winners are crowned Greatest Chef in History. The losers? Left to fend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2012

    "Space Hot Dog" Sent On Journey Into the Unknown, Then Eaten

    Not to be outdone by NASA and its sexy mohawked engineers, the owners of Zog's Dogs have struck back with a bold video showing the first... hot dog in space (sorta). Actually it has two distinctions. The first unprotected hot dog to visit the upper atmosphere and the first hot dog to be recovered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2012

    Bernie Kantak Explains What's Good about Food Network and How Josh Hebert Inadvertently Changed His Life

    See also: Lifting the Wine-List Veil at Citizen Public House This is part two of my interview with Bernie Kantak, chef and co-owner of Citizen Public House. If you missed part one, read it here. The great thing about being a chef is: I get to throw a party every night! The tough thing about bein ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2012

    Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake this Weekend

    The actual Fourth of July holiday may have been on Wednesday, but as far as we're concerned, the celebration should continue through the entire weekend. So we're extending our patriotic plans this weekend with a real Arizona burger, a couple of historic American cocktails, and a batch of sinfully ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2012

    Please Be Seated By Your Robot Overlords

    A restaurant run almost completely by robots has opened in Harbin, China. Robots greet diners at the Haohai Robot Themed Restaurant, take their orders, prepare their meals, and serve the meals to them. They even provide entertainment -- and possibly violate trademark -- by singing and "dancing" for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2012

    British Dinner Delivery Service Will Help You Fool Guests With Dirty Pots and Pans

    There's a scene in Mr. and Mrs. Smith when super-spy/assassin Angelina Jolie reveals that she never cooked a day of her life and that her shadowy employer provided hot prepared meals as part of her suburban wife cover story. That actually sounded like a pretty good perk and it appears that British-b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2012

    The Mexican Gyro: A Mighty, Mouthwatering Mash-Up of Flavor

    Greek and (especially) Mexican food are standards on the Valley's culinary scene, but it's a rare occasion when they're spotted in the same dish. Enter the Mexican Gyro, a mash-up sandwich of the most mighty and mouthwatering kind.

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2012

    Free Ice Cream From Sweet Republic Tomorrow

    Scottsdale's Sweet Republic is celebrating four years of delicious ice cream by giving away free scoops tomorrow evening, June 13th, from 4 to 7 pm. They'll also be offering door prizes and giveaways including homemade marshmallows, bacon brittle, gift certificates and Sweet Republic branded swag.

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2012

    Six Beers for Father's Day

    Beer is the perfect Father's Day gift -- namely because we've never known a dad to turn it down -- but some thought must be put into exactly what you get him. Here are six beer suggestions for whatever type of dad your dad might be.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2012

    Summertime Wines: Sangrias, Sparklings, and Sunshine.

    All right, it's summertime (at least to this Oregon native it is). When I open my car door and could fire pottery in the heat blast I'm met with, I know we've arrived. I suppose oppressive heat and blistering sunshine are not the ideal conditions for drinking a big, earthy, tannic red wine (for so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2012

    DIY Cheez-Its

    My husband loves Cheez-Its. I can't stand it. They're overly processed and you can't buy them at Trader Joe's. So when I recently came across this on Pinterest, I immediately knew what my next blog post would be about. Making these at home eliminated about 15 unnecessary ingredients, including ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Buy One, Get One Half-Off at Cool Gelato Italiano in Scottsdale

    Laura dropped a list of her favorite metro Phoenix gelato joints earlier this week and fortuitously, the fine folks over at Cool Gelato Italiano passed along a coupon good for a buy one, get one half-off deal. But first, a PSA from the friendly Vegan Police:

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip -- Made with Garbanzo Beans (And It's Good, Not Just Good for You)

    Chow Bella shared this recipe on Pinterest a long time ago, before Pin Up Girl, on a board called "Dare you to try this." At first glance, I couldn't understand the dare. What's so daring about cookie dough dip? But then I looked at the recipe... What makes this rebellious is that this is a heal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Hipster Foodie Mauled By Bear to 80's New Wave Soundtrack in Very Satisfying Video

    It would appear that the internet sensed Laurie Notaro's unconstrained loathing for foodies and unleashed its own critique of food fetishists. Behold the Lonely Island-esque work of The Key of Awesome! and American Hipster and rejoice. Lampooned: Aggressive food photography, obnoxiously long descr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    The Valley Needs Culture Kitchen

    Over the weekend, NPR reported on a company in San Francisco that is providing a service sorely needed in homes around the country. Culture Kitchen seeks to put bored grandmothers and housewives, well versed in the cooking arts of their home countries, to work teaching the current generation how to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Text to Win Phoenix Film Festival Passes and Chipotle Burritos

    The Phoenix Film Festival begins at the end of this month, bringing with it one of our favorite combos: film and food. This year the pairing gets even sweeter with a chance to win a pair of VIP passes along with dinner for ten at Chipotle. To further support the film festival, Chipotle has partnere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Chef Christopher Wolf's Gazpacho

    For the past two days we've been talking with Chef Christopher Wolf of Arizona Culinary Institute. He's leading the ACI Food and Fitness Initiative in an effort to marry healthful living with the school's culinary educational program. Wolf competes in marathons and triathlons, setting an inspiring ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Chef Christopher Wolf of Arizona Culinary Institute

    Meet Chef Christopher Wolf, hybrid of outdoor-adventurer and health-conscious culinarian. Wolf teaches at Arizona Culinary Institute and has worked in top-tier kitchens in Virginia and Las Vegas. When he's not in either the kitchen or the classroom, you'll probably find him outside. As an avid mar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Sprinkles Cupcakes Beverly Hills Now Has An ATM -- A Cupcake ATM

    ​No Joke. Sprinkles is now in the 24-hour automated cupcake business. No longer will one have to stand in a long line waiting for middle-aged women to have the cashier describe every single flavor twice only to decide on a cupcake of the vanilla chocolate variety because she "just loves chocolate. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Calling All Cheese Heads -- It's (Almost) Time to Crack the Parmigiano Reggiano

    This Saturday (March 10th) at 1 p.m. Whole Foods across the globe (including our Tempe, Scottsdale, and Chandler locations) will be simultaneously cracking into wheels of their 24-month old Parmigiano Reggiano AKA Really Damn Good Cheese. As you can see in the video above, it's going to be cheese-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Paper, Not Plastic: Do You Have Your Copy of Quick PHX Yet?

    Yeah, yeah, we're all about the smartphone these days, but sometimes don't you dream about putting down that iPhone and flipping through something real, something paper? Something you can rustle, turn the pages down on, tear pictures from and stick them on a real bulletin board? (Sorry, Pinterest.) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Where to Eat and Drink Near Camelback Ranch

    ​ Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox: Camelback Ranch All week long we're sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. Widely considered one of the crown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Where to Eat and Drink near HoHoKam Stadium

    Chicago Cubs: HoHoKam Stadium All week long we're sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. For the masses of fans who flock to the winter home of the Cubs ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    DanceMission, Arizona Carnaval, and Beer Week Over the Weekend

    ​DanceMission @ Madison Event Center Being able to witness an artist as skilled as 12th Planet (currently one of only a handful of truly great dubsteppers in the world) perform an epic set both in his prime and at the apex of his popularity is something any EDM fan should do.​Carnaval AZ at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Churn's Monica Castillo: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

    Starting today, we've got some introductions to make. Meet our Caramalpalooza candymakers, starting with Monica Castillo of Churn. Castillo, who's worked everywhere from the Parlor to the Valley Ho, is a pastry chef with a degree from Johnson and Wales College of Culinary Arts in Providence, Rhode ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Strong Beer Fest 2012: Totally Worth the Wait

    ​By the looks of the lines, the fact that Tops Liquor went through 5000 bottles of water, and the throbbing pain in my forehead, I'd say the 2012 Strong Beer Fest was a success. Check out our slideshow here, and read on for details of the best -- and not-so-best -- beers of the day.  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Owners of Lee Lee International Supermarket Talk History, Journey, Future in New Video

    Who doesn't love walking the aisles of a Lee Lee International Supermarket? With locations in Peoria, Chandler, and Tucson, it's the "Small World After All" of grocery stores, with scads of everything Asian -- from jackfruit, Korean daikon, and six different kinds of choy -- to Caribbean, African, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Super Giant Prawn Found; It Doesn't Look As Tasty as It Sounds

    You're welcome. I knew you couldn't live without seeing this super giant prawn for yourself. Last week, scientists on a deep sea research mission off the coast of New Zealand came across something huge -- a super giant amphipod, aka a MASSIVE prawn. The scientists found seven of these unrealistic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    In Season: Creamy Carrot Soup

    Lately, in this In Season series, we're taking a look at what I take home from Crooked Sky Farms each week and see what I've done with my CSA share, or part share. This week I'm using carrots and onions.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Jason Olsen's Jager Beer

    Jason Olsen at Chaser's Bar & Night Club in Scottsdale admits he'll give the wasted one's with slurred words, well, a fruity Kamakazi or something. But for friends, lovers, and those of us in need of something sassy, unique and infused with boozey creativity, Olsen brings us the "Jager Beer"-- an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Seven Reasons Why Book Art Makes Me Uncomfortable

    ​Yeah, yeah, recycling is hot. And it's even better when you can use (and reuse) paper goods that often serve a one-time purpose. But throw a binding and a cover on that stack of paper, and you've got yourself a book -- maybe it's something you had to read in high school or something your friend g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Trunk Space Hosts Nerd Swap and Shop in February

    ​Downtown Phoenix art hangout the Trunk Space has been a haven for nerdy pursuits since it opened in 2004. Over the years, the venue has hosted poetry nights, dudes playing chiptune music on their Gameboys, and geeks thumbing through bins of used records and back issues of comic books.So it seems ... More >>

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals
©2013 Phoenix New Times, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places Phoenix

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city