Sam Fox

Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: - Ten More Picks for Easter Brunch and Dinner in Greater Phoenix - Miu's Cuisine: Quite Possibly Your New Favorite Chinese Restaurant Wingstock 2013 Grab a stack of wetnaps an ... More >>

Chris Curtiss Leaves NoRTH Fattoria Italiana for Bourbon Steak

Chef Chris Curtiss, who has spent the past 19 months implementing a house-made pasta program for Sam Fox's NoRTH Fattoria Italiana, is leaving Fox's organization to work for James Beard Award-winner Michael Mina at Bourbon Steak in the Scottsdale Fairmont Princess. See also: -- Chris Curtiss Dishe ... More >>

Oh, Oh, Otro Cafe!

When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Second Location of Essence Bakery Coming to Phoenix This Summer

What's going on in East Phoenix these days? A better question might be: What isn't? See also: - Sam Fox Wants Us to Start Preparing for a "Life-Changing Food Experience" - New Restaurants in the Works for Arcadia's La Grande Orange From sushi to two new La Grande Orange concepts to a "life-chang ... More >>

Daily Dose MidTown: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: Daily Dose MidTown, 1928 East Highland Avenue, Suite F-107, 602-274-0334, www.dailydosegrill.com. See Also: - 1130 the Restaurant: Happy Hour Report Card - Old Town's Daily Dose Opening Second Location - Sam Fox's The Yard, Featuring Culinary Dropout, to Open February 11: Think Live Mu ... More >>

Sam Fox Wants Us to Start Preparing for a "Life-Changing Food Experience"

Hey, how's your day going so far? Are you talking about last night's Oscars? (We all are!) Getting another cup of coffee? Planning where to go for lunch today? See also: - New Restaurants in the Works for Arcadia's La Grande Orange - 2013 James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced: 4 Arizona Candid ... More >>

Side Effects and Dinner at True Food Kitchen

While a jumbo tub of hot buttered popcorn is one of our most frequently indulged guilty pleasures, we think a good movie deserves a little better company than junk food. Try out our movie and meal pairings for yourself or feel free to suggest one of your own favorites in the comments. The Movie: S ... More >>

Sam Fox's The Yard, Featuring Culinary Dropout, to Open February 11: Think Live Music, Tetherball, and (Later) Oysters

Restaurateur and James Beard Award nominee Sam Fox is no stranger to opening new concepts, but The Yard may be his most ambitious one to date. See also: - Scratch Pastries to Open Phoenix Location in February - Old Dixie's Food Truck Finds Brick-and-Mortar Home at Welcome Diner Teaming up with T ... More >>

Mid-January Job Fair to Fill 75 Positions for Culinary Dropout's New Location

Fox Restaurant Concepts, a culinary tour de force in the Valley since 1998, is preparing to launch its biggest project to date. Located on 7th Street a few blocks south of Bethany Home Road, The Yard will be like a backyard, front porch, living room, and kitchen all rolled into one. Two Fox restaura ... More >>

29-Year-Old Chef to Head Up Sam Fox's Newest Culinary Dropout at "The Yard" in North Central Phoenix

Since first reported last January, the buzz has died down a bit surrounding restaurateur Sam Fox's latest restaurant concept, dubbed "The Yard." Currently under construction at a former motorcycle garage and dealership near the intersection of Seventh Street and Montebello in North Central Phoenix, ... More >>

Gallo Blanco's Doug Robson to Open New (and Slightly Different) Mexican Restaurant in March

Holy Cow! Are we actually becoming a legit restaurant town -- with restaurant neighborhoods and everything? Mark my word (or Sam Fox's), the hottest new dining hub is going to be the 7th Street between Missouri and . . . what . . . maybe Glendale? That's where local resto mogul Fox is developing The ... More >>

Zinburger Offering Up Free Burger and Rings Today

See Also: Banana Cream Pie from Zinburger See Also: Four Favorite Burgers in Metro Phoenix Zingburger, part of the Sam Fox restaurant empire, is doing a special happy hour deal today. From 3 to 4PM you can cruise into Zinburger at the Biltmore Fashion Park and score either a free burger or a free s ... More >>

18: Sam Fox

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

Sam Fox's New Culinary Dropout Will Feature an Outdoor Park, Oyster Bar and More

See also: Sam Fox to Open Second Culinary Dropout in Phoenix As reported by Chow Bella last January, local restaurant mogul Sam Fox plans to open a second local Culinary Dropout in the space that formerly housed a series of motorcycle and car dealerships on Seventh Street in Phoenix. Construction ... More >>

Noodle Knockout: North Fattoria Italiana vs. Olive Garden

Don't worry, you read that right. We put Sam Fox's brand new North up against Olive Garden. We thought it would be funny. We thought maybe Sam Fox's new Italian restaurant would prove to be comparable to corporate Italian beast Olive Garden. We thought that we could prove once and for all that no ... More >>

"Hot Chocolate" Cake at The Arrogant Butcher

Sam Fox: Love him or hate him, chances are you have some opinion about this Valley-based restaurateur. Not everyone likes the idea of one guy cranking out 12 (yes, 12!) restaurant concepts in 14 years. But even if not all of them are winners, at the very least Fox is putting up one hell of a fight a ... More >>

Chef Aaron May Popping Up for Dinner at Sam Fox's Bar North

Somewhere between chef and restaurateur Aaron May opening Praying Monk in Scottsdale (and being locked out of his taco shop, Vitamin T, at CityScape after a landlord-tenant dispute) and restaurateur Sam Fox announcing the addition of a seafood concept to his second Arizona Culinary Dropout location ... More >>

Fox Restaurant Concepts Planning to Open a (Shh...) on Camelback Road

2012 sure is looking like a busy year for Sam Fox. In February, the restaurateur's company, Fox Restaurant Concepts, partnered with the largest T.G.I. Friday's franchisee and announced plans to open several Zinburgers in 23 states. That same month, FRC hooked up with Scottsdale-based P.F. Chang's, ... More >>

Culinary Dropout Expanding to the Hard Rock in Vegas

It appears the tentacles of restaurateur Sam Fox are reaching out to expand his empire once again -- this time in Vegas, baby. The 2012 James Beard Foundation semi-finalist for Outstanding Restaurateur has announced that Culinary Dropout, his trendy gastropub in Scottsdale, will open a location in ... More >>

2012 James Beard Awards Finalists Announced: Only One Valley Nominee Moves On to the Finals

Last month, the James Beard Foundation announced its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards -- and the Valley got loved on -- hard. Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner and chef of Barrio Cafe and Barrio Queen, and chef Kevin Binkley of Binkley's Restaurant and Café Bink were both n ... More >>

Strange Bedfellows: P.F. Chang's Acquires Majority Interest in True Food Kitchen

Now here's a peculiar pair. Yesterday, Nation's Restaurant News reported that P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc., the Scottsdale-based company responsible for serving up mediocre Chinese fare at over 200 of its casual-dining locations and nearly 175 of its Pei Wei Asian Diners, has agreed to acquire a ... More >>

Sam Fox to Open Second Culinary Dropout in Phoenix

From hiring ex-Noca chef Chris Curtiss to run his new NoRTH location in Arcadia last November, to taking over the Oakville Grocery Co. space at CityScape in October to open Chloe's Corner with co-owner Ashly Young last week, restaurateur Sam Fox has been a busy boy indeed -- and just a month into 20 ... More >>

Chloe's Corner Now Open at CityScape

Out with the Oakville, in with the new. Last October, Oakville Grocery Co., the ex-eatery and gourmet groceries spot at Downtown's CityScape, saw some controversy when the Arizona Republic reported its owner and operator, Michael A. Webb, was booted out in under three months by CityScape's develope ... More >>

The Arrogant Butcher's Ego Boost

​ The Arrogant Butcher created a bloody buzz when it opened early last year in downtown Phoenix, featuring the kind of high-concept restauranteur Sam Fox is now known for in these parts. Design never takes a backseat to the food in a Fox restaurant, so it's no surprise that Arrogant Butcher' ... More >>

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 >>

Five Awkward Moments in the Phoenix Food Scene, 2011

  ​Well, folks, 2011 has come and (just about) gone and we're left to chew the fat. It was a year filled with great new restaurants and some fun moments -- and some awkward ones, too. Let's look back on a few high low points in what's now Phoenix food history.     ... More >>

Sam Fox to Take Over Oakville Grocery at CityScape

Bye Bye Oakville Grocery ​CityScape announced today that restaurant mogul Sam Fox will be adding a new gourmet market to his roster -- and it just so happens to be in the exact same spot as CityScape's recently opened Oakville Grocery. Sam Fox, of Fox Restaurant Concepts, and Ashley Youn ... More >>

Barrio Cafe, Cartel, LGO and More Ready to Take Off at Sky Harbor

IdeationA sneak peek at what's in store for Terminal 4.​Back in May, Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport announced their selection of HMS Host's locally-focused proposal for a new cache of restaurants inside Terminal 4 as the first of two restaurant "master concessionaire" contracts to be awarded for the ... More >>

Sam Fox Shoots but Doesn't Score with The Arrogant Butcher

Cafe: The Arrogant Butcher

​CityScape is a double-edged sword. Sure, we're stoked there's a bit more to do and see and eat downtown, but a lot of these joints aren't exactly destinations worth a drive from Tempe or Scottsdale. Enter Sam Fox's latest eatery The Arrogant Butcher. Is the latest Fox concept restaurant worth ... More >>

Now Open at CityScape: The Arrogant Butcher

​You'll be forgiven if you thought that CityScape's latest restaurant, The Arrogant Butcher, was already open to the public. The place has been booked with VIP parties for days. But, in fact, it officially opens its doors today. Whether people come out in droves to dine at Sam Fox's ne ... More >>

Russell Pearce, Phil Gordon, D-Backs and even New Times to Crowd the Arrogant Butcher

http://www.etsy.com/shop/YeeHaw?ref=seller_info​It's being billed as "one of the most comprehensive series of grand opening events in Valley restaurant history," but to be honest, the line-up for Sam Fox's Arrogant Butcher is giving us a serious case of heartburn. Jason Rose -- the pu ... More >>

Local Restaurant Peeps' Predictions for 2011

What cuts of meat will you be eating in 2011?​Helen Yung, Sweet Republic co-ownerI think it'll be the year of gourmet food trucks. It started this year but will make a huge jump in 2011, with well-regarded restaurants joining the game.Craig DeMarco, Postino ownerMy short list: ... More >>

Shine 2010: Where to Eat in Scottsdale

11 New Restaurants Announced at Scottsdale Quarter

​Along with the debut of a new Nike flagship store at Scottsdale Quarter this week came an announcement of the North Scottsdale mall's fall/winter 2010-2011 restaurant lineup. Eleven new restaurants are in the works, joining Oakville Grocery, Brio Tuscan Grill, and Primebar: Coal Burger: coal-fire ... More >>

Champagne Cocktails: Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere!

Diddy and Cristal (before it was racist).​Champagne isn't just for wedding toasts and hip hop videos anymore. What was once generally reserved for special occasions is now popping up on drink menus all over the country in cocktail form, and the standard brunch Mimosa is just the tip of the spa ... More >>

Beard Awards Bypass AZ in Finalists List

Oh, the anticipation of Twitter.This morning, the James Beard Foundation live-tweeted the finalists for its prestigious culinary awards.Nobody from Arizona made the cut. There were five finalists for each category.In the running was Sam Fox of Fox Restaurant Concepts (Outstanding Restaurateur), ... More >>

First Taste: Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar

courtesy of FOX restaurant conceptsBurgers and bottles of wine, oh my!​It may be their shared Germanic roots -- or their common Midwestern ubiquity. But for some reason, we've always associated burgers with beer and beer with burgers.But not anymore. Now we're thinking burgers and wine, baby!The g ... More >>

Spiked! and Slashfood's KitKat "News" in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Spiked! Is returning this spring to the Desert Botanicals Garden. Starting March 4th the DBG will be hosting 8 nights of local music, food and drink. The $25 ticket will get you all access to the gardens, a f ... More >>

Modern Steak Is Delicious -- If You Don’t Mind the Wait

Know Your Buzzwords: What the Hell is a Gastropub?

The new Culinary Dropout gastropub in Scottsdale.​It sounds like something you'd want to get surgically removed from your small intestine, but the term "gastropub" is actually a combination of the words pub (short for "public house") and gastronomy (the study of the relationship between cultur ... More >>

Fox Restaurant Concepts Sells Chloe's Corner

​Even as restaurateur Sam Fox's culinary empire continues to grow, one of his spots has just gone indie. As of January 1, Chloe's Corner, the pint-sized lunch counter at Kierland Commons, is under new ownership, purchased by general manager Ashly Young. This is the first time a Fo ... More >>

New Restaurants Sign on at CityScape

Is Scottsdale so 2008? It's a fair question, given all the Scottsdale-based restaurateurs who are eyeing central Phoenix for their newest ventures for 2010 and beyond.  Chef Aaron May, Sam Fox, and Kyle Shivers are the latest to sign on at CityScape, the ambitious 1.8 million sq ... More >>

Lots of New Local Eateries in the Works

AZCentral's list of 20 new restaurants scheduled to open by the end of the year has suddenly been changed to 15 since the story was posted yesterday. Not hard to figure out which five are now missing -- it's the restaurants on Jackson that Bernie Kantak is planning. Should we rea ... More >>

Zinburger: Coming Soon?

I hardly recognize Biltmore Fashion Park anymore. Haagen-Dazs is gone. Now the windows are covered up and adorned with a big sign announcing that Zinburger -- a spinoff of restaurateur Sam Fox's Tucson eatery -- is "coming soon." But the Republic reports that it's not opening until Januar ... More >>

True Food stumbles in its Delivery of Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthful Diet

More Restaurants Open Around Town

By Michele Laudig Economy be damned, somebody's still got the confidence to open their doors! Now hopefully customers will keep coming out to spend some dough. (Me? I'd subsist on pretzels if it meant I could still eat foie gras.) Anyway, I just got a call from the ever-charming Maurizio Benforte ... More >>

Arpaio to Display "Day-in-the-Life" Photos in Scottsdale Exhibit and Charity Auction

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