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Sam Pillsbury Answers the Question: Why Arizona Wine?

Why Arizona wine? In 2000 -- the year I planted my first vineyard at the end of a lonely, dusty road in Cochise County, 12 miles south of Willcox -- one of the 10 Best 'How to Lose Money' jokes on Saturday Night Live was: Plant a Vineyard In Arizona. Arizona is all Sonoran Desert, obviously suicid ... More >>

Ehren Litzenberger of BLD in Chandler on Mario Batali and Why It's Hard to Be a Three-Squares Chef

This is part two of my interview with Ehren Litzenberger, executive chef at BLD in Chandler. If you missed part one, where Litzenberger dished about simplicity, chocolate-covered grasshoppers and his beef with "foodies," read it here. See also: -- 11 Great Cooking Supply Stores in Metro Phoenix -- ... More >>

Claudio Urciuoli on Nancy Silverton, Noma, and Italian Cooking

This is part two of my interview with Noca chef Claudio Urciuoli. If you missed Monday's interview, in which he dished about Olive Garden, truffle oil and the weirdest thing he ever ate (which pretty much tops everybody else's), read it here. See also: -- Noca Owner Eliot Wexler on Chef Claudio Ur ... More >>

Crudo Chef Cullen Campbell Invited to Cook at the James Beard House

With the Oscars right around the corner, it seems fitting that chef Cullen Campbell of Crudo, his home of expertly crafted modern Italian fare in Phoenix, would be called upon by a foundation whose awards are known as the Oscars of the food world. See also: - Best Move 2012 - Crudo - Cullen Campbel ... More >>

Rebelution: Reggae Rockers Brave Cold Season for Winter Greens Tour

While Mother Nature continues to wreak havoc on our thermostats, most people are bundling up and keeping indoors during the chilly season. Everyone except California-based reggae rockers Rebelution that is. The Santa Barbara-natives are ditching the warm embrace of their sandy sunny digs to embark o ... More >>

Authority Zero is Stronger With The Tipping Point

Mesa's reggae/punk outfit Authority Zero has come a long way over the course of its nearly two-decade-long career. The band quickly moved up from intimate (often free) local shows to playing Warped Tour, and eventually, touring the world. Authority Zero is now a household name in the local scene, an ... More >>

Greg LaPrad Explains Why Mangos Are Over-Rated and Gives the Best Lecture Ever to Negative "Foodies"

Greg LaPrad Quiessence & Morning Glory Cafe The Farm at South Mountain 6106 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix 602-276-0601 (Q), 602-276-8804 (MG), quiessencerestaurant.com, morningglorycafeaz. com See also: -- Phoenix Cold Snap Is Over But What Are the Repercussions For Local Farmers and the Restaurants Wh ... More >>

Cupcake Love-In 2012: So Many Cupcakes, So Little Time

Pie is so last week (no really, check out the photos from last weekend's Pie Social), leaving this weekend's dining schedule open for the biggest cupcake event of the year. Hundreds came out to the third annual Cupcake Love-In at the Hotel Valley Ho to participate in a frosted free-for-all with trea ... More >>

What to Expect at the 2012 Cupcake Love-In: Sixteen Bakers, Hundreds of Cupcakes, and One Giant Sugar Rush, Natch

With the holidays right around the corner (seriously, Target's running Christmas commercials already), we can expect to consume our fair share of sugary goodies. And what better way to start than with the 2012 Cupcake Love-In. Established in 2010 by sugar mavens Kelly Garcia of Butter & Me and Trac ... More >>

Change Coming to The Farm at South Mountain

If you've wandered the grounds of The Farm at South Mountain, you've probably spotted owner A.Wayne Smith scooting around on his mini tractor. As a landscape architect, he's stayed very involved in the property he bought in 1983 and slowly transformed into a soothing pastoral retreat for frazzled u ... More >>

The House at Secret Garden: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: The House at Secret Garden, 2501 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix, 602-243-8539, www.houseatsecretgarden.com. See also: Apple Pie and Butternut Squash at House at Secret Garden The Hours: Happy Hour is offered 5 to 6:30 p.m, Tuesday through Friday.

Stuffed! Saturday at Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic 2012

This is what spring in Arizona is all about, people. Fresh air, sun, smiling happy guests and some rockin' Arizona food at the Devoured Phx Culinary Classic. Here's how it went down on Saturday with our favorite booths and people.

Rebelution @ Marquee Theatre

What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange (Thunderbird) Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. North Phoenix music shoppers are satisfying their diverse palette by picking up a range of music genres last week at Zia Records on ... More >>

Cupcake Love-In 2011: We are Officially Cupcake'd Out

Tedd Roundy Two cupcakers debate over which of Heaven's gluten free cake's to try ​We came, we saw, we cupcake'd.  And we don't want to see another cupcake till next year.  Holy cow, cupcakes really aren't dead! This was apparent the moment we pulled into the chaotic parking lo ... More >>

Tracy Dempsey's Perfect Food Day

​Tracy Dempsey is known for her thoughtful sweet creations and perhaps most known for her Original Bacon Pecan Brittle. She is smart, kind and completely dedicated to mastering the art of satisfying your sweet tooth. Dempsey (headshot here was taken by Sophia Flocken) showed an early interest ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Miniature Tigers

​Arizona natives Miniature Tigers have been pretty busy in the last year. They performed with The Roots in the Red Bull Sound Clash, they've been working on their album Mia Pharaoh, they released a new single entitled "Boomerang," and most recently, they have just finished up their fall tour.This ... More >>

French Quarter Tour Diary - Week 2

The southern California leg concluded nicely. Thanks to a great promoter and the draw of some awesome local rippers, we played to 130 kids at The Smell in Los Angeles, a well-known downtown all-ages space with a relatively big stage. We don't normally get the opportunity to play with big PAs and dru ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Faces New Lawsuits Over Last Year's Arrest of Demonstrators at Jail; One Protester Claims He was Beaten by Guards

Image: Democracy NowSunita Patel says in a federal complaint that she was acting as a legal observer when sheriff's deputies arrested her during a protest last year at the 4th Avenue Jail.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is being sued again -- this time by four immigration activists arrested la ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Mastering English

Gardens & Villa Interview

​You just don't hear enough flutes in pop music, amirite? Couple that breathy sound with flanged and plucked bass, vintage synths, a sexy beat and an incredibly high falsetto and you've got "Orange Blossom" by Santa Barbara band Gardens & Villa. The tune tips its hat to The Talking Heads and m ... More >>

Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon Peking Pub, Part Two

Keyon Fareghi​Yesterday we chatted with Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon Peking Pub about what has brought him to this point in his life. Today our conversation continues as we discuss his plans for the future, Korean food and Anthony Bourdain. Morales comes from quite a large family, which ... More >>

Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon Peking Pub

Keyon Fareghi​Transitioning from the corporate life to running a restaurant of your own is no easy task. Close to 28 years in the making, Sunshine Moon Peking Pub in Old Town Scottsdale shows it can be done. Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon, shares his journey from sous chef with P.F. Chang's ... More >>

Katy Perry Coming to Phoenix (Thank Her Sponsor, Schick Razors!)

​Skankstress Katy Perry just announced a tour date for Phoenix's Comerica Theatre on August 3.It's part of a "California Dreams" tour that starts on June 7 in Atlanta and runs through August 14, the second show in Katy's hometown Santa Barbara, California. Tickets, priced pretty modestly at $3 ... More >>

Pat Christofolo's The House at Secret Garden Makes You Feel at Home

10 Beer Labels You Won't Want to Peel Off

We know the saying, "don't judge a book by its cover", but what about beer? What if you had to choose 10 beers based solely on the artwork that covered the glass bottle each came in? The ten beers below would be on the top of our list if we to cast aside silly things like beer style or alcohol ... More >>

Coming Soon: The House at Secret Garden

​An historic 1929 mansion in South Phoenix is about to get a new life as a restaurant. Pat Christofolo, owner of Santa Barbara Catering and The Farm Kitchen at The Farm at South Mountain, is teaming up with her chef son, Dustin, to open The House at Secret Garden, on October 29. The casu ... More >>

Ask A Mexican on Hating Mexicans With Proper Terms

On Chores, Gender Roles, and What Mexico Would Have Been Had Spain Prevailed

Wine Dinners at Latilla and 5th and Wine. Plus Pop Tart Sandwiches in Today's Eater's Digest.

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Tomorrow night, April 13th, join 5th and Wine as they present their Zaca Mesa Wine Dinner. Each of the four courses will be paired with Santa Barbara Vineyard's wines. Dinner starts at 6:30 and reservations can ... More >>

Newsflash: You Have to Be Bitchy to Make it in Beverly Hills, in this week's "TV Dinner"

If TV has taught us anything about Beverly Hills, it's that it's full of super-rich, catty a-holes who are beautiful, own Chihuahuas, and are anti-Clampett. For once, can't somebody tell these folks where they can stick their Chanel? Hey, maybe someone on Food Network's new scripted reality show, P ... More >>

It’s Complicated: Nancy Meyers Can’t Keep Making the Same Film Over and Over

Thin Line Between Love and Heat

Trunk Space has a cure for the summertime blahs

fun. Releases New Song, Sets Second Tour

Victor Palaganofun. at their first Phoenix show.With their album, Aim And Ignite, set for release on August 25, Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit fun., the vehicle for former Format member Nate Ruess, has a new song called "Walking The Dog" out. Yes, Nate is still, apparently, a little obsessed with ... More >>

T.C. Boyle

Hot Links: Mom leaves kid home alone; Fire destroys 100 California homes; Brown cloud is back

By Ray Stern Parent-of-the-year story in the Repub: Wasted mommy shows up at a daycare to pick up her 4-year-old daughter, but she had already driven the kid home hours before. Back at home, a neighbor finds the girl alone, eating Ovaltine powder from a can. Other news today: A wildfire in the Sant ... More >>

Tonight's Black Crowes concert postponed

Quiessence chef Greg LaPrad takes over restaurant, opens for lunch

Gone to Pot: The Phoenix Global Marijuana March

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Jokes? What Jokes?

The answer is less than 42

Le Fromage

Hudson and Watts cheese it up in France

Designing Arizona

Constructing outside of the lines

Grand Dames

The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

Asteroids and Power Chords

Video game nostalgia isn't the only slice of '80s culture the rockin' Ataris bring to the stage

A Touch of Grass

How Phoenix became a capital of cutthroat croquet.

Loss Leader

'Memento Mori,' a small but well-selected exhibit, gives a fresh look at a subject that's been done to death

Big Fish, Mall Pond

Hapa Sushi Lounge

The Truman Pilots

Is The Truman Show just another summer rerun?

FIFE IMITATES ARTTOO BAD HE WASN'T AT THE GRAND CANYON THE DAY THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN