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3 Reasons Why the AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Is the Best in Arizona

I tolerate the douchery of the Great Arizona Beer Festival. I enjoy the charitable nature of the Beer for Brains Rare Affair. I love the drunken shenanigans and alcohol-heavy drink that flows freely at the Arizona Strong Beer Fest. See also: - 2013 AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival in Scottsdale ... More >>

2013 AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival in Scottsdale on May 18

As much as we respect beer in bottles we have to admit there are quite a few benefits that come with sipping your suds out of a can. First of all the can is much more beach and pool friendly not to mention lighter (and therefore easier to transport) and never, ever requires a bottle opener. See al ... More >>

Cigar City Jai Alai: Take It in the Can

Beer: Jai Alai Brewery: Cigar City Brewing Co. Style: American IPA ABV: 7.5 percent The journey from brew kettle to drinking vessel is long and hard, and not all beer gets there in perfect condition. To taste right, a beer must battle many foes along the way: diacetyl, a yeast compound that tastes ... More >>

Great Arizona Picnic at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival: A Recap of Yesterday, and the Food Fest Continues Today

Follow the swarms of people and parking-less streets to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall today, for the second and final day of the Great Arizona Picnic at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Featuring fare from more than 50 restaurants, the first day of the 'Great Arizona Picnic' took over the par ... More >>

Spring Break

10 Favorite Places for Wings in Greater Phoenix

No food scores with sports fans quite like wings. Whether hot, spicy, sweet, all wings, all drumsticks, or a little of each, we've listed ten of our favorite spots for wings in the Valley (plus a few honorable mentions) that are sure to leave you cheering. Teakwoods Tavern & Grill At this casual ba ... More >>

The 10 Best Things I Saw in 2012

Cattle Tale

Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake This Weekend

BBQ, beer, peaches -- sounds like the makings of a spectacular time! This weekend is packed full of fun outdoor food events and you better get outside and take advantage of 'em before even just the though of stepping one foot outside gives you a sunburn. Here's what's on our plate this weekend. ... More >>

A Good Ol' Tongue-Twisting Taste Bud Tingler

Chili. Cheddar. Chicken. Alone, these words are commonplace, but together they make a simple yet delicious sandwich that's a bit of a tongue twister: the green chili cheddar chicken melt. We're not talking fancy here, just good eats and great ingredients. Plus, roasted green chilis -- is there anyt ... More >>

Introducing "This Week in Beer," Your Weekly Beer Calendar

Beer is a big deal in the Valley. From tastings and tappings to pairing dinners and more, there's a different beer event to attend pretty much every night. Every week, we'll curate upcoming brew-related goings-on and lay them out for you here. Your calendar will be as full of beer as your belly. M ... More >>

Night Moves

Top Ten Burgers in Greater Phoenix

​You can thank the St. Louis World Fair of 1904 for being the launching pad for the hamburger as we know it (at one point, it was called the hamburger sandwich). Today, the round patty in a bun is the primary way in which the Western world consumes beef. When it comes to burgers in the greater Pho ... More >>

Art of More

Black Friday Sustenance: Where to Eat at Valley Malls

Carrie Wheeler​Shopping Black Friday is a marathon, not a sprint. Long lines, long hours, big crowds -- you'll need to sustain yourself accordingly with some convenient dining options.The following are suggestions of some of the best places to dine depending on the Black Friday sale you're shoppin ... More >>

Chick Lit

Seven female scribes post up in Scottsdale

Pay Off Your Fines, Go Outside and Make Coffee Jell-O in Today's Eater's Digest.

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ If you have over due charges at the Phoenix Public Library, here is your chance to pay them off and do your good deed for the day. During "Food for Fines" you will get a $.50 credit (up to $50) for every can of food ... More >>

Muse, Silversun Pickups, Elvis Costello, Owl City, Arizona BBQ Festival, and Zombie Ball Over the Weekend

​Muse and Silversun Pickups at US Airways Center You guys saw that, right? You watched the veils drop on the three towers revealing all three members of British arena rockers Muse as they ripped into "Uprising"? You saw them perched over 20 feet high on their respective stages, the lights shin ... More >>

Elvis Costello at Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater: British Legend Debuts New Songs and Rocks Old Favorites

​When an artist's repertoire is as wide and varied as Elvis Costello's, it's hard to know exactly what one will get when attending his concert. Last night's show at Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater had all the trappings of a toned-down affair: The amphitheater's lush lawn was covered in bl ... More >>

Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Gilberto Gil and More Coming To Scottsdale

​Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater will be busy this spring as the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has released a schedule that includes Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Brazilian guitarist Gilberto Gil and more. Pump It Up - Elvis Costello & ...

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Ghouls' Night Out

Female horror scribes team up for hair-raising reading

Tiempo Surreal

Scottsdale screens under-the-radar Argentine film

Zombies, Crochet, and The Loveblisters Over the Weekend

Zombie Ball: Undead Dancers and One Freaky Side Show I was halfway to the drug store when I remembered what I was wearing: a suit coat stained with blood and ripped to as though it had been run over. My face was paled like parafin and my eyes were sunken. I was a creature of the night in desperate n ... More >>

Cafe: Pure Sushi

Jackie Mercandetti Maki? Nigiri? Raw? Cooked? We don't care what form sushi comes in as long as we can eat it. This week's Cafe column focuses on the newest locale for scarfing up this Japanese delicacy: Pure Sushi in Scottsdale Civic Center. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Pure Sushi: What do you g ... More >>

Pure Sushi Bar Keeps It Fresh With Overstuffed Maki and Box Sushi

Arty Girl: Robots in Flight at the Scottsdale Civic Center

There are certain things in this world that will win me over no matter what. Whenever my niece cracks up laughing with her high pitched squeals, sparkling eyes and a huge grin of jagged first grader teeth, I'm so overwhelmed with adoration, I feel like my heart is going to die.Or this morning, when ... More >>

Dec. 10 In Blogs: Traffic Tickets, The Answer, Grapefruit Soda, Graffiti and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever:Scottsdale's Photo Enforcement Tickets Lie About Consequences of Failing ... More >>

Concert Schedule For This Weekend: Method Man, A Cursive Memory, Torche, Matisyahu And More

Arty Girl: Frida Kahlo talk

This Weekend: Manzanita Speedway, Dave Matthews Band and Across the Universe

Last Minute Tuesday: Pink Martini

Culture Crash: Radical Mod at SMoCA

Liz Cohen's "Radical Mod" event at SMoCA juxtaposed low rider owners with Scottsdale's elite just to see what would happen

Beautiful barflies at AZ88

Buried Treasure

A fine mess to get into

Virgin Island

Culinary fest tries new tropical theme

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Board Stiffs

Holgas decks its halls with "Skateboard Art(ist)"

BEST SKATEBOARD SHOP

Sidewalk Surfer

Flame and Fortune

The Olympic torch makes hot spots of two Valley sites

Epicure-all

Beam Us Up, Scottsdale

Second Helpings

Night &Day

November 5-11, 1998

Second Helpings

Pic Hits for the week

Kid Pics for the week

Pic Hits for the week

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