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Healthy Highs and Lows at Scottsdale's Original ChopShop Co.

Think of the Original ChopShop Co., located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Scottsdale Road in Old Town Scottsdale, as a kind of casual convenience mart for the health-conscious. See also: - Miu's Cuisine: Sichuan Food That's Anything but Familiar - Surprise's Amuse Bouche: Excellent French Cuis ... More >>

Fest of the Best

Markus Schulz: Arizona Is "Nostalgic," But "It Saddens Me"

Markus Schulz, the winner of 2012's America's Best DJ will be making a return appearance to Scottsdale, his old stomping grounds, on May 10 at The Venue. After residing for some time in Arizona as a resident DJ, Schulz plans to bring the party back home for his North American Scream bus tour. Lots ... More >>

Pomo Pizzeria Heading to New Home in Scottsdale

In a couple of weeks, fans of Pomo Pizzeria, the stylish Scottsdale spot serving certified authentic Neapolitan pizza (complete with a stamp of approval from the Italian trade group Associazone Verace Pizza Napoletana), will need to travel north to score their favorite artisan pies. See also: - Lam ... More >>

CLOSED: Busters on the Lake in Scottsdale

A longstanding restaurant in Scottsdale is no more: After over 20 years, Buster's on the Lake has shuttered. See also: - Brix Wine Spot in Cave Creek Closed; Brix Wine & Bistro Opening Soon - CLOSED: J. Alexander's in Scottsdale In McCormick Ranch and with outdoor dining patios overlooking Lake Ma ... More >>

CLOSED: J. Alexander's in Scottsdale

J. Alexander's, the Tennessee-based chain of straightforward American fare in thirteen twelve states, has shuttered its Scottsdale location. See also: - CLOSED: The Breakfast Joynt in North Scottsdale - CLOSED: Every Baja Fresh in the Valley Opened in the fall of 2008, J. Alexander's, located at ... More >>

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Club Candids: Hollywood Saturdays at EPIQ Nightclub in Scottsdale

The weekend drinking and dancing action at EPIQ Nightclub in Scottsdale gets so fierce that it appears as though people are climbing the walls while frenetically partying their brains out. Okay, that ain't literally the case, mind you, but damned if don't look that way, thanks to all the smoke and ... More >>

Luis Cardenas Drove Onto a Scottsdale Cop Car, Police Say, but (Narrowly) Avoided Being Shot

Most of the time, things don't work out like they do in action movies, which apparently came as a surprise to 18-year-old Luis Cardenas this morning.Cardenas, who allegedly started a car chase with the Phoenix PD a little before 1:30 a.m. today, ended up driving to Scottsdale and onto a Scottsdale p ... More >>

Scottsdale Culinary Festival's Wine Country Brunch: We Ate, We Drank, We Bid, We Judged

The Wine Country Brunch has been a super-popular event at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival for 25 years, and by the looks of things, Sunday's elaborate affair at the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center was no exception. See also: -- Eat, Drink (and Drink and Drink) and Be Pretty at Last Night's ... More >>

Best of The Fest: The Scottsdale Culinary Festival's Grand Finale with Ten Chefs, Twenty Tables and Tons of Food

From cocktail-centric celebrations to a wine country brunch, there was no shortage of events for the food lover during last week's Scottsdale Culinary Festival. One final event ended the week with a bang last night at the Scottsdale Hyatt Regency, an intimate dinner experience to showcase the talent ... 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 >>

Eat, Drink (and Drink and Drink) and Be Pretty at Last Night's Scottsdale Culinary Festival

Eat, Drink and Be Pretty, a quintessential part of the Scottsdale Culinary Festival, and one we couldn't imagine flying in any other part of town, returned to the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts last night. Known more for aesthetics than substance, the event still had a good amount to offer in ... More >>

Last Night at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival: Bubbles and Bliss for the Extreme Sweet Tooth

We're used to gussying ourselves up to go to Sushi Roku for great sushi, so when we came back to the W Hotel for Bubbles and Bliss, we expected the crowd to be dressed up to eat way too many mini cupcakes and sip on champagne. We didn't expect a tight mini-dress competition. This is the girliest eve ... More >>

Last Night's Scottsdale Culinary Event: The Chocolate and Wine "Experience"

It was a fairly sizable turnout at Talking Stick Resort last night for the Chocolate and Wine Experience, the decadent Day 2 of the week-long Scottsdale Culinary Festival. True to title, the event offered all forms of chocolate indulgence and bottled vino, but left plenty of room for interpretation ... More >>

Jan Brewer Signs Bill Designed to Fight Photo Radar, Which Hardly Fights Photo Radar

Governor Jan Brewer has signed a bill into law that's supposed to cut down on the number of photo-radar cameras in the state, which probably won't happen.See, according to House Bill 2477, a city or town can't put a photo-radar system on a state highway . . . unless it "proves that the photo enforce ... More >>

Roll Models

Top 5 Favorite Events at the 2013 Scottsdale Culinary Festival

Over 100 restaurants, dozens of chefs, 20 events, countless wine and spirit selections, and 35,000 hungry guests? It must be the Scottsdale Culinary Festival. See also: - Caramelpalooza 2013: An Illustrated Field Guide for April 5 - Friendly House Hosts 78th Annual Tamale Dinner This Friday at City ... More >>

Eating Up

Scottsdale Cop's Fatal Shooting of 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips Caught on Camera

The Scottsdale Police Department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month was caught on camera, as a neighbor recorded the confrontation between the Scottsdale officer and 72-year-old Preston Phillips last month. Unfortunately, that 19-year-old neighbor released the video to KPHO Channel ... More >>

Two Scottsdale Restaurants Make OpenTable's List of Top 100 Hot Spots

When you're hot you're hot. And when you're the hottest restaurant in town, people take notice. See also: - Chou's Kitchen Makes Travel Leisure's List of Best Chinese Restaurants in the U.S. - Chef Kevin Binkley a Finalist for James Beard Award At least, that's what OpenTable did. The online res ... More >>

DJ Tranzit to Release Strike EP on Bad Boy Bill's Menage Music on Monday

Some guys have all the luck, not to mention effloads of talent to boot. Steven Chung is one of those guys. Things have been extra rosy for the 33-year-old Scottsdale nightclub veteran and house music guru, who performs as both DJ Tranzit and his darker alter ego Juheun, including inking a major de ... More >>

Hi-Fi Kitchen and Cocktails Old Town Scottsdale: Loud Music, Loud Food, Adult Milkshakes

Our ears are still ringing from the opening of Hi-Fi Kitchen and Cocktails, Scottsdale's newest spot for drinking, dining and general sensory overload. The concept comes from the folks behind other successful Old Town bars including The Mint, RnR, and Axis/Radius. See also: - Scottsdale's Hi-Fi K ... More >>

Scottsdale Cop Shoots, Kills 72-Year-Old Preston Phillips

A 72-year-old man was shot and killed by Scottsdale police Wednesday in the department's second fatal officer-involved shooting this month.Preston Phillips Jr. was shot by the officer around 6 p.m. after, police say, Phillips drove up next to the officer, pulled a handgun out of his holster, and "di ... More >>

Scottsdale's Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails Opens Tonight, Kicks Off DJ Nights This Weekend

As any Scottsdale party monster would tell you, Saddlebag Trail in Old Town tends to go full tilt boogie with rowdy behavior and exceedingly loud music after sundown, courtesy of surfeit of high-end hangouts like El Hefe, Wild Knight, and EPIQ. Starting this evening, the din's only going to get no ... More >>

New York Times Discovers People on Subway Don't Know Much About Scottsdale

Reporters for the New York Times rode a subway this week to ask riders about Scottsdale.In the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau's latest attempt to get New Yorkers to visit Scottsdale, it's decorated subway cars, themed with potential tourist draws, like golf. The best part of this being, o ... More >>

10 Easter Dining Options at Metro Phoenix Restaurants

Whether or not you celebrate Easter, with the holiday falling early this year (Sunday, March 31), a seasonal brunch or dinner is the perfect way to kick off spring. The following 10 restaurants are our top picks for Easter dining, thanks to menus that highlight local greens, succulent lamb, and fres ... More >>

10 Best Country Bars in Metro Phoenix

Practically every Western film one can think of has at least one saloon scene, a place where the sound of honky tonk piano creates the mood, where the town folk mix with the cowboys and ranchers, the gamblers and outlaws rub shoulders with the Marshall and his deputies, and the mustachioed bartende ... More >>

Tucker Woodbury and Charlie Levy Bringing Country Joint The Western to Scottsdale

There's certainly no dearth of hangouts in the Valley where cowboys, cowgirls, or anyone else sporting a western shirt can down something tall and strong, get in some two-stepping action, or just hear some ol' fashioned daggum country music, pardner. Off the top of our heads, we can name close to tw ... More >>

Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers Coming to Old Town

Since the fall of 2011, North Scottsdale folks in search of a cold beer and a cheeseburger need only to look to Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers, the upscale casual eatery from the owners of Arcadia Tavern, as an option for suds and grub in the most obvious sense. See also: - Giant 20-Inch Artisan Pizzas ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: Announcing the Caramel Makers for Smeeks & Chow Bella's Caramelpalooza 2013! Owners of The Mint, RnR, and Axis/Radius to Open Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails in Old Town Scottsdale S ... More >>

Scottsdale Cops Shoot, Kill Man Wanted for Questioning in Sex Crimes

Scottsdale police officers shot and killed a man this morning who was wanted for questioning in sex crimes.Police haven't released the 45-year-old man's name, but Scottsdale Officer David Pubins says in an e-mail that the man first pointed the gun at himself, then pointed it at officers, before firi ... More >>

Owners of The Mint, RnR, and Axis/Radius to Open Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails in Old Town Scottsdale

What the hell's a "music-centric retro haunt?" If it's the building currently going up in Old Town Scottsdale's entertainment district, it's Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails. See also: - Gallo Blanco's Doug Robson Opens New Mexican Restaurant in Phoenix - Everyone Knows About This 24-Hour Doughnut Shop in ... More >>

CLOSED: Blue Wasabi Sushi & Martini Bar in North Scottsdale

And then there was one. The second of a onetime trio of locations, Blue Wasabi Sushi & Martini Bar in North Scottsdale has closed. See also: - Opening Weekend at Morning Squeeze in Old Town - CLOSED: Bueno Burger in Scottsdale Located on Scottsdale Road (between McDonald Road and Lincoln Drive a ... More >>

Opening Weekend at Morning Squeeze in Old Town: "We're Getting Our Asses Handed to Us."

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 >>

5 Things You Need to Know About Craft Beer in Arizona

Happy Arizona Beer Week, drinkers! Have you mapped out your schedule yet? There's a lot to see, do and imbibe in the next few days -- it's a busy, beautiful time to be a beer lover. It's also impossible to focus on just one beer during a time like this, so for Arizona Beer Week, we're giving you a ... More >>

Best Western

Club Candids at The Mint

The Scottsdale nightlife crowd is a die-hard bunch indeed, fully dedicated to going wild out at their favorite after-dark emporiums of alcoholic fun no matter what weekend it happens to be, or whatever the weather's like outside. The Old Town entertainment district's raucous repast of bars and clu ... More >>

Getting an Udder Delights "Ice Cream On" Now Easier Thanks to New Scottsdale Depot

For ice cream fans, scoring a first-rate frozen treat from Udder Delights means stalking the local farmers markets, hitting up the cooler at RoRo's Bodega 420, or making a trip to the company's only store in Gilbert. See also: - Healthy Fast Food Drive-Thru Coming to Gilbert - Scratch Pastries to ... More >>

Quick Service Pan-Asian Restaurant Chain from Canada Opens First Store in Arizona

When it comes to fast casual Asian eats served up chain-restaurant style, you would have thought the Valley would be full up thanks to the nearly 20 locations of Pei Wei Asian Diners. Not so. See also: - Cupcake Love-In Founder Opens Coffee Shop Inside Her Scottsdale Bakery - Scottsdale's Montelu ... More >>

Fairly Regal

Fez Owners Open New Restaurant at Camelview Optima in Scottsdale

The Optima Camelview condominiums, just north of Scottsdale's Fashion Square, are known for their architecture and landscaping as well as their high-profile tenants (read: professional athletes). But last week, the luxury condo complex got itself an occupant of the food and cocktail ilk. See also: ... More >>

Ferraris Sold at Arizona Auctions for More Than $8 Million -- Millions More Than the Batmobile

Remember that original Batmobile that was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale over the weekend for more than $4.6 million?Forget about that, because two Ferrari were sold for more than $8 million each at two different, smaller, Valley auctions this weekend.See also:-Batmobile Sells for ... More >>

Batmobile Sells for $4.6 Million at Barrett-Jackson; Man Gets to Shout "First" for $1.1 Million

Saturday night was a typical Saturday night at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction -- the day the real money is tossed around.For example, the gentleman who dropped $4.62 million -- four point six-two million American dollars -- for an original Batmobile, and the man who spent $1.1 million to be ... More >>

Scottsdale's One of the Gayest Places in America, According to People Measuring Gayness

According to people attempting to calculate the gayest places in America, Scottsdale's pretty gay.We're not gayness assessors, but it would appear that Advocate magazine is totally making up this shit.

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Manny Happy Returns

Do Your Cakes Look as Incredible as They Taste? Enter the 2013 Scottsdale Culinary Festival's Take the Cake Competition

The holidays are the perfect time of year to practice pastry making, decorating, and of course eating. After all the work you put into wowing your family and friends with edible art, what do you do with your newly honed skills? Consider putting your frosting and fondant wielding chops to good use by ... More >>