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    May 23, 2012

    Club Candids: Let Her Eat Cake Fashion Show at Dollhouse Cocktail Lounge

    Old Town Scottsdale is a typical nightlife hot spot on weekends, but Dollhouse Cocktail Lounge went all out on Friday, May 18. The Let Her Eat Cake fete attracted a large crowd with a custom-made swimwear fashion show thanks to Tami Todd, who also celebrated her birthday at the event. The Marie A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Six Spots to Get Fresh Local Produce All Summer Long

    You might be under the assumption that when the summer heat arrives, the farmers markets shut down. You'd only be partially right. Some crazy folks keep the veggies coming all summer long. Lucky us. Here are six spots in the Valley. Know of others? Please leave word in the comments section.

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2012

    Art in the Open

    You might be under the assumption that when the summer heat arrives, the farmers markets shut down. You'd only be partially right. Some crazy folks keep the veggies coming all summer long. Lucky us. Here are six spots in the Valley. Know of others? Please leave word in the comments section.

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2012

    Night Moves

    You might be under the assumption that when the summer heat arrives, the farmers markets shut down. You'd only be partially right. Some crazy folks keep the veggies coming all summer long. Lucky us. Here are six spots in the Valley. Know of others? Please leave word in the comments section.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich Meltdown: Philadelphia Sandwich vs. Big B's Hangover

    Thanks to Philadelphia restaurateurs Pat and Harry Olivieri, hungry meat lovers have been enjoying what is now known as the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich since the 1930s. The original sandwich was lacking the crucial "cheese" component, but that was remedied later with the addition of mild provolone ( ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2012

    Rock the Block

    Thanks to Philadelphia restaurateurs Pat and Harry Olivieri, hungry meat lovers have been enjoying what is now known as the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich since the 1930s. The original sandwich was lacking the crucial "cheese" component, but that was remedied later with the addition of mild provolone ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Up on the Sun the Podcast, Featuring Amen Dunes and Our Levon Helm Tribute

    Sorry about that! Up on the Sun: The Podcast took an unexpected break over the past two weeks to deal with some family matters and take a sweaty trip out to Coachella. (Best show I saw? Wild freaking Flag.) But we're back in full force, bringing you UOTS: The Podcast episode five, featuring Damon Mc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Myst and Suede Hold Final DJ Events This Weekend Before Closing

    If you'd like to experience the dancing, debauchery, and DJs of Scottsdale nightspots Myst and Suede, this weekend is your last chance to do so. Clubgoers will be bidding a fond farewell over the next few nights to the Old Town clubs, as both will hold their final DJ/dance nights before closing af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Amy Alexander Case of Killed Bicyclist and Other Tragedies Spark "Ride of Honor" for May 19

    Recent tragedies involving Valley bicyclists hit by vehicles have spurred activists to bring awareness to the problem with a "Ride of Honor" on May 19.On April 11, an SUV driven by Amy Alexander of Scottsdale plowed into a another Scottsdale resident, 53-year-old Shawn McCarty, who'd been riding in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2012

    Ten Hits and Misses (Including One Thing That Really Sucked) About the Pretty Good Great Arizona Picnic

    The Scottsdale Culinary Festival's signature event, the Great Arizona Picnic, is happening this weekend. And because this year features 100-degree temps along with picnic pickin's from more than 80 restaurants and beer vendors, it's probably a good idea for those who plan on attending the event's se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Weekend Eats: The Scottsdale Culinary Festival Edition

    It's going to be a busy foodie weekend! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is in full swing (you can check out our coverage for all the big events you might have missed here) and since there are so many fun foodie things going down this weekend, I'm taking a break from cocktails and baking this week t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    A Friends of James Beard Dinner in Our Own Backyard Last Night

    Is a trip to NYC and a dinner at the famed James Beard House on your "bucket list"? Note to self, a taste of the experience and access to James Beard award winning chefs from across the nation is right in your backyard. Well, it was last night, anyway. While the James Beard Foundation celebrates ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2012

    Eat, Play, Grub

    Is a trip to NYC and a dinner at the famed James Beard House on your "bucket list"? Note to self, a taste of the experience and access to James Beard award winning chefs from across the nation is right in your backyard. Well, it was last night, anyway. While the James Beard Foundation celebrates ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 12, 2012

    Crystal Clear

    Is a trip to NYC and a dinner at the famed James Beard House on your "bucket list"? Note to self, a taste of the experience and access to James Beard award winning chefs from across the nation is right in your backyard. Well, it was last night, anyway. While the James Beard Foundation celebrates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    The Gelato Spot in Old Town Changing Name, Adding Full-Service Dining Area

    How can you add pizza to a gelato spot and still call it The Gelato Spot? That question was surely on the minds of the owners of this Old Town Scottsdale creamery (with three other locations in the Valley) when they installed a wood-fired pizza oven on the premises last fall. At that time, with no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Guess Where I'm Eating and Win A Prize

    Being a freelance writer has its perks. I can work in my pajamas if I like, I can do dishes on my "breaks," and I can go to breakfast whenever I feel like it. The only problem is that most people are tucked away in their offices during the week, which forced me to get over my biggest fear -- eating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Guess Where I'm Eating and Win A Prize!

    ​ Sometimes a burger is just a burger, but this Old Town Scottsdale eatery puts on a show with their giant Kobe beef blend burger topped with cheddar & jack cheeses, caramelized jalapenos & onions, basil, peppered bacon, and red chili cheese sauce. And it's all on a pretzel bun. It's one a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Wynter Gordon "Talks Dirty" With Dev at Upcoming Martini Ranch Show

    ​You may not be familiar with the name "Wynter Gordon," but you've heard her work. Wynter's first success came when she wrote a hit for for Mary J Blige at only 19-years-old. Shes's since collaborated with EDM artists like Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, and David Guetta, and hip-hop artists like J Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Club Candids at Loco Patron

    ​ Things were most definitely loco inside Loco Patron in Scottsdale this past Sunday evening. The Mexican-themed Old Town drinkery was filled with an upbeat and goofy aura as energetic and inebriated patrons populated the place, each with their own reasons for partying it up on a school night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Weekend: Black Tusk, John O'Callaghan, The Ataris, St. Patrick's Day, and Dustin Wong

    Is it just me, or has it been a crazy week? Between all the SXSW craziness (I'm not there, but the sheer amount of reading I've done from people who are feels staggering), the sorta-but-not-really surprise closure of The Clubhouse in Tempe, and trying to stay on top of everything happening on St. P ... More >>

  • Music

    March 15, 2012

    Cupcake!

    Is it just me, or has it been a crazy week? Between all the SXSW craziness (I'm not there, but the sheer amount of reading I've done from people who are feels staggering), the sorta-but-not-really surprise closure of The Clubhouse in Tempe, and trying to stay on top of everything happening on St. P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2012

    Shooting Outside of Chasers in Scottsdale During Rap-Rock Show Early This Morning Injures One

    ​Shots rang out early this morning outside of Scottsdale music venue Chasers Bar and Nightclub as a squabble between family members resulted in gunfire and one person being wounded. Per the Scottsdale Police Department, an argument between Jahnkay T. Summons of Chandler and his brother started af ... More >>

  • Music

    March 8, 2012

    Judge Jules & John Digweed @ Wild Knight

    ​Shots rang out early this morning outside of Scottsdale music venue Chasers Bar and Nightclub as a squabble between family members resulted in gunfire and one person being wounded. Per the Scottsdale Police Department, an argument between Jahnkay T. Summons of Chandler and his brother started af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    February Restaurant Openings and Closings

    ​After our super busy January, the restaurant world seems to have slowed down a bit in February. We still added a few new spots to our growing restaurant scene, and luckily we only had to check a couple off the roster. February 2012 OpeningsFlavors Ice Cream Shop, TempePho Cao, TempeFritz's Footlo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Local Bistro Owner to Open Central Bistro in Central Phoenix

    It looks like there are finally signs of life starting to happen at 3160 East Camelback Road -- and they promise to be tasty ones. The property, on the northwest corner of Camelback Road and 32nd Street, was the former home of the upscale sushi restaurant Zen 32 for nearly fifteen years, until own ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Ten Favorite Gourmet Pizza Shops in the Valley

    Since pizza -- a basic dish associated with Naples but not exclusively so -- was taken to America by Italian emigrants, shops selling the flat disks topped with goodness have popped up on nearly every street corner. And since most folks have a cherished neighborhood hangout that offers up simple a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Meet New Times' Big Brain Finalists and Celebrate the Winners at Artopia on April 7

    ​We're throwing a party. Our annual Big Brain Awards celebrate emerging creatives in a variety of media throughout the Valley (and give them cash prizes to put toward their passions). And while we're still taking nominations for this year's winners -- you have until March 5 to submi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Oscar Eats Out: Restaurants Best-Suited for This Year's Best Picture Nominees

    Bakerella.com​Hang in there, motion picture fans, the wait is nearly over. Hollywood's orgy of self-congratulation and promotion, otherwise known as the Academy Awards, is this Sunday, February 26. And what better way to celebrate than with a Valley dining experience or two best-suited to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Club Candids: Hello Nasty! at Pussycat Lounge

    Check out this week's Club Candids slideshow.​It seems like Old Town Scottsdale would be pretty busy on a holiday weekend, but against all odds, it wasn't. For once parking was easy to find and Shoeman was eerily quiet, but once you turned the corner to Saddlebag Trail, it was the same ol' lou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Silvana Salcido Esparza, Kevin Binkley, Sam Fox, Vincent on Camelback, and Shin Bay Announced as Semifinalists for 2012 James Beard Awards

    ​Today, the James Beard Foundation, the New York-based national nonprofit organization and undisputed standard of excellence when it comes to giving props to the culinary world, announced its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards -- and the Valley is seeing some sweet Bear ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2012

    Horse Power

    ​Today, the James Beard Foundation, the New York-based national nonprofit organization and undisputed standard of excellence when it comes to giving props to the culinary world, announced its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards -- and the Valley is seeing some sweet Bear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Incoming: Noel Gallagher, Guitar Wolf, Puddle of Mudd

    ​Even more Coachella runoff? That's fine by me.Noel Gallagher of Oasis will be making his way to Phoenix on April 18. Apparently he has been playing some Oasis songs at his High Flying Birds gigs, so there's a chance you'll hear some material from the Gallagher boys' good old days in addition to N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Chloe's Corner at CityScape: Lunch Under $10

    Shelby Moore The hot-pressed Albacore Tuna melt incorporates tomato and cheddar cheese, served on cranberry walnut bread. There's a Gosling's Ginger Beer to sip on.​Chloe's Corner earned its stripes serving straightforward diner fare -- panini-pressed meat and cheese sandwiches, salads, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    They're Here: Baratin, Bodega, and AZ Wine Merchants -- from the FnB Folks. Get excited!

    ​We told you it was coming.  Pavle Milic and Charleen Badman, the masterminds behind FnB, have been busy working on their latest Old Town Scottsdale venture (or three) -- Baratin, Bodega, and AZ Wine Merchants -- and tonight we'll be able to snag our first look at the new digs.&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Nine Places to Party in Scottsdale During (and After) the Waste Management Phoenix Open

    ​This week's Waste Management Phoenix Open is unlike any other professional golf tournament in the world, to say the least. Whereas most other stops along the annual PGA Tour are button-down affairs filled with silent onlookers, polite applause, and stolid linksmen, the Phoenix Open is infamously ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Scottsdale Culinary Festival: Battling Burgers, Chocolate and Wine, & Travel Channel Celebs

    Spring will be here before we know it (Yer outta here, chilly, low seventy-degree days!) and that means celebrations-a-go-go for the Valley, including one of the biggest and most popular: The Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Featuring six days of events, restaurants and chefs, wine and spirits, and ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Weekend: Bobby BrandNew, Warsaw Poland Bros, Casey Jones, Tony Richie Tribute Show, and Calvin Harris

    Bobby BrandNew​Okay folks, start 'yer engines: It's looking to be a pretty good weekend for music in the Valley of the Sun. You've got a lot of choices to make. Do you want to take in the hippie-dippy good vibes of Citizen Cope? The anything goes, doom metal-to-psych punk Sundown Showdown fest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Club Candids: Above & Beyond at Axis/Radius

    Some nights are destined to be great. Above & Beyond had a fantastic evening in the cards on Friday, January 20 when the British trance trio performed at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale. The group was recently ranked #5 on DJ Magazine's list of the top 100 DJs, falling behind the likes of David Guetta, T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Valley Food Trucks Roll Into North Phoenix and Scottsdale This Saturday

    In 2011, when I wrote about the Valley's year in food trucks, Brad Moore, founder and president of the Phoenix Street Food Coalition and owner of the gourmet mobile hotdog eatery Short Leash Hotdogs (which he owns with wife Kat), told me the popularity of food trucks in Phoenix has made for good dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Phoenix/Scottsdale Makes Travel Leisure Magazine's List of America's Rudest Cities

    ​ Phoenix/Scottsdale made Travel Leisure magazine's list of America's Rudest Cities. In fact, the Phoenix metro area moved up four slots to No. 8 over last year's ranking. Here's the blurb on the Valley of the Sun:

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    New Gelato Shop to Open In Downtown Scottsdale

    Can Downtown Scottsdale get any cooler? Answer: yes. Cool Gelato Italiano, a new gelato shop set to open in early February at 7373 East Scottsdale Mall (behind the Scottsdale Center for the Arts) will feature twenty varieties of the cool treat (don't call it ice cream) as well as sorbet made with f ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 19, 2012

    When the Sun Goes Down, Valley Nightlife Lights Up

    Can Downtown Scottsdale get any cooler? Answer: yes. Cool Gelato Italiano, a new gelato shop set to open in early February at 7373 East Scottsdale Mall (behind the Scottsdale Center for the Arts) will feature twenty varieties of the cool treat (don't call it ice cream) as well as sorbet made with f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Groove Candy to Break in New Home at The Roxy Tonight

    Since its opening in September, The Roxy Lounge in Scottsdale has lived up to the lofty expectations associated with the infamous rock parlor in Hollywood. The venue has so far held up its end of the bargain by providing a solid line up of local and national acts. Keeping up with that trend, one o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2012

    Drive-By Truckers

    Since its opening in September, The Roxy Lounge in Scottsdale has lived up to the lofty expectations associated with the infamous rock parlor in Hollywood. The venue has so far held up its end of the bargain by providing a solid line up of local and national acts. Keeping up with that trend, one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Cartel Coffee's Scottsdale Location is Now Complete with Beer and Wine and Desserts

    ​Here's a late Christmas gift: I just found out that the newest Cartel Coffee Lab -- the one in Scottsdale on 5th Ave -- starting serving beer and wine last month.  This is kinda of a big deal because now we can all start off with a delicious cup of Cartel's locally roasted co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Hottsdale: Because Scottsdale Really Needs Another Reality Television Show

    ​The YouTube trailer for a Scottsdale-based reality television show, un-originally (and uh, well, somewhat inaccurately) titled Hottsdale, has been making its way around the internet. First, a few answers for the guaranteed questions: - Yes, it's a real concept. - Yes, they've  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    2011 Restaurant Openings and Closings

    ​ 2011 was a busy year for the Valley restaurant scene. We added more than 100 new restaurants and lost just under 50. Just in case you forgot about some of the newcomers, or missed the news that one of your favorite restaurants closed, here's a look back ...  2011 Restaurant Openings  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Twin Peaks "Breastaurant" in Scottsdale Redefines a Woman's Dream Job

    ATTENTION, LADIES: Forget everything you've imagined your true dream job could be -- it's wrong! WRRRRRRONG! Twin Peaks, the Dallas-based "breastaurant" chain (an actual term used to describe restaurants that employ scantily clad women as waitresses), is busting into opening its first Arizona locat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    Art of More

    ​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 >>

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