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Mill's End @ The Rogue Bar

9 Best New Restaurants of 2012 in Greater Phoenix

This year, the variety of new restaurants in the Valley has more breadth and depth than ever before: comfort-food-meets-gourmet in Scottsdale; artisan pizzas by a legendary baker in Central Phoenix; and knockout Italian eats in east Mesa. When I made this list, I wanted a selection of restaurants ... More >>

Proof, the Comfort Food Restaurant at Four Seasons Scottsdale, Lacking Evidence So Far

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 >>

Cowboy Ciao's Lester Gonzalez Dishes on Food Truck Fantasies and His Love/Hate Relationship With the Bacon Obsession

Lester Gonzalez Cowboy Ciao 7133 E. Stetson Drive Scottsdale See Also: MJ Coe Dishes on the One Thing He Couldn't Eat and the Death of Cupcake Wars This is part one of our interview with Lester Gonzalez, executive chef at Cowboy Ciao. Check back on Tuesday to learn more about one of Scottsdale's ... More >>

Abe's of Scottsdale Shakes Up the Jewish-Style Deli Scene

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 >>

Children of the Cornhole

Top Chef Brian Malarkey Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Searsucker's Grand Opening

We all know Scottsdale knows how to throw a party and apparently Scottsdale knows how to throw a restaurant opening, too. Saturday night Searsucker, the new restaurant from Top Chef Brian Malarkey, wined and dined a crowd of guests for an official grand opening in true red carpet style -- really, th ... More >>

SHINE: Your Pocket Guide to Scottsdale

Once a year, New Times puts the spotlight on Scottsdale in SHINE, our annual pocket guide. As usual, the 2012 edition includes many of our favorite spots to drink, dine, shop, party, and get a culture fix. This issue features some pretty amazing food & drink. See also: - SHINE: Your Pocket Guide ... More >>

Shine: Partying in Scottsdale

Shine Interview: Country Velador

Shine Interview: Tania Katan

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Irrigateway

Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market is Back

There are quite a few reasons we spend our weekends in Scottsdale, not the least of which would have to be the weekly Saturday morning farmers market in Old Town. See also: - Here's Your Fall Schedule for a Bunch of Farmers Markets in Greater Phoenix - Old Town Scottsdale's Saturday Market

Halloween Guide 2012: Fright Nights

Club Candids: EPIQ Nightclub in Scottsdale

If you haven't been inside the nightspot located across Saddlebag Trail across from El Hefe and Majerle's Old Town in Scottsdale recently, there have a been more than a few changes to the place recently. What was once the debauchery-laden Pussycat Lounge (which closed this past summer) is now the ... More >>

New Bar and Grill in Scottsdale from Owners of TK's Urban Tavern

Over a year has passed since former luxury hotel executives Tom Kelly and Brian Pierce opened TK's Urban Tavern in the Scottsdale Quarter in January of last year. Now, the two have embarked on their second, tavern-y Scottsdale venture: Tavern Americana. At 20469 North Hayden Road (North Hayden and ... More >>

Muñeca Mexicana Pop Up Coming to JAM November 3

It's been a few months since Minerva Orduño Rincón branched out from her role as a line cook at FnB to create her own brand of handcrafted Mexican food products, Muñeca Mexicana. Now she's ready to host her first pop-up, a limited-seating one-night-only event at the Scottsdale artisan venue, JA ... 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 >>

Halloween Guide 2012

Walk The Lines

Shell Shock

Top Chef Brian Malarkey's Scottsdale Restaurant, Searsucker, Names Executive Chef

Top Chef Brian Malarkey has said whichever local chef is hired to head up the second location of Searsucker, his restaurant of new-American cuisine in Scottsdale, will need to "direct his own vibe" and interpret dishes accordingly. See also: Top Chef Brian Malarkey to Open Restaurant in Scottsdale ... More >>

Did Scottsdale Cop James Peters Really Need to Record His Sixth Kill on the Job?

American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona representatives announced yesterday that the organization filed a lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Police Department, related to Officer James Peters' sixth kill on the job.The officer-misconduct lawsuit will be based on the fatal sh ... More >>

$10 Lunch at Dilly's Deli

We were in the mood for a sandwich, and after having seen several Dilly's Deli locations around the Valley, decided to stop in for lunch at the Scottsdale Airpark location. See also: - $10 Lunch at Green Vegetarian Restaurant -$10 Lunch at Cafe @ Rio -$10 Lunch at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

The Popinator Was Sent From the Future to Feed the Past

As far as snack foods go, popcorn is up there in terms of simplicity of production and ease of consumption. But this is the 21st century right? Surely science and engineering have something to offer us beyond picking up our food with our hands like an animal. See Also: New Gourmet Popcorn Shop in ... More >>

Rehab Burger Therapy: Sized to Satisfy

Wolfing down a gigantic burger can be a lot like a one-night stand: fun at first, then full of self-loathing and regret. Rehab Burger Therapy in Old Town Scottsdale does not believe in one-night stands -- at least, not half the time. Each one of its 10-ounce Rehab burgers is available in a more ma ... More >>

After Many Delays, Matt Carter Opens The House in Old Town

See also: Chef Matt Carter to Open New Restaurant in Scottsdale See also: Here's the Lineup for This Year's Dine Out With the Chef's Event After weeks of delay, Matt Carter, Terry Ellisor and Brian Raab quietly opened The House at 6936 E. Main Street in Old Town Scottsdale on Wednesday night. Th ... More >>

Stabbing at Scottsdale's Rogue Bar After Argument Leaves Two Injured

Word has broken that an altercation took place early this morning at the Rogue Bar in Scottsdale that resulted in two people being stabbed. According to Scottsdale Police officials and a number of posts on Facebook, a dispute took place between patrons of the dive bar/music venue at approximately ... More >>

KUKQ Holds "Q Family Gathering" and Live Broadcast at Pub Rock on Friday Night

See also: Chasers Sold to New Owners and Becomes Pub Rock, A Music Venue With an In-House Radio Broadcasting StudioIf you don't have any plans for Labor Day Weekend, then you obviously live under a rock...or are one of those agoraphobics or shut-ins. There's no shortage of concerts and club gigs to ... More >>

Scottsdale Golf Club "Taking It to the Streets" With Its Own Food Truck; Valley Food Truck Scene Jumps Shark at Exact Same Time

See also: 10 Corporate Food Trucks Totally Bogarting the Mobile Kitchen Scene, Man In what may be the Valley food truck scene's shark-jump moment, a Scottsdale golf club has exited the fairway and merged onto Trend Route 101 with its own roving mobile kitchen. Introduced in February, the food truc ... More >>

Silver Medallion Steps Away from Hip-Hop With Road to Wonderland

Dip Thursdays @ Spanish Fly

Good Jeans

Club Candids at The Firehouse

On any given Sunday in Scottsdale, Old Town becomes something of a ghost town. Although many gin joints and posh watering holes are open and offering libations, the majority of the party crowd generally is at home nursing their hangovers from the night before or resting up for another work week. O ... More >>

New "Bikini" Coffee Shop Takes Cue From "Breastaurants," to Open in Scottsdale, Natch

See also: Twin Peaks "Breastaurant" in Scottsdale Redefines a Woman's Dream Job and Twin Peaks "Breastaurant" Opens in Scottsdale, and We're There for the Scenery, Er, Food Just when you thought the Valley was done with "breastaurants," (an actual term used to describe restaurants that employ scant ... More >>

Ups and Downs

My Fit Foods Opens Third Location in Ahwatukee

See also: My Fit Foods Healthy Take-Out Restaurant Coming to Scottsdale See also: Tastemaker 73: Sharon Salomon Healthy food take-out chain My Fit Foods continues to expand in Phoenix, opening a third area location in Ahwatukee on last month after establishing stores in Scottsdale and Paradise Vall ... More >>

Phlava on Changes to the Scottsdale Nightlife Scene, Spinning in Strip Clubs, and Why Paris Hilton's DJ Set Was Horrible

If you miss out on Phlava's set tonight at Red Revolver Lounge in Scottsdale, don't fret. The renowned local hip-hop DJ will be cold kickin' it live at both Sevens Lounge in Glendale or Club Miami tomorrow, followed by his regular Sunday night slot at Amsterdam. Plus, he's one of two residents of th ... More >>

Flier of the Week: The Life Aquatic

Psyko Steve is throwing another wet and wild pool party that is not to be missed. This time it's going down at The Saguaro in Scottsdale. Taking place on Sunday, July 8, the event will be a great day to wind down your weekend.By the looks of the flier, it'll be a classy, good old-fashioned time ... More >>

Street Regal

Sunbathing Beauties

Scottsdale's Pussycat Lounge Closing Tonight

Scottsdale dance club Pussycat Lounge has apparently used up the last of its nine lives. The notorious Old Town nightspot - the hedonistic den infamous for its mix of drinking, decadence, and superstar DJs - will close tonight after serving the stylish and the skinny for the better part of a decade. ... More >>

Top Chef Brian Malarkey to Open Restaurant in Scottsdale

Since he was a finalist on Bravo's Top Chef Miami in 2009, Brian Malarkey has gone on to host TLC's Mega Bites, made appearances on The Today Show, and opened five restaurants in San Diego (Searsucker, Burlap, Gingham, Gabardine, and Herringbone) as executive chef and partner. And now, a second loc ... More >>

Take it to the Bank

Club Candids at Roxy Lounge

If there's one constant in Scottsdale's club scene, it's that drunken and debaucherous behavior will always be in abundance. This proves particularly true at Old Town clubs around 11 p.m. on weekend nights. Some have called it "primetime" or "the magic hour," but regardless of its official designa ... More >>

71: Susie Timm

A recovered banker, Susie Timm of Girl Meets Fork Marketing & Media has found her true life's passion promoting and marketing local restaurants, gourmet food products, and food events. Timm blogs about restaurant openings on her website and co-hosts several signature food events each year including ... More >>

Scottsdale Now Offering Jail Time for People Who Get Caught Feeding Birds

Starting today, feeding birds in Scottsdale's public parks can land you in jail.Like, an actual misdemeanor that would lead to a really awkward conversation in a job interview.The city recently passed the ordinance, which goes into effect today, makes it a class-two misdemeanor if you get caught bei ... More >>

Club Candids: El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria

El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria brings the classic taqueria environment to Old Town Scottsdale by making it a place to see and be seen. There was no shortage of that, patrons were dressed to the nines while sipping on beergaritas.

Mike James, What Are You Listening To?

Mike James The local comedian performs Thursday, June 7, at Jaxon's in Scottsdale. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? 97.3-FM -- 24/7 comedy. What's the first album you bought? Haha. I was 8-years-ol ... More >>