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Amy's Baking Company: My 103.9's Monti Carlo Interviews Amy and Samy Bouzaglo

Despite recieving notice from Kitchen Nightmares producers that media interviews might be a pretty dangerous proposition, Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of the imfamous Amys Baking Company went on air with My 103.9 radio morning show host Monti Carlo on Monday. "I'm not proud of my behavior on the show and ... More >>

Amy's Baking Company PR Firm Severs Relationship with Restaurant; Tuesday's Press Conference Cancelled Due to Kitchen Nightmares Producers and "Online Bullies"

As part of the shit-show gift that keeps on giving, Rose Moser Allyn Public & Online Relations, the Scottsdale-based PR firm helmed by Jason Rose, has announced it has ended its relationship with Amy's Baking Company -- if you could even call it a relationship. The Scottsdale-based company picked up ... More >>

Peoria Cop Demoted for Shot-Up Obama Shirt Credited With Saving Life of Shot MCSO Deputy

The Peoria Police Department will host a meeting Wednesday between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ruben Garcia -- who was shot in the face in January while responding to a call -- and the two Peoria cops credited with saving his life.One of those Peoria cops is Ryan Bakke, and the other is ... More >>

FlashFood Recovery Nominated for Coolest College Start-Up

Bothered by the large amount of food waste in the industry, whether it's from a restaurant, grocery store, or catered event? The team at FlashFood Recovery has an innovative way to get extra food into hungry bellies, and you're just one Facebook "like" away from showing your support. Homegrown at Ar ... More >>

Jennifer Longdon Wears Her Heart on Her Facebook Page

Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic is Officially Sold Out -- Royal Palms Offers Hope for the Ticketless

With about two weeks to go till the big event, the Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic is sold out -- both days. And while luck rarely favors those who procrastinate, sometimes, well, it just does. That would especially be the case if you snagged the prizes of the "Ultimate Food Weekend Sweepstakes" ... More >>

Phoenix Resident Who Submitted Chicken & Waffles as New Lay's Potato Chip Flavor Now Poised to Win One Million Bucks

So the pope quit, President Obama said something last night, and the latest travel craze involves pooping into bags on a cruise ship. Now that the small stuff's taken care of, we can get onto what the world's really talking about: The three finalists in the Lay's potato chips "Do Us A Flavor" contes ... More >>

Admit It. You Love Oregano's Pizza Cookie, Too.

The Guilty Pleasure: Where To Get It: Oregano's Pizza Bistro, 9 locations valleywide Price: $5 (cheap!) What It Really Costs: Snobby friends will see your Foursquare checkin and respond, "Oh God, you ate where?!" One of my favorite things about Phoenix foodies is their love/hate relationship with O ... More >>

CLOSED: Narcisse Champagne & Tea Lounge

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere -- or, at least there were up until last week. That's when Narcisse Champagne & Tea Lounge, the luxurious, 6,000-square-foot hangout featuring over 200 kinds of bubbly, shut its doors for good. Narcisse, which opened in January 2011 in the Scottsdale Quarter, came courte ... More >>

Barack Obama T-Shirt Shooting: Peoria Cop's Demotion Upheld

Erstwhile Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer remains Officer Pat Shearer for posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.A city spokesman says the three-member personnel board upheld the demotion, but reduced the amount of unpaid ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Stooge Mike Stauffer Still in Sheriff's Race, Rumors Aside

To rip off the great Samuel Langhorne Clemens, reports of Mike Stauffer's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Finance reports were due in to the county last night, and the Republican-turned-Independent's campaign for sheriff filed a "No Activity Statement," which would normally attest to no expen ... More >>

Chick-fil-A "Kiss-In" Protest Today: Puckering Up for Gay Rights

See also: Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Brings Out Supporters; Protesters' Kiss-In Planned for Friday; Says Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriot, "They Used to Have Something Called 'Hot Brown' and It Was So Good!" (Mm, Sinful) Just two days after backers of Chick-fil-A showed their support for company ... More >>

Chick-fil-A Flap Summed Up In Bizarre Taiwanese Animation

See Also: The Jim Henson Company Breaks Its Rainbow Connection With Chick-fil-A See Also: Trannies Chow Down on Chick-fil-A So a lot has happened since the Jim Henson Company withdrew their support from Chick-fil-A over the company's outspoken views against gay marriage. Shortly after that announ ... More >>

Wasted Velvet in Tempe Closes

See also: Pussycat Lounge in Scottsdale Closes Anyone brimming with dreams of bringing their killer nightclub concept to the ASU crowd now has a vacant spot in which to make it a reality: Tempe lounge and dance joint Wasted Velvet, located just off Mill Avenue, announced it's closing earlier today ... More >>

Japanese Artist Cooks and Serves His Own Genitals (NSFW)

Japanese illustrator Mao Sugiyama had his genitals removed on his birthday, March 31. A couple of weeks later, he served those genitals -- scrotum, testicles and penis -- at a special dinner where six "lucky" individuals paid the equivalent of $250 to consume them. Sugiyama advertised this unique ... More >>

Free Sprinkles Cupcakes Tonight!

​FREE CUPCAKES!!!!! We love free cupcakes and we bet that you do, too. Starting last night, Sprinkle's Cupcakes in Scottsdale will be staying open until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until 8 p.m. on Sundays. And to celebrate their new extended hours, they are giving away one of their heavily ... More >>

Joe Arpaio: I Have Friends! So Many Friends! (On the Internet)

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release today to brag about how many friends he has on the Internet -- again.We're not aware of any 15-year-old girls who run large law-enforcement agencies, but we're pretty sure this is the exact kind of thing they'd write a press release abo ... More >>

We're Doomed: Robots Give Sweet and Smelly Incentives for Social Media Activity

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning: ​For those who have always dreamt of being lab rat ... More >>

Manifestos: A Series of Life Lessons and Rules by Phoenix Creatives

​Sometime around New Year, we got to thinking about manifestos. A local designer wrote one of her own and posted it to her Facebook page (we'll re-post it here soon). It was simple -- 10 things she believes in and lives by every day. Manifestos have a long history. They've been written f ... More >>

Coming Soon, New Farm-Focused Etsy-Style Marketplace: Farm Made

​We were psyched to hear about this new etsy-style site geared toward the farming focused community called Farm Made. They describe it as "a place to buy & sell handmade farm goods, unique crafts, or vintage items."   More about Farm Made after the jump.

Arizona Republic Says Sayonara to Anonymous Commenting

​The days of sounding off about the day's news under the anonymity of the Interwebs have come to an end at Arizona's paper of record.Arizona Republic editor and vice president for news Randy Lovely announced yesterday that readers would no longer be able to comment on stories on the paper's websit ... More >>

Peachcake Gives Away Customized iPod for Facebook "Like"'s

This is the iPod you could win from Peachcake​Local electro pop band Peachcake may be just one of the most social media savvy bands in the Phoenix area. The group crafted a cool Facebook "Like" drive, where you can enter to win a customized iPod simply for "Liking" their Facebook page. Existing fa ... More >>

Follow Friday: Breakfast On the Brain

Royal Coffee ​It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. If you're like us, you love breakfast at all times of the day. If you're looking for the latest scoop from some of the best breakfast spots in the Valley ... More >>

Follow Friday: Phoenix Food Photographers

It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. If you've ever wondered who was the creative photographer behind some of your favorite food pics, here they are. Rick Gayle ​Rick Gayle (@rickgayle) Has snapped pics ... More >>

Joe Arpaio: "I Don't Use Computers" -- as Posted on His Twitter Page

Joe Arpaio's Twitter page​It's no secret that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn't know how to use a computer. It's also fairly obvious that he uses "ghost Tweeters" to update his Twitter page. But to have his minions brag about his computer illiteracy -- under the guise of being Arpaio --&n ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Russell Pearce, and J.D. Hayworth in You Write the Caption

J.D. Hayworth's Facebook page​You Write the Caption's pretty self-explanatory. Here's how you play: we show you a picture, like the one above of former TV pitchman J.D. Hayworth, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and Senate President (for now) Russell Pearce taken from Hayworth's Facebook page. ... More >>

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Eat With Me: Start Your Own Pop-Up

After spying a new-ish show this weekend on The Cooking Channel called The Urban Grocer, we followed the young traveling foodie to her blog where Caitlin Zaino featured a pop-up concept called Eat with Me. eatwithme.net​ Based in Australia, Eat with Me is a social networking site dedicating to h ... More >>

Twitpics from Liberty Market, Wisdom from Chef Gwen

​It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. Whether it be restaurant deals, recipes, cooking techniques, or just funny BS, these Twitter accounts populate our timeline with entertainment. Check out whose tweets caug ... More >>

Follow Friday: Three Phoenix Chefs You Need to Follow on Twitter

briansolis.com​Have you ever walked into a restaurant, eaten a completely fantastic meal (or a really lousy one, for that matter) and wondered what kind of person made it?  What kind of chef are they? Do they have a sense of humor, would they give you cooking tips, or is that person a ... More >>

Missing Tucson Girl Found in Texas With Utah Man Who's Apparently Way Into Shirtless Dudes

Ashley Kingsbury was found in Galveston, Texas, this morning.​The Tucson girl reported missing Monday has been found alive and well in Texas with a 19-year-old Utah man -- who apparently has an obsession with shirtless dudes -- whom she met online.Ashley Kingsbury, 14, was found in Galveston, Texa ... More >>

Mayor Phil Gordon's Business Deal With Protester-Killing Bahrain was Seriously Bad Timing

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and girlfriend Elissa Mullany, who was hired to set up the ill-timed economic deal with Bahrain.​ Dealing with the ruling royalty in far-flung parts of the globe could have possible benefits for Arizona, but these non-democracies can be brutal, as Phoenix Mayor P ... More >>

Matt Bunk Resigns as Managing Editor of Arizona Capitol Times

Image: Matt Bunk's Facebook pageMatt Bunk​ The editor of the Arizona Capitol Times has resigned in what the Arizona Guardian news site calls a "shake-up" of the newspaper's management staff. Matt Bunk joined the Cap Times in December 2007 after leaving the financi ... More >>

Win Tickets to The Maine's Screening of 'In Darkness and In Light'

'In Darkness and In Light'​The Maine are well on their way to selling out Pollack Tempe Cinemas for the screening of their debut short film, In Darkness and In Light this Friday, December 17.Up on the Sun is doing a contest to win a pair of FREE tickets, and entering is simple.All you have to do i ... More >>

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Correction: Phoenix P.D. Investigation Finds That Grindr iPhone App Not Involved in Yesterday's Murder

Grindr.com​Yesterday, we posted a story about a man who was murdered by a man he met on what we were told by the Phoenix Police Department was an iPhone application called Grindr. Grindr is a social networking site that links gay men with other gay men in their area using GPS on their iPhones -- ... More >>

Hana Promises Free Sashimi to Foursquare Mayor

​The competition is gonna be fierce. Sushi fans from across the Valley already head to Hana Japanese Eatery for a taste of chef-owner Koji Hashimoto's latest catch, and now there's even more incentive to swing by for a fish fix. This morning, the north central Phoenix restaurant announced on ... More >>

More on Oakville Grocery at CityScape

In the hours since RED Development's announcement that Oakville Grocery will be the new tenant filling the space originally planned as an AJ's Fine Foods at CityScape, locals have already begun bitching via social media. Along with collective groans about yuppie retail from skept ... More >>

Twitter Phishing Scam Warning; House Speaker Kirk Adams Doesn't Really Want Your Twitter Login Data

The Twitter direct message from Kirk Adams, Arizona House Speaker,  looked suspicious at first glance: ​ It turns out that someone may have hijacked the Speaker's Twitter account temporarily and used it to spread a phishing scam that began blazing across the Internet this weekend. C ... More >>

Tweet n' Eat: Five Foodies to Follow

​Before the Internet, restaurants had to rely on TV and newspaper ads and word of mouth (OMG, how totally prehistoric!) to pimp their daily specials. While these archaic delivery methods are still around, now diners can find daily food specials with the click of a mouse on ... More >>

How The Loveblisters Got Their Buzz Back

Who's Afraid of CNN's Rick Sanchez? Governor Janet Napolitano

Embedded video from CNN VideoArpaio defending Nappy on Rick Sanchez's CNN broadcast. Why won't the Napster go on CNN anchor Rick Sanchez's afternoon show? Following President elect Barack Obama's pick of Arizona Governor Napolitano to be his administration's Homeland Security czar, Sanchez has ... More >>

Underground All-ages Music Venue The Chamber Closing Next Week

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