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Soft Drinks

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Classic Pimm's Cup Makes a Comeback in Metro Phoenix

    In this new series, Chow Bella blogger Nikki Buchanan shares what's hot right now -- and we're not talking about the temperature. Whether it's the latest trendy ingredient or the right dish for the season, she'll give you the backstory and where in town you can find it. It's official. Our five-mon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Mojito Season Is Open!

    It's that time of year when my thoughts turn away from warm, comforting Irish Coffees and Hot Buttered Rums. Balmy days like these call for a light, refreshing tipple. Few drinks can match the refreshing power of a personal favorite, the Mojito. Problem is, it's next to impossible to find a well-cra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Five Favorite Sonoran Dogs in the Valley

    Flickr- Accidental HedonistSonoran dogs, bacon-wrapped and piled high with goodness.​A good Sonoran hot dog is the sum of all its parts, from the bacon down to the bun. And honestly, we could care less whether or not Arizona was the first to bacon-wrap a hot dog. So long as we get to benefit f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    Science Friday

    Flickr- Accidental HedonistSonoran dogs, bacon-wrapped and piled high with goodness.​A good Sonoran hot dog is the sum of all its parts, from the bacon down to the bun. And honestly, we could care less whether or not Arizona was the first to bacon-wrap a hot dog. So long as we get to benefit f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Spotted Donkey Cantina Concocts "The Cauldron" for Halloween

    Not to be outdone by "The Undead" and "Brain Dead," two Halloween hooches offered up by Hula's Modern Tiki in Central Phoenix, the Spotted Donkey Cantina at el Pedregal, the North Scottsdale spot of Southwest-Mexican cuisine, has created a scary cocktail of their own, and they're calling it, "The Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Talking Tonic with Rancho Pinot's Travis Nass

    Image via Apartment Therapy Take a sip back in time with Rancho Pinot's gin and tonic featuring homemade tonic​When it comes to classic cocktail perfection, it's hard to beat the Gin and Tonic. Crisp, well-balanced and crystal clear, drop in a few ice cubes and a slice of lime, and you've g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Carla Logan's Olive Tapanade

    Kholood Eid​In the kitchen with: Carla Logan, aka Carly Making: olive tapenade It's a sweltering July afternoon, but inside Carly's Bistro it's dim and cool, with blinds drawn to filter out the light. And although we came during the lull between lunch and dinner, the owner's life is plenty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Hot Fudge Root Beer Float Cupcakes: Consigliere to the Cupcake Mob

    How Sweet It Is​Is there no getting out of the cupcake mob? "Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in." -- AHHHHH! CUPCAKE GODFATHER! As much as I'd like to pass this one up, I simply cannot. Seriously, a hot fudge root beer float cupcake? With root beer frosting? That's fizzy? Fizzy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Make Your Own Harry Potter Butterbeer

    Food alchemy: Trying to turn ordinary cream soda into butterbeer.​In honor of this Friday's release of the long-awaited Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Virgin found it fitting to try to recreate one of the most magically delicious-sounding libations from the film series: Butt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Top Five Beers for the Road

    Only one thing could improve this view -- ice cold beers ​Yes, you read that right. Beer for the road -- a.k.a. Road Sodas. Seriously, it's road trip season and what makes road trips more fun? Beer, duh. Okay before you freak out, we're not talking about drinking beer while operating a vehic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Bernie Kantak's Pan-Seared Scallops with Roasted Corn Grits

    Citizen Public House​Yesterday, we caught up with Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House in Old Town Scottsdale. Today, the busy chef shares a recipe for a dish that's currently on tap for Arizona Spring Restaurant Week.Pan seared scallops with roasted corn grits, snow pea greens and red rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Executed Murderer Eric King's Last Meal: Catfish, Collard Greens, and Corn Bread

    Catfish, collard greens, and cornbread: yum.​If there's one good thing about getting executed, it's the food.Eric John King was put to death this morning for the 1989 murders of two men at a Phoenix convenience store -- but he didn't die hungry.According to the Arizona Department of Correcti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Arizona is Getting Fat; Researchers Say Fast Food, Lack of Grocery Stores to Blame

    newsgroper.com​The good news: Arizona placed in the top 10 in a national ranking. The bad news: It's a list of the top 10 states with the deadliest eating habits. According to financial news website 24/7 Wall St., Arizona has the ninth-deadliest eating habits in the country, a ranking based on gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Pop the Soda Shop Closes and Moves to Downtown Phoenix

    ​Pop the Soda shop was always the place where you could find those rare, nostalgic beverages that seem to pre-date beverage behemoths like Pepsi and Coke. Birch beer, sarsaparilla, Moxie, and countless kinds of cola filled the shelves of the longstanding store in South Scottsdale. Now t ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 7, 2010

    Rocket Burger & Subs' Sandwiches Go Down Easy with One of the Restaurant's More Than 200 Brands of Soda

    ​Pop the Soda shop was always the place where you could find those rare, nostalgic beverages that seem to pre-date beverage behemoths like Pepsi and Coke. Birch beer, sarsaparilla, Moxie, and countless kinds of cola filled the shelves of the longstanding store in South Scottsdale. Now t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Caffiend: Black-Eyed Duce

    E. Groves​The Duce, a new shopping and dining compound in Central Phoenix, offers everything from retro cocktails in the bar area to vintage French military fatigues in the shopping center. But one of the coolest components of this hub is a soda stand run by Jeff Guarino, owner of Pop the Soda Sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Caffiend: X-Drinx Kosmic Kola

    ​When it comes to high-octane sodas, few brands can compare to Jolt cola, which generally packs more than twice the caffeine of supercharged pops like Mountain Dew. But one fairly new "energy cola," X-Drinx, comes pretty darn close to Jolt-power.A 12-ounce bottle of X-Drinx Kosmic Kola contains un ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    7UP Fireworks Spectacular

    ​When it comes to high-octane sodas, few brands can compare to Jolt cola, which generally packs more than twice the caffeine of supercharged pops like Mountain Dew. But one fairly new "energy cola," X-Drinx, comes pretty darn close to Jolt-power.A 12-ounce bottle of X-Drinx Kosmic Kola contains un ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 20, 2010

    Jack in the Box's 3 for $3 and the Battle for Economical Satisfaction

    ​When it comes to high-octane sodas, few brands can compare to Jolt cola, which generally packs more than twice the caffeine of supercharged pops like Mountain Dew. But one fairly new "energy cola," X-Drinx, comes pretty darn close to Jolt-power.A 12-ounce bottle of X-Drinx Kosmic Kola contains un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Behind the Bar: Tyler Christensen at Malee's Thai Bistro

    ​Not only is Tyler Christensen the bar manager at Malee's Thai Bistro, but he's also a musician, world traveler (where he picks up ingredients and ideas for drink creations) and public-transit advocate. Oh, and did we mention he started his own independent record label?One of Christensen's other p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Top 5 Least Fattening Cocktails

    fashiontribes.typepad.comOh to be drunk and skinny.​Last week we featured the Top 5 Cocktails That Will Make You Fat, so it's only fair to follow it up with what you may want to drink instead. Let's be frank: if you're trying to lose weight, you should probably stop drinking altogether; but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Newsflash: You Have to Be Bitchy to Make it in Beverly Hills, in this week's "TV Dinner"

    If TV has taught us anything about Beverly Hills, it's that it's full of super-rich, catty a-holes who are beautiful, own Chihuahuas, and are anti-Clampett. For once, can't somebody tell these folks where they can stick their Chanel? Hey, maybe someone on Food Network's new scripted reality show, P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Sangria: Monday Night Martha

    ​Welcome Spring. Pick a reason: the Arizona Diamondbacks' home opener, consumption of too many chocolate eggs, a beautiful 78 degree day here in the Valley. Any reason will do to make Sangria. We've decided to try out this Martha Stewart sangria recipe. This wine punch, typical of Spain an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2010

    Laarks

    ​Welcome Spring. Pick a reason: the Arizona Diamondbacks' home opener, consumption of too many chocolate eggs, a beautiful 78 degree day here in the Valley. Any reason will do to make Sangria. We've decided to try out this Martha Stewart sangria recipe. This wine punch, typical of Spain an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Caffiend: Jolt Orange Blast

    E. Groves​Since it was introduced in 1985, Jolt Cola's had a well-deserved reputation as one of the world's most caffeinated sodas, proudly standing by its motto of "All the sugar and twice the caffeine" -- at least until the cane sugar in the original recipe was replaced with high fructose corn s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Local Lyricist Maja Rapping for McDonald's

    Luke Holwerda Does anyone remember this guy? He's Maja, the local rapper, lyricist and anime-enthusiast who Benjamin Leatherman profiled back in 2007 because of his unique brand of hip-hop, which he called a "fusion of urban culture and dorkdom chic." Well, it's been a few years, but his name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Pop Culture: Dry Soda (Lemongrass)

    As I've mentioned a few times before, our tasting panel seems to loathe super-sweet sodas. In our last review, we made them get over it to appreciate Mountain Dew Voltage, a brilliant new Pepsi product. This week, we picked up something your dentist would like: Dry Soda's Lemongrass. With 50 calorie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Pop Culture: Mountain Dew Voltage

    I'm not sure when the last time I had a Mountain Dew was, but the last time I remember enjoying one was back when the brand's Code Red flavor came out. I have vivid memories of using the stuff to wash down Flamin' Hot Cheetos while listening to The Writing's On The Wall.The Pepsi brand has released ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Cherry 7UP with Antioxidants Reviewed

    It seems like every product on the market nowadays has to make a nod toward either being "green" or being healthy, so it is that we get the new Cherry 7Up with antioxidants. Now, if you live in Arizona you probably don't suffer from a shortage of vitamin E, the antioxidant in this bottle, but it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Pop Culture: Coke, Pepsi and RC Face Off in Cherry Form

    It's easy to forget now, when there are over a dozen flavors of Coca-Cola available, but a bottled cherry cola -- as opposed to the sort of cherry colas mixed up traditionally at drugstores and diners -- was once a revolution. Like you'd probably expect, Coke came up with it, Pepsi borrowed the idea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Pop Culture: Peñafiel Strawberry

    As I've written before, here in Phoenix we have amazing access to Mexican sodas - not to mention a store that sells nothing but soda - making this a truly great place to explore unusual soft drinks. Peñafiel Strawberry isn't quite an obscure soft drink, but it's not widely available stateside. I g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Pop Culture: Wal-Mart's Grapefruit Soda

    Normally the tasting team and I go in to these pop culture reviews on essentially equal footing, none of us terribly familiar with the product at hand. This time I threw the tasters -- Jonathan, Jasmine, Peter and Jay -- a bit of a curve ball, serving up one of my all-time favorite sodas, Wal-m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Pop Culture: Sidral Mundet

    As a pop-head, I'm not exaggerating when I say that one my favorite things about living in Phoenix is the availability of Mexican sodas. Mexicans are the only people who drink more soda per capita than Americans, and they have a truly amazing array of flavors: usually fruity, a little sweeter and l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Pop Culture: Faygo Goes Fancy

    By Martin Cizmar Few sodas divide like Faygo. The Detroit soda is maligned by many because it’s cheap, super sweet and associated with Insane Clown Posse-loving Juggalos. On the other hand it’s beloved because it’s cheap, super sweet, and also associated with happy Midwestern childhoods sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Brew Review: Red Bull Cola

    By Martin Cizmar Few sodas divide like Faygo. The Detroit soda is maligned by many because it’s cheap, super sweet and associated with Insane Clown Posse-loving Juggalos. On the other hand it’s beloved because it’s cheap, super sweet, and also associated with happy Midwestern childhoods sp ... More >>

  • News

    June 26, 2008

    Agwa brews

    By Martin Cizmar Few sodas divide like Faygo. The Detroit soda is maligned by many because it’s cheap, super sweet and associated with Insane Clown Posse-loving Juggalos. On the other hand it’s beloved because it’s cheap, super sweet, and also associated with happy Midwestern childhoods sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2007

    Gilbert gal gets cook-off kudos

    By Martin Cizmar Few sodas divide like Faygo. The Detroit soda is maligned by many because it’s cheap, super sweet and associated with Insane Clown Posse-loving Juggalos. On the other hand it’s beloved because it’s cheap, super sweet, and also associated with happy Midwestern childhoods sp ... More >>

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    The White Stripes

    Icky Thump
    (Warner Bros./WEA)

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2006

    Punch Your Coworkers

    Icky Thump
    (Warner Bros./WEA)

  • Dining

    December 2, 2004

    Meet Cute

    Dueling luncheonettes

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 30, 2004

    BEST FRIED OKRA

    Lil' Mama's Soul Cafe

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 30, 2004

    BEST WATER CART

    Vincent on Camelback

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 30, 2004

    BEST MEAL DURING RED ALERT

    Sonora Brewhouse Pub & Restaurant

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    I'll take care of your kids!

    For troubled 'tweens, forget the parents: Nothing beats the hip techie uncle with the PC room

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Place For A First Date

    Farrelli's Cinema Supper Club

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2000

    Movie Madness

    Grand reopening at the Valley Art Theatre

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Reason to Visit the State Capitol

    Capitol Coffee Co.
    1722 West Van Buren
    602-716-0243

  • Music

    August 22, 1996

    Dew Process

    Capitol Coffee Co.
    1722 West Van Buren
    602-716-0243

  • Dining

    October 27, 1994

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Capitol Coffee Co.
    1722 West Van Buren
    602-716-0243

  • News

    July 14, 1993

    FIZZIN' EXPEDITIONPOPPING QUESTIONS ABOUT MEXICAN COKE

    Capitol Coffee Co.
    1722 West Van Buren
    602-716-0243

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