Spanish Food and Cooking

AndyTalk: Dates and Easy Hors d'Oeuvre

See Also: AndyTalk: Why You Should Make Pizza From Scratch AndyTalk: A Hard Cheese Is Good to Find Would you like a couple of crowd-pleasing recipes with less than five ingredients each suitable for New Year's Eve or Christmas? Think dates, which happen to be the closest thing to candy that grows ... More >>

AndyTalk: Autumn Means Apples

Apples in shades of red, pink, gold and green are a great addition to all sorts of savory recipes. They add crunch, sweetness, maybe some tartness, and depth to whatever's cooking.

Am I a Food Snob? (A Flowchart)

From time to time, Zach Fowle will provide a visual guide to every day and extraordinary situations ... and (because he has bad handwriting) Claire Lawton will illustrate them. Welcome to Charted Territory: The world of a food snob is an often-confusing world of trends, vocabulary and kitchen app ... More >>

Crema Volteada at Contigo Peru

Latin American cuisine often gets grouped together in one big category, but since the region spreads across two continents, it should go without saying that the culinary traditions are incredibly diverse. Located on the Western coast of South America, Peru offers very different tastes than the Mexic ... More >>

Chef Mensur Duzic's Paella

This week in Chef Talk we've been talking with Chef Mensur Duzic of Phoenix Children's Hospital. A tenured veteran of fine dining spots from across the Valley to across the pond, Duzic has enjoyed his position at the hospital for nearly ten years. But does he miss his more high-class culinary roots? ... More >>

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Flan "Sandwich" at Province

If you're in the downtown area, Province is the place to go for dessert. Skip the dinner, order a drink, and have a dessert or two. Just be careful with that Peanut Butter and Chocolate Flan "Sandwich," which is so rich it knocked us into a sugary daze. Was it worth it? Heck yeah.

Samuel Murillo of Orange Sky

Maya Dukmasova Executive Sous Chef Sam Murillo at Orange Sky​This week we chat with Samuel Murillo, Executive Sous Chef at Orange Sky at the Talking Stick Resort and Casino. Chef Murillo recently won a regional paella competition hosted by the American Culinary Federation and will go on to ... More >>

Nobuo at Teeter House: One-Night Only, 5-Course Tasting Dinner, Sea Saw Style, on Thursday, May 26

​Give the people what they want. That seems to be the response from chef Nobuo Fukuda of Nobuo at Teeter House. When fans kept asking for a night of tasting (a la Sea Saw, the now-defunct Japanese tapas bar that earned Fukuda a James Beard Award in 2007), he obliged, with a one-night-only, 5-c ... More >>

Golden Gazpacho at Rita's Kitchen

  ​ Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back -- with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email amy.silverman@newtimes.com.  99: G ... More >>

5 Restaurant Week Picks for Foodies (and 5 More For the Rest of Us)

The new spring version of Arizona Restaurant Week starts this Friday, May 13. With over 50 restaurants involved in the $30-40 three-course meal deal, it's hard to figure out which places to hit. The Dhaba's menu looks delicious, for example, while White Chocolate Grill's "Date Night" spe ... More >>

Fleming's Spanish Wine Dinner and Minty Lemonade in Today's Eater's Digest

My Creative Flavors​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Fleming's 90-Point DinnerJoin Scottsdale restaurant Fleming's for their premier 90-Point Wine Dinner. The first in this new series of specialty dinners will showcase the Spanish wines picks o ... More >>

Molotes: Chorizo Fritters from Tacos Atoyac

Erica O'NeilA platter of molotes and an horchata from Tacos Atoyac. ​Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Mo ... More >>

New in CenPho: Rum Bar at The Breadfruit

​Dwayne Allen and Danielle Leoni, the folks behind cheerful Jamaican restaurant The Breadfruit, just opened Rum Bar in the space next door to the restaurant, serving nearly 70 kinds of premium rum, from smooth, young spirits to exquisite aged reserve varieties. There are also several kin ... More >>

BBQ Battle, Dinner & a Movie, Tapas Classes and Jellied Tongue in Today's Eater's Digest

www.nopatternrequired.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Weekend Time!No plans for the weekend? We have a couple ideas to get you off the couch, outta the house and filling your belly with some tasty eats. Always wanted to host your ow ... More >>

Battle of the Flan

Enough with the chocolate lava cakes, already! Here's a tip: When Dominos rolls out a dessert, it's time to take it off your Michelin-starred restaurant's menu. While we're suckers for anything sweet, we much prefer the delicate flavor of flan, the creamy custard that was m ... More >>

Monday Night Martha: Baked Tortilla Espanola and Stuffed Piquillo Peppers

​Ah, Monday. The day when you wake up to the beginning of a brand new work week and realize you didn't do the laundry or make it to the grocery store. We doubt that this has ever actually happened to Martha. But if it did she might opt to make Baked Tortilla Espanola for dinner.It features ing ... More >>

New in Scottsdale: Acua

​Just a month after we said R.I.P. to Canal, chef Joseph Gutierrez is already up and running in that space with his second of three restaurants at Scottsdale's turnover-prone SouthBridge development. Acua opened for dinner service last Thursday, serving an Asian-French fusion menu comprised ... More >>

Mojito Class

Mojito Class

Mojito Class

Tutto Opens in Scottsdale

Valley chef Joseph Gutierrez wastes no time. He's the new owner of Tutto, an Italian restaurant at 7114 East Stetson Drive in Scottsdale. If the address rings a bell that's because it's the old spot for Digestif, which is opening soon (but not that soon) across the street in See Saw's old spot. Talk ... More >>

Changes at Prado at the Montelucia

He's been on board for a while, but as of today, former Digestif front-of-the-house personality Pavle Milic has officially been named the new general manager of Prado, the fine-dining restaurant at the InterContinental Montelucia resort. Another well-known local talent, Paul Xanthopoulos, ... More >>

Restaurant Revamp: From Imagine Spain to Poco

Change can be good. That seems to be the case for Poco, the Scottsdale Spanish restaurant formerly known as Imagine Spain (7000 E. Shea; 480-991-3170). When I checked out the place last fall (read my review), I liked the paella but couldn't stand the soulless surroundings. I wrote, "Imagi ... More >>

Lola Tapas' Daniel Wayne Readies New Coffee Shop

Lola Tapas owner Daniel Wayne -- who founded the ultra-hip Lux Coffeebar, then sold it and opened the tapas joint four years ago -- is getting back into the coffee game. He tells me he just signed a lease on a 1200-square-foot space on Central Avenue, just south of Camelback (4700 N. ... More >>

The Mission Adds Mexican Cuisine to Old Town Scottsdale's Menu

Happy hour idea: Running of the Bulls celebration at Sol y Sombra

Meal Ticket sneak peek: Sens Asian Tapas & Sake Bar

New at Tapino Kitchen & Wine Bar

Breaking up with Cien Agaves isn't so hard to do

Anyone up for a mojito?

Southern Exposure

The new South

Chic and ye shall find

South Mountain Mojo

Mexican cuisine done right at Coyoacán

BEST MEXICAN BAKERY

La Tolteca Mexican Foods

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH

Squash Blossom

BEST HANGOVER BREAKFAST

Harlow's Cafe

Veni Vida Vici

A former Valley hot spot makes a resurgence

BEST CHEAP MEXICAN FOOD

Restaurant Mexico

Best Tacos

Dos Gringos

Grape Expectations

Celebrate the wines of Rioja, Spain

Best Mexican Sausage

Carniceria Chihuahua

Best Sunday Brunch

Marquesa
Scottsdale Princess Resort
7575 East Princess Drive, Scottsdale
480-585-4848

Best Garlic Dish

Garlic Custard at Cafe Terra Cotta
6166 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480-948-8100

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Razz'll Dazzle

SECOND HELPINGS, 5-25

SECOND HELPING

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