St. Patrick's Day

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week: St. Patrick's Day Edition

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. So, here's a recap of some of the top stories from the week that you may have missed.

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: Rancho Pinot and Maya's Farm Team Up for Lunar Lamb Fest on March 26 Cullen Campbell's Crudo to Host a Late-Night Pop-Up Pizza Party Sweet Republic's special St. Patrick's Day ... More >>

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Anti-Flag Finds Plenty of Machine to Rage Against in Obama Era

March Radness

Saint Patty’s Day Party

Eight Must-See Concerts Over Saint Patrick's Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Local bands and musicians of a Celtic bent have plenty of reasons for their Irish eyes to be smiling right now, as this weekend is pretty much the biggest of the entire calendar year. Saint Pat's lands on a Sunday this year, which means three straight days of partying and performing for rowdy, drunk ... More >>

7 Spots for St. Patrick's Day Dining in Metro Phoenix -- Plus Green Velvet Cupcakes

This year, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday, which means you'd better prepare for one hell of a hangover on Monday morning. Get some extra work out of the way this Friday so you can make the best of one of these seven St. Patty's celebrations in the Valley. And if you'd rather drink at home (wher ... More >>

15 St. Patrick's Day Food Fails

Not even the luck of the Irish can save these tragedies of the culinary world. See also: - St. Patrick's Day Guide 2013 - Superbowl Eats: 16 Most Awesome/Disgusting Food Stadiums From shamrock pizza to green mashed potatoes and "Leprechaun Legs," here are 15 St. Patrick's Day food fails that sho ... More >>

Flogging Molly's Bob Schmidt Says Tempe is The Best Place in the Country for St. Patrick's Day

After nearly a decade, Celtic folk punkers Flogging Molly have become a St. Paddy's Day staple in Tempe. The band's anthems -- like "What's Left of the Flag," "Devil's Dance Floor," and "Salty Dog" -- pull double duty each year at Tempe Beach Park, serving both the energetic moshers and the waves of ... More >>

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Anti-Flag Peforms Anti-War Punk in the Obama/Drone/Wikileaks Era

Punk bands have a tendency of burning out long before fading away. Pittsburgh's Anti-Flag has proven an exception to the rule; the band has been writing politically-charged punk and touring relentlessly for the better part of 20 years. "I really love the old records," says vocalist/guitarist Just ... More >>

"Celebrate Green" March 16 with Dinner at Double Check Ranch -- Buy Discounted Tickets Now

This St. Patrick's Day (yes, we're already talking about St. Patrick's Day -- rather, the day before), Double Check Ranch is going green, with a one-night-only event they're calling "Celebrating Green: A Beyond Organic Pasture Dinner." See Also: Chris Bianco's Italian Restaurant Gets a Facelift (A ... More >>

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Club Candids: St. Patrick's Day at Seamus McCaffrey's

Ah, St. Patrick's Day. It's one of the few days where getting drunk and trying to kiss people is not just acceptable, it's encouraged. We actually did not see much kissing going on at Seamus McCaffrey's on St. Patrick's Day. There were lots of people dancing or sipping on Guinness, and others that ... More >>

Flogging Molly, The Ataris, and SXSW Over the Weekend

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park Owwwww... St. Patrick's Day is the one day a year where we confuse the warm fuzzies we have for our fellow man for outright hostility. It's also the one day a year we get to punish our bodies for being Irish. At least that's what it felt like I was doing last ni ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park 3/17/12

Flogging MollyTempe Beach ParkSaturday, March 17, 2012Owwwww... St. Patrick's Day is the one day a year where we confuse the warm fuzzies we have for our fellow man for outright hostility. It's also the one day a year we get to punish our bodies for being Irish. At least that's what it felt lik ... More >>

Guinness Chocolate Cake and Orange Glaze

Welcome to our new(ish) column, "Ask the Pastry Chef," by Amy Morris, a pastry sous chef at J&G Steakhouse. Have a question for Amy? Leave it in the comments section. Do you have a cake recipe with Guinness in it for St. Patrick's Day? Nothing says St. Patrick's Day more than Guinness beer. I c ... More >>

Three Things to Eat, Drink and Bake this Weekend

​Hey there super busy weekend. It's nice to see you! It's another packed Phoenix weekend. Not only will every Irish (and not so Irish) bar in the city be partying hard this Saturday but the Superstition Farms Food Truck Festival and the sneak peek at the brand new Postino Gilbert are also happenin ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2012

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Flier of the Week: Flogging Molly

​If you're looking for a good time on St. Patty's Day, there are tons of local options. With all of the great shows that will be going on, seems like all of Tempe is turning Irish for a day!Flogging Molly's annual St. Patrick's Day Bash at Tempe Beach Park is our top pick though, and this flier is ... More >>

Five Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake This St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is this Saturday -- yes, it's on a Saturday this year! Hooray! Time to drink copious amounts of green beer and get completely shitfaced with a bunch of "Irish" strangers at some sort of big St. Patty's Day party, right? Right. Okay, drinking tons of green beer isn't the only th ... More >>

Happy St. Patricks Day: 10 Must See Shows

See also: St. Patrick's Day Guide 2012 In a cultural and religious sense, St. Patrick's Day is a day of feast and celebration of Irish culture. Of course, for most of us it's simply a great chance to party. St. Paddy's falls on a Saturday this year, which means the green beer will flow in even m ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2012

Pickle Back: The Other Green Drink

​This St. Patrick's Day, you'll likely see a lot of green beer flowing. Thing is, unless the brewer's done something horribly wrong, beer isn't meant to be green. Also, the fizzy yellow stuff they're adding food coloring to is for wusses. March 17 is a day for celebrating the Irish heritage and al ... More >>

Skeptical Chymist: Happy Hour Report Card

With St. Patrick's Day on the brain, we stopped in this Scottsdale Irish Pub for a daily happy hour. ​The Spot: Skeptical Chymist Irish Pub & Restaurant, 15688 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, (480) 609-8677. skepticalchymist.com The Hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Every Day The Details: Wine and beer are $ ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Club Candids at McFadden's

Melissa FossumLadies were decked out in green hoping for a little luck o' the Irish at McFadden's on Thursday, March 17.​ All of the Westgate bars were bursting with St. Patrick's Day festivities, but McFadden's Irish décor made it the place to be. The bar was packed all night as guests were ... More >>

March 23 In Blogs: Arizona Boycott, Kate Benjamin, Sharon Van Etten, Payton Curry, and Conservatives

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

Flogging Molly performs at Tempe Beach Park last night.​Flogging MollyTempe Beach ParkThursday, March 17With all of indie folks invading Austin to schmooze and snap photos at SxSW, the rest of us were left with what's become a Tempe St. Patrick's Day tradition: watching Flogging Molly at Tempe ... More >>

March 18 In Blogs: St. Patrick's Day, Saving Japan, Trader Vic's, Russell Pearce, and the Arizona Wildcats

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Your Guide to Partying on St. Patrick's Day

Celtic Punkers Flogging Molly and Keltic Cowboys Make Serious Green on St. Paddy's Day

Shamrock 'n' roll

Happy St. Patricks Day! Let's Celebrate Today in Eater's Digest

www.theknead4speed.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy St. Paddy's Day! Why are you reading this? Shouldn't you already be head first into a warm, over priced "pint" of green beer? Normally we would already be on the patio of our belove ... More >>

Lisa Savidge Gets New St. Patrick's Day Show After Goathead Saloon Pulls the Plug for Green Beer Type Gig

​Last week we told you about how local indie-shoegaze act Lisa Savidge is about to head out on tour, and planned to kick things off with a gig at Mesa's Goathead Saloon.   Unfortunately, that gig got axed. Today is St. Patrick's Day, of course, and it would seem the band's brand of ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Celtic Punk Cash-In's, Foster The People, Toro Y Moi, Girl Talk and More in This Week's Issue

Flogging Molly will play a green-themed show at Tempe Town Lake today.​Top o' the mornin' to ya! It's Ireland's national holiday, and this year it's a splendid day to spend in church, praying to ol' Patrick, the mighty saint who cured our isle of snakes ages ago. What's that, you plan to take off ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day: When You're Too Hammered to Drive, AAA Arizona Will "Tipsy Tow" You Home...For Free

www.myspacegraphis.com​Thursday is St. Patrick's Day, which means one thing: people are gonna get wasted. Stupid people are gonna get wasted and then try to drive home. Aside from potentially killing someone, cops are going to be everywhere looking for idiots driving drunk, so don't do it -- ... More >>

March 15 In Blogs: Hipster Traps, Hemoptysis, Poppa Maize, and St. Patrick's Day

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Hackett House Cooking Class and E.D. Goes Green for St. Patrick's Day in Today's Eater's Digest

www.foodmayhem.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Cooking at the Hackett House Did you know that the Hackett House in Tempe hosts cooking classes most Monday nights? We didn't either till today. Each Monday night the Hackett House host cookin ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Guide

St. Patrick's Day Faire of Phoenix @ Margaret T. Hance Park

Helpful Hints for Boozing it Up on New Year's Eve

There are two days in every year that it is acceptable to get drunker then Li-Lo at a va-jay-jay flashing contest and wake up with the worst hangover known to man: St. Patty's Day, and New Year's Eve. Those of us who happen to call the bar our second home refer to these days as amateur nights, when ... More >>

Flogging Molly to Make Tempe's St. Pat's Show Part of Green 17 Tour

​Tempe should get ready for another bangin' St. Patrick's Day show, according to Consequence of Sound. In honor of their 17th annual tour, Flogging Molly have announced their six-week Irish "Green 17" tour.Gear up to be jolly and get pitted for the greenest concert of the year, Luckyman's St. Patr ... More >>

Brazilian Degrees

Get in on the latest “American” tradition

St. Patrick's Day Block Party

Drinking Green

Shamrock 'n' roll at Rosie McCaffrey's

Green Around the Grills

Fed and Blarney