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Bacon-Flavored Mouthwash: Scope's Week-Long April Fool's Joke Crushes Bacon Lovers' Dreams

Scope Mouthwash pulled off quite the April Fool's joke with its weeklong campaign to introduce consumers to a new product: bacon-flavored mouthwash. We'll admit, they really had us going, thanks to a dedicated product website and a well-produced video released a full four days before April 1. See ... More >>

World's Most Expensive Starbucks Drink Costs $47.30

Meet the Quadriginoctuple Frap, possibly the most expensive drink you can order from Starbucks. This is a drink that started life as 48 shots of espresso and somehow managed to cram two bananas, matcha powder, and pretty much everything Starbucks is authorized to drizzle on your beverage. Final dama ... More >>

10 Instagram Tips for the Food Lover

Hard core food nerds know that Instagram isn't actually about photography or being social. It's all about the food. We're snapping away every time we sit down to eat and can't stop salivating over each other's meals. But as with all social media, it's time to pause and put down some ground rules. ... More >>

The $450 All-Metal Starbucks Card That You Had Zero Chance of Getting

Addiction is a terrible thing, as evidenced by the fact that Starbucks addicts are so far down the rabbit hole that they couldn't help themselves from plunking down $450 for an etched steel gift card sold through luxury online shop Gilt. USA Today reported that only 5000 of the cards were produced a ... More >>

Top Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

See also: New Times Calendar of Events See also: Nikki's Top Four Picks for Arizona Restaurant Week Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. The Baby Ray @ Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles Start your weekend off right with a trip to the ... More >>

Starbucks' Double-Dirty Grande Soy Chai Frappuccino

The Guilty Pleasure: (Double-) Dirty Grande Soy Chai Frappuccino The Place to Get It: Starbucks Coffee; countless locations Valleywide The Cost: $5 to $7, depending on how dirty you like it and how you pay What You'll Really Pay: 350 calories with whipped cream, 240 without. Counts more as dessert o ... More >>

Starbucks Jumps on the (Non-Existent) Pie Bandwagon

The other morning, we found ourselves at our local Starbucks (the horror!) staring at the "breakfast pasty" case. The usual suspects were there -- cheese danish, blueberry scone, morning bun, iced lemon pound cake -- but there were also four new little treats. Starbucks had pies. Super tiny, adorabl ... More >>

Top Five Japanese Restaurants in Phoenix

Jamie PeacheyCherryblossom Noodle Cafe.​When many people think about Japanese food they immediately snap their fingers and say, "Oh! You mean like sushi?" They are not wrong of course, but Japanese culinary traditions stretch far beyond raw fish on rice. Luckily for us the Valley is home to so ... More >>

It's the Great Pumpkin Fatigue, Charlie Brown! An Open Letter to Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Four Peaks and the Rest of You Who Let the Pumpkin Out of the Bag Too Early This Year

Good grief! It's too early for pumpkin! ​Dear Pumpkin,    In the Peanuts classic, Linus never really was sure if the Great Pumpkin existed or not. But this year, I seem to have the opposite problem with you. You're everywhere.   Just as the department stores sta ... More >>

Starbucks' New Refreshers: What Was Wrong With Iced Tea?

Pretty! ​Last week, corporate coffee house giant Starbucks stuck its new non-coffee coffee drink, the "Refresher," on menu boards across the nation. The drink is meant to be a refreshing alternative to coffee for the warm summer months -- but we have to ask, isn't that what iced te ... More >>

McDonald's New Look: Like Starbucks With McNuggets

Brian Blanco, for USA TODAY​Less clown, more coffee shop. That seems to be the strategy surrounding McDonald's biggest McMakeover in its fifty-plus year history. According to an article in USA Today (The Mickey Dee's of newspapers!), the fast-food chain is spending over one billion McDollars t ... More >>

Arrowheart, What Are You Eating?

Sara Robinson​Sara Robinson What'd you eat for dinner last night? I had a 6-inch turkey sub from Subway, Sara-style! Favorite food: During the week, I eat healthy, but on weekends I eat my favorite food, which is the breadsticks from Olive Garden and Orange Chicken from Panda Express. Least favo ... More >>

Jan. 5 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, Starbucks, DMX, CityScape, and Daniel Wayne Cook

​​​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:

Where To Get Your Eggnog Fix

Eggnog​There are a lot of eggnog beverages available this time of year so we have to share where to get them plus what else around town has that Christmastime milky flavor? We'll tell you. Just like the holiday that is celebrated alongside it, eggnog comes only one time a year. Which may be ... More >>

Get Your Gingerbread Fix

Chocolate Star Bakery​ Do you need a little inspiration to get in the mood to make your gingerbread house for the holidays? Take some time to test out the gingerbread flavors offered around town. Once you are cozy and warm in the belly with gingerbread treats you'll be ready to make your own ging ... More >>

DJ Rolemodel Talks Roy Orbison, Pussycat Lounge, Kanye West, Little Boots, and More

DJ Rolemodel​Name: Randell Carlton Green AKA: DJ Rolemodel Current club nights: Tuesdays at ACME, Fridays at Smashboxx, Saturdays at American Junkie. Genres spun: You name it and I have it. Origin story: Started off as a radio DJ while in college. I was actually fired for playing "Rape Me" by ... More >>

New Burger King Breakfast Items: Is BK Even Trying Anymore?

​Remember that kid who totally ruled at Guitar Hero and then, one day, when you're coming closer than you ever have to beating him, he stars screwing around and acting bored and you get super pissed off and throw the plastic Gibson SG on the floor and start screaming, "You're an asshole! You're n ... More >>

Why Your Busboy Hates You

Carol Blonder Cinder-fella ​In the tradition of Sarah Ventre (Why Your Cocktail Waitress Hates You), as well as our anonymous Starbucks barista and pizza delivery guy, the quintessential busboy shares his anecdotes of restaurant service and Why Your Busboy Hates You, as told ... More >>

6 Dining Tips for ASU Downtown Students

Kelly Green​Downtown Phoenix has come a long way in a short period of time. Anyone who's been around longer than an ASU freshman can tell you that. But the dining scene for students still leaves a bit to be desired. Here are our tips for feeding yourself, these first few weeks of school. 1. ... More >>

Caffiend: Echo Coffee's Iced Latte

​Echo Coffee isn't that different from most other coffee shops. The interior décor is like a mom-and-pop Starbucks, decorated with plush chairs and spacious tables, over which hang red ceiling lamps. Hipster jazz usually plays softly through the speakers, and the scent of coffee grounds fills th ... More >>

Starbucks Happy Hour, RnR Donates to Charity and Marshmallows on a Stick in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ From now till Sunday, May 16th, Starbucks invites you to join them for happy hour! From 3 to 5 p.m. any of their habit forming Frappuccinos are half off including the new line of custom Frappuccinos. One per person ... More >>

Ludvic Dinner, Free Wine for Earth Day, and Coffee 101 in Today's Eater's Digest

Renowned painter and sculptor Ludvic (obviously important since he only has one name) is the featured artist at this month's Artist in Residence dinner at Paradise Valley's Lon's at The Hermosa Inn. The dinner is scheduled for Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. Guests can peruse a few of his sculptures, ... More >>

Tax Day Freebies, World Beer Cup and Half Off Valley Eats in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ It's April 15th and you know what that means --- your taxes are due. Luckily, a few people want to make today a little easier for you by offering up some food deals. Click on the links below to get the full details. ... More >>

New Farmers' Market Opens at Roka Akor

​How many farmers' markets does it take to make Phoenix healthy? Or screw in a light bulb? Seriously, we're starting to feel like farmers' markets are going the way of Starbucks. There's one practically on every corner -- or at least, it feels that way when you're deciding ... More >>

5 Ways to Know Your Coffee Shop Doesn't Suck

Cartel Coffee Lab does not suck. ​Consider this a shout-out to all the caffeine-fueled, hard-working Americans out there who can't get the day started without a cup of joe. We feel your adrenal-shot addiction and offer up this advice: Life is much too short to drink bad coffee. How does one ... More >>

Coffee Talk: Starbucks Author Bryant Simon at Changing Hands

Courtesy of Bryant Simon​Ever wonder how big name coffee companies convinced the general public to shell out five bucks for a cuppa joe? Author and Temple University Director of American Studies Bryant Simon thinks he has the answer. Simon will sign his latest book Everything but the Coffee ... More >>

Make This: Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

SavorySweetLife.com​SavorySweetLife.com blogger Alice just posted an incredible-looking recipe for salted hot caramel hot chocolate, with a porn-worthy photo to boot. Wow, does it ever look delish . . . The genius thing about it is that created her own version of the drink after she got add ... More >>

Now Open: Toast in Phoenix

Because not everyone wants to be surrounded by laptops when they're enjoying their coffee, the newly-opened Toast in central Phoenix has a strict no-computers policy. The "breakfast boutique," owned by Gina Madrid and Vine Saccento, is right next door to the recently closed Drip Coffee Lounge ... More >>

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Katy Perry and Rivers Cuomo Team Up, Simon Sues Starbucks, Creed Tickets for 75 Cents

Electric Mustache: Photos: Vivian Girls at Modified Arts 10/13/2009Idolator: Would You Go See Creed If You Only Had To Pay 75 Cents For The Privilege?NME: Sex Pistols to sue over 'God Save The Cream' ad campaign?Pitchfork: Rivers Cuomo to Work With Katy PerryPitchfork: Hear Bon Iver's "Last Show for ... More >>

Closed for Business: Coffee Plantation on Mill Ave

There have already been too many vacancies on Mill Avenue lately -- as a magazine junkie, I'm still mourning the departure of Borders -- and now there's one more. And it's a big one: Coffee Plantation. It closed this past Saturday. According to the Republic, the landlord didn't renew the lease ... More >>

AZ Capitol Times Announces "Best of Capitol" Winners

Arizona Capitol Times just announced the winners of its annual "Best of Capitol" survey a few days ago, and it's interesting to see the restaurant picks of our local political movers and shakers. Not surprisingly, Cheuvront's gets props (owner Ken Cheuvront is a state senator), while Durant's seems ... More >>

Caffiend: 24:7 Coffee Energy

Cold coffee drinks have been a cool commodity since Starbucks introduced its Frappuccino line. Since then, makers of energy drinks like Rock Star and Monster have added cofffee-type drinks to their line of products. The latest energy drink to jump on the iced coffee bandwagon is 24:7 Energy. Let's s ... More >>

Pop Culture: Sparkling Pomegranate

Every week I bring a new soda in the break room to review for Pop Culture and every week I get the same complaints from our tasting panel: It's too sweet... I need to brush my teeth... My cavities are aching... I'm slipping in to a diabetic coma.This week we're giving the people what they want, a so ... More >>

Caffiend: Starbucks' Venti Double Shot on Ice with Energy Pack

My caffeine addiction has lead me to try all manner of caffeinated drinks, and I'll be reviewing many of them for you here in "Caffiend" every week. And as fate would have it, the first drink I'm reviewing is a real ass-kicker that I'd never tried before: the Starbucks Venti Double Shot on ice (with ... More >>

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