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April 27, 2012
The Tea is as Good as the Coffee: Cartel in Scottsdale is Now Serving 'Seven Cups' Tea
Until a few months ago you couldn't get Seven Cups tea, the finest nearly anywhere, in Metro Phoenix unless you ordered it online or knew a friend visiting from Tucson, willing to stop by the tea house on their way to Phoenix. Things changed when Cartel got a Scottsdale location and wanted to step ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2012
Last Call Goes On Spring Break: Adios Motherfucker!
It's that time again, time for the students at ASU to be on spring break, heading off to Puerto Peñasco or Lake Havasu or goodness knows where. And with spring break comes a time-honored tradition for college students everywhere: Binge drinking. One of the most popular mixed drinks for copious cons ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Deep Eddy Vodka Makes Its AZ Debut at TEXAZ Today
Deep Eddy's Vodka, an Austin distillery, will make its Arizona debut from 2-5pm on Friday, March 2nd at TEXAZ Grill to commend the Lone Star State.
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Flavor-Packed Vegetarian Food at Chakra 4
The name of Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House is somewhat misleading in that it offers so much more than dried leaves. While you're there, stay and have a healthy, flavor-packed lunch or dinner.
Blogs
January 6, 2012
Japanese Green Tea Cheesecake at Sens
Asian tapas-style restaurant Sens is a favorite downtown spot for fusion fare and house-infused sake and shochu. Thanks to their purposefully small portions, you can enjoy a few bites of bacon-wrapped okra, call it dinner, and move right on to Green Tea Cheesecake for dessert.
Blogs
December 13, 2011
Urban Tea Loft: Happy Hour Report Card
The Chocolate Raspberry Truffle-Tini is just the sort of divine cocktail you could waste the day at work dreaming about. The Spot: Urban Tea Loft, 11 W. Boston St. #2, Chandler. (480) 786-9600. urbantealoft.com The Hours: 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fri ... More >>
Calendar
December 1, 2011
Steeped in Tradition
The Chocolate Raspberry Truffle-Tini is just the sort of divine cocktail you could waste the day at work dreaming about. The Spot: Urban Tea Loft, 11 W. Boston St. #2, Chandler. (480) 786-9600. urbantealoft.com The Hours: 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fri ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2011
Arizona Biltmore Celebrates 82 Years of Afternoon Tea With, What Else, Afternoon Teas (And an Updated Menu)
Since its opening in 1929, the Arizona Biltmore Resort, located in Phoenix near 24th Street and Camelback Road, has been carrying on the 200-year-old English pastime of afternoon tea. Now, in its 82nd year, the Arizona landmark is planning to delight tea freaks and the infusion-curious alike ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
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 >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Georganne Bryant's Perfect Food Day
Jamie PeacheyGeorganne Bryant is the owner of Frances, Smeeks and the new Frances Studio, all in Medlock Plaza on the northwest corner of Camelback and Central. If you've seen those Love Phoenix or Leave Phoenix t-shirts and bumper stickers around town, we have her to thank. She has enviable tas ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2011
More Places to Get Boba in Phoenix: A User's Guide, Part Two
David Sydiongco Last week, we posted a list of some of the East Valley's best boba tea offerings and heard from those of you outside the lower righthand corner of town. You want boba, too! No worries, we're back with more. To recap, boba tea, or "bubble tea," are sweet, cooling ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2011
Boba: A User's Guide, Part One
David SydiongcoThe forecast is finally calling for some serious weather this weekend, Phoenix-style. We say bring it -- just give us a boba tea to wash that heat down. Wondered what this increasingly popular, bizarre beverage is all about? You've come to the right blog post. Boba teas, a ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Christopher Gross' Scallops with Green Tea
Courtesy of Christopher Gross Yesterday we wrapped up our conversation with Chef Christopher Gross of Christopher's and Crush Lounge about his time spent in Japan during the Tohoku earthquake. Today he will show us how to make a scallop dish inspired by the Orient. Just as you might expect of Jap ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Rejuvenizer
The phrase "herbal carbonated drink" makes us think of fizzy dirt tea, so when we saw it on the label for Rejuvenizer, we were reluctant to try it. The fact that the green tea/cranberry flavored Rejuvenizer is a dark purple color didn't help (we have a history of falling down with purple drinks) ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
What happened to GT Dave's Kombucha?
Photo courtesy of Amanda MilewskiGT Dave and his mom, LaraineKombucha: The vinegary, foul-smelling tea, elixir, or whatever, that all your hipster friends are drinking. Or were drinking. This summer, the product from one of the drink's largest manufacturers, California-based GT's Kombucha, was p ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
TeaTime Chocolate = Wei Good
This is the kind of math we foodies understand: One part tea plus one part chocolate equals a heavenly escape from the craziness of life, which is exactly what TeaTime and Wei of Chocolate intended for last night's tea and chocolate tasting.
Blogs
September 14, 2010
Fleur de Teas Opens in North Central Phoenix
Folks in the vicinity of 16th Street and Bethany Home already have a great cluster of local food-centric businesses to choose from -- the awesome new Vig Uptown (in a renovated bank building), Phoenix City Grill, Luci's Marketplace, and Dick's Hideaway all make that intersection one of the ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Ask the Critic: Where Can I Find Boba Drinks?
You have your neighborhood gelato shop and ice cream parlor, but boba drinks -- cold, sweet beverages filled with ice and chewy balls of tapioca -- are much harder to come by. I was living in New York City when the boba trend first hit. Also known as "bubble tea," the drink was popularized ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2010
Iced Teas: Hibiscus Mint and Citrus Arnold Palmer
It's too hot to bake. No one wants to turn on the oven in this heat. Plus, we feel more thirsty than hungry. What we really want is to feel refreshed. Which is why we sprang into action when we saw a selection of ice tea recipes this week on www.marthastewart.com. We quickly decided to try tw ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2010
AriZona Iced Tea Unfairly (but Predictably) Targeted in Boycott of All Things Arizona
Arizona Iced Tea: NOT MADE IN ARIZONA With Arizona's new immigration law, SB 1070, causing certain groups to call for a boycott of all things Arizona, AriZona Beverages -- the company that makes AriZona Iced Tea -- is probably kicking itself right now for choosing Arizona as the ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2010
Embracing Tea and Tradition at the Japanese Friendship Garden
When's the last time you were intentional about your food -- noticing every bite, exploring the flavors of an appetizer with your tongue or resting in-between sips of a good cocktail? Blaming our lack of time, most of us end up scarfing down even the most gourmet meal in mere min ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2010
The Hottest Teas for Cold & Flu Season
Everyone around us seems to be sniffling, sneezing or coughing these days. Right before the holidays, we were standing on a long, seeming never-ending line at the post office behind a woman who kept hacking up a lung in our direction. "I'm not contagious," she kept assuring. Uh-huh. Two ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2009
Genmaicha to Combat the Food Coma
I drink more tea than I want to admit -- I must horde at least a dozen different kinds at any given time. Lately genmaicha is my fixation. I bought this particular Ito-En brand "Oishii O-Cha" at Lee Lee, where you'll find genmaicha from several different makers.
Dining
September 10, 2009
Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House Makes Bingeing Good For You
I drink more tea than I want to admit -- I must horde at least a dozen different kinds at any given time. Lately genmaicha is my fixation. I bought this particular Ito-En brand "Oishii O-Cha" at Lee Lee, where you'll find genmaicha from several different makers.
Blogs
September 3, 2009
Campus Coffee: eJoy Reopens and Loses the Creep Factor
Our favorite place to get fed and caffeinated between classes is probably eJoy Internet Café off Mill Avenue and 7th Street. Now that eJoy is finally out of its creepy gamer phase and under new management, it is better than ever. The back room, full of unused computers, has been completely transfor ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2009
Caffiend: Organic Yerba Mate Tea
Yerba Mate, a species of holly native to South America, makes for some tasty tea. Unlike black teas, which are prepared by steeping dry tea leaves in boiling water, Yerba Mate is made by steeping leaves in hot water (not boiling). This is because boiling Yerba Mate leaves can make the tea tast ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2009
Caffiend: Chakra 4's Cherry Sencha Tea
Tea is a multi-purpose drink -- people use it for comfort, healing, and yes, energy. Although tea doesn't contain as much caffeine as coffee, it does provide more pep than many other drinks. Here we take a look at a tea from local shop Chakra 4 that's supposed to comforting and energizing, Cherry Se ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2009
Caffiend: AriZona Green Tea Energy Drink
AriZona Green Tea is one of the most popular pre-made teas, so when we heard the company made a new Green Tea Energy Drink, we figured we'd give it a try, despite our reservations about how strange a "lightly carbonated" green tea might taste.Looks like: The can is black, embossed with cherry blosso ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2009
Caffiend: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Earl Grey Tea
Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).
Best of Phoenix
September 25, 2008
The Masterful Mr. Tea
Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).
Blogs
June 25, 2008
Shelf Life: Mystery Tea at Food City
Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).
Blogs
June 12, 2008
The Skinny: Dainty dining at The Tea Shoppe
Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).
Blogs
June 10, 2008
Veggie Girl: Mandala Tea Room
Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).
Dining
December 20, 2007
Suited to a Tea
Tastes like: A full, tangy citrus tea with a rich Bergamot flavor (Bergamot is a Mediterranean citrus fruit, and Earl Grey derives its taste from the fruit's oil).
Film
October 11, 2007
Strangers on a Train
Road trip tale stings with deep whimsy
Culture
May 31, 2007
Amblin' Man
The "topical pop" creations of a bass-playing adventurer
Blogs
March 20, 2007
Tea time
The "topical pop" creations of a bass-playing adventurer
Dining
August 18, 2005
Dim Sum Days
The best à la cart(e)
Dining
January 6, 2005
Stingray Stung
These fish need a little more schooling
Calendar
December 4, 2003
This Week's Day-by�Day Picks
These fish need a little more schooling
Dining
July 31, 2003
French Fried
Citron is taking August "off." I won't be back in September.
Best of Phoenix
September 26, 2002
Best Tea House
Akbar's Finest Teas
Best of Phoenix
September 20, 2001
Best Tea Room
Serendipity Tea Room
Dining
January 11, 2001
Mini Pearls
Trendy teas catching on in the Valley
Best of Phoenix
September 21, 2000
Best Downtown Lunch
Coronado Cafe
2201 North Seventh Street
602-258-5149
Best of Phoenix
September 21, 2000
Best Place to Step Back in Time
Somewhere in Time Tea Room
7003 North 58th Avenue, Glendale
623-847-5100
Dining
February 25, 1999
Mr. Tea
Somewhere in Time Tea Room
7003 North 58th Avenue, Glendale
623-847-5100
Dining
December 12, 1996
Second Helpings
Somewhere in Time Tea Room
7003 North 58th Avenue, Glendale
623-847-5100
Dining
December 5, 1996
Mr. Tea
Somewhere in Time Tea Room
7003 North 58th Avenue, Glendale
623-847-5100
Dining
October 31, 1990
A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD
Somewhere in Time Tea Room
7003 North 58th Avenue, Glendale
623-847-5100
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