The Balkans

Cucumber 101: Three Summer-Friendly Recipes

I grew up in a house where salad always meant iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, and cucumber. I assumed that salads everywhere were the same. When a friend in high school asked me what I'd just sliced into the salad, I thought he was kidding. How could he not know what a cucumber looked like? De ... More >>

The Sweet, Small Pleasures of Gimme the Loot

Artisan Bakery Mediterra Bakes Fantastic Bread, and We'll Tell You Where to Get It

When Simply Bread closed nearly two years ago, it was a major blow for those of us who love crusty, European-style bread. Good news is: there's a new bakery called Mediterra Bakehouse in town (well, in Coolidge, to be precise), and they're turning out ravishing artisan loaves -- large and heavy wit ... More >>

Karina Longworth's Top 10 Films of 2012

Deodorant Candy: The Edible, Bulgarian Solution to Body Odor

We have our dear friends in Bulgaria to thank for the extra six seconds we can now gain in the morning by ditching the deodorant and popping back an edible perfume. Introducing Deo Perfume Candy. See also: - Sushi Cologne. That's Right, Sushi Cologne. - Good News: Coffee Might Extend Your Life. ... More >>

AndyTalk: A Hard Cheese is Good to Find

See Also: - AndyTalk: Autumn Means Apples - AndyTalk: The Trouble with Balsamic Vinegar Ounce for ounce nothing offers flavor as rich and intense as hard cheese. As cheese ages it loses water, concentrating its flavors. While aged cheeses don't melt as well as creamier young cheeses most of them ... More >>

Old Town Sarajevo Is a Bread and Meat Lover's Dream

Old Town Sarajevo: Sausage, Home-Style Soups, and Lepinja, Lepinja, Lepinja

Old Town Sarajevo manager Sladjana Ahmetovic tells me in Bosnia, most dishes can be eaten at any time of day. "There are no set times for food like breakfast, lunch, and dinner," she says. "If you want cevapi in the morning you can have it." I like that idea. Considered a national dish in Bosnia, ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on a Mexican Marshall Plan and Foul Language

Chilean MC Ana Tijoux Celebrates Women With Puente Arizona This Weekend

Mother's Day is all about celebrating moms, motherhood and maternal bonds (to quote Wikipedia), but why do we stop there? What about celebrating all women? That's what the National Day Labor Organizing Network and human rights movement Puente Arizona is planning to do on Sunday, May 13, with the e ... More >>

Go To The Greek Festival, Eat Flaming Cheese

Saganaki, you'll probably want to go ahead and write that word down so you can remember it for later. It's a slice of cheese, grilled until crispy, flambeed and then quenched under a rain of lemon juice. At this weekend's Greek festival it'll run you $6 but if you ask us, that's a fair price to pa ... More >>

AndyTalk: New Year's Eve and the Simplicity of an Over-the-Top Cheese Platter

For abundance, eye appeal, and ease of preparation I suggest a bounty of simple foods that I call a cheese platter on steroids.

Fifteen Favorite Bakeries in Greater Phoenix

​In the 16th and 17th centuries, the skills of the pastry chef were added to those of the bread maker so that in modern Britain (as opposed to France), domestic and commercial bakers used the talents of both. Though the lines have been blurred, the benefit of combining these two trades mean ex ... More >>

Down Under Wines & Bistro gets Busy in December and Candy Cane Biscotti in Today's Eater's Digest

traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Late Harvest, Greek Wine Dinner, and Sushi & WineGilbert's Down Under Wines has a busy month ahead of them! Join the popular wine bar tonight for an evening of food an ... More >>

$10 Lunch at Caffe Sarajevo

Ando Muneno ​While we often decry the proliferation of monolithic food chains in the Valley, our home manages to host some unusual ethnic eateries, Tempe's Beaver Choice springs to mind. Northern Phoenix's Caffe Sarajevo certainly fits that model: It's located in a strip mall, well loved by ... More >>

Chef Lefty Karropoulos of Limelight Dipping Bar and Grill

​There's plenty of room in the limelight at Scottsdale's first dipping bar but you'll have to share it with a pretty big character: Executive Chef Lefty Karropoulos. Chef Lefty, as he's known to most, isn't the reclusive, I'm-too-into-my-food-to-talk-to-you kind of chef you have to drag out of t ... More >>

Alexa Wilson's Perfect Food Day

Alexa Wilson ​Alexa Wilson, also known as "the plate lady" is part of the back of the house happenings that you don't usually see as a regular diner. She is the one that executive chefs, banquet managers, food and beverage managers, pastry chefs and any other decision maker in a restaurant t ... More >>

In Season: Amaranth Greens

Whether you're a CSA devotee, a farmers' market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we'll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week's harvest: Amaranth Greens Jennifer Woods​ Amaranth has come into favor with the healthful properties of the seeds (which can be ... More >>

In Season: Purslane

Whether you're a CSA devotee, a farmers' market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we'll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week's harvest: Purslane/Verdolagas Jennifer WoodsPurslane in the dirt​ Purslane is the fancy schmancy succulent weed that you see at ... More >>

Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House Joins Chef Jon Spahr of Amaro Pizzeria for Five-Course Wine Dinner

Jackie MercandettiAmaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge​Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House, the new restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale serving up standard American favorites with a delicious kick in the ass, will be heading North to Cave Creek to join Jon Spahr, chef and owner of Amaro Pizzeri ... More >>

Shrimp Corfu from Romeo's Euro Café

​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 laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 66: Shrimp Corfu f ... More >>

Natalie Morris' Perfect Food Day

Natalie Morris​Natalie Morris really gets around when it comes to food. She went to culinary school, wrote about food, then wrote some more about food. She went clear across the globe only to learn more about food and returned eating fewer foods as she's mostly vegetarian these days. You can ... More >>

Easter Blasphemy: Get a Look at The Virgin's Hot Buns

Pray that your buns will look as good as The Virgin's. Hot cross buns are a longstanding tradition, possibly dating as far back as ancient Greece and Saxony, where they were used in spring celebrations. They were once banned by Queen Elizabeth, who thought the cross-topped yeast rolls celebrat ... More >>

Greek Squad

Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour at The Duce Last Night

Christopher HassiotisWill Cullen Hart of the Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System. Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise TourThe DuceFriday, March 4"Can you turn up the toy piano?" is not a request many soundmen get, or that many bands make, so it's probably a good thing that the Elephant 6 Holiday S ... More >>

Eating the World: Middle Eastern Bakery & Deli

The best ethnic food is often the most difficult to find. So each week we'll spin the globe and search for a new other-worldly spot to expand our eating horizons around the Valley.This week we go to Lebanon, Israel and Greece at Middle Eastern Bakery & Deli.Carrie WheelerThe combination pla ... More >>

Interpol's Sam Fogarino Talks Carlos D, Record Labels and What's Next For The Band

Interpol​ In this week's print edition we ran a story about the the recent reboot of New York City's most fashionable gloom-rockers Interpol. For the piece we caught up with Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino to talk about some of the recent changes the band has undergone. Most notably of which is th ... More >>

The Big 4 (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer & Anthrax) Announce Lone U.S. Concert, Prompting New Times Contributor To Announce Incredibly Nerdy Metal Project

​Dreams do come true. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax, thrash metal's legendary "Big Four," have just announced a lone U.S. concert on Saturday, April 23 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 28.Despite their status as the godfathers of the t ... More >>

Eating the World: Caffe Sarajevo

The best ethnic food is often the most difficult to find. So each week we'll spin the globe and search for a new other-worldly spot to expand our eating horizons around the Valley. This week we go to Bosnia at Caffe Sarajevo. Carrie Wheeler The small cevapi sandwich (5 sausages) with ... More >>

Jan. 21 In Blogs: Rodney Glassman, Misha Renteria, Best Coast, Smashburger, and Jan Brewer

​​​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:

From Party Girl to Oscar Winner, Sofia Coppola's Journey to Somewhere

Nov. 11 In Blogs: Neo-Nazis, SeeSaw, Zoe Beokbinder, Tempeh, and Prop 203

​​​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:

Greek, God

Get all of the Mediterranean flavors in town

13: Garlic Dip at Pita Jungle

​ ​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments se ... More >>

Fearsome Foursome

How much more metal could this be? The answer is none.

Trash Metal's Big Four (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax) Concert Broadcasting at Four Valley Movie Theaters

​Trash metal's Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax -- rarely assemble. When they do, it's in places like Bulgaria where, as we understand it, Metallica's Black Album has not yet been released, pussifying the genre in the minds of the denim-vested masses.On June 22 that Bulgaria co ... More >>

Greek Out

Gorge on gyros at Tempe Beach Park

The Whigs: In The Dark in a Roundup of Record Reviews

The Whigs -- In The Dark On their third album, In The Dark, Athens garage rock trio The Whigs have taken up a controversial influence: former tourmates Kings of Leon. While admitting Kings of Leon are an influence is a gigantic red flag to indie snobs these days, it's undeniably true about this reco ... More >>

Double Visions

Bulgarian duo brings magical art to life

Double Visions

Bulgarian duo brings magical art to life

Edible Film Festival: Fresh

House at the End of the World

Japanese DJ/producer has been everywhere – but here

A-S-Who?

Question-riddled Devils look to rebound with a rock-solid D

Fully Naked Theater

Nearly Naked production strips mythology bare

The Art of Deception

You won’t believe your eyes

The Bulgarian Job

An immigrant wills his estate to a convicted killer from his homeland and dies the next day. Anything smell fishy?

Dying on the Vine

There are issues amongst the yardlong list of vino and fromage

To Serb With Love

Pavle Milic untangles his Balkan roots and discovers a cauldron of ancient passion and prejudice

TENDERFOOT VITTLESWAGON YARD STEAKHOUSE / RUSTLER'S ROOSTE

TENDERFOOT VITTLESWAGON YARD STEAKHOUSE / RUSTLER'S ROOSTE