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Scratch in Downtown Phoenix: Happy Hour Report Card

Quick PHX 2013: Eat

Not Fade Away Lays Bare David Chase's Rock 'n' Roll Heart

Join the Slow Food Movement and Celebrate Terra Madre Day on Dec. 10

If you haven't made it to the Biltmore Fashion Park's latest addition UNION -- a mix of 18 small, distinctive boutiques run by local vendors -- mark your calendars to visit on Monday, December 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. for Terra Madre Day. This international event is a celebration of slow food and eating ... More >>

Hue Gourmet: Vietnamese Cuisine Fit for Royalty

Johnny Chu Dishes on Hong Kong Street Food and the Questionable Authenticity of Local Chinese Restaurants

See also: Johnny Chu Opens SoChu House with a Hip Ambiance and Plenty of Cocktails Johnny Chu SoChu House Neo Asian Martini Bar 2801 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix 602-340-9777 This is part one of my interview with Johnny Chu, chef-owner of the just-opened SoChu House Neo Asian Martini Bar. Come b ... More >>

Point-Counterpoint: Is Pho King or Is It Pho-King Awful?

We had so much fun chucking Chow Bella contributors Ando Muneno and Lauren Saria into the ring over Alton Brown, food trucks and movie theaters with food, we put them back at it again. This week's topic: Pho, Vietnamese beef noodle soup. Pho joints have been growing in popularity throughout the Va ... More >>

They Might Be Giants Are Playing for Adults Again

Dengue Fever: "It Doesn't Matter...They Don't Know What the Hell We're Saying Anyway"

Imagine wild organ swirls, rolling surf licks and jazzy party horns coupled with angular and decidedly eastern melodies, plus a sultry singer who shifts between English and her native Cambodian dialect. That's just a fraction of what shapes Dengue Fever's original sound. The band discovered its ca ... More >>

Baby Goats, Banoffee Pie and Chipotle's New Concept

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. ​Mouthbysouthwest shared the news that Chipotle is opening a new concept called ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, the first of which will be in Washington, DC this summer. The restaurant "is inspired by the traditional shophouses found throug ... More >>

Closed for Business: Anise Vietnamese Restaurant

​Anise, a stylish Vietnamese restaurant located at one of the Valley's biggest hubs for Asian cuisine, has closed its doors. Situated near the intersection of Dobson and Warner Roads in Chandler -- across from Lee Lee Oriental Grocery Store, catty-corner from Lee's Sandwiches, and close ... More >>

Kinch, River Jones, Joe Strummer, Barrett-Jackson, and the Stray Cat Over the Weekend

​Kinch at Rogue Bar Last Night The Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon was this morning -- thousands of runners, both locals and tourists, jogged 26 miles of Valley streets on a warm January day. The race wasn't the weekend's only impressive show of endurance along Scottsdale Road, though. Kinch's ... More >>

Pei Wei Seeks Blogger to Join Exec Chef in Asia

Blog for Pei Wei in Asia!​I haven't had the day's first cup of coffee yet, but I'm practically jittery with excitement about this link that a my New Times colleague (and fellow hardcore blogging machine) James King sent me. Turns out, Pei Wei Asian Diner is on the lookout for a blogger t ... More >>

Local Filmmakers Stir Up Phoenix Sci-Fi Mystery in "The Appearance of a Man"

Thomas Basham as Father Daniel."Do you remember what you looked like before you were born?"One night, a mysterious man appears on the streets of Phoenix, asking this question and raising dozens more. Nobody knows who he is, where he comes from, why he's here, or why he looks so peculiarly familiar. ... More >>

That '70s Art Show

The price is right in retro-looking exhibit

UPDATE: Viet War Hero Tony Tercero -- the Subject of Our Current Cover Story -- "OK" After Cancer Surgery

Our cover story on the stands this week concerned one Tony Tercero, a Vietnam War veteran and onetime big-league marijuana smuggler whose family is seeking greater recognition for his long-ago wartime heroics. As was noted in the story, Tony learned weeks after we first met with him that he w ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 19, 2009

Righteous Brothers

Tom and Dick sing softly but carry a big shtick

The Mexican on interracial dating and overwhelming prejudice

On the Beach (House)

Beach House

Jungle Fever

Coppola's nightmare yields a dream documentary

Dull Roar

War drama has an odd upside

Tattle Tale

L.A. Theatre Works rats on the gov

From Russia With Love

Spektor can melt our pot any time

Help!

Run for your life if you can, little girl: this musical is a bust

Flower Power Blooms Eternal

But put your shirt back on

Man Down

Herzog takes his hero worship Hollywood

Use your noodle

Smells Like Victory

Your Government at Work

Killing Time

A soldier can be his own worst enemy

Vote for Change Tour

Activism, schmactivism: where's the real rock?

Brooks & Dunn

Red Dirt Road (Arista Nashville)

Battle Hymns

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Not the Usual Suspects

The crowd at Patriots Square Park resembled that at a Stones concert

Old Masters and Young Guns

Filmmaking in 2002 wasn't just for the boys

Critics Vs 2002

The Year's Best in Movies, TV and Music

Pho Phix

Seeking noodle soup with a Bang

Sniper

God, Boys, Madness and the Sacred Art of One Shot, One Kill. A Meditation.

Down

Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (Elektra)

In Cold Blood

Novelist James Ellroy reshapes America's ugly history in his own image

Letters from the issue of April 8, 1999

Flashes

Pride and Prejudice

Nobody can say why Loi Nguyen fell through the cracks. All they can say is they're sorry.

Attention, Choppers!

Effects-heavy Miss Saigon never gets off the ground

Aloft Cause

Overblown Air Force One never gets off the ground

A System Gone Mad

Two agencies were supposed to be taking care of Donald Ellison. Instead, they were missing in action--and the mentally ill Vietnam veteran was left to die on the street.

In Defense of Rage

POWER PLAY