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Modern Steak Is Delicious -- If You Don’t Mind the Wait I was skeptical.
By now, don't we all have steakhouse fatigue? After three celebrity chefs opened upscale temples to premium beef over the past... More>>
Published: February 04, 2010
Chef Michael DeMaria’s Mid City Kitchen Provides Speedy Meals Downtown If you haven't heard much about two-month-old Mid City Kitchen, don't hold it against the restaurant.
It's likely that it's under the radar... More>>
Published: January 28, 2010
D’Vine Bistro and Wine Bar in East Mesa Isn’t Worth the D’rive Recently, I got an e-mail from a regular New Times reader who was looking for some good restaurants in the far East Valley. I mean really far... More>>
Published: January 21, 2010
Phoenix Palace Gives Diners Plenty of Reasons for Return Visits and Dim Sum Chinese New Year doesn't officially happen for another month, on February 14.
But with a fresh new 2010 calendar at my desk and an... More>>
Published: January 14, 2010
Dave’s Electric Brewpub Continues Tempe’s Winning Formula of Burgers and Brewskis In Tempe, where people gravitate toward bright commercial clusters like Mill Avenue and Tempe Marketplace, it can be hard for off-the-beaten-path... More>>
Published: January 07, 2010
Thai E-San Brings the Heat, but It’s the Pickled Crabs That Might Get You When most people find something they can't or won't eat, they simply avoid it.
As for me, I've pushed my palate as far as possible —... More>>
Published: December 31, 2009
More Indie Breakfast Spots, Convenient Banh Mi, and Other Culinary Wishes for 2010 Sexy black leather boots. Rosetta Stone software to learn Spanish. Maybe a wine- and tapas-filled trip to Barcelona. And forget about snow... More>>
Published: December 24, 2009
Yen Sushi and Sake Bar Rocks Their Rolls Living in Central Phoenix, I'm not about to state any allegiance between East Valley and West Valley restaurants. I'll go wherever there's good... More>>
Published: December 17, 2009
Hula’s Modern Tiki Is a Tropic Blunder Editor's note: Michele Laudig is on vacation. Her column will return next week.
A couple of weeks ago at lunch, a foodie friend and I lapsed... More>>
Published: December 10, 2009
Frank & Albert’s Kicks Up the Arizona Biltmore with a Spectacular Patio and Poached Grouper You'd be forgiven for never having visited the Biltmore Grill.
As you might guess from the name, it was the main casual restaurant at the... More>>
Published: December 03, 2009
Modern Burger, Bourbon Steak, and Other Carnivore Eateries Attract Budget-Conscious Patrons with Mouth-Watering Burgers The only reason I typically eat at the mall is because I turn into a low-blood-sugar bee-yotch after schlepping shopping bags for too long on an... More>>
Published: November 26, 2009
Tomaso’s Spin-Off Tommy V’s Dishes Up Italian on Camelback and 32nd Street There was already action at the southeast corner of Camelback and 32nd Street. Between Tomaso's, Tarbell's, and Sportsman's Fine Wines, there's... More>>
Published: November 19, 2009
Bryan's Black Mountain Barbecue Does Pulled Pork That's Worth the Drive to Cave Creek How far would you drive for great barbecue?
Five miles? Fifteen miles? Even farther?
When my carnivorous urges are in overdrive, I'm not even... More>>
Published: November 12, 2009
Woodlands Vegetarian and Café Krishna Pack Chandler With Ethnic Vegetarian Specialties The Valley's got steakhouses galore and burger joints in every direction, but if you're looking for vegetarian food — whether you don't eat... More>>
Published: November 05, 2009
Calistro Bistro Left Out “Tasty” When Building Its Seasonal, Local, Organic Menu Seasonal. Local. Organic.
Those three words always seem to go together, and you hear them more and more. They're the unofficial mantra of the... More>>
Published: October 29, 2009
Is Chef Aaron Chamberlin’s St. Francis Holding Back? When rustic American restaurant St. Francis finally opened its doors for Labor Day weekend, I think Phoenix food fanatics heaved a huge sigh of... More>>
Published: October 22, 2009
James Porter’s Petite Maison Brings Beautiful Bowls of French Onion Soup to Old Town Scottsdale Cozy wasn't what I was in the mood for until a couple of weeks ago.
But then somebody flipped a switch — the nights dropped from balmy to... More>>
Published: October 15, 2009
Matt Carter’s Nine 05 Classes Up Fourth Street with Brisket Crepes and Blueberry Mochi Cake The first dish I ate at Nine 05 pissed me off, and the second one depressed me.
But it pretty much went uphill from there, and now I'm looking... More>>
Published: October 08, 2009
America’s Taco Shop Does Mouth-Watering Carne Asada in Phoenix’s Coronado District Editor's note: Michele Laudig's Cafe column will return in next week's issue.
It's great being the first one in your circle to discover... More>>
Published: October 01, 2009
Hope Kee Saves You from Shopping on an Empty Stomach Grocery shopping on an empty stomach has its pitfalls, especially when you make it to the register and find out how much you've spent on random,... More>>
Published: September 24, 2009
Murphy's Law: Nothing Brightens Spirits Like Fried Corned Beef and Bear Skeletons Funny how spending time in an Irish pub can boost your mood. It's not only okay to forget about your stress, gab with friends, and laugh out... More>>
Published: September 17, 2009
Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House Makes Bingeing Good For You Have you ever gotten on an evil junk food binge that you know you need to kick?
That's been me lately. I'm usually a well-balanced omnivore even... More>>
Published: September 10, 2009
Sasquatch Burgers Draw Patrons to Aaron May's The Lodge I hadn't really given much thought to reviewing The Lodge, a ski lodge-themed American restaurant/watering hole in Old Town Scottsdale, until a... More>>
Published: September 03, 2009
The Parlor Has Transformed a Mid-Century Beauty Parlor into a Popular Pizzeria How would you define the quintessential Phoenix restaurant?
For me, the old cliché about the mythological firebird rising from the ashes... More>>
Published: August 27, 2009
Spices Mediterranean Kitchen's Appeal Goes Beyond the Food I've always considered myself a pretty DIY person, even when it comes to cooking. Although I haven't tried to tackle a culinary masterpiece like... More>>
Published: August 20, 2009
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