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 amy.silverman@newtimes.com. 99:…
If you happen to be in Tucson this weekend, you might want to stop by the Mercado San Agustin for “HotDish in the Old Pueblo,” a pop-up venture by Phoenix’s Lara Mulchay and Joel LaTondress. You might remember Mulchay from Petite Fromage, her (sadly) now-defunct Phoenix cheese shop. The self-described…
They say living in Phoenix is like living in Chicago — only a lot hotter. There certainly are enough Windy City transplants here. And Chicago-style pizza. Now the Valley gets one more taste of Chicago in the form of Spinato’s fifth metro Phoenix location, which opened recently in Ahwatukee. Ken…
How much thought have you given to your plastic coffee cup lid? Not much, we’re guessing, unless you tipped it the wrong way and spilled impossibly hot liquid down your front. And definitely not as much thought as some folks, profiled in a fascinating piece in the Atlantic that includes lots and lots…
Mint juleps, bourbon infusions and something called a Hot Brown are on the menu tomorrow, Saturday, May 7th at 2 pm at Mabel’s on Main in Scottsdale in honor (of course) of the Kentucky Derby. Mabel’s has dubbed this the Woodford Derby Party in honor of Woodford Reserve small-batch bourbon, the…
Beginning tonight, a new favorite in Old Town Scottsdale will be staying open late. Bernie Kantak’s Citizen Public House is planning regular late night hours Thursday — Saturday, til 1:30 a.m. This weekend’s menu will feature Berkshire spare ribs ($12) and pork tacos with pickled onion ($5) along with regular…
Sweet Republic ice cream shop in Scottsdale is celebrating Cinco de Mayo in style, with a trio of flavors that sound a whole lot better than a Corona Light. Check out the sweet descriptions — and where to find the ice cream — after the jump. …
Hoping for breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day? Hoping for more than a bowl of Cheerio’s?Leave Cooking With My Kid open on your computer — and maybe Dad (or the kids) will get some ideas. It’s a super-cute blog filled with kiddie food porn and tips on cooking with the little ones. …
If you live here, none of CNN travel reporter Brendan Newnam’s restaurant recommendations will come as a surprise — FnB, Matt’s Big Breakfast, Rita’s Tacos, Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe. Yadda yadda. Amuse Bouche in Surprise was a bit off the beaten track for a list highlighting “Pizza Bianco” (oops,…
Recently, I was opening my business mail when it hit me like it ton of bricks. There it was, the first reminder that it’s just around the corner. The solicitation read, “Don’t get caught short, order your porta-pots now for Cinco de Mayo.” Get the rest of the story…
Of course we know that real grown-ups drink their tequila straight. From the bottle. Warm. But hey, what fun is that? Reading over the drink menu for Thursday’s “Cinco de Cycle” — featuring tequilas flavored with everything from chocolate to coconut — we were inspired to share some…
They say politics and romance don’t mix, but how about food? Looks like Chef Eddie Matney might have lost a customer or two with his status update this morning on Facebook: It was the the [sic] policies of Presidents Clinton and Bush that were in place that led up to the…
Sunday is Mother’s Day, and if you’re like us, you’re still scrambling to find just the place to take mom for that special (and somehow especially stressful) day. But chances are, you take the kids out to eat year-round, and you encounter the pitfalls of fine dining with the…
We never thought we’d say this, but some things really do look better on a cupcake. Like Princess Beatrice’s royal mistake of a wedding hat. While seamstresses were sewing knock-off wedding dresses over the last day, Wir Machen, a bakery in Munich, Germany, got busy with the fondant. Next up, Tara…
Don’t lie. You’re gonna watch. You’ve got the DVR set. Or at least you’ll catch a few minutes on the news. Come on — you know you want to see the dress. But do you have the balls to actually be seen in public, caring about the Royal Wedding? If so, azcentral.com…
We caught an interesting story this morning on KJZZ, the local NPR affiliate, about imposter chiles. Reporter Mónica Ortiz Uribe traveled to Hatch, New Mexico to talk to chile growers about a new law that makes it a crime in that state to lie about a chile’s authenticity. . Follow…
Wondering what to do with all those Cadbury creme eggs the Easter bunny dumped in your basket? (Okay, admit it, you got them Sunday afternoon on clearance at Walgreen’s — we won’t tell.)We were tired of both creme eggs and cupcakes — til we saw this post from Mark Frauenfelder. Now we’re…
We know some tough dining customers in this town, and one of them keeps telling us of his delicious, repeated trips to Kitchen 56, the bistro-y spot on the edge of Arcadia, at the southeast corner of 56th Street and Indian School. Now he’ll be able to dine there even more, with lunch…
Despite the horror of seeing our poor state identified with a Velveeta-y treat (I’m sure you can make chile con queso other ways, but I’ve never seen it) I had to share this lovely graphic and interview from our sister blog, LA Weekly’s Squid Ink. Check out why British…
In honor of Meatless Monday, we present five meat-free dishes from Valley restaurants that we’d happily eat all week long. 1. Mongolian Delight, Loving Hut It looks like beef, smells like beef — even feels like beef when you bite into it. But the “beef” in the Mongolian Delight from the…
This sure is a banner month for Arizona’s stoners. Last week the state’s medical marijuana law took effect (consult our handy guide for details) and now it’s 4/20. Heh heh. Why not celebrate by eating your weed? We’ve gathered so many marijuana recipes we could practically publish a cookbook at this point (not…
Pardon us for butchering a Christmas carol in April, but we get as excited as a little kid on Christmas morning at the thought of a good happy hour. And we’ve done our homework to find you the very happiest. Ambience, food, drink and good deals are all important components…
