My food handler’s Card reads “Food Service Worker,” not “Industry Analyst.” But on the flip side, those are credentials enough to see the kind of economic Love Canal the Scottsdale Waterfront’s becoming for a number of its restaurant tenants. Second helpings of Scottsdale Galleria anyone? Sniffing around SouthBridge just after…
Well-heeled, well-preserved, and ready to play, the club-crawling “cougar” has become a cultural icon. One need only survey such fertile habitats as Barcelona, Skye, Eli’s, Pane e Vino, et. al. to know the local cougar population is thriving. Good news for both predator and prey…
Editor’s note: Chow Bella usually gives bylines, so why the big secret about who writes Waiter Confidential? Well, consider all the toes that Anonymous could step on. This industry pro has seen it all in 25 years of waiting tables and tending bar at some of the Valley’s most beloved…
It’s just before 2 a.m., and the clamor of the phone ringer yanks me out of the early stages of sleep. I fumble for my cordless and mutter a muted, “Hello?” It’s Katie (names have been changed to protect the innocent — and me), an on-and-off acquaintance I’ve known for…
