Chris Malloy

Chris Malloy, former food editor and food critic at Phoenix New Times, has written for various local and national outlets. He has scrubbed pots in a restaurant kitchen, earned graduate credit for a class about cheese, harvested garlic in Le Marche, and rolled pastas like cappellacci stuffed with chicken liver. He writes stories on the food world’s margins.

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An Intrepid Distillery Brings Unfettered Style to the Local Spirits Scene

By Chris MalloyDecember 27, 2019

Chocolate bourbon? Citrusy gin? Absinthe that’s actually good?

Cafe Review: From Deep Scratch at Persepshen

By Chris MalloyDecember 26, 2019

Persepshen is already an important restaurant run by husband-and-wife team Jason and Katherine Dwight.

Our 10 Favorite Food Stories of 2019

By Chris Malloy and OthersDecember 24, 2019

We had many reported adventures this year, but these are our favorites.

Sonoran Arcana: Dreams of Perfect Desert Bread and Tortillas

By Chris MalloyDecember 23, 2019

You can find beautiful desert foods in unlikely places.

Q&A at The Theodore: Pondering the Present and Future of Arizona Beer

By Chris MalloyDecember 23, 2019

The curators of some of the Valley’s best beer bars pour out some thoughts on where the scene stands at the decade’s end.

7 Food Trends to Look Out for in 2020 and Beyond

By Chris MalloyDecember 19, 2019

Where do things stand? Where are they going?

The 7 Best New Restaurants of 2019 in Greater Phoenix

By Chris MalloyDecember 17, 2019

Our top spots of the year, and it was a good one.

Cider Frontier: Four Scientists Tap Rare and Forgotten Apples to Reimagine an American Beverage

By Chris MalloyDecember 12, 2019

Our food critic follows Stoic Cider to a lost orchard hidden in the mountains.

Cafe Review: Unholy Noodles From Saint Pasta Inside Linger Longer Lounge

By Chris MalloyDecember 12, 2019

Saint Pasta, the food truck turned brick-and-mortar operation, promises starchy heaven inside Linder Longer Lounge.

The 5 Best Drinks Our Critic Drank in 2019

By Chris MalloyDecember 11, 2019

Beer, cocktails, cider, sake …

The 10 Best Dishes Our Critic Ate in 2019

By Chris MalloyDecember 10, 2019

How many of these 10 have you eaten?

Brett Vibber Has Closed Cartwright’s to Open an Ambitious New Concept

By Chris MalloyDecember 9, 2019

One of Arizona’s wildest chefs is getting even wilder with an ambitious new concept in 2020.

Filipino-Inspired Barbecue by Way of Alaska and Arizona

By Chris MalloyDecember 3, 2019

Where to score skewers and more.

Cafe Review: Vecina Is a Damn Good Neighbor

By Chris MalloyNovember 28, 2019

Vecina, which translates from Spanish to “neighbor,” might be cooking the most inspired food in Arcadia.

Sonoran Arcana: The Desert Comes to a Farmers Market Near You

By Chris MalloyNovember 26, 2019

Add wolfberry jam and palo verde flour to your weekend haul.

Your New Favorite Tamale Awaits in an Unlikely Place

By Chris MalloyNovember 25, 2019

One place to seize the glories of tamale season.

Cafe Review: High Steaks at Maple & Ash in Scottsdale

By Chris MalloyNovember 14, 2019

Recently, the partners behind Maple & Ash, an opulent modern steakhouse in Chicago, opened an outpost near the Scottsdale Waterfront. But can an import from Chicago jolt our steakhouse scene?