Sid Campbell’s dining philosophy comes from his love of entertaining. The food should be an accent to the ambiance, adding flavor to the fun.His Firecracker Shrimp is the perfect dish for a relaxed evening with friends. The creamy, spicy sauce served over pan-seared shrimp is sure to impress and satisfy…
Can you remember the last time you had a salad with fresh, crisp spring greens, strawberries, goat cheese, candied walnuts, and pomegranate vinaigrette — from a drive-thru? What about coffee that didn’t taste like a foot? If you answered “never”, give D’lish Kitchen and Coffee House a try. We must admit we…
Sid Campbell runs a restaurant a lot like people plan for a party. He takes special care to make Local Breeze an enjoyable atmosphere, because he says his restaurant is as much about the ambiance as it is about the tasty food.”It’s more about the feeling I’m trying to create,”…
Anti-incest t-shirts, a collection of art, and bedazzled bras form the curious collection of wall-adornments that span Cup’O’Karma’s tiny interior. This small coffee joint, which is in the middle of in a strip mall across Southern Avenue from MCC, combines the good feeling of helping others with a good caffeine…
This week we spend some time at cafés near other campuses in the Valley. Today, we’re featuring an ASU West campus coffee shop in Glendale with a couple of quirks.We’re not ones to whine about coffee and pastries. We recognize a good thing when we see it, and Next Coffee…
Moises says Chitarra Alla Amatriciana (pronounced: key-tar-ra alla ama-treet-chee-ama) is from the town of Amatrice, north of Rome. Unlike most Italian dishes that use pancetta, Chitarra Alla Amatriciana is marked with its use of guanciale. While similar to pancetta in structure, guanciale is specifically made from the jowls of the…
Many restaurants that use local produce love to brag about the fact, plastering the words all over their menus, windows, and Web sites. But you won’t see Wade Moises use hip buzzwords like organic and locally-grown on his menu.What he does say is that creating dishes from local foods should…
In an effort to show its dedication to sustainability, the city of Phoenix revamped the historic A.E. England Building and opened it to shops. Fair Trade Café snatched up one of the retail spaces, in a prime location across from ASU’s Cronkite School and University Center, and opened its doors about…
Drip Coffee Lounge is tucked away in a multitude of shops and eateries off 7th Street south of Thomas. It’s a little hard to find and usually only open until 3 p.m.Overcoming those hurdles, the strong coffee and impressive lunch menu are worth the minor inconveniences. However, we will say…
U-Pass holders rejoice! This week’s Campus Coffee series uncovers some café gems in downtown Phoenix.Take the light rail westbound to Central and Camelback, head south a couple blocks, and you’ll find Lola Coffee, a cozy little café popping out of an equally delightful little shopping center. If you need more…
Our favorite place to get fed and caffeinated between classes is probably eJoy Internet Café off Mill Avenue and 7th Street. Now that eJoy is finally out of its creepy gamer phase and under new management, it is better than ever. The back room, full of unused computers, has been…
Slow Food Phoenix says that the current standard of fast food and junk food in school lunches serves the escalating obesity and diabetes epidemic in America. (Not to mention, there’s the ethical sketchiness of putting Taco Bell and Pizza Hut products in schools.) So to raise awareness, the group is inviting Valley…
For Tempe’s eastsiders, Gold Bar Espresso has been a staple for many years.If Solo Cafe (which we covered yesterday) is decorated like a great-aunt’s house, Gold Bar is decorated more like that aunt who is too young to be a hippie but too old to be anything too hip. It’s…
With school back in session, ’tis the season to start cramming and caffeinating. This week, we head to Tempe to see what main campus cafes have to offer. Solo Café has been on the corner of Mill Avenue and Baseline Road for almost two years. The café is cute, clean,…
What’s better than homemade ice cream in the middle of a late August heat wave? Cheap homemade ice cream in the middle of a late August heat wave. Lucky for us, Superstition Farms is offering some sweet dairy discounts and exclusives for cow connoisseurs who join their Dairy Club, which…
