Cafe: El Coquito

We don’t know about you, but the rising temperatures are starting to bother us here at New Times. Alas, a cool dip in the ocean is simply out of the question; as Michele Laudig mentions in this week’s “Cafe” column. Luckily we can, at the very least, sample island cuisine…

E3: Top 5 Video Games That Pissed Us Off

Yesterday we ran down the top 5 video games that had our eyes glued to E3 coverage when we should have been, you know, working. There are so many titles fueling our excitement, but that’s not to say there aren’t a few that have our blood boiling. What video games…

E3: Top 5 Video Games We Can’t Wait to Get Our Hands On

If there’s one thing gamers have in common the world over today, it’s that we were all watching E3 coverage when we should have been working. E3, or the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is an annual video game conference where future game innovations are revealed for the drooling, gaming masses to…

Adult Swim: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

New Times stopped by this past weekend’s Adult Swim at Hotel San Carlos to kick it pool side with the beautiful (we hoped) people. As luck would have it there were several examples of pool-side fashion ready to be captured by our cameras (see above). Of course, there were a…

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week Caffiend: Crudo’s Red Eye Arizona’s Raw Foodies Celebrate the…

Top Chef Tour Heads for Phoenix

Bravo is bringing their Top Chef show to Downtown Phoenix’s public market with the Top Chef Tour 2010. Admission is free and gets you access to get autographs from “chef’testants,”samples of food, and the chance to win Top Chef prizes. Top Chef Tour 2010 will hit Phoenix Public Market on June…

Cafe: Crudo

Once we’ve found a good barber shop, it takes a lot to get us to go somewhere else. Of course, having a great restaurant built in to your salon would be a step in the right direction. Such is the case of Crudo, an eatery tucked away with Steven Paul…

Stage: Space 55’s Seven Minutes in Heaven

It is a shame that the written word often can not convey sarcasm as easily as the spoken one. This being the case, please consider the following statement to be dripping with sarcasm: I can not wait to seet Stage 55’s Seven Minutes in Heaven. Lucky you and I have…

Boutiques to Bars with Here On the Corner

If you stopped by Tempe’s La Bocca last night, you may have enjoyed your designer pizza with a side of TOMS shoes. This dinner-ide shopping experience was brought to you by Here on the Corner, a Tempe-based boutique getting the word out about their various products this summer by taking them…

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week Damon Brasch, What Are You Eating? New Summer Foodie…