Now here’s a kick in the asphalt. Coup Des Tartes, the romantic French bistro and oldest B.Y.O.B. in Phoenix, is being forced out of its former historic farmhouse home at 4626 North 16th Street to make way for a parking lot. See also: – CLOSED: Big Earl’s BBQ in Scottsdale…

For many of us, forking out $15 for a cocktail is enough to make us wince, but for those with ATMs in their kitchens and doormen for their luxury underground doomsday condos, pricey pours that add a Ben Franklin or two to the total are just another day at the…

Blame Otro’s very good Mexican dishes on chef Doug Robson, who has never let Mexico’s Distrito Federal, the place he was born and raised, stray too far from memory. In 2009, Robson realized his own restaurant in the form of Gallo Blanco, his Mexico City-style eatery in the Clarendon Hotel…

Like a beautiful woman, the mole negro at Otro Cafe is stunning enough to silence your inner monologue. Richly intense yet delicately sweet, deeply comforting yet smoky and spicy, its seamless blend of dozens of blended, ground, roasted, and slow-cooked ingredients — chocolate, several kinds of chiles, nuts, onions, garlic…

After Thursday, June 27, visitors and business types can scratch one less Mexican eatery from downtown Phoenix. Uno Mas Mex1can Grill is shuttering. See also: – CLOSED: Big Earl’s BBQ in Scottsdale – May Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix Lasting less than a year, the fast-casual Mexican restaurant,…

Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. When it comes to the grill, we know how to make hot dogs and hamburgers…

Looks like the smoke’s gone out at Big Earl’s BBQ. The home of “old school ‘Q'” in Old Town Scottsdale has shuttered. See also: – May Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix – CLOSED: Sam Fox’s Modern Steak in Scottsdale Opened in January 2011 in a standalone white brick…

Downtowners looking for a new place to imbibe should start counting their empty martini glasses until the opening of Bitter & Twisted, the new cocktail parlor coming this fall to downtown’s Luhrs Building courtesy of mixologist and co-founder of Arizona Cocktail Week, Ross Simon. See also: – New Wine Bar…

When discussing the highs and lows of food truck ownership, chef Michael Brown of Jamburritos Cajun Grille Express knows they can happen at any time — sometimes around the same time. See also: – Six Phoenix Food Trucks, Rated – Food Truck Caravan Rolls Into Downtown Scottsdale The ex-New Yorker,…

Oenophiles can now mix a long finish with the beauty of flight thanks to a new wine bar and restaurant at the Scottsdale Airpark. See also: – Market Street Kitchen in Scottsdale Introduces Sunday Brunch – Republica Empanada Will Bring Latin Comfort Food and South American Specialties to Downtown Mesa,…

Thanks to food television pretty much exploding over the last ten years, you can hardly swing a frying pan without hitting a chef, restaurateur, mixologist, home cook, food truck owner, etc., appearing on a morning show this or a reality show that. See also: – Chefs, What’s Your Favorite Food…

For the 14th season of his popular Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, spiky-haired chef Guy Fieri spent time with six Valley restaurants in January. See also: – 15 Summer Festivals in Metro Phoenix and Across Arizona – Score Small Bites of Summer at 30 Restaurants in Metro Phoenix…

When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…

Karaikudi Palace in Scottsdale boasts not one chef well-versed in the Indian foods of his homeland, but three of them. See also: – Leo’s Island BBQ Brings Peoria a Taste of Hawaii – Chasing Amy: Overcooked Reality and the Decline of Western Civility And thanks to this trio of friends…

Many world cuisine restaurants in the Valley can lay claim to having a chef well-versed in the food of his or her homeland. But Karaikudi Palace in Scottsdale boasts three of them. The trio, in one form or another, is responsible for the restaurant’s vibrant South Indian dishes: bold curries…

Pig & Pickle, the six-month-old comfort food meets chef finesse spot in Scottsdale — from ex-Atlas Bistro chefs Keenan Bosworth and Joshua Riesner — is making a good case for getting out of bed on Sunday: Brunch, baby. See also: – Pig & Pickle in Scottsdale: Gourmet Food Without the…

Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. It’s tough not to talk travel without talking about food — especially when those on…

In one week, Phoenix downtowners will have a new place to get their sushi on: Squid Ink Sushi Bar. See also: – New Breakfast Spot, Snooze AM Eatery, Coming to Central Phoenix – Sam Fox’s New Seafood Spot, Little Cleo’s, Opens at The Yard in North Central Phoenix The Peoria…