When business owner Ashley Harder decides to throw a party, she sure knows who to call for the grub. Before transforming the space at 335 West McDowell Road (formerly Sage antiques) into a multi-use retail spot that will open in the fall, Jackalope Ranch reported that Harder’s going gallery-like with…
Oh, San Francisco. Isn’t it enough you have beautiful weather, cutting edge music, emerging restaurants, and Fisherman’s Wharf (okay, not Fisherman’s Wharf, that place is gross.) Now you come along with this kick-ass cake at the rooftop coffee bar of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Called the “Mondrian…
A few years ago, a friend of mine who was a personal trainer told me, “If you want to eat ice cream, than eat ice cream — just don’t have it all the time, and when you do, get only the best.” Sound advice, especially for those of us past…
There’s much to be said about the rare opportunity to dine in denim with an ahh-inducing view of Camelback Mountain — too bad I couldn’t say a word of it at the table. I was too busy shoveling forkfuls of pan borracho, or drunk bread, a glorious baked concoction of…
Take pictures of your food much? Um, yeah, we all do. Now there’s a simple new app for iPhone users that combines your food photos with a health and happiness meter and does away with scales and calorie counts. Clean and simple, Foodish takes your food and drink photos and…
Whoa, hold the phone, Bubbles. Did someone say food trucks and beer? It’s true. Sleepy Dog Saloon & Brewery in Tempe has partnered with members of the Phoenix Food Truck Coalition and on select evenings will serve up original brews like Puppy Pale (pale ale), Irish Setter (Irish red), and…
Okay, you can uncross your fingers now. Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor, is staying open. Two weeks ago, I reported that an employee of the 60-year-old establishment told me Mary Coyle’s did have a buyer and, barring any paperwork snags, they hoped to be back in business…
When it comes to creating one-of-a-kind cakes for ginormous events, most of us would add our own sweat to the list of ingredients. Not chef Tracy DeWitt, an instructor at Scottsdale’s Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, self-described sugar artist, and five-time competitor on Food Network Challenge. DeWitt will…
Sounds as if Scottsdale residents will soon be getting a taste of their own drool-worthy ‘cue from Stacy’s Smokehouse, the tiny, no-frills purple building on Indian School Road and 16th Street. Between bites of rib tips smoked over almond and hickory wood and doused in Stacy’s sugary-sweet sauce, I recently…
Who says London tea parties and fine, fresh, and fierce California girls don’t mix? Not Emma Thomas, more commonly known as Miss Cakehead and creator of the adults-only cake shop Eat Your Heart Out. Inspired by Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” video, Miss Cakehead has once again decided to turn high tea…
For those old enough to remember Punky Brewster, the NBC sitcom starring Soleil Moon Frye as Penelope “Punky” Brewster, a precocious and endearing pigtailed tot being raised by her foster parent, prepare for a liposuction of your childhood memories. Gothamist reports that the now-adult Moon Fry (hubba, hubba!), along with…
Crudo, the quirky Old Town eatery of inventive raw seafood dishes and handmade pastas, has announced a summer series of wine dinners that will explore the regions of Italy — a country where seemingly everyone cooks with confidence. Dinners will feature three wines and three courses and will cost $35…
Seattle-based artist Photographer Christopher Boffoli sees our lives played out in miniature, and on food, in his collection, “Disparity,” which has been shown in galleries across the United States. According to the Daily Mail, Boffoli spent three years capturing everyday scenes for the series using only items from the grocery…
Second story patio dining in Phoenix is as rare as rain. Lucky for us, a bit of it fell this month in Arcadia thanks to the opening of Cave & Ive’s Portico Grill at Indian School Road and 44th Street. A new concept from the folks at Sacks Art of Sandwicherie,…
Sweet mother of sugar hill — how amazing do these look? Last week, Essence Bakery Cafe asked its Facebook followers to choose its next flavor of macaron. The choices? Passion fruit, margarita, and strawberries and cream. Out of 95 responses, strawberries and cream finished first with 40 votes, passion fruit…
Superstition Farm, the family-run, working dairy farm in Mesa, will be making tracks to Phoenix to support the “Save the Icehouse” benefit beginning at 5 p.m., this Friday, May 27, at the Icehouse. The Icehouse, the gallery and performance warehouse space (and one-time true ice storage facility) near Fifth Avenue…
It may not be able to make the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs, but it can serve up a sandwich. The Grillenium Falcon, a food truck hailing from Fayetteville, Arkansas is run by Hammontree Take Home Gourmet and sports some sweet artwork of a grilled cheese-shaped Millennium Falcon…
How do we show mad love to our favorite foods? Usually by eating them. But now, thanks to artist Sofia Molnar, we can wear them too. The Canadian artist, now living in Japan, has her own business called SouZou Creations. Along with earrings and pins, Molnar’s most adorable food jewelry…
Mixing foodie-ism with fast food, local alt-weekly The Grid asked four top Toronto-area chefs to create five-star meals using only the ingredients found in a McDonald’s Big Mac combo (the famous burger, fries, Coke, and condiments.) The only rule? Other than oil and water, no extra ingredients allowed. The results?…
Four Peaks Brewing Co. who, only weeks ago, wanted our faces under their kilt, is showing a more refined side with a beer dinner at the Musical Instrument Museum Cafe at 6 p.m., this Friday, May 27. Along with heirloom veggie expert Seacat Gardens, Four Peaks will be serving up…
“We made it through last summer and this year I had to ask myself, ‘Do we need to be open or don’t we?'” That’s Steve Rosenstein, owner of The Duce, the refurbished and funky Downtown warehouse that features a restaurant, a bar, a clothing shop — even a boxing ring…
Famed Valley chef, restaurateur, and Sasquatch Burger inventor Aaron May will be the featured guest at Monti’s La Casa Vieja from 5 to 10 p.m., tomorrow, May 24. As part of the restaurant’s Celebrity Chef Series, which has included the likes of Executive Chef Beau MacMillan of elements at Sanctuary…
