For 12 years family-owned and operated Tolmachoff Farms has welcomed you and yours to come experience a day in the life of a farmer. Saturday’s Family Farm Day promises something for everyone including train rides and pony pictures for the youngsters and a pickable garden for the family foodie. To…
Summertime means two things: more boozing, less clothing. And less clothing means you’ve got to be keeping that hot bod of yours in tip-top shape. From $30 for genuine dyed chicken feather hair extensions (guilty!) to $75 for the perfectly painted toes, we’ve been known to throw down a pretty…
If you ask us, being stuck in the desert for another weekend of 100-plus-degree weather earns us the right to indulge in a little escapism. When Phoenix Caribbean Carnival arrives to inject some island spice into Valley life, it’ll make for a welcome staycation. Festivities heat up on Friday, May…
With just a few days between us and the newest Wes Andersen movie, Moonrise Kingdom, we’re itching for a fresh dose of the director’s signature dry humor and cinematography. Moonrise Kingdom is set to hit theaters (in limited release because if everyone was able to see it, it wouldn’t be…
Let your inner foodie loose on the Valley when Arizona Restaurant Week brings together more than 200 restaurants for a nine-day celebration of culinary cool. With prix-fixe three-course meals offered at noted eateries such as Binkley’s, 6920 East Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek, and Citizen Public House, 7111 East…
Ever find yourself thinking, “Wow, I really wish there was someone who could show me around downtown Phoenix’s bustling food scene. It’s all so overwhelming”? Well . . . probably not. But anyway, Taste It Tours is here to satisfy your burning curiosity about all that downtown has to offer…
Editor’s Note: We have corrected Phoenix Food Truck Coalition to Phoenix Street Food Coalition. The business: White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread, not your average Indian fry bread, brought to you by Alice Roach and her husband, John. What you need to know: For the past six years, the Roaches have…
This week, we brought you the story of La Fontanella, the Italian restaurant in Arcadia owned by Isabella Mannone-Bertuccio. For nearly three decades she’s been serving her authentic Italian cuisine to Valley diners looking for a taste of the Old World. Her story began with her parent’s restaurant in Chicago…
On Monday, we began our conversation with Isabella Mannone-Bertuccio of La Fontanella, the classic Italian restaurant in Arcadia, which opened its doors in 1982. This year the restaurant will be celebrating its 29th year in Phoenix. We headed over to get the full story behind the restaurant — a story…
There are few places in the restaurant world that can say they’ve been around as long as La Fontanella, the family-style Italian eatery that made its home in Arcadia long before renovating old houses was the “cool” thing to do. This year, the restaurant, which opened in 1982, celebrates its…
Sacha Baron Cohen’s newest film The Dictator, set to hit theaters on May 16, brought its mildly offensive but pretty damn funny “Wadiyan” bus to Arizona State University on Thursday.Although Cohen, a.k.a. His Excellency Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen, didn’t make a personal appearance, his “virgin guards” and crew of Wadiyan women shared…
This week in Chef Chat we’ve been talking with Chris Costantino of Costantino’s Kitchen. His line of handmade gourmet sauces and seasonings began with one recipe, a recipe for tomato basil pasta sauce he learned from his Grandma Angie. Today, you can find his line of products at farmers markets…
Chef Chat this week has brought you into Costantino’s Kitchen, where Chris Costantino is cooking up small, handmade batches of his Grandma Angie’s Tomato Basil Sauce. On Monday, we talked about how he broke into the culinary world from his past corporate life, and got the scoop on the sauce…
OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create(‘ooyalaplayer’, ‘ZndDZobjpWmaOr5dxq8n2Ry4MCtFa_gN’); });Please enable Javascript to watch this video Meat Cutting: A Lost Art? But seriously, have you ever stopped to think about just how much skill it takes to cut a huge hunk of meat into sellable steaks? Local butcher Chris McFarland has. In fact, he’s probably…
In Chef Chat this week we introduce to you Chris Costantino of Costantino’s Kitchen. After years working in the corporate world, Costantino decided to pursue what he loved most: cooking food. In 2003, he graduated from Scottsdale Community College’s culinary arts program and turned his passion into a business by…
This week in Chef Chat we brought you our interview with Chef Brian Hulihee of Roaring Fork in central Scottsdale. On Monday, he talked about how he got into the business and what it’s like to be entering his 10th year at the restaurant. Yesterday, he recalled family memories involving…
Yesterday, we shared the first part of our interview with Chef Brian Hulihee of Roaring Fork who celebrated his 10th anniversary working at the Old Town Scottsdale eatery in January. Today, we get personal as Hulihee shares some of his childhood memories and talks about his family…
This week we sat down with Chef Brian Hulihee of Roaring Fork. The last time we checked in with Chef Hulihee in 2010, he talked about his young family and his excitement over pink sea salt. This time, he’s celebrating his tenth year anniversary working at the restaurant. Oh how…
If getting out of the sun and away from the delirious drunks yesterday at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival wasn’t enough motivation for you to fork out $30 to see Travel Channel personalities Andrew Zimmern of Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Adam Richmanof Man vs. Food, you weren’t alone. But…
This week we’ve been talking with Brian Kingdeski of The Spot in Gilbert. Open since January, the neighborhood eatery specializes in home cooked classics and friendly service. Their quirky, 13-foot-wide space and beach cruiser delivery system add to the charm. Today, Kingdeski’s going to break down one of the restaurant’s…
Yesterday we began our talk with Brian Kingdeski of The Spot in Gilbert. The neighborhood restaurant and hangout serves “food you’ll like” in a comfortably tiny and welcoming setting. The Spot may be a baby in the restaurant world, but Kingdeski’s no new kid on the block. He’s been working…
The Spot in Gilbert, where owner Brian Kingdeski talks family values and bringing homemade classics, at an affordable price. Although an undeniably Google-unfriendly name, “The Spot” fits this restaurant like a glove. With dexterity that reveals Kingdeski’s decades of experience in the restaurant biz,a 13-foot-wide retail space has been transformed…
