Football season may be winding down, but don’t worry, you’ve got something new to look forward to on Sunday evenings. Starting this week, The Upton in Scottsdale will be hosting Sunday Service, a weekly Sunday event during which the restaurant will host a family-style dinner. To kick off the series…
A new a build-your-own ice cream sandwich shop is headed your way, Scottsdale. Called The Baked Bear, the made-to-order ice cream sandwich shop is expected to open in March at 7366 East Shea Boulevard, inside the the Village at Shea, just east of Scottsdale Road on Shea Boulevard. It will be the…
Love coffee? How about cars? How about 356 Porsches, specifically? Well, if you answered “yes” to any or all of those questions, then you’re probably going to enjoy Fourtillfour, a newly opened coffeeshop in Old Town Scottsdale. Located at 7105 East First Avenue, near the intersection of First Avenue and Marshall Way, the…
Rejoice, Tempe ramen lovers, because Tampopo Ramen has reopened for business. The noodle spot was closed for about three weeks after a woman drove her car into the front windows of the restaurant. Tempe police tweeted out a picture of the accident, which occurred on December 22, adding that impairment…
From pizza to cauliflower, there certainly was no shortage of excellent things to eat last month in metro Phoenix. This list includes a couple of dishes with which you may already be familiar, including one long-standing menu item and one dish that’s quickly earned itself a cult following, but also…
You know all those times when you’re hosting a party and everything is going great and then you run out of booze? You’re a few drinks in so you can’t run to the store to restock, and as a result, you have to shut things down just when everyone’s starting…
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…
For years, husband-and-wife team Danielle Leoni and Dwayne Allen have brought a little piece of the Caribbean to downtown Phoenix at their Jamaican restaurant The Breadfruit and Rum Bar. Allen, a Jamaica native, helped introduce Leoni, who was born in Illinois, to the vibrant island cuisine, and now she says she’s ready…
Look for the single red light bulb. That’s the advice we got from someone who visited downtown Phoenix’s newest watering hole, Melinda’s Alley, during its debut on Friday, January 1. The new bar is a speakeasy in the modern sense of the word, which is to say it’s not an…
If you’ve always wanted to get in the kitchen with James Beard Award-nominated chef Gio Osso — you know, like we did to see how he makes his signature grilled octopus dish — then you’re in luck, because later this month, Osso will host a pop-up cooking demonstration that will…
Just over a year after reopening in Tempe, Orange Table appears to have closed for good. The restaurant has not been open since early December, its website has been taken down, and during several attempts to call the restaurant we’ve not yet been able to get an answer. The restaurant,…
As of this week, Valley residents have a new destination for excellent pastries and coffee. And it’s not some newly-opened bakery or restaurant, but rather well-loved local sweet shop Super Chunk Sweets and Treats, which expanded its hours and menu as of yesterday. Now, in addition to sweet and savory…
You know that emergency package of instant ramen that’s been sitting in your pantry? Well, on Friday you can finally put it to good use — and we don’t mean by boiling some water and eating it for lunch. This Friday, January 8 you can take that package of instant…
It doesn’t often get truly cold here in the Valley of the Sun, but when it does, the last thing we desert dwellers want to do is eat a cold salad or a delicate piece of fish. No, cold weather calls for the type of food that warms you up…
Every year, a handful of the Southwest’s top bartenders come to the Valley to compete in a head-to-head competition called Last Slinger Standing. This year, five teams of four bartenders from Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico will take the stage at Culinary Dropout at The Yard at Farmers…
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…
It’s not yet the new year, but we’re already counting down the days until Arizona Beer Week 2016. The event is set to go down from Thursday, February 11 to Saturday, February 20 and, as usual, will include the giant, highly-anticipated Arizona Strong Beer Festival. Tickets to the festival, which will…
Phoenix food lovers, set your DVRs for Thursday, January 7 at 7 p.m. Because that’s when the sixth season of Arizona PBS’ Emmy-winning series Check, Please! Arizona is set to debut. As always, James Beard Award-winning chef Robert McGrath will host the show, which profiles local restaurants recommended by program viewers. In…
Phoenix, you’ve got a wonderful food scene. But even Valley chefs and restaurant owners have to admit that we’ve got some holes that deserve to be filled. While some people may be hoping for better late-night dining options and fewer restaurant chains, I’ve got my own wish list of things…
Whether you’re craving a Christmas ham, Peking duck, or sushi, you’ve got plenty of dining options on Christmas Day in metro Phoenix. And since you’re probably tired of hunting things down — you know, because of all the time you spent hunting down last-minute presents at the mall this week…
There’s probably a restaurant named House of Egg Roll in every major metropolitan city between Los Angeles and New York. In fact, a quick Google search turns up results including a Vietnamese-Chinese fast food spot by that name in Santa Clara and a similarly named Egg Roll House restaurant in…
Early next year Scottsdale will welcome Smoke Haus, a sister eatery to restauranteur Dave Andrea’s Brat Haus, to the Old Town dining scene. The restaurant has existed for about a year or so as an off-site catering concept, but will now make its brick-and-mortar home at 3636 N. Scottsdale Road,…
