This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 46. Wood Grilled Artichoke at Central…

Anyone can learn to hold a knife. But few have the survival skills required to navigate a restaurant kitchen. The job demands long hours of physically demanding work, a far cry from the sugar-coated version shown on TV. One needs passion, diligence, dedication — and good taste.   Unfortunately, according…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 47. Sticky Buns at El…

Chef Gio Osso of Virtu Honest Craft in Scottsdale plans to open a second restaurant in downtown Gilbert later this year. Named Nico, after his son, the restaurant will serve “West Coast-inspired food” that’s influenced by Osso’s Italian background. The concept is still a work in progress, but Osso says…

On Monday, July 27, Eliot Wexler’s first full-fledged Nocawich restaurant is scheduled to open its doors at 777 South College Avenue in Tempe. With the restaurant’s debut, what started as a fast-casual lunch concept operating out of Wexler’s Noca (his sadly-closed fine dining spot in Phoenix) finally will become fully…

It’s been almost five years since chef Walter Sterling has been a part of the local culinary scene — but he’s about to come back in a very big way. In the coming weeks, Sterling, along with co-chef Sacha Levine and sommelier Dave Johnson, will open Ocotillo restaurant, a massive…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 48. Chettinad Dosai at Woodlands Vegetarian…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 50. Footlong at Ted’s Hot Dogs…

It’s been less than two years since restaurateur Joey Maggiore, son of restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore, opened Cuttlefish Ocean Kitchen at The Shops at Gainey Village in Scottsdale. But earlier this month, Maggiore shuttered the upscale seafood-centric restaurant and changed the space into a casual brunch spot called The Hash Kitchen…

Don’t freak out yet, but according to a post on the New Hong Kong Restaurant website, the owners of the well-loved Chinese restaurant are looking to sell. Citing age and a “large amount of traffic in the restaurant,” the owners are searching for someone to buy their business.  Yup. Ok, now…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 51. Bandeja Paisa at La Tiendita…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 52. Cauliflower Pizza at Forge Wood-Fired…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 53. Fig, Cheese, and Caramel Empanada at…

Those who listen to local NPR affiliate KJZZ might have noticed a few changes in the station’s programming schedule last week. Beginning on Saturday, July 11, the station debuted a new slate of shows — one that may leave some Valley food lovers with an hourlong void to fill.  That’s…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 54. Tri-Tip Sandwich at Grassroots…

Uptown Plaza, the shopping center located on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Camelback Road, will welcome two new restaurant tenants in the upcoming months: a second Arizona location of Shake Shack, the New York City-based burger chain founded by Danny Meyer, and a third location of Flower Child,…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 54. Baklava at Middle Eastern…

There certainly were a lot of sad folks when Aaron May’s Scottsdale bar and restaurant, The Lodge, shut its doors about eight months ago. Though there are two other locations of the cabin-themed eatery, in Tucson and Colorado, the closure of the Old Town location left Valley Lodge lovers with no…

This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com. 55. Buffala Verace at Pomo Pizzeria…