A new year brought some new restaurants to metro Phoenix including a new concept from one of the city’s best-loved chefs and four new restaurants at Westgate in Glendale. We also got a new location of Squid Ink Sushi, and a pizza spot that’s bringing a taste of The Windy…
Food and football lovers headed to WestWorld in Scottsdale on Saturday night for the 24th annual Taste of the NFL. The fundraising event brought together celebrities such as Alyssa Milano and Adam Richman, NFL stars past and present, and top chefs from each of the 32 NFL team cities. For…
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…
According to Arizona Public Service, scammers have targeted several Phoenix restaurants within the last few weeks by threatening to shut off a restaurant’s electricity and demanding payment over the phone. Less than a month ago the management of Scottsdale’s FnB restaurant fell victim and paid $900 to scammers who claimed…
Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge Now through Saturday, February 28 For the second year in a row more than a dozen local restaurants will create a special dessert inspired by a classic Girl Scout cookie flavor such as Do-Si-Dos, Samoas Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Trefoils, or this year’s new flavor Rah…
Squid Ink Sushi, the locally-owned Japanese restaurant from chef and owner Schuyler Estes, will open a third location in Scottsdale today. The newest restaurant can be found at 7318 E. Shea Boulevard, on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea. The space was most recently occupied by chef Payton Curry’s…
Crepe Bar fans, I know you’re out there. And I also know you’re probably going to mildly freak out when you hear that Jeff Kraus and the Crepe Bar crew have come up with two special donuts that will be available tomorrow, Saturday, January 31, at Welcome Chicken + Donuts…
Scottsdale will get a new destination for French cuisine next week when Bistro du Lac opens its doors to the public. Located at 8320 North Hayden Road, the restaurant and bakery takes over the space formerly occupied by Buster’s on the Lake. Francophiles probably will be happy to hear that…
Truckin’ Awesome Super Fest Today through Saturday, January 31 This weekend you can get a sneak peek at the soon-to-open DeSoto Central Market located at 915 N. Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix by heading to the three-day Truckin’ Awesome Super Fest. The party will be held on the outdoor patio…
It’s been several weeks since a sign went up in the window of Mamma Mia Original Pizza & Subs located at 3937 East Indian School Road in Phoenix. The handwritten sign states simply that the restaurant is “closed for vacation.” After weeks of waiting, there’s still no word about when…
Looking for the don’t-miss spots of the Phoenix dining scene? Then you’ll want this list, which includes longtime Valley favorites and some of the hottest restaurants to open in the last few months. Whether you’re looking for fine dining, a true adventure, or just a great plate of barbecue, there’s…
Anyone can tell by looking at Kyle Middlebrooks’ battered practice helmet that the guy has taken some hard knocks. The Arizona State University senior running back sustained several serious injuries during his four-year college football career. Just months after recovering from surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder, Middlebrooks tore his…
The East Valley got a new place for freshly-baked bread last month when Rise Up Bakery opened its doors at 861 N. Higley Road in Gilbert. The bakery comes courtesy of husband and wife team Jay and Danielle Lunt, who owned a bakery in Las Vegas before picking up and…
We can hardly believe it but the Street Eats Food Truck Festival is already just around the corner. The fourth annual event, sponsored by New Times, will take over Salt River Fields in Scottsdale for two days of food and drink on Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8. As…
FnB Super Bowl parties don’t get more gourmet than when catered by chef Charleen Badman of FnB in Scottsdale. The restaurant will be offering its Super Bowl CSA, which includes grain salad, potato salad, Caesar pasta salad with winter vegetables, six layer dip, house made tortilla chips, and 24 fried…
We’ll admit that Glendale is always a great place to do some vintage shopping and a worthwhile place to dine before catching a concert or game, and right now it’s also ground zero for football fans from all over the country. As such, we thought it’d be an appropriate time…
As much as we wished that the rumors surrounding the closure of Gallo Blanco at The Clarendon Hotel were part of a cruel joke, owners Doug and Denise Robson announced on Facebook on Saturday that the restaurant will, in fact, close at the end of the month. The post on…
Bitter & Twisted Pop-Up Cocktail Garden Starts Wednesday, January 28 With downtown Phoenix hosting Super Bowl Central, it’s going to be hard to find a place to sit back, relax, and enjoy a drink. The good news is that Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour is hosting an outdoor pop-up cocktail…
Arizona Cocktail Week is just around the corner, which means it time to start planning out your schedule of dining, drinking, and, of course, education for the eight day-long celebration of all things booze. From Saturday, February 14 to Saturday, February 21, cocktail lovers and booze hounds will have no…
Things have been rough for the folks behind the Bill Johnson’s Big Apple family of restaurants for quite some time. On November 12 the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but that didn’t stop the restaurant’s locations in Mesa and North Phoenix from shuttering last year. That left only one restaurant…
There’s certainly no shortage of places to party, eat, and drink during the next two weeks. But few events are going to pack as much star power Taste of the NFL’s Party With a Purpose, which will be held on the eve of the Super Bowl at WestWorld of Scottsdale…
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…
