Lobster Mania Today through Memorial Day weekend This weekend kicks off Lobster Mania at chef Eddie Matney’s Eddie’s House in Scottsdale. Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday through Labor Day weekend you can head to the restaurant to dig into a 1 lb. fresh Maine Lobster and two sides for $29…
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…
Last year, we marked the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section…
It’s been a rough year for restauranteurs Robert and Linda Gabrick. In October they were forced to close their nine-year-old restaurant Carefree Station and now, less than six months after opening, their new restaurant Scottsdale Station has also shuttered. The 8,200 square-foot restaurant opened at 8220 North Hayden Road in…
Fans of Fox’s hit television series MasterChef know that the show searches for the best of the nation’s home cooks and then lets them compete in a series of culinary challenges to win a cookbook deal and a $250,000 grand prize. The show’s fifth season premiers next week and on…
Classic Italian Pizza owner Azhar Began is fond of saying, “Life is too short to eat bad pizza.” A true statement that made it all the more sad when his Tempe restaurant closed its doors in 2013. But now, just over a year later, Began and his wood-fired pizzas are…
Move over, Pei Wei and Samurai Sam. Another fast-casual Asian eatery has set its sights on the Valley for expansion. Denver-based chain, Tokyo Joe’s, will open its first Arizona location later this month in Mesa and has plans to open dozens more restaurants in the area over the next few…
The Guilty Pleasure: Ben & Jerry’s Hazed and Confused Ice Cream Where to Get It: The freezer aisle of your local grocery store Price: About $5 What It Really Costs: A whooping 1,120 calories if you finish the whole pint. It’s been few months since Ben & Jerrys released their…
When it comes to the north Phoenix part of town, the question isn’t whether there are good places to eat, but whether or not you can make time to get to them all. There’s a lot of square mileage that constitutes this part of town, but whether you’re from the…
Last year, we marked the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section…
Jade Bar Today There’s a lot of good stuff going on at the newly renovated Jade Bar of Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain. The lounge offers stunning views of the surrounding area for one, as well as a pretty impressive cocktail program courtesy of master mixologist Ryan Margarian. Their specialty cocktails…
Doc Brown Owner Doc’s Artisan Ice Cream www.artisanicecreams.com If you stop by Doc’s Artisan Ice Cream in Tempe, you won’t find a charming ice cream parlor with a brightly painted walls and beautifully displayed desserts. You’ll probably find Brown working away in what amounts to an ice cream laboratory, chock-full…
Last year, we marked the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section…
We’re just a day away from the start of Arizona Spring Restaurant Week, so if you still haven’t made your reservations, you’d better act fast. There are dozens of places all over town that will be offering special three-course menus during the 10-day event, each of which will be priced…
There are big plans in the works for downtown Tempe, but with the changes come a few closures. Late last year, the city lost the Chili’s restaurant that had been open on the southeast corner of Mill Avenue and University Drive since 1989. And now some more classics are on…
Earlier this spring T. Cook’s at the Royal Palms resort launched #PM31, a weekly dining event during which executive chef Paul McCabe creates a multicourse dining experience for a small group of guests. The dinners, held every Wednesday night, are completely improvisational — every ingredient arrives the day of the…
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…
The northwest Phoenix location of Bill Johnson’s Big Apple closed its doors for good about three weeks ago — but you can still own a piece of it. The restaurant was once one of five Big Apple locations in the Valley, though now only the original restaurant on Van Buren…
O.H.S.O. Distillery Opens Today Get excited, Scottsdale-ites! The second location of Arcadia’s O.H.S.O. nanoBrewery opens in North Scottsdale today. Called O.H.S.O. Distillery, the restaurant and bar is located at 15681 North Hayden Road and will offer food items, specialty drinks, and beers not available at the original location. But like…
Whether you’re looking for a food-filled work of fiction or a more studious poolside read, there’s something for everyone on Chow Bella’s summer reading list. We’ve included several new and upcoming releases, as well as a few award-winning picks that came out late last year…
This Saturday, beer fans will be busy getting their drink on at the AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival. But don’t worry, wine lovers, there’s something for you, too. You can hit the streets (and the light-rail tracks) for the eighth annual Urban Wine Walk. The self-guided, non-mobile tour is a…
It’s been over a month and a half since a small fire closed Tempe’s Umami restaurant. Originally, owner Jared Lupin expected to reopen in under two weeks but that didn’t happen, obviously. The good news is the wait is finally over. The restaurant will reopen at 11 a.m. Thursday, May…
