Silk True Asian Opens April 10 in Chandler

Chandler-ites will be welcoming a new Asian restaurant to the dining scene as of Thursday, April 10 when Silk True Asian opens its doors for business. The restaurant will be located at 4995 S. Alma School Road in Chandler, inside the Promenade at Fulton Ranch. Silk True Asian comes courtesy…

Karl’s Quality Bakery in Sunnyslope Has Re-Opened in New Spot

The last time we checked in with Karl and Christine Boerner, the father-daughter duo behind Sunnyslope’s Karl’s Quality Bakery, the owners had secured a new location and were launching an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to get things up and running. That was back in January and though the Boerners…

5 Best Places to Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Casablanca Lounge Tuesday, April 8 The 2014 Scottsdale Culinary Festival will kick off with the Opening Night Affair at Casablanca Lounge in Old Town Scottsdale. The event will be “a stylish salute to classic Hollywood,” with red carpet, vintage cocktails from Campari, small bites, magic, music, and a cigar lounge…

Maya’s Farm CSA Accepting Applications Now for Spring Season

There’s no need to run all over town just to get your hands on fresh, local produce. Not when you can sign up for a CSA, or community-supported agriculture. Maya’s Farm, a small enterprise run by Maya Dailey within The Farm at South Mountain development, offers CSA members a weekly…

Blue Crab Handroll at Yasu Sushi Bistro: Eat This Now

It seems this tiny restaurant has fallen off the radar for many food lovers. But not for the local Paradise Valley/North Phoenix crowd. They still fill every table in the entire cozy dining room, even on random Tuesday nights, filling up on sushi and other Japanese specialties…

Steak 44 in Arcadia to Open on Saturday

Steak aficionados won’t have to wait much longer to dig into a 22-ounce bone-in rib eye at Steak 44, the newest restaurant to come from the Mastro’s family. The restaurant, located at 5101 North 44th Street (the former home of Cork ‘N Cleaver), will open at 5 p.m. Saturday, April…

5 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Arizona Barbecue Festival Saturday, April 5 This Saturday the “Biggest Honky Tonk in Town,” the fifth annual Arizona Barbecue Festival will take over Scottsdale’s Salt River Fields. The event will bring together more than 25 top barbecue purveyors, local restaurants, and numerous bars for an event that expects to draw…

10 Best Things I Ate and Drank in March

March means the middle of festival season in the Valley. In fact, the month kicked off with the Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic and closed out with the Check, Please! Arizona Festival last Sunday. The events have been keeping me busy but it’s now time to look back on the very…