It’s March. The weather is as damn near perfect as it’s ever going to get, and most of us want to be outside doing something — or better yet, nothing — every gloriously balmy minute. You’ve probably already run through a mental Rolodex of restaurants with great dining patios, but…
This is part two of my interview with Jared Porter, executive chef of The Parlor. If you missed part one, where Porter dished about cooking with chemicals and the problem with foodies, read it here. See also: — Aaron Chamberlin Dishes on Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges and What He Learned at…
Jared Porter The Parlor 1916 East Camelback Road 602-248-2480 www.theparlor.us See also: The Parlor Offers Nose-to-Tail Dinners Wednesday Through Saturday Starting February 6 Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson Opens New Mexican Restaurant in Phoenix This is part one of my interview with Jared Porter, executive chef of The Parlor. Come back…
La Piazza Al Forno, the Glendale pizza spot famous for its real-deal Neapolitan pizza, hit the big time after its appearance on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. In fact, the place has become so successful that chef-owner Justin Piazza plans to open a new location in downtown Phoenix no later than…
As a restaurant town, Phoenix still gets a bum rap: too many chains, too few ethnic, no restaurant-rich urban core, and no famous equivalent to Philly’s cheesesteak or Chicago’s hot dog to call our own. But there’s one thing we do have in abundance, and it’s great pizza. Seriously, we…
Just this week, T. Cook’s at the Royal Palms launched new dining menus, courtesy of Todd Sicolo, the executive chef hired last fall to fill Lee Hillson’s shoes. And just this morning, the Royal Palms announced that Sicolo, who was on board three months, is leaving the Royal Palms mid-March…
It’s been nearly 10 months since the Urban Grocery and Wine Bar at Phoenix Public Market permanently closed its doors, and although St. Francis chef-owner Aaron Chamberlin acquired the building within a matter of days, he’s had to do a bit of wrangling/finessing since then with Community Food Connections (the…
This is part two of my interview with Charleen Badman, chef and co-owner of FnB, AZ Wine Merchants and Bodega. If you missed part one, in which Badman praised Lori Hashimoto, described her first meeting with Chris Bianco’s mom, and talked about the kitchen phrase she hates, read it here…
Chef-owner Azhar Began of Classic Italian Pizza in Tempe likes to say, “Life is too short to eat bad pizza.” So true. And apparently, life is too short to make good pizza in a bad location. See also: Best of Phoenix 2012: Best Neighborhood Pizza, Tempe — Classic Italian Pizza…
Charleen Badman FnB 7125 East Fifth Avenue, Suite 31, Scottsdale 480-284-4777, www.fnbrestaurant.com See also: — Charleen Badman and Pavle Milic to Open FnB on Craftsman Court on Tuesday — FnB’s Charleen Badman Tells Food & Wine Her Favorite Places to Eat, Shop and Sleep in the Valley — 15 Metro…
Bread is such an important part of a restaurant meal. It’s the first solid thing to hit the table, the first impression made, the first clue as to what we might expect about all that’s to follow. If it’s stale or cold or dry or just plain lousy, we’re not…
Chef Salad takes a detour this week to interview some of the leading beverage industry experts in the country — all of whom have been participating in the second annual AZ Cocktail Week. Seminars were held at the Hotel Valley Ho. If you missed yesterday’s interviews with Tony Abou-Ganim and…
Chef Salad takes a detour this week, interviewing three more of the country’s leading beverage industry experts, all of whom are participants in the second annual AZ Cocktail Week, which started this past weekend and runs through February 22. Seminars are held in the Sands Room at the Hotel Valley…
Spring Training is almost upon us, which means winter is officially over and it’s time to break out the shorts. This right here is the weather we Phoenicians live for, the reason we endure five hellish months of summer and severe cases of cabin fever . . . just for…
Chef Salad takes a detour this week and next, interviewing four of the country’s leading beverage industry experts, all of them speakers at upcoming seminars held at the Hotel Valley Ho for the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, February 16-22. See also: –6 Don’t Miss Events During AZ Cocktail Week…
Steve Olson Chef Salad is taking a detour this week and next, interviewing four of the country’s leading beverage industry experts, all of whom will be speakers at seminars held at the Hotel Valley Ho for the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, February 16-22. Their excitement about cocktail culture is…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Phoenix is becoming a bona-fide food-town, “becoming” (present progressive) being the operative word. Exhibit A, for your consideration: the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, a seven-day series of boozy events — some educational, others not so much — bringing some of…
After five years at the helm, Todd Sicolo, executive chef at the Arizona Biltmore, left for the Royal Palms late last October. He accepted the executive chef position vacated by Lee Hillson, who had moved to The Phoenician to become executive sous last August. Now the position vacated by Sicolo…
When chef-restaurateur Aaron May and his partner-dad Brad opened the first Over Easy in 2007 in a former Taco Bell on 40th Street, they had an instant hit on their hands. Even though they’d added on a small shaded patio — bigger than the restaurant’s interior — they still had…
Fork and Dagger CEO Julian Wright — the Mill Avenue mini-mogul who keeps Tempe fed and watered at La Bocca Urban Pizzeria + Wine Bar, Canteen Modern Tequila Bar and The Handlebar — has big plans for a venue that’s near and dear to his heart. See also: — Margaritas…
This is part two of my interview with Doug Robson, chef-owner of Gallo Blanco Café. If you missed part one, where Robson described eating beetles and maguey worms, read it here. See also: Gallo Blanco: Happy Hour Report Card — Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson Won’t Ditch the Rooster Your most…
Doug Robson Gallo Blanco Café, The Clarendon Hotel 401 W. Clarendon Avenue, Phoenix 602-274-4774 www.galloblancocafe.com See also: — Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson to Open New (and Slightly Different) Mexican Restaurant in March — 8 Best Neighborhood Mexican Restaurants: Best of Phoenix 2012 This is part one of my interview with…
