Mexican food, around these parts, has been known to engender a healthy amount of controversy. To broach the topic of Mexican food, in certain circles, is to initiate earnest debate about what constitutes good, honest-to-God “real” Mexican food. Is your Mexican food “authentic,” or is it watered-down and gringofied? Is…
Sonata’s Restaurant offers modern European cuisine in a glammed up setting.
The airport locations of two iconic metro Phoenix restaurants don’t hold up against the originals Why is airport food so often terrible? That was the question in the air not very long ago, as I watched my traveling companion succumb to a nasty case of food poisoning — as if…
Because noodles make everything better.
Global meets local at Match Cuisine & Cocktails.
If there is such a thing as a classic, old-school Sunday morning in south Phoenix, it might include church with the family, followed by a leisurely breakfast or lunch at a place like Hola Cabrito. The south Phoenix restaurant, set amid the sun-washed bare lots and used car dealerships near…
There’s something to be said about a jar of fresh butter in your kitchen.
If you pay much attention to the state of Asian food in metro Phoenix, you probably know that the southeast Valley has become a destination for regional Chinese cooking. One of the latest additions to our small but swelling Chinese food scene is a Sichuan-styled spot called Chengdu Delight Chinese…
The Local Donut in Scottsdale is great place to renew your dedication to this iconic pastry.
Sel offers a spendy yet earnest throwback to the quiet pleasures of fine dining.
The breakfast lasagna is a brunch specialty at the Hash Kitchen in Scottsdale featuring eggs, bacon, and lots of cheese.
This south Phoenix cafe might be the only place in town where you can feast on enchiladas, tacos, and a very good croque monsieur, all in one convenient spot.
There was a time in metro Phoenix when the traditional cuisine of the Dominican Republic felt impossibly distant. Garlicky mofongo, or a big Sunday morning bowl of sancocho, the country’s traditional comfort food stew, are still rare finds around the Valley, although you no longer have to hop on a…
The Guilty Pleasure: The Holiday Turkey Sandwich Where to Get It: Earl of Sandwich Price: $5.99 What it Really Costs: Eating this may cause flashbacks to awkward family dinners and Black Friday sales gone awry. What if you could eat a traditional American-style Thanksgiving meal any day of the…
If you’ve stopped by Tres Leches Cafe in recent days to grab a horchata-flavored iced latte, or maybe a grandota-sized Tres Aztecas cafe, you were probably disappointed to find that the popular Mexican-inspired coffee bar is no longer operating out of its usual nook inside Scott’s Generations Delicatessen in uptown Phoenix. …
To really appreciate the appeal of Joe’s Midnight Run, a retro-styled restaurant and bar situated along Phoenix’s trendy Seventh Street corridor, it helps if you are a child of the ’80s or ’90s. It helps if you remember the parental furor over Garbage Pail Kids cards and Beastie Boys party…
The Guilty Pleasure: The Cinna Bliss Where to Get It: Waffle Love Price: $7.50 What it Really Costs: A serious case of post-sugar-high blues. Have you tried the Cinna Bliss at Waffle Love yet? Because if you’re as obsessed with ultra-rich, sugar-dense foods as we are, then you should know…
There are a few central truths about the Arizona State Fair that seem to hold steady, season after season: The first week will likely be sweltering (the high on opening day this year was 97 degrees). Parking will be overpriced ($10 is the current going rate). The sideshow attraction advertising…
The Guilty Pleasure: Mmmac & Cheeseburger Where to Get It: Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers Price: $13 What it Really Costs: Your daily recommended allowance of fat and sodium, and then some. Many people will argue that splicing bacon into every other dish on the planet is the fastest route to…
Just before sunset on a recent Sunday, Alfonso Cordoba is the only street vendor left on a highly trafficked corner near 65th Avenue and Berkeley Road in west Phoenix. Cordoba, an amiable-looking man in his 40s, is wearing sensible-looking Teva shoes and a straw hat to keep the last traces…
For the past three years or so, my husband and I have lived in a squat, plain, sun-faded house built in 1954 (pretty old by Phoenix standards), in a shabby west side neighborhood nobody ever bothered to name. Our neighborhood is criss-crossed by alleyways, wild jungles of tall weeds and…
Durante los últimos tres años, más o menos, mi marido y yo hemos vivido en una casita chaparra y poco descolorida por el sol, que fue construida en el año 1954, bastante viejita en comparación con las nuevas vecindades de Phoenix. Esta casa esta en el lado oeste de Phoenix,…
