April 2011 Restaurant Openings and Closings

As we say goodbye to a beautiful April, let’s take one last look at the new restaurants she left us with and the few that she took with her. Restaurants (and other Food-Related Establishments) That Opened in April 2011 Jesse James Ice Cream Parlor, North Phoenix Open Source Project Coffee…

Mother’s Day Brunch Roundup Part 1

Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, Mother’s Day is Sunday. This Sunday. What does every mom love? Brunch. That means you had better get on the horn and book a table. We found several Valley dining establishments offering Mother’s Day brunch, so we thought we’d be nice and…

Where Am I Eating?

Having to relive this painful food disaster is difficult. I’m actually sorry that you have to see this. The menu at this Tempe restaurant said “shredded chicken in a crispy tortilla smothered in a zesty cheese sauce served with beans and rice”. What was set in front of me (by…

Dear Great Cajun Crawfish Boil…

After hearing about your event which is being held Friday April 29th at Tempe’s Kiwanis Park, we were sort of excited. Finally something out of the norm to entertain us on a Friday night.  Then we did a little research and discovered this off-putting video from last year’s event. The…

“Cinco de Cycle” on Cinco de Mayo

The boys from Scottsdale’s Citizen’s Public House are taking over the Cycle kitchen next week for Arizona’s second favorite drinking holiday, Cinco de Mayo. Chef Bernie Kantak and master of cocktails, Riche Moe are bringing their skills to Cycle for the one time only event “Cinco at Cycle” Thursday May…

The Jeff Kraus “Experience” at Cycle: You Missed Out!

This past weekend 120 lucky boys and girls had the chance to take part in Truckin’ Good Food chef Jeff Kraus’ “Experience” at downtown pop-up shop Cycle. And when we say lucky, we truly mean lucky.We just so happened to be 2 of those lucky people. After fully studying the menu in…

Where Am I Eating

I’m addicted to these tacos. They aren’t fancy but they are executed perfectly every single time. All of you already know where I’m eating because you freakin’ guess it every time there is a picture of mexican food. So go ahead, email me. Fist person to tell me where I’m…

Last Minute Easter Brunch Roundup

We don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade or anything, but Easter is like on Sunday. That’s in about two days. If you’re planning on getting your brunch on you had better book your table quick or else you will be stuck in a champagne-less kitchen attempting to make your…

Downtown’s Earth Day Picnic and Bacon Toffee in Today’s Eater’s Digest

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Where Am I Eating?

I apologize, this photo doesn’t do this turkey burger justice, but I’m using it anyways because it was the tastiest thing I ate all week. My lunch companion and I raced to beat the crowd at this Biltmore area burger spot. He recommend the turkey burger, something I would never…