Where Am I Eating?

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner crêpes? Bring it on! We have been crêpe crazy ever since Downtown’s newest coffee kid on the block starting serving them up. We have tried them all, but we are super hooked on the ham and swiss crêpe with spinach, honey mustard and a fried egg…

Stuck at My Desk: CPK Crispy Thin Crust Pizza

What We Ate: California Pizza Kitchen Crispy thin Crust Frozen Pizza BBQ recipe Chicken with white meat chicken, mozzarella, gouda, red onion, cilantro and bbq sauce. The Facts: 410 calories, 15g fat (6g saturated fat), 700g sodium and 48g of carbsWhy This One: We’re not big on chain pizza but CPK’s bbq…

Chaka Chaka Just Keeps Getting Better

A little birdie (okay, Facebook) told us that our new favorite lunch spots, Chaka Chaka, added a few more items to their already fabulous, yet small, menu. We paid our favorite chef/comedian, Charlie Blonkenfeld, a visit this week to try out the new eats. Just as we suspected — soooo good.The hardest…

Valentine’s Day is Almost Here. OMG Where Are You Dining?

Uh oh! You better hurry up and make reservations for Valentine’s Day or you’re going to be stuck pretending like you actually planned a romantic dinner for two at home, a cooking disaster waiting to happen. Besides, cleaning up the kitchen will take away from, ahem, business time. Here is…

Where Am I Eating?

We could eat Mediterranean food every day for the rest of our lives if necessary. Especially if it comes from one of our favorite spots in Tempe. We hit up this little corner spot for lunch and filled up on vegetable Sunbusek, salad, plenty of soft pita bread with creamy…

February Restaurant Round-Up

Goodbye January, Hello February! The Valley was busy this past month with the opening of 15 brand new eating and drinking spots. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to a few places as well. C’est la vie. RESTAURANTS OPENING IN JANUARY Fuego Tacos, 2501 E. Camelback Rd.Citizens Public House, 7111 E…

5 Super Bowl Food Touchdowns

Leave it to Americans to come up with yet one more day that allows gluttony to prevail over common sense, class, and dignity. Yes folks, we are talking about the Super Bowl. What was once just a simple day to watch a championship game has been turned into to a…

Bleeding Hearts Cake and Texas Tacos in Today’s Eater’s Digest

Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Heart AttackHappy February! Ready for an explosion of all things hearts? We sure are!Our favorite Valentine’s Day cake of 2011 is the “Bleeding Heart” from cleverly named U.k. baker, Lily Vanilli. Perfect for the not-so-romantic-but-we-love-zombies couple or…

Where Am I Eating?

Mexican food and healthy diets normally don’t gt along with each other. That’s why we love this Downtown Mexican food joint. Apparently we aren’t the only ones, it’s been around since the ’80’s! We went for the healthy burrito stuffed full of fresh veggie and fajita chicken and ditched the…

Top 5 Valentine’s Day Cocktails for The Hopeless Romantic

Nothing says “I love you” quite like an inappropriate public drunken make-out session at your local bar. It’s also a good way to scare off your friends and the fastest way for the entire place to suggest the two of you get a room. Save yourself the embarrassment and keep…

Valentine’s Day Dinner Round-Up Part 2 in Today’s Eater’s Digest

Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Valentine’s Day DealsIf yesterday’s Valentine’s Day dinner suggestions were a little out of your price range (even though nothing is too good for that special someone) we have some relief for your wallet in today’s round-up. They…

Stuck At My Desk: Lean Pockets Pretzel Bread Sandwich

What We Ate: Lean Pockets Pretzel Bread SandwichGrilled Chicken Jalapeno Cheddar The Facts: 280 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 890g sodium and 35g of carbs Why This One: We must have been high. Not really but we honestly have no other explanation as to why we thought this was a good…