The Spot: Boulders on Broadway 530 W. Broadway Rd. Tempe, 480-921-9431 The Hours: Happy hour starts at 3 and goes until 7 pm Monday thru Friday. Reverse happy hour is 10 pm till close Monday thru Thursday. On Saturday, you can take advantage of happy hour deals from open to…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Not that you need another reason to have a glass of wine, but new research shows that having a glass or two actually helps keeps weight gain at bay. A study of more than 19,000 women over a…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Starbucks is getting heat from gun-control advocates for allowing gun carrying coffee drinkers to hang out in their stores. Although it’s legal in 43 states to carry your gun in public, individual businesses have the right to say…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Frozen yogurt chain TCBY is giving a store away. That’s right, TCBY is giving anyone over the age of 21 a chance to have their own business. All you have to do is submit a video that’s no…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Johnny Cupcakes doesn’t make the kind of cupcakes you put in your belly, more along the lines of the cupcakes you put on it. T-shirt guru and entrepreneur John Earle, AKA Johnny Cupcakes, will be speaking tonight about…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Italy has banned the ingredients used for Molecular Gastronomy from their restaurants “for the security of it’s citizens.” The ingredients are still okay for use in industrial foods and the ban expires December 31st of this year. Read…
The Spot: The Lodge 4422 N. 75th Street, Scottsdale 480.945.0828 The Hours: Happy hour is everyday from 3 to 7pm. The Details: $3 Coors lights, Lodge Beer, Well Drinks, an House Wines plus half off all appetizers. They also have a burger or brat and a beer for only $6…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight, Devoured Culinary Festival is sponsoring a cocktail contest at St. Francis. Starting at 5:30, bartenders will compete in 3 rounds, each making their own special concoction. There is a $10 admission charge, but you get to test…
Gone the way of the Dodo, we must sadly say goodbye to the following restaurants that have shut their doors during the month of February… Asia De Cuba Backstreet Wine Salon Bad to the Bone BBQ Uno’s on Mill Ave Pie Zano’s Town and Country location — Arrowhead is still…
February brought a revamped El Chorro, a new location for Long Wongs and another America’s Taco Shop. Here is a quick look back on what’s new Cielo at the Mondrian America’s Taco Shop on 7th ave Mabel’s on Main Lobbys Beef, Burgers and Dogs Robbie Fox’s Public House Cartel Coffee…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. If you are in metropolitan Phoenix and you purchased Lemon Chalet Creme Girl Scout cookies, do not fret. The Arizona batch of cookies is not part of the lot that you might have heard has been recalled. If…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The macarons from Essence in Tempe are legendary, but how much do you know about the rest of the sweet fare there? Seriously, have you ever heard anyone make a peep about how amazing the Mexican wedding cookies…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The SWRBC 2010 has sadly been canceled. Jason Silberschlag and his company, the much adored Cartel Coffee, were the reps for The Southwest Regional Barista Competition which was suppose to take place in mid March. Visit Arizona Coffee…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Think your salsa is the best of the best? Here’s your chance to prove it. The 2010 My Nana’s Salsa Challenge is April 24 at Tempe Beach Park and they are still looking for contestants. Go to this…
Starting this week, we’ll be giving you our own “report card” review of a local happy hour spot. Study hard! The Spot: Moto Sushi 6845 N. 16th Street Phoenix 85016 602-263-5444 The Hours: Happy hour kicks off at 3 pm and goes till 6:15 pm Monday thru Saturday. On Sundays…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Today from 5 pm till close, Sens Asian Tapas and Sake Bar in downtown Phoenix will be hosting a fundraiser along with the American Red Cross to raise money for Haiti relief and development efforts. One hundred percent…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The New York Times gives a nod to local restaurant Amuse Bouche. Located in a stripmall in Surprise, they are noted for their simplistic approach to keeping afloat in a troubled economy. Read the full story here. Tomorrow…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Spiked! Is returning this spring to the Desert Botanical Garden. Starting March 4th the DBG will be hosting 8 nights of local music, food and drink. The $25 ticket will get you all access to the gardens, a…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Gallo Blanco at the Phoenix Clarendon just announced their new happy hour. Monday thru Thursday from 3 to 6pm take advantage of $1 off tacos, $5 guac and chicharons, $3 drafts and $5 cocktails. While you’re there, enjoy…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The Newest Trend in wine has hit the Valley in the form of a 5 gallon keg. That’s right folks, a keg o’ wine. Valley favorite Postino has started serving wine on tap at both the Arcadia and…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight is the grand opening celebration of Cartel Coffee Lab’s second shop located at 1 N. 1st Street in Downtown Phoenix. Head on down between 5 and 9 for free food, music and a raffle. At Momofuku in…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Cheese has a new use — at least for winter Olympian Lindsey Vann. She has been using Topfan, an Austrian cheese to reduce the inflammation in her leg. Check out the full story at CNN. Its not surprising…
