About a year ago, Bombay Spice, the Indian restaurant owned by JNK Concepts, made some big changes. The restaurant, originally located off Tatum and Shea, moved up the road to a new spot outside Paradise Valley Mall. It also went from serving a full menu with table service to being…
Right now you might be feeling a Garfield-like hatred for Mondays. Normally, we’d be right there with you too, but we have some good news: A Veuve Clicquot truck is coming to town to deliver champagne to everyone and they’re pairing their bubbly with bites from local dining hot spots…
Of all of the truly classic cocktails available to the modern drinker, few are as venerable as the Old-Fashioned. The drink itself is close to 200 years old. Back then, if you wanted one, you would ask the barkeep for a whisky cocktail. Back then, the term “cocktail” had a…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
It’s been a few months since Johnny Chu’s T. Spot (formerly Tien Wong) closed its doors and left a giant, gaping hot pot hole in our Valley dining scene. But don’t worry, Asian fondue lovers. That’s about to change. The chef’s new hot pot restaurant, named Shabu Fondue, will open…
A few weeks ago, I figured I’d sneak into Bitter & Twisted, one of Phoenix’s newest upscale bars, to eat and drink for a Happy Hour Report Card before the dinner rush hit. At about 4:30 p.m. on a Thursday, I walked in to find a mostly empty restaurant and…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Many restaurants are getting ready to reopen for the fall season, which means we can get ready to see a whole slew of new fall menus. And while I’m excited to see what’s coming down the bend, I’ll be sad to see some of my favorite summer dishes fall off…
If you’re the kind of beer lover who wishes they could pair a brew with every meal, or even just have your favorite ale be the meal itself, you’re in luck. One Vermont resident has taken four different beer flavors and infused them into spreadable jellies…
Don’t panic just yet. According to a sign posted on the door, Noca is closed for “house cleaning.” But the cryptic note doesn’t give any details about when the restaurant will reopen — if at all…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
They call me a whitewashed Mexican. I’m a third-generation Latina, and more traditional Mexican- Americans call me whitewashed because, according to them, I act more white than I act Mexican. True, I don’t know much Spanish. The Spanish I do know is from my required language courses in college. I…
After a decade of success in Old Town Scottsdale, the original location of Stingray Sushi has closed its doors. The restaurant’s lease is up, but owners say they’re already looking for a new location in the area. The goal is to reopen a Scottsdale sushi outlet in 2015. In the…
Morning Glory Opening Friday, September 5 Next week, The Farm at South Mountain will reopen for its 21st season and the first of the farm’s dining outlets to open will be the popular breakfast and brunch spot, Morning Glory Cafe. Starting Friday, September 5, Morning Glory will be open Tuesday…
According to NPR, a report published in the Journal of Food Science last month might change the way you look at pizza forever. Well, maybe not. The article looked into different types of cheese and how they bake on a pizza, and it appears, to no one’s surprise, mozzarella is…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
We know a couple of ASU students who were seriously devastated when they heard the 24-hour IHOP located on Apache Boulevard closed its doors earlier this summer. Was the pancake house a culinary destination? Hell no. But it was a convenient, cheap dining option for a lot of students. The…
Next week seven of the Valley’s best chefs will come together for a dinner event that’s sure to have any food lover brimming with joy. Chefs Silvana Salcida Esparza, Paul McCabe, Charleen Badman, Josh Hebert, Cullen Campbell, Gio Osso, and Kevin Binkley will be joined by chef Sherry Yard of…
It’s September, people. The candy corn’s been on the shelves for weeks, ditto for pumpkin beer — and it’s almost time for pie. Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row are hosting the fifth annual Pie Social on Saturday, November 15 from 2 to 5 at the “What Should Go Here” Pop…
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza is no longer a part of Barrio Queen, but that doesn’t mean the restaurant’s owners don’t have big plans for the Mexican restaurant concept. Barrio Culinary Concepts, parent company to Barrio Queen restaurant in Scottsdale, has solidified plans to open a second Barrio Queen in Gilbert…
Monika Woolsey is on a mission to get Phoenicians to eat more cactus. As the proprietor of Hip Veggies, a business in the process of becoming a nonprofit, she is Arizona’s most vocal nopales advocate, making it her goal to introduce people from all walks of life to the cactus…
Phoenix Public Market Cafe has been carrying Cartel coffee since the beginning, but now the partnership is about to become a two-way street. That’s because, starting this week, all of the Valley Cartel Coffee locations will carry pastries made from the Phoenix bakery and cafe, which is good news if…
