Bar Crudo in Arcadia: Happy Hour Report Card
The Spot: Bar Crudo 3603 East Indian School Road 602-358-8666 www.crudoaz.com…
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Showing 8713 - 8734 of 23193T. Cook’s at the Royal Palms to Launch #PM31 with Executive Chef Paul McCabe
Beginning on Wednesday, March 26, T. Cook’s at the Royal Palms will launch a new weekly dining experience designed to highlight the talents of the resort’s executive chef, Paul McCabe. The chef, who came to the restaurant last fall, relaunched the redesigned and modernized T. Cook’s in October and implemented…
Perry Rea of Queen Creek Olive Mill on How to Make Arizona’s Only Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Perry Rea Owner, Master Mixer Queen Creek Olive Mill 25062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek 480-888-9290 www.queencreekolivemill.com This week in Chef and Tell we headed out to Queen Creek to find out how to make extra virgin olive oil. Since 1998, Queek Creek Olive Mill has been making EVOO right…
Iss’ Magic Mixes’ Melissa Webb to Open New Oatmeal Cafe In Mesa
Oatmeal lovers and the health-conscious breakfast crowd soon will have a new spot to get local tea and quick morning treats in Mesa. Melissa Webb, often found at local farmers markets selling her Iss’ Magic Mixes oatmeals, will be opening The Oatmeal Cafe in the next few weeks at the…
Big Brain Update: Welcome Diner’s Michael Babcock and Jenn Robinson
Leading up to this year’s Big Brain Awards, we’re checking in with past winners. Up today: Michael Babcock. With a new spring menu and an expanded cocktail program, Michael Babcock’s Southern food diner concept in Central Phoenix, Welcome Diner, is still reinventing itself through Babcock’s guidance and creativity. However, that’s…
5 Best Restaurants in South Scottsdale Right Now
This time of year, downtown and central Scottsdale become the Valley’s biggest tourist destinations, thanks in no small part to the high concentration of top-notch restaurants you’ll find in these trendy neighborhoods. With so many choices it’s hard to pick the very best of the crop but right now our…
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Grey Tie Events Helps You Spice Up Your Next Party with Dapper Chefs
In a world of Hooters, Twin Peaks, and Tilted Kilt-style breastaurants, it’s nice to know that ladies can get some classy culinary man candy thanks to Grey Tie Events. The new local chef-for-hire cooking-class service focuses on teaching culinary skills to party-goers with the added bonus of “witty banter” and…
Blame Canada for Parallel 49 Salty Scot
Beer: Salty Scot Brewery: Parallel 49 Style: Scotch Ale ABV: 7.5 percent Another week, another brewery shipping its beers to Arizona shelves. Parallel 49 isn’t your usual new entrant to the American craft beer landscape, however — namely because it’s not American at all. The brewery’s located in Vancouver, British…
Alegría: The Happiest of Snacks
The beauty and taste of food may be half in how you describe it and what you name it. In that case, the simple Mexican snack called alegría (happiness or joy), may be one of the most beautiful foods available. Learn how to make your own happiness…
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Stadium Sports Grill, in Former Cadillac Ranch Space at Tempe Marketplace, Is Now Open
For six years, western-themed Cadillac Ranch bar and restaurant at Tempe Marketplace was a hot spot for Arizona State University students and other party-hard types. But in October 2013, the pub and grill closed its doors for good — about a year after the bar was caught up in a…
5 Best Places to Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix
Handlebar Tempe Tuesday, March 11 On Tuesday, Mill Avenue’s Handlebar will debut a new menu that includes beers, cocktails, and food. To celebrate, it’s hosting a New Menu Release Party and offering an extended happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m. that will include half off all draft beers and…
5 Things Your Pastry Chef Really Doesn’t Want You to Do
Who doesn’t have a list of “don’ts” at work? Today’s the pastry chef’s turn. We love making people happy with sweet concoctions, and we work hard to make that happen. Here are some tips to remember when dining on sweets that will keep your pastry chef from turning into a…
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Peace Pi Plans World’s Largest Pie Fight in Phoenix on March 15
Pretty much nothing in the world sounds more appealing than smacking someone in the face with a pie. Well the folks over at Peace Pi have a way for you to channel all your pastry-fueled aggression for a good cause this Saturday when the mathematically inspired Pi Day weekend hits…
Arizona Aloha Festival 2014: Shaved Ice and Spam Musubi
This weekend Tempe Beach Park is filled with food, music, dancing and jewelry celebrating the cultures of the Pacific Islands at the Arizona Aloha Festival. Marking its 20th anniversary, there was no shortage of good food, refreshing sweets and long lines at the event Saturday. It continues today, Sunday, March…
Pallets Food and Bar on Roosevelt Row: A Sushi Excursion Through Asia
When I first heard about Pallets Food and Bar, a pan-Asian eatery/watering hole located in a renovated mini-strip mall at the corner of Third Street and Roosevelt, I mistakenly thought it was actually named “Palates,” as in sense of taste. Or maybe even “Palettes,” as in an artist’s painting palettes,…
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How to Make a Sherry Cobbler
We’re more than a little crazy about wine at the restaurant where I work. So, it stands to reason that some of the cocktails we have draw inspiration from the wine world. For example, we recently picked up several bottles of fino sherry. At first, I wasn’t sure what to…
Matt Moore, Phoenix Farmer/Artist, at TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way You Eat
The fourth TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat took place in New York City on March 1, and was webcast live online. More than a dozen food experts came together to talk about changing the way we eat — more specifically, ways we can each help fix our broken food…
29 Favorite Places to Eat in Downtown Phoenix: Quick PHX
Quick PHX, our annual pocket guide to art, shopping, eating, and partying in Phoenix, is on stands now — just in time for Viva PHX on Friday, March 7, and Art Detour 26 on Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9. Illustrated by Sarah Hurwitz, the hand-held guide will keep…
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A.T. Oasis Coffee & Tea: An Ethiopian Coffee Importer in the Middle of Phoenix
There are quite a few good places to grab a cup of coffee in central Phoenix but none quite like A.T. Oasis Coffee and Tea Shop, located just east of 46th Street and Thomas. The 10-month old shop is owned by Aisha Tedros — originally from Eritrea, just north of…
12 Favorite Places for Seafood During Lent in Metro Phoenix
It’s the Lenten season, which for many means skipping burgers, steaks, lamb chops, pork chops, and, well, all other forms of meat on Fridays. Luckily, that doesn’t cover fish — so to make the sacrifice of all things rich and meaty a little bit easier, we’ve rounded up some of…
Sweet Republic’s Sky Harbor Airport Location Opens Today with 12 Flavors
There’s now hope at the end of the security check line for folks flying out of Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor. Beginning at 8 a.m. today, Sweet Republic airport outpost will be slinging scoops, cups, cones, and shakes for weary travelers. If you’re anywhere near Gate B5, you’re going…
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Bad News for the Moscow Mule: Bartenders Name the Most Over- and Underrated Cocktails
According to bartenders, the Moscow Mule is so over. Thrillist spoke to 15 of the top bartenders and assembled a list of the drinks they think have trended themselves to death and those that deserve a little recognition. Somewhat surprisingly, the Moscow Mule hit the overrated list the most times…