While we sit in rush-hour traffic to commute, Blue House Coffee Goods co-founder Sam Beger pedals his work — a 300- to 500-pound bike — to the corner of East University Drive and South College Avenue in Tempe. It takes about seven minutes. Beger and co-founder Nick DiPastena take turns…
After the chocolate chip cookie search, a request came in for where to get an iced cookie in the Phoenix area. Iced cookies may not always be on the shelf at your local bakery, as they are typically iced up to celebrate holidays or occasions. I found three iced cookies…
So, first let me say that I can’t remember ever eating at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. Until this week. Which is a bit weird since the chain’s very first restaurant opened a few miles from my house, and now it has hundreds of restaurants around the world and is a…
The Guilty Pleasure: Twilly Dog Where to Get It: Pittsburgh Willy’s, Chandler Price: $3 What It Really Costs: Your friends’ horrified stares are icing on the cake. I’ve eaten a lot of weird things in the name of the Guilty Pleasures column. This week’s offering takes the cake, both figuratively…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? Here are a few things we have on our plate including a fundraiser for food community member Lisa Guingo, who recently was diagnosed with lung cancer, and a Greek cooking class with Denise Clayton of Denise Is Cooking. Don’t forget…
A man with a passion, a woman with a generous heart, an episode of Unsolved Mysteries . . . anyone up for a love story of the culinary kind? You’ll find it at Asi es la Vida, the Spanish phrase for “such is life.” The 20-year-old Mexican restaurant in East…
Central Phoenicians seeking a morning pick-me-up or an evening wind-down — and with a nod to helping those in need — may want to check out The Refuge, a new coffee shop and wine bar opening in the Melrose Boutique District in mid- to late-September. Located in the former Melrose…
If you ask Ruth Reichl about what words you can, or rather, should, and shouldn’t use to talk about food, she would tell you: “‘Yummy’ is not a word that’s respectful to food. It’s like baby talk.” Or at least that what’s she says in a recent New York Times…
“Join our wine-tasting group,” Pavle Milic offered as I was delivering wine to FnB, the the Old Town Scottsdale restaurant he runs with Charleen Badman. I was in. I am so out of practice, and I just don’t drink a wide range of wine. I live with my wife, my…
Rock-N-Roll Fingers, the Valley’s only locally owned spot specializing in chicken fingers of the fresh-not-frozen kind, has shuttered. Located in Tempe, at the southeast corner of Broadway and Rural Roads, Rock-N-Roll Fingers opened in January of 2005 courtesy of husband-and-wife team Amy and Adrian Moghina…
We’re back with the second part of our interview with chef Justin Olsen of Bink’s Midtown. Today, we get the story about how he landed a job with chef Jose Andres at his center for culinary experimentation, minibar in Washington, D.C. He also shares the one thing he wants you…
Open your pie holes, Phoenix. Here we come! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row are looking for entries in the professional baker category of our contest — and don’t worry, as usual there will be an opportunity for everyone to make and eat pie. We’ve got the date and location, so…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. The Gladly, the new American restaurant from Chef Bernie Kantak, Andrew Fritz, and mixologist Richie…
You may not have heard of restaurateurs and sisters Hue and Lan Tran, but chances are you’re probably familiar with their restaurants: Rice Paper, the modern Vietnamese restaurant in Phoenix opened in 2011; Saigon Kitchen, their family’s two-year-old traditional Vietnamese eatery in Surprise; and Bonjour Vietnam, the duo’s French-Vietnamese spot…
Last month saw the closing of the one and only Saladworks in Arizona, but we welcomed two new pizza outlets and one Chandler neighbor bar and grill. Plus, fall is just around the corner and that means a whole slew of new eateries to look forward to. For now, here…
Hint: It’s probably not the one you’re thinking of. But before we tell you who it is, we’ll take a moment to point out that the list of the food blog’s favorite ice cream shops includes one of our own picks from our list of 10 crazy ice creams made…
Así es la Vida is as much an ongoing love story as it is a charming spot for a gratifying culinary journey through the regions of Mexico. And like any good romantic yarn, Así es la Vida’s starts with a twist of fate. Once upon a time, in the mid-1970s…
Red Hut Coffee, located on the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Roosevelt, is brand-new to the neighborhood — and already facing scrutiny, backlash, and a boycott after a Facebook post by owner David Marsh…
The Spot: Salty Sow 4801 East Cactus Road, Phoenix 602-795-9463 www.saltysow.com/…
With football season comes beer, burgers, BBQ, chips — and cupcakes? Yes, cupcakes, thanks to Sprinkles. And they are free for Arizona Cardinals fans on the days of the team’s first two games…
Welcome to “Schaefer,” in which Eric Schaefer — a local guy with a big (but discerning) appetite and a sense of humor to match — takes on the Phoenix food scene. Olive Garden is the poster child for corporate restaurant mediocrity. Dumbed-down food posing as “authentic,” catering to the masses…
We’re just about ready to release our annual guide to the best dining, entertainment, shopping, nightlife and recreation found in this fair city. That’s right, New Times’ 35th Annual Best of Phoenix issue will be hitting stands on September 26, 2013. As always that also means it’s time to party…
