When you arrive at Rocket Burger and Subs, you’ll probably wonder whether you have the right place. But as the saying goes, “It’s not about the beauty on the outside, it’s about how good it is on the inside.” Located in a run-down strip mall on the southwest corner of…
Tired of the boring ol’ cookbook format with lists of ingredients to measure, cut-and-dried directions to follow to the letter, and not nearly enough pictures? So is Katie Shelly, author of Picture Cook: See. Make Eat. to be released in October. See also: – Pickled Jalapeños: Homemade Spice Straight Out…
For many of us, forking out $15 for a cocktail is enough to make us wince, but for those with ATMs in their kitchens and doormen for their luxury underground doomsday condos, pricey pours that add a Ben Franklin or two to the total are just another day at the…
Blame Otro’s very good Mexican dishes on chef Doug Robson, who has never let Mexico’s Distrito Federal, the place he was born and raised, stray too far from memory. In 2009, Robson realized his own restaurant in the form of Gallo Blanco, his Mexico City-style eatery in the Clarendon Hotel…
Trusting diners who love grilled Japanese cuisine have a new event to look forward to this summer and that’s the one-night event that will bring Chef Nobuo Fukuda to Scottsdale’s Roka Akor to collaborate with its new executive chef, German Sega. See also: – Robatayaki Dinner at Roka Akor in…
And with locally made sausage. At least that’s what seems to be the case at No. 5 Orange, a Vancouver all-nude strip club where a well-known local chef’s new menu has doubled food sales in just a few months. See also: – Vegan Strip Club (NSFW Obviously) – 10 Favorite…
Like a beautiful woman, the mole negro at Otro Cafe is stunning enough to silence your inner monologue. Richly intense yet delicately sweet, deeply comforting yet smoky and spicy, its seamless blend of dozens of blended, ground, roasted, and slow-cooked ingredients — chocolate, several kinds of chiles, nuts, onions, garlic…
By now, our regular readers are familiar with Voice Places, the listings engine behind all of Phoenix New Times’ restaurant reviews and calendar picks. Today, that engine got a lot more powerful, with a new design that brings you even more content. Take a look. You’ll find more pictures, more…
Hey, beer nerds, we’ve got some good news. There’s quite a lineup of speakers headed to the Valley for a craft beer panel hosted by Papago Brewing Company later this summer. If you want to hear what professionals from Four Peaks, New Belgium, and more have to say about the…
How could any one food be more simple and perfect than the street taco? Marinated meat with some sort of veg and salsa, all wrapped up in a warm corn tortilla or two, and there you have it. Though we typically can chow down on only about three of these…
Peach season in metro Phoenix has come to a close, the leafy green trees now bare of their hued orange baubles. To be honest, the crowds, lines, and number of things to do at Schnepf was a little overwhelming. While visions of peach jam, pie, and ice cream danced around…
After Thursday, June 27, visitors and business types can scratch one less Mexican eatery from downtown Phoenix. Uno Mas Mex1can Grill is shuttering. See also: – CLOSED: Big Earl’s BBQ in Scottsdale – May Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix Lasting less than a year, the fast-casual Mexican restaurant,…
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. When it comes to the grill, we know how to make hot dogs and hamburgers…
It might be summer vacation, but if “cocktail school” is in session, count us in any day. “Professor” John Christie, head Distrito mixologist, is gearing up to teach you a thing or two about Carlos Santana’s tequila. Tequila Casa Noble will be the featured ingredient when the class bell rings…
If we had to go to jail, we’d definitely want it to be the one located on the Italian island of Gorgona, the smallest in a chain that includes both Elba (where Napoleon was incarcerated) and the setting for The Count of Monte Cristo. That’s because at this jail, convicts…
Looks like the smoke’s gone out at Big Earl’s BBQ. The home of “old school ‘Q'” in Old Town Scottsdale has shuttered. See also: – May Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix – CLOSED: Sam Fox’s Modern Steak in Scottsdale Opened in January 2011 in a standalone white brick…
The Spot: Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails 2050 North Alma School Road, Chandler 480-857-8877 www.facebook.com/barrelhouseaz See Also: – 16 Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix to Eat at the Bar – Blue Hound Kitchen in Phoenix: Happy Hour Report Card – Chandler’s Barrelhouse Rolls Out with a Few Bumps…
When it comes to dry chiles, the smaller it is, the bigger the kick. Sure anchos and guajillos have great depth of nutty flavor and make great everyday sauces, but you’re not going to lift a bland bowl of soup into pore-cleansing sweaty heat by crushing one into it; you…
Downtowners looking for a new place to imbibe should start counting their empty martini glasses until the opening of Bitter & Twisted, the new cocktail parlor coming this fall to downtown’s Luhrs Building courtesy of mixologist and co-founder of Arizona Cocktail Week, Ross Simon. See also: – New Wine Bar…
When discussing the highs and lows of food truck ownership, chef Michael Brown of Jamburritos Cajun Grille Express knows they can happen at any time — sometimes around the same time. See also: – Six Phoenix Food Trucks, Rated – Food Truck Caravan Rolls Into Downtown Scottsdale The ex-New Yorker,…
This is part two of my interview with Gio Osso, chef-owner of Virtù Honest Craft in Scottsdale. If you missed part one, where Osso dished about his favorite local restaurants and whether or not he should be considered an Italian chef, read it here. See also: — Juice Core Opens…
We’re sweet on baked goods — particularly when they’re vegan. That means no bacon (duh!), but also no eggs or dairy products. Not as rare as they used to be, quality fresh-made vegan treats are still tough to come by in the Valley. So we’ve compiled a list of our…
