This post has been updated. Folks may be most familiar with Shine Coffee, the mobile coffee bar, from its retro-cool Airstream trailer. But as of yesterday, owners Laryn and Christiaan Blok have expanded to something more in the brick-and-mortar arena. Shine Coffee on Vernon, their walk-up java shop (don’t worry,…
Yelp has begun outing businesses which solicit for paid positive reviews. Businesses that are found to have participated in “significant attempts to pay for reviews” will be slapped with a “Consumer Alert” for 90 days. See Also: –Are Yelp Extortionists Giving Restaurants the Shakedown? –Ouch! Today’s Hard Lesson on Yelp…
Halloween can be enjoyed by dressing up in crazy costumes, decorating your house with skulls and cobwebs, or passing out candy to the kiddos. But if you ask us, the best way to celebrate any occasion is with food. Frighten your palette in the best way possible — eating delicacies…
What does the cocktail enthusiast with no bartending experience need to know to make an awesome craft cocktail? Lynne Rossetto Kasper — the sonorous talk show host of NPR’s The Splendid Table asked that question of four of the Valley’s top mixologists at the Hotel Palomar last weekend, and she…
It’s October, which means Oktoberfest, which means we all have a semi-legit excuse for drinking copious amounts of beer and dancing the polka (sorry, there are no excuses for wearing dirndls or lederhosen). So it seems like a good time to re-visit two of the Valley’s longest running German restaurants…
Add one more wagon to the band wagon of brunch-iness making its way through the Valley this year. Del Frisco’s Grille, the stylish American cuisine chain of Dallas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, is now serving brunch from 11 p.m. until 4 p.m. every weekend starting this Saturday and Sunday, October…
Chefs Greg LaPrad and Tony Andiario at Quiessence have put a $37 goat meat special on the menu this week, and they’re doing it for a good cause. According to their recent email newsletter, goat dairies — which are in the business of making goat cheese from a mother goat’s…
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails is the downtown restaurant Phoenix has been waiting for. Opened in June and located on the second floor of the new Hotel Palomar at CityScape, the restaurant is a true urban gathering place — from its dusky lights and reclaimed wood, to its aromas of…
Commence drooling, pizza fans. Federal Pizza, the latest restaurant from restaurateur Craig DeMarco and his Upward Projects team, is set to open on Monday, October 22. See also: Tastemakers 2012 – Craig DeMarco Tastemakers 2012 – MJ Coe Located at 5210 North Central Avenue in Central Phoenix, in the historic…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…
Preempting Coca-Cola’s polar bear themed holiday advertising campaign, the healthy eating advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest has launched a campaign aimed squarely at the lovable ambassadors of sugary delight. Their campaign called “The Real Bears,” plays on the cute imagery of polar bears living an idyllic…
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails is the downtown restaurant Phoenix has been waiting for: a true urban gathering place of dusky lights and reclaimed wood, alive with the sounds of cocktail shakers and colloquy, perfumed with smoky ham, fried quail, and fresh-baked brick-oven bread. Opened in June, the restaurant’s contemporary…
In November, the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is opening up a new restaurant called Proof – an American Canteen. See also: – Five Ways Not to Buy Wine – Lifting the Wine-List Veil at Citizen Public House The resort’s sommelier, Shaun Adams, took some time to explain what will be…
Meat lovers looking for the next new bone-in steak or juicy burger in the southeast Valley should point their respective canines in the direction of Chandler — more specifically, Chop Chandler. The new steakhouse and grill is planned to open at 2625 West Queen Creek Road (Dobson and Queen Creek)…
On October 28, Mesa residents in search of Peruvian fare will have to go elsewhere for dishes like Papa a la Huancaina, Chupe de Camarones, and Ceviche Mixto. Contigo Peru is closing its doors. Opened three years ago on the southwest corner of Guadalupe and Alma School Roads, the family-owned…
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From the outside, Blondie’s Sports Bar in Tempe looks as though it’s open for business. The lights are all on, the illuminated beer signs on the walls are still glowing, and the Internet jukebox is still hawking three songs for a dollar. Too bad the Mill Avenue jock joint hasn’t…
If you have ever had a fruit tree in your yard in Phoenix, you know how difficult it is to keep them alive. This is where the Valley Permaculture Alliance’s annual fruit tree sale could come to the rescue. Not only are trees on sale til November 20, VPA is…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…
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. Miss a question? Go here. Gentle laughter, clinking glasses, soft music — restaurants should be…
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they have to learn to cook more than scrambled eggs and frozen pizzas. For those of us who grew up in homes that relied on take-out and frozen foods, this can be a particularly hard transition. But fret not, there are plenty…
At this point we really should not be surprised by what gets sold on eBay and for how much. But even by our jaded standards, paying $9,995 for a jug of McJordan BBQ sauce from the first Clinton administration still seems a little excessive. See Also: –Don’t Eat That: Vagina…
