Chandler’s annual BBQ bash suffered from some initial missteps but rallied to deliver the meat + fire = delicious equation we so crave. Saturday’s noon opening time was pushed back by nearly 30 minutes, reportedly because of problems with the fire department vetting all the vendors (or because security discovered…
Heard of Made-Rite? If you’re from Iowa, you have. And if you’ve eaten at The Iowa Cafe in Mesa, you’d know its Maiden Rite sandwich is an homage to the 86-year-old fast casual restaurant’s famous loose meat sandwich. Wait, what’s the heck’s a loose meat sandwich? “Think of it like…
We know the federal farm bill is up for renewal this year. We also know that the farm bill is a mucked-up sludgy mess of a bill that doesn’t properly serve the food producers or eaters. Want to know exactly what the whole fuss is over and what’s really going…
Some people, such as readers of Eatocracy, followers of multiple food blogs, and Food Network devotees, consider themselves as inductees in a special club of “culinary provocateurs” who rise far above the standard chewers of mealtime. So much to the point that as any exclusive rank, they’ve invented their own…
After 35 years, the Matador Restaurant, a downtown favorite of locals in search of Sonoran Mexican food, has shuttered. On March 12, a fire briefly closed the restaurant located at the southeast corner of First and Adams streets. Less than two weeks later, after re-opening for a few days last…
British company HotCans has been selling self-heating meals for decades, nearly three, to be exact. Their latest marketing push, however, is brand new; they are trying to bring self-heating meals out of the bunker and into your kitchen. Each HotCan looks like a double wide food can. Inside, an actual…
Every now and then, a special breed of fast casual spots really wows us with their menus. And if that includes dessert, we definitely want to know about it.
We may have caught a touch of rainbow cake fever (damn you, Pinterest!), but we haven’t had a reason — or the time — to whip one up. After we stumbled upon this super cool time lapse Rainbow Cake production video, we decided that we don’t need no stinkin’ reason,…
• RIP: Murray Lender of Lender’s Bagel’s. – USA TODAY • Cookbook ghostwriting (cookbook ghostwriting!) explained. Rachael Ray and Gwyneth Paltrow pissed. – The New York Times • And then there was one. A single Valley nominee moves on as a James Beard Award finalist. – Chow Bella • Balding?…
How to know when you’ve arrived? It’s not Snooki following you on Twitter, your mention in a rap song/your rap song, or your video making it on Tosh.0 — it’s a shout-out from the Big O herself, Oprah Winfrey. Julia Baker, chef and owner of Julia Baker Confections, should know…
This week we talked with Lisa Even and Katie True of Our Lady of Cupcakes. Today they share their recipe for an easy-to-make peanut butter frosting. We decided we’d like to share our peanut butter frosting because it’s super versatile – small alterations can turn it into a filling or…
The former home of Parc Central in Scottsdale Quarter is now home to an upscale Baja-style Mexican restaurant, SOL Cocina. SOL Cocina is helmed by Executive Chef Deborah Schneider, who has written several Baja cookbooks that were received with wide praise. The restaurant is currently open for lunch and dinner…
Ah, there’s nothing like ammonia-treated meat. Lovingly called “pink slime,” it’s been the recent subject of celebu-chef Jamie Oliver, fast food, school lunches, and of course, our nightmares. Apparently consumer pressure on this meat monstrosity — specifically beef with the controversial filler — has gotten the better of Safeway, America’s…
Weekend time. Come tomorrow, I’m going to be out and about enjoying the first weekend of spring — hittin’ the farmers markets and chowin’ down on tons of awesome food. What are your plans for this beautiful weekend? Eat This: Tons of BBQ at the Chandler BBQ Festival — This…
New Zealanders are terrified that stores of one of their national products, the pungently flavored yeast extract spread Marmite, are at critically low levels. The panic buying has already begun in earnest , and unopened jars of Marmite are selling for 200 New Zealand dollars ($161) on New Zealand’s version…
It doesn’t look like the cupcake trend is going to die out anytime soon — totally fine by us, we LOVE cupcakes. And Phoenix has plenty of places to grab a sweet little cake … or twelve. Check out our favorites cupcakes from around town. 10. Red Velvet from Honey…
With the science fiction action-drama film The Hunger Games opening in theaters this Friday, March 23, fans of the book by Suzanne Collins are keyed-up like Katniss in hopes that director Gary Ross doesn’t screw the whole thing up. (Effie’s clothes had better be wild enough, dammit.) And what better…
Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let’s face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell ¿Como…
Trying to follow spices in an Indian kitchen can get complicated real fast, and it gets even more difficult when breaking apart the vast regional differences. We’re breaking it down at The Dhaba with Punjabi flavors from North India.
I’m the type of person who needs to eat every three hours, at least, or I start to feel like I’m going to pass out. This isn’t a problem when I’m at home, but it’s a different story when I have to work. The challenge with having to work is…
It isn’t easy running a Valley landmark — especially when it’s a restaurant. The task of preserving a building’s heritage while making updates for a new generation of diners — whether the changes regard the restaurant’s atmosphere, menu, or otherwise — is akin to a taste-making (or -breaking) tightrope walk…
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…
