You can’t tie down this toffee. So says Donna Gabrilson and Stacey Barnes, the mother-daughter team behind GoodyTwos Toffee Company, the sweet shop of small batch toffee creations like the Sweet and Salty and the Cinnfully Hazelicious. Today, the two made the announcement that GoodyTwos has outgrown its current space…
As part of the ongoing parade of new food trucks driving their way into the Valley, last week, the folks at Superstition Farm & Udder Delights announced their food truck had officially become part of the Phoenix Street Food Coalition. Called the SuperFarm SuperTruck and most frequently seen at the…
In an effort to make mom proud, Chow Bella’s taking a good, hard look at the most important meal of the day in the form of Scrambled, a weekly review of local breakfast spots.If this was 1930’s L.A., patrons would find a spectacle of gangsters and detectives at the 5th Avenue Café…
Hey friends, if you’ve recently been down near the Downtown Phoenix Public Market, you’ve probably noticed lots of construction. In fact, this week “The City of Phoenix will be repairing the concrete in the driveway / alley between Central Ave. and 1st St. at the McKinley St.(north) entrance to the…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Wine from the Outback Tomorrow, October 4th, join Gilbert’s Australian-themed wine bar, Down Under Wines & Bistro, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. for an evening of Aussie wines and eats. Roger Carpenter, proprietor of the bistro, will be hosting…
Damon Brasch, owner of Green, the funky vegan bistro in Tempe, thinks so much of the Tsoynami, his organic ice cream treat featuring Blizzard-like flavors, the name for his new vegan ice cream, coffee, and pastry shop in downtown Phoenix was inspired by it. Located at 2014 North 7th Street,…
We visit this favorite Phoenix downtown joint to satisfy our sweet tooth with off-the-menu cannolis and a unique rum cake named “La Dolce Vita.”
Truly we are living in the future today. What you see above is a computer image that has been fed into a machine that prints images with nutella instead of ink. Other edible materials beside nutella can be used so the creation of three dimension objects is a real possibility…
When you take a look at the photos stored in your phone and realize that 85 percent of them are pics of burritos, fried chicken, and cupcakes it’s probably a sign that you might need to consider eating a vegetable or two. That is exactly the reason why I paid…
Yesterday we met Tammy Hartman, rancher, swimming instructor and longtime bartender at TEXAZ Grill. Today she shares with us the recipe for the Santa Ana Shake, a boozy dessert drink made with ice cream, Kahlua and tequila — ingredients you wouldn’t expect to play together as nicely as they do…
The cardiovascular system of the Valley’s locally-produced food world recently experienced an increase in heart rate when Shannon Dufresne, owner of Crave Artisan Ice Cream, announced she was calling it quits. “My decision is by choice, not circumstance,” Dufresne tells me. “After three years of only making ice cream, I…
Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburban-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley’s rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Angel Wings from Thai E-San (616 W. Indian School) The Basics: Angel wings are chicken wings stuffed with marinated…
On April 24, 2005 — the day after YouTube officially opened its doors to all the cute cat videos and leave-Britney-alone pleas the madding crowd could muster — a little video called “Flambe Disaster” became the third video to be uploaded on the site. A short video chronicling the disastrous attempt…
It’s been just over a month since Oaxaca Restaurant and Cantina, the downtown Phoenix eatery and 30-year-plus landmark near the state Capitol, closed and its former owners, the Verdugo family, forced to go through a trustee sale. But starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jose Martinez, Vice President of Chicanos…
Looks like Essence Bakery, the sunny spot of upscale comfort food in Tempe, has its sights set on a second location in Central Phoenix. “We’re cautiously optimistic,” says Gilles Combes, co-owner and husband of chef and owner Eugenia Theodosopoulos. “The building has to go through rezoning.” The location, next to…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Sommelier-ingHey wine lovers — ever think about becoming a Sommelier? Maybe it’s time to put your passion for wine to good use or at least be able to tell you friends that yes, you do in fact…
The tender: Tammy Hartman The bar: TEXAZ Grill (6003 N. 16th St., 602-248-7827) The pedigree: Hartman has been bartending in places throughout the Valley for 30 years. She got her start working alongside her sister at The Monastery, a venerable neighborhood bar that’s now closed, and jumped around several more…
Heinrich Stasiuk, owner of Brick, the gourmet pizzeria that opened last year in the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix, says Timo, his new restaurant opening next week in Sunnyslope, will take wine bars to the next level. “We’re going to have a selection of over 30 wines by the glass,”…
Last night ushered in the year 5772 on the Jewish calendar. Happy New Year! (Editor’s Note: Apologies — we got the date wrong in the original version of this post.) Sadly, the Jewish New Year celebration is typically not quite as raucous as the party the rest of you…
Welcome to AndyTalk — where Scottsdale-based chef and cooking instructor Andy Broder will share kitchen tips, recipes and musings on food and life. This week: patience. Stand facing your partner. Rock back and forth and keep rhythm with your hands and arms. You could be dancing, but if your partner is…
Wow. We’re full. Today ends our second year of 100 Favorite Dishes, the one hundred day countdown to our Best of Phoenix issue where, based on the gems we know of and your suggestions, we ate our way through goodies like the gollo burro from Casa Reynoso, foie gras creme…
We went out with friends this weekend and were taken aback by something new we saw near our table. We wanted to share this cool gadget that might be the next new trend at Valley restaurants. Here’s a picture of it. We love the modern sleek design. Do you have…
