Just in time for the All-Star game, locally owned “breastaurant” (didn’t know that’s what they were called? Click here to educate yourself) Tilted Kilt has opened its sixth location at the downtown commercial/retail/restaurant giant CityScape. Whew, we were worried we would have to continue going to Hooters for our dose of downtown…
Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week’s harvest: Okra Hey, y’all. Are you hungry for some okra? Okra is one of those vegetables that you either love or hate…
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This week we talk with Chef Jen Anderson at the recently opened Windsor, a gastopub in central Phoenix. We caught her over lunch at the restuarant one afternoon and she gladly dished about her story, the local food scene, and her recipe for Halibut Banh Mi. Anderson came to the Valley…
Long, hot summer days bring those childhood memories — chasing through lawn sprinklers, setting up lemonade stands, catching fireflies in a jar, and for me, my Russian born grandmother’s cold soups. Beet borscht and spinach borscht (Schav) were summer specials on her menu, served as a first coarse with a…
Brian and Margita Webb, winners of this year’s Culinary Big Brain Award and owners of Hey Joe! Filipino Street Food, will be trading their truck for a kitchen this Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, at Cycle Restaurant & Bar, the pop-up joint hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in…
There’s a first time for everything and I’m hoping if this event ends up being half as cool as it sounds, it won’t be the last. For one night only, on Thursday, July 28, Citizen Public House, the new restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, is holding its first-ever cocktail pairing…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 59: Asparagus…
Does your world taste like dirt? Yeah, we know how you feel. So we at Chow Bella are here with relief — in the form of five of our favorite frozen treats. We know the list goes on and on — leave us your favorites in the comments section. Quick,…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 60: Chicken…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week. Coming Soon: Rice Paper in CenPho Bacon-Angry Granny Busted…
A good friend of mine told me the other day that there was some “activity” going on at Ranch House Grille, the popular breakfast spot in East Phoenix that, sadly, along with all of the other stores in its strip mall home on Thomas Road, was the casualty of a…
Waiting in the heat (30 min wait on a Wednesday?) was brutal but totally worth it. Fluffy scrambled eggs, off the bone ham, buttery hash browns and two pieces of the best toast we have ever had in Arizona. A little cup of homemade strawberry preserves and a glass of…
Ever wonder what happened to Roseanne Barr, the comedian, sitcom star, writer, Emmy Award-winning actress, all-around agitator, and feminist pioneer? I’ve been wondering that for a long time. And by a long time, I mean right now. After a self-imposed sabbatical from series television, the self-proclaimed “Domestic Goddess” is returning…
Like a little seafood with your summer? Executive Chef Andrew Capek of Bluewater Grill might have something for you. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, Capek will bring a three course menu inspired by three wines to Bluewater Grill, the seafood restaurant in Central Phoenix. Look for…
I was smitten by the neighborhood brasseries and enjoyed the fact Heineken could be purchased from vendors strolling the streets with the ice cold cans. Often a staple on brasserie menus, the Tuna Nicoise salad is a meal fit for a tour champion and served with a beer and hunk of…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 61: White…
It’s that time again. We’ve compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. In honor of all this crazy Haboob-y monsoon weather, we thought we’d feature Indian (where they also have monsoons) food twitterers in the Valley. Bombay Spice (@BombaySpice) Find some…
David Sydiongco The #11 (Special Combination) and #6 (BBQ Pork) from Lee’s Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburbian-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley’s rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Bánh mì (Vietnamese Sandwich) from Christine Le-Gilbert…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Healthy Cooking ClassBrush up on your vegetarian cooking skills with self proclaimed “Kitchen Shaman” Johnna Gale this Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace. The shaman will be demonstrating a few special southwestern style veggie dishes…
This week’s cafe column about Tryst Cafe focuses on words like “organic” and “locavore.” It’s a few other words that caught our attention, however. Words like “pulled-pork” and “tater tots.” Start spreading around delicious examples of the English language like that and you know we’re going to take a bite…
The tender: Trent RobertsonThe bar: The Vine Tavern (801 E. Apache Blvd., 480-894-2662)The pedigree: Robertson got his bartending start in Kansas, working mostly, he says, at “Applebee’s-type restaurants.” A fortuitous coin flip led him to Tempe and the Vine ten years ago, where he’s been serving drinks ever since. How’d…
