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: Carne Adovada from Los Dos Molinos ¿Como…
The beer: Black Butte XXIII The brewery: Deschutes Brewery Style: Imperial Porter ABV: 10.8 percent Last year, as 22-year-olds are wont to do, Deschutes flaked. Black Butte XXII, their much-anticipated double porter brewed to celebrate the brewery’s 22nd anniversary, never made it into regular distribution. Dark chocolate in the recipe…
The game isn’t til Tuesday, but a couple Valley restaurants are starting the party early with a few killer food and drink specials. You might want to join them. Check it out… If you happen to be in the midst of all the action, downtown pop into the District American…
Care for a little henna with your happy hour? Bombay Spice Grill & Wine, the healthy Indian cuisine eatery on North Tatum Boulevard (on the Northwest corner of Tatum and Shea), is hosting a Henna Happy Hour from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday evening throughout the summer. For ten…
OMG, OMG, OMG — is it here already?! I still have to work on my hooves (they’re SO hard to get right) and my friend, who’s a furry, is totally going to ruin this, I know he is. This Friday, July 8, is Cow Appreciation Day courtesy of Chick-fil-A, the…
This week we met Hanna Gabrielsson, the woman behind the cute and friendly Scandinavian bistro, Beaver Choice. She shared her life story, opera preferences, and today, a recipe for one of her favorite summer dishes. Lemon, olive oil and pink pepper marinated salmon skewer with mango salsa and Greek salad…
If you’re braving summer in Phoenix, you likely know that one of the best things to happen to bars since skinny margaritas is the reverse happy hour. Sure, happy hour’s always been our favorite part of the day, but here, the half-price hoopla doesn’t start till after the sun goes down…way down…
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. 62: The…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. EaterAZ wrote a love letter to Lee Hillson of T. Cook’s for his weekly $2 Taco Tuesday promotion. They “can’t recommend it enough.” With tacos like Kiltlifter tempura bacon tacos with butter lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, and a horseradish sherry aioli and…
Did you know you can grow bananas and mangoes in your own back yard? Ya, we didn’t think so, either. There’s a FREE event this Saturday July 9th from 8 – 10 a.m. at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension office where you can learn how to get started. NxT…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Great American Wine TastingGet out of the heat this Saturday and join Cheuvront from 3 to 5 p.m. for a afternoon wine tasting. Sample six different American blends including St. Supery’s “Virtu”, “The Choir” from Atrea and Halter…
“Organic,” “hormone-free,” “locally grown,” “natural.” Tryst Café says they’re all of these. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Great, another restaurant cashing in on the locavore trend by throwing around words like naturally delicious, and seasonal just so they can jack up the prices on their ho-hum food…
Well, it ain’t due to any health inspection issues. Caffe Boa Bistro, the Italian-inspired eatery in the Las Sendras Plaza in Mesa, has closed for business. A spin-off the the original location in Tempe (both are owned by Jay and Christine Wisniewski, and the Tempe spot was once home to…
This edition of Battle of the Dishes is serving up golden Italian balls varying in size and texture. Suppli di riso — aka arancini — aka rice balls. Pick a name, any name, and you’ll get a dish originally inspired by the Arabs’ takeover of Sicily — and leftover risotto. Coated with a…
Grocery shopping sucks, but navigating crowds of mouth-breathers in narrow aisles can be made way more tolerable with the application of beer. It’s why we dig the Whole Foods Market in Chandler, which — despite its status as a fancypants, way-too-expensive grocery store — has one of the best beer bars…
Gluten free: yet another trend in the food world. Sure, labeling can be helpful, but do we really need to mark packages of meat as gluten free? I don’t know. Maybe we do. Deciphering between all the gluten-free, local, organic, made-using-renewable-energy labels can be quite a headache. Knowing what gluten…
When it comes to giving our brains something else to do this summer besides think about how crazy hot it is, award-winning chef Beau MacMillan of the Scottsdale resort, Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain, is bringing back his popular Lunch & Learn series with lots of opportunities to hook up with…
Yesterday we heard about the essence of Scandinavian food from Hanna Gabrielsson, the owner and chef of Beaver Choice. Today she shares more of her life story and talks about her tastes in food, books, and opera. What are your own favorite items on the menu?Oh I have several! I…
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. 63: Meatball…
Georganne Bryant is the owner of Frances, Smeeks and the new Frances Studio, all in Medlock Plaza on the northwest corner of Camelback and Central. If you’ve seen those Love Phoenix or Leave Phoenix t-shirts and bumper stickers around town, we have her to thank. She has enviable taste in…
When it comes to bacon, also known as meat candy, we love it, we cherish it, and, yeah, we’re even kind of obsessed by it. And if someone ate more than their fair share of it at the table, we’d probably be upset. “Hey!” We’d say, “What’s the big idea?…
Phoenix was hopping this past month with new restaurants aplenty. We lost a few — but we’re pretty sure we’ll be too busy with the newbies to notice. Restaurants (and other Food-Related Establishments) That Opened in June 2011 Copper Blues, CityScape Phoenix Brugo’s Pizza, Esplanade PhoenixFusion Cafe, Tempe Oakville…
