The tender: Gina David The bar: The Rogue Bar (423 N. Scottsdale Rd., 480-947-3580) The pedigree: You may remember Gina David from a few months ago, when we wrote about her late-night scuffle at Riva’s Mexican Food in Tempe that left her in intensive care with a skull fracture and prompted…
This month, Valley Whole Foods are inviting folks into their stores to help them learn to shop on a budget. They’re calling it a “Value Tour.”We’ll give you a minute to stop laughing. Okay, so Whole Foods thinks that it’s possible to snag a basket full of organic, high quality…
Do dudes who love socializing on Facebook and Twitter love burgers and fries, too? Charlie White from Mashable reports that’s what social-media researchers at Lab 42 wanted to know as well. So they collected opinions from 500 social networking males aged 18 to 35 about their fast food preferences then…
Erik “the Red” Denmark isn’t one to back down from a challenge — any challenge. A former golfer on Seattle’s amateur circuit, Denmark turned his attention towards a less conventional sport in 2005 when he downed a boatload of chicken in a San Francisco wing-eating competition. “I really was just…
He’s baaack. And this time, he’s leaving his truck in the garage. Jeff Kraus, owner and chef of Truckin’ Good Food and named one of the nation’s “Top 10 Most Influential Food Trucks” by the Huffington Post, is returning to Cycle, the pop-up venue hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in…
Yesterday and Tuesday, Chef Lisa G shared words of wisdom and tricks of her trade. Today, she gives us a cherished family recipe for the Chicken Juno Sandwich, an old favorite from the days of her namesake cafe and bar. Background: Our last name is Giungo (jun-go). No one could…
What do you call tequila made with three penises, scorpion poison and antlers if you’re an alleged Mexican mafioso? Breakfast. Jorge Hank Rhon is a former mayor of Tijuana who ran for the governorship of Baja California in 2007. He lost. While on the campaign trail he gave an interview to…
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. 81: Cornmeal…
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When Cork opened in Chandler in 2008, the concept was simple — fine dining, a small-plates menu, and a kick-ass wine list. (You could almost hear a collective cheer from food lovers in the Southeast Valley: “No more haulin’ it to Scottsdale!”) Three years later, the owners of Cork have…
Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there’s more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles that don’t make the cut at your local grocer. Just Offal is here to explore these…
(Insert hilarious breast-related intro quote here.) According to Entrepreneur magazine, “Breastaurants” (yes, an actual term used to describe restaurants that sport scantily clad women as waitresses), are becoming one of the fastest- growing segments of the hospitality industry. And although sales figures for this nay-nay niche aren’t available (they’re lumped…
True Food at the Biltmore and Scottsdale Quarter is a local favorite for fresh and healthy food. One of the treats on the menu is a drink called The Natural. It is a fresh ginger and agave syrup soda. So this Thrifty Cook wondered if this could this be made…
The beer: ML209 The brewer: Four Peaks Brewing Co. Style: American Malt Liquor ABV: 8.2 percent Malt liquor isn’t a style that’s often touched by craft brewers, mainly because the general public defines them as cheap, crappy-tasting alcohol delivery engines — decidedly un-craft. But when enterprising brewers do get their…
What do you get when you mix Gordon Ramsay with Love Actually, a heapin’ spoonful of sappiness and a stick of terrible acting? One plateful of awful. Love’s Kitchen is a new movie which premiered yesterday and features TV’s foul-mouthed chef, Gordon Ramsay (who plays himself), along with Scottish actor…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. We’ve been enjoying following Joe Johnston’s love affair with coffee via his online documentary, The Roaster Project. His latest post shares the plasma cutting work that Acme Metal Works in Gilbert did to the roasting bowl of the coffee roasting amaze-machine…
When we noticed a new Thai spot opened next to Thai Elephant we had to ask ourselves, Why on earth would a Thai restaurant open right next door to an existing Thai restaurant? As if there weren’t enough choices for Thai food in Tempe already, 5 R Cha went and…
Yesterday, Lisa G set the record straight about her family history and why she sold her namesake restaurant. Today she shares tricks, pet peeves, and gives some advice for aspiring female chefs. At home, do you cook for yourself? No! Once in a while I will but I am so tired…
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 82: The…
Mindy Lee describes herself as “a former journalist turned government community relations officer who dabbles in the downtown Phoenix foodie culture.” We can catch her and her friends trying out new restaurants, “obsessively tweeting about foodie gossip and trends”, and “finding offbeat ethnic mom-and-pop restaurants” around Phoenix. She says her…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Italian TourIn honor of the 150th anniversary of the Italian Nation, the Italian Consulate of Arizona has team up with Valley restaurants to bring you the Culinary Tour of Italy. Experience the flavors of northern, southern…
While we have no idea whose big idea it was to schedule bikini season during one of the best eating and drinking portions of the year, we can assume that they’re evil. Summer is the season for BBQ and popsicles; for buckets of popcorn at all-night movies; for flipping burgers…
