Hey! What are you doing here? It’s Memorial Day. We’re all chillaxin’ poolside and barbecuing, which is really what you should be doing, too. But since you’re already here you might as well waste a few more minutes of this beautiful day watching a few idiots almost blow themselves up…
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. 88: Hot…
To beat the summer heat, Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe will be working their way through the entire Twin Peaks series. Each Monday night from 7-10 pm, the badass baristas at Cartel will play a couple of episodes. For the event, Cartel brings in fresh pies from their downtown location to…
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. The Triple Double Oreo is REAL (and Weird When…
Somewhere (2010) Popcorn: Popcorn with Honey Butter, Almonds, and Dates Entrée: Eggs Benedict Beverage: Coppola Winery’s Blanc de Blancs blend, minis. They come in a pink can, with an expandable straw. Get the breakdown after the jump…..
For those old enough to remember Punky Brewster, the NBC sitcom starring Soleil Moon Frye as Penelope “Punky” Brewster, a precocious and endearing pigtailed tot being raised by her foster parent, prepare for a liposuction of your childhood memories. Gothamist reports that the now-adult Moon Fry (hubba, hubba!), along with…
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Yesterday we met Bruce Durack, the industry vet who’s mixing up margaritas at Los Sombreros. Today he shares with us the recipes for three of the Mexican eatery’s drinks that, beginning next month, will be part of a margarita flight offered all summer long. “Just like you get wine flights,…
Andrea White of Saffron Kitchen has made a name for herself dishing up Sexy and Sassy pies at farmers’ markets around town. If you’re a regular, you’ve probably sampled her flaky, buttery crust at some point — and if you’re like us, been lured in by the droolworthy blown-up images…
Crudo, the quirky Old Town eatery of inventive raw seafood dishes and handmade pastas, has announced a summer series of wine dinners that will explore the regions of Italy — a country where seemingly everyone cooks with confidence. Dinners will feature three wines and three courses and will cost $35…
Yes, you read that right. Beer for the road — a.k.a. Road Sodas. Seriously, it’s road trip season and what makes road trips more fun? Beer, duh. Okay before you freak out, we’re not talking about drinking beer while operating a vehicle (that means driving), we’re talking about road sodas…
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. 89: Fried…
Remember those fruity blue and red Sno-Cones you had as a kid? You know, the ones that were served at family carnivals — or the faux ones you made at home in a little Snoopy dog house? Those babies are all grown up now.Sushi Roku in Scottsdale is whipping up…
It’s that time again. We’ve compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter-ers for any Phoenix foodie to follow. This week we’re giving Arizona grapes the glory. Arizona Wine Growers Association (@AZWineries) This non-profit is committed to help make Arizona wine some of the most desirable and delectable wines…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Farm to Table, Again. Okay, I think this is going to be the last time we talk about farm to anything for awhile. Pat Duncan and his farm must be exhausted hosting these dinners twice a week…
Wow. There are like six sandwich shops on Mill. I dropped in opening day to get a taste of the “hand-pulled” turkey sandwiches I’d heard so much abut from the latest addition to the Mill Ave. sandwich scene. The shop on Mill and University has their work cut out for…
Things aren’t always what they seem. Surface trappings so seldom break way to true substance. Such is the case with Province, the new restaurant at the Westin Downtown. Nicole Whittington on Province: I was served during several visits to the restaurant. To be sure, there were hits among the misses,…
When restauranteurs Craig DeMarco and Lauren Bailey went for a walk through the Windsor neighborhood in uptown Phoenix, they found a home for their third restaurant endeavor (they also run the Postinos in Arcadia and on Central Avenue). The building was old, even for Phoenix standards, and in need of…
The Tender: Bruce DurackThe Bar: Los Sombreros (2534 N. Scottsdale Rd., 480-994-1799)The Pedigree: Durack’s a Scottsdale native and has been tending bar here since the tender age of 19. In the 35 years since, he’s been everywhere from fish houses like the Salt Cellar and neighborhood places like Harry & Steve’s…
Seattle-based artist Photographer Christopher Boffoli sees our lives played out in miniature, and on food, in his collection, “Disparity,” which has been shown in galleries across the United States. According to the Daily Mail, Boffoli spent three years capturing everyday scenes for the series using only items from the grocery…
PETA protesters in Phoenix have run the gamut of weird anti-animal-cruelty protests, from grilling a girl on a fake barbecue to stripping naked and showering in front of a downtown hotel. Wonder what they’d have to say about local artist Sarah Hurwitz’s new “Meat Market” show, which opened this past…
The average person’s stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds’ worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food than they should eat in a week — daily recommended…
