Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?May the Biggest Wino WinTonight, Kazimierz/Cowboy Ciao Owner/resident wine master, Peter Kasperski, and Acme Wine Marking owner, Jim Kopp, battle it out during Cowboy Ciao’s epic Sommelier Throwdown. Five expertly crafted courses will be paired up with…
Pardon us for butchering a Christmas carol in April, but we get as excited as a little kid on Christmas morning at the thought of a good happy hour. And we’ve done our homework to find you the very happiest. Ambience, food, drink and good deals are all important components…
The guy who brought us Postino and La Grande Orange is at it again, with news today that two stylish-sounding eateries will open next week in Phoenix. This morning, azcentral.com reported that on April 25 Craig DeMarco is opening Windsor (a bar with light food) and Churn (ice cream) in a…
With several pounds of brisket in the fridge and a kitchen table loaded with horseradish, apples, matzo, matzo ball soup mix and every bottle of kosher wine my Safeway had left, I’m pretty sure that the only thing I’m not making for Passover seder is reservations. But after looking at the…
Following in the footsteps of Diana Kennedy, known as the Julia Child of Mexican cuisine, and Rick Bayless, celebrity chef and restaurateur, New York City-based chef Fany Gerson brings together history and culture and in her collection of authentic Mexican dulces recipes in My Sweet Mexico. More than a mere…
Pray that your buns will look as good as The Virgin’s. Hot cross buns are a longstanding tradition, possibly dating as far back as ancient Greece and Saxony, where they were used in spring celebrations. They were once banned by Queen Elizabeth, who thought the cross-topped yeast rolls celebrated Catholicism…
Chef Aaron May — the guy behind the infamous Sasquatch Burger — spent the weekend before last braving the rain and getting cozy with crowds at the annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival. If that isn’t enough to make you like him, check this deal out. On Wednesday, April 20, May’s Over Easy…
One of our tips for cooking meatless is to prepare a pot of grain over the weekend, mostly brown rice, and have it on hand to add to soups, stocks, and casseroles or to make a fresh grain and vegetable salad during the week. Going meatless one day a week…
A little over a week ago I committed an act of culinary terrorism in my own kitchen and put it on video. I learned (all right, I kind of guessed the outcome) that treating a Cadbury creme egg like an actual egg is a great way to fry up a…
Mountain View Coffee Co. is aptly named, as it sits off the main roads in Fountain Hills, surrounded by mountains. It’s out of the way for anybody who doesn’t live in Fountain Hills, Scottsdale, or northeast Phoenix, but true java heads may be willing to make the journey for Mountain…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy Tax DayYour taxes are due today. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you knew it was coming. The government was even nice enough to give us all weekend to work on them. Which…
Arizona Asian Festival is in Mesa this weekend at the Mekong Plaza and on our visit yesterday we found all sorts of things to do — but if you are planning to eat, we advise you stick to the restaurant fare and avoid the festival offerings. There are really just three…
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. Exploding Cakes in Slo-Mo Top of the Rock Restaurant…
If there’s one thing better than eating, it’s eating for a good cause. Til 2 a.m., Carly’s Bistro is donating fifty percent of all food and beverage sales made from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on April 15 to Autism Speaks, in recognition of National Autism Awareness Month. There will also be…
Earlier this month at the annual My Nana’s Salsa Challenge, Chandler’s El Palacio Mexican Restaurant took the grand prize and $1,000 in cash (which they donated to charity) after wowing the judges with their homemade salsa.If your version didn’t place at the festival, or if you were too kitchen-shy to…
I apologize, this photo doesn’t do this turkey burger justice, but I’m using it anyways because it was the tastiest thing I ate all week. My lunch companion and I raced to beat the crowd at this Biltmore area burger spot. He recommend the turkey burger, something I would never…
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Monday evening, food and beverage staffers from the metro Phoenix area gathered at Revolver Lounge to cheer on competitors in Patron Spirits’ Patron XO mixology event. There to participate as a judge, I knew I had to familiarize myself with the flavor of the main ingredient before the competition began…
What happens when not one but two soap operas are canceled on the same day? The Earth shakes on its very foundation and giant worms from its core rise to the surface, making slaves of all mankind forever. They are replaced by equally ridiculous (but cheaper to produce) programming. Whee…
When Easter candy season rolls around, you fall into one of two camps: You either love Cadbury crème eggs, or you think they’re a novelty good for little more than frying up aside toast and tea for a laugh. Personally, we count down the days until these crème-filled chocolate eggs…
We love it when local restaurants take advantage of the benefits of social media while also clueing us in on their goings-on. Because really, we don’t need to hear about your new marketing plan or your kids’ birthday party for the twenty thousandth time, but if you’re going to offer cheap drinks,…
Yesterday we met Christine Wisniewski, bartender and part owner at Mill Avenue’s Caffe Boa. Today she shares with us the recipe for the Love Potion — a name that’s quite literal. “The grapes, the fizziness, the elderflower and the floral notes are all part of the aphrodisiac family,” Wisniewski says…
