I left town for a whirlwind week back East — unplugged from web, email, and social media — and returned this weekend to big news I’d missed out on: that LGO Public House was pulling out of CityScape. Stunning, yes. But surprising? I hate to say it, but I’m not surprised…
We popped into Chakra 4 Café and Tea House Saturday to start off our Valentine weekend with a Chocolate Festival. Chocolate vendors Lisa Reinhardt, Wei of Chocolate, and Michelle Calio, Calio Confections were there to entice customers with their lines of organic, fair trade and vegan chocolates. Kita Centella, owner…
If you dream in desserts, October 30th seems like a long time to wait for the 2011 Cupcake Love-In. Don’t fret, the folks who brought us the 1st annual all things cupcake event have a plan. Three mini events are in the works to satiate your sugar sweet craving before…
I love pasta. When I was a kid, my mom’s best friend was a loudmouthed Italian woman who hosted the Christmas Eve party we attended every year. The evening’s “entertainment” consisted of yelling and angry gestures. But the food was spectacular. Everyone would bring an Italian dish: spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, antipasto, manicotti…
Is it jumping the gun to wish it were April Fool’s Day, instead of Valentine’s Day? Not if you’re a fan of Simply Bread’s tasty artisanal baked goods. The five-year-old bakery — which served 1,400 retail and restaurant customers — reportedly shut down its operations yesterday. The company struggles weren’t…
Barbara Gardner loves art and funneled her talent into the niche of cake decorating. She grew her hobby into a business, and still thrives on her creative outlet. The cakes, cupcakes and cookies at Let Them Eat Cake are known for their beautiful decorations and the whimsical change in the…
There are days, even meatless days, when the craving for a burger takes over. Portobello mushrooms are the perfect replacement for a beef patty along with custom toppings (raw or sautéed onions, avocado, fresh tomatoes, fresh greens, cheese) on a toasted bun. The mushrooms are great on the grill, but…
I hate to break it to you, love birds, but it you weren’t an early bird this year, you might have a tough time getting a last minute dinner reservation for Valentine’s Day. I’ve heard that some local hot spots have been pretty much booked solid for weeks. Of course,…
There is a stigma associated with marijuana use. The lazy video gamer, sitting in front of the tv; those damn, dirty hippies, burning one and trying to wax philosophical. There are examples everywhere, and i’m sure everyone knows at least someone who fits a stereotype. The most destructive part of this stigma is that it can prevent those who may benefit from its therapeutic aspects from even inquiring on the matter.
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: Winter Squash. Winter squash is actually a fall harvest vegetable but is eaten during winter, thus the name. Just like fine…
The phrase “herbal carbonated drink” makes us think of fizzy dirt tea, so when we saw it on the label for Rejuvenizer, we were reluctant to try it. The fact that the green tea/cranberry flavored Rejuvenizer is a dark purple color didn’t help (we have a history of falling down…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy Valentine’s Day! Sweet! It’s Finally Valentine’s Day. After today we can take a much needed break from pink cupcakes, pink heart cookies, pink cheesecakes and the color pink in general for about a year. We hope…
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 Nogg — Why Keep Your Chicken, Um, Cooped…
We’re just days away (7 days 21 hours to be exact) from Arizona Beer Week and the ultimate kick off party…. the Strong Beer Festival. Do you have your tickets yet? The VIP tickets are already gone and the general admission tickets are limited. If you don’t have your tickets…
Cluttered with old license plates, ball caps and business cards tacked to the ceiling, TEXAZ Grill is the town’s finest redneck watering hole. But underneath the award-winning chicken fried steak and ham buns this restaurant is hiding a secret. See, there’s a dessert so simple and so frighteningly “country”…
Yesterday we met Micah Olson, the sommelier and cocktail artist behind Jade Bar. Today he shares with us the recipe for the Flying Blueberry Sour. “It’s a variation on a gin sour with blueberries and tarragon,” Olson says. “It’s going to be on our menu in the spring. Blueberries and…
No, this is not some kind of wacky 12 Days of Christmas parody, though we can’t help but think of that pesky partridge in a pear tree. This weekend, Greg “The Urban Farm Guy” Peterson is hosting two classes geared towards the permaculture newbie. Learn how to plant and care…
We’ll keep repeating over and over again how great it would be if someone opened a dedicated food truck court in one of the myriad of useless land plots around CenPho (Hint, hint, developers!). In the meantime, tracking food trucks around town is a bit of a detective game. One…
in Sage and Shallot Brown Butter on Arugula Salad Beverage: Italian Prosecco or a French Sparkling Rosé Get the rundown on the movie and the recipes after the jump…
The best ethnic food is often the most difficult to find. So each week we’ll spin the globe and search for a new other-worldly spot to expand our eating horizons around the Valley. This week we go to El Salvador & Central America at Salvadoreno’s (Restaurant #3). On the Sunday…
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner crêpes? Bring it on! We have been crêpe crazy ever since Downtown’s newest coffee kid on the block starting serving them up. We have tried them all, but we are super hooked on the ham and swiss crêpe with spinach, honey mustard and a fried egg…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Loaf LoveStop by Food Truck Friday for some lunchtime loaf love with Tillamook Cheese and the Tillamook Loafster. From 11 to 1:30 p.m. Tillamook will be handing out free samples of their Oregon-made cheeses and giving away…
