In this week’s Chef Chat, we heard from Chef Bryan Hulihee of Roaring Fork. Today he shares his recipe for a Roaring Fork classic: Fondue Pot and Chile Pecan Bread (lamb chops optional). Here’s how it’s done…..
Lunch time was calling and this downtown hot spot was packed. Nabbing one of the rustic tables took a few pointed glances at foodies who were clearly monopolizing prime-time seating. But as we waited for our carne asada, our spirits were lifted as the salsa bar came into view. Forget…
Turning 21 is a monumental day in most young lives. And what better way to celebrate finally turning that magic (i.e., rip up the fake I.D.) age than by having your closest friends feed you as many vomit-inducing shots as possible for their own entertainment. Not to mention you will…
Beauty Lab: Cookin’ up good looks in nature’s pharmacy. Our poor feet. They take us everywhere we want to go and what thanks do they get? Crammed into a pair of fabulous shoes to endure hours of fashion pain. Sure, we vow we’ll never do it again, but we know…
Start digging out those cookbooks and perfecting that crust…. Hmm, what’s in season in November?…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight, May 14th, join Arizona Stronghold Vineyards winemaker Tim White at Crudo Cafe for an intimate wine dinner. The 5 course meal will be made with local ingredients and features hand made mozzarella, Maya’s Farm oregano pesto, and…
Decor is nice, but the true substance of a restaurant should be measured in its edible content. Hence the critique of RnR in this week’s “Cafe” column. Food Critic Michele Laudig on RnR: So, breakfast. I might’ve liked the Sundried Scramble if it had been hot. Chopped sun-dried tomatoes, basil,…
You thought the Camelback Corridor was becoming gourmet burger boulevard? Well, that’s true, but it’s also becoming gourmet pizza street. A new location of Picazzo’s Organic Italian Kitchen will soon be joining The Parlor, Tommy V’s, and Vincent’s on Camelback (yep, there’s pizza from the famous French chef) as another one…
After sitting vacant for the last year and a half, the building that last housed Zest Spirited Dining (4117 N. 16th St., north of Indian School) will soon become Gasper’s Pizzeria, an Italian restaurant specializing in traditional Neapolitan-style pizza, and rustic southern Italian cuisine. Owner Gasper Manno, who co-founded Sapori D’Italia…
A colleague wanted to know if something’s ever landed on the table that I promptly returned to the kitchen, and the answer is definitely. I’m a pretty agreeable customer, I think. If the wrong dish shows up and it looks edible, I might say what the heck and try it…
It’s that time of year in the Valley again when stepping outside into the parching desert heat makes it nearly impossible to accomplish anything beyond whining, getting wet in any way possible, and drinking. And what would quench your thirst and improve your mood better than anything else in the…
Carol Blonder Preparing salmon for sushi So, it’s Valentine’s night in a Missouri college town. At a local sushi restaurant, the chef walks out on his job. The tall blonde waitress convinces the Chinese owner to train her to take over. Sounds like the set up for a politically incorrect joke,…
Butter burgers? Custard? Fried cheese curds? For those not familiar with Wisconsin-based Culver’s, the Midwest’s favorite blue-roofed home of fresh fast food, those eats may as well be served on board the V’s mother ship. Luckily, this Fry Girl’s spent some quality time with the good folks of Wisconsin, where…
T.K. Campo The bassist for The Hunger Artists plays shows all over the Valley and volunteers at The Trunk Space. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Leftovers–sausage and some multigrain rice. Favorite food: Beef burgeon (burgandy in English). I used to work for an executive chef in Tempe who…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight is the first event for the newly formed girls club, AZ Girls’ Pint Out, a “female organization that promotes solidarity between beer drinkers of the fairer sex.” SunUp Brewery’s Uwe will take you on a beer journey through…
With two-month-old RnR, the folks responsible for a major part of Scottsdale’s notorious club scene have made a grand entrance into the neighborhood’s dining mix, and in many ways, the restaurant is much as you’d imagine it. Like Axis-Radius, Myst, and Suede — the long-running, perennially packed nightlife staples owned…
You walk into another dimension. A dimension of far-out fast food. A place where customers eat in rather than drive through, where cleanliness is next to godliness and employees are so happy you’d swear they’re about to burst into song. You’ve just crossed into the Culver’s Zone. Opened on Camelback…
Radio Cafe, we hardly knew ya. I mean that literally, as the restaurant just opened a little more than a month ago, and I hadn’t had a chance to dine there. Tonight is its last night as a full-service restaurant before it becomes a space for special events…
Yesterday we sat down with Bryan Hulihee of Roaring Fork in Scottsdale. Today the conversation continues … Hulihee’s been with the Roaring Fork since 2001 and has brought his own family influences and ingredients to the menu — like pink sea salt and tuna tartare (he saves the spam for…
Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to have a good time? “What are you lookin’ at, girl?” A man in sunglasses asks me through the window of a beat-up gray van (complete with closed curtains in the back windows) as he slowly pulls up to…
The pan-Asian restaurant opened in November but lost its interim liquor license in early March after hosting an event for an ASU fraternity. Although frat members 21 and over were issued wrist bands, several underage members failed breathalyzer tests. Siracha chef-owner Virakon Vongphachanh argued most of the underage drinking took…
