When Valley diners want New York Italian food but don’t want to leave Phoenix, Aiello’s provides a slice of Manhattan here in town. Brooklyn-born Joe Aiello owns the 2-year-old restaurant, where he whips up East Coast Italian-style food, just like he grew up with in his Italian family. “We weren’t…
Here’s an easy way to give this holiday season, and it even includes a perk for you, too. Bring in a non-perishable food item to Pei Wei Asian Diner tomorrow, Wednesday, December 2, and get 25 percent off your entree–it’s almost as if you’re earning money while helping the needy. The casual,…
When we asked Lucinda Scala Quinn what recipes she absolutely loves in her book, Mad Hungry, the crunchy sesame chicken wings were at the top of the list. She described the recipe as “super simple” and the results “dynamite.”According to Scala Quinn, the wing recipe came from the constant dinner…
Creamy, crunchy, sweet, spicy, tangy: When done right, the coupling of grilled cheese and tomato soup should have all of these things. When done wrong, it still tastes pretty good, but undoubtedly lacks the sophistication one expects from an $8 meal. We’ve all had this classic combo growing up, but…
Local First Arizona’s current Buy Local Week promo got us thinking more about keeping our hard-earned dollars and cents in the local economy. Farmers markets are great, but they don’t stock all the sundries most folks need — so that means at least two grocery shopping trips every week. Ugh. That’s where CSAs come in handy. If…
Steph Carrico The co-owner of The Trunk Space hosts artist Jon Sumner Borrette this First Friday, December 4. What’d you eat for dinner last night? I went to Green last night for dinner and had their Ranchero Salad but substituted the spicy buffalo wings for the barbecue wings. It was delish!…
After 8 years of being one of Old Town Scottsdale’s hippest Italian restaurants, Furio is closing its doors Thursday night. The space, which featured live music and manicure nights, has suffered financially over the past 18 months. Business this past summer was only half of what it was last year, says general manager…
We’re not quite sure how to classify this one. It’s a cupcake for chocolate lovers, bar flies, and people who generally like to eat rich. The Irish car bomb cupcake is a rich, moist Guinness chocolate cake with a flavorful whiskey chocolate ganache piped in the center and creamy Baileys…
Joy SterlingIf you’ve ever loved a wine so much that you wanted to meet the crafter of the spirit, now’s your chance to get a little closer to the people who make tasty vino. Rita’s Kitchen at the Camelback Inn is hosting a montly series of “Meet the Winemaker” events,…
Understandably, there is some major hesitation to give any buffet a five-star rating in the foodie community. There are a lot of moving parts in a good buffet experience, from overall cleanliness to quality and just plain temperature of food. When done right though, Chinese buffets offer the unique chance…
Lunch at Tradiciones, the Mexican restaurant attached to Phoenix Ranch Market at 16th Street and Roosevelt, is always a good lunchtime escape. Somehow it always feels like I have the run of the place (no doubt it’s a huge dining room), and the food is reliably tasty…
Bickford, a 44-year-old guy who says he’s in a “managerial position at a local institution of higher learning.” He says he started the blog because he loves to eat and is also interested in mass transportation in the Phoenix area. The blog only features restaurants that may be found along…
Don’t get us wrong. We love Pita Jungle. Adore it. Consider it a civic treasure (treasures, actually, as new locations continue to pop up around our metropolis). We even like to take our kids there, though it’s admittedly a little pricey with no kids menu, an omission we noted when we…
Lucinda Scala Quinn, the host of Everyday Food on PBS and Martha Stewart’s food biz guru, is touring the country to promote her new book, “Mad Hungry”, a cook book that teaches how to cook for a family full of hungry men. Quinn will be heading to Changing Hands Bookstore…
A couple of weeks ago, we happened upon an unusual find at our local Sunflower Market on Southern and McClintock Rd. in Tempe. Plopped in their bulk section, right where we discovered the most amazing chocolate-covered dried cherries on a previous excursion, is a Sweet’s salt water taffy island…
A few weeks ago, we reported on the upcoming opening of former Digestif GM Pavle Milic’s new restaurant, FnB, in Sea Saw’s old spot at 7133 E. Stetson Dr. in Scottsdale. The moment Milic was waiting for has now arrived. FnB (which stands for Food & Beverage, a hat-tip to…
It’s Monday Night Martha time again. We’ve just finished Thanksgiving and already we have a birthday party to throw for a six year old. With no desire to eat cupcakes right now – though we are making them for the kids – or to sample another piece of pumpkin pie, we…
This martini is one of Furio’s most popular, and it’s served every Monday night for the Martinis and Manicures night the chic eatery hosts. On Monday nights, enjoy a happy hour menu with specially priced meals, and for $12, score a signature martini along with a manicure done in the…
Even temperatures in the 80s can’t stop the feeling of fall. Slowly but surely, we find our tastes drifting from cold to hot, casting aside our iced coffee for a steamy cappuccino. And this time of year always makes us crave a big bowl of hot, homemade soup. One of…
I followed my stomach to Tempe for some chaat — crunchy, spicy-sweet Indian snacks — at The Dhaba. But as it turned out, there was a limited lunch menu that didn’t include them. No worries, though. Lamb curry sounded really appealing, and better yet, for $11, it was a full…
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: Caffiend: Carly’s Jamaican Coffee Macayo’s Depot Cantina Tequila Tasting…
Black Friday sales are underway. Folks are waking up from their food comas. And relatives have literally left the building, inevitably sticking you with tons of leftover food. You could be lazy and just resign yourself (and your family) to dry turkey sandwiches, or a straightforward revisitation of last night’s dinner. But if you’re not in…
