Wow — this is pretty groovy: I think I’m gonna get a chance to chit-chat with Ted Allen on Monday! This has all come about very randomly, but the culinary guru from Queer Eye (ah, I was so hooked on that show…), who’s since made a mini-career as a judge…
I know I am. The drumbeat for Cinco de Mayo has already started, but before I can think about salsa, I’m gonna get my souvlaki fix. Tomorrow through Sunday is A Taste of Greece, at Tempe Beach Park, and like the name suggests, there will be all kinds of fabulous…
The wine industry’s on an upswing thanks to so many Americans drinking more vino. And if you think you’ve heard that factoid before, well, you have — for 14 years running. According to a 2007 report from the Wine Market Council, adult per capita wine consumption in the U.S. has…
It’s official: The opening date for chef Eddie Matney’s new enterprise, Eddie’s House, will be three weeks from today, on May 21. The menu will be a mix of his signature Mediterranean-inspired dishes, as well as new creations. For a lighter meal, customers will have the option of ordering entrees…
Update: Please read the comment that Chatham Kitz wrote in response to this post, about a change in plans for the event . . . Leave it to the Valley’s most fanatical chocolate purveyor — Chatham’s Fine Chocolates — to host the most mouthwatering events I’ve heard about in ages…
Attention, Martha fans: America’s favorite domestic goddess is launching her own limited-edition line of wines, called Martha Stewart Vintage. She’s teamed up with E & J Gallo Winery to create a 2006 Sonoma County Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cab. And lucky us, we’re one of only half a dozen U.S. metropolitan…
Look at what Chompie’s is baking during the playoffs!…
Looking for some food for thought? This Thursday, May 1, author and activist Mark Winne will discuss his new book, Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty, which considers how to make local, organic food available to everyone, and how family farms can partner with…
Okay, so this has little to do with food except that it’s at Duck & Decanter (16th St. and Camelback). Still, I know a few of you would dig this kind of thing…
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you to check out the April issue of Metropolis (the design magazine). There’s a cool feature about how Alice Waters, Grant Achatz, Dan Barber, and Wylie Dufresne have designed their kitchens — and there are a lot of interesting photos to go with it…
Phoenicians really like to spice things up, and that’s not limited to Mexican food. Witness our insatiable craving for Thai food. Even Gourmet House of Hong Kong, the long-standing Chinese restaurant on McDowell, is pimping the Thai flavors on its menu these days. Now you can add another Thai Basil…
Wow, ’tis the season for food and wine events… Tonight’s VinArte, The Art of Wine, a wine tasting and sale to be held in the Phoenix Art Museum’s Sculpture Garden from 6:30 to 10 p.m., will benefit the museum’s PhxArtKids Interactive Gallery. So nibble on food from Arcadia Farms, sample…
Here’s another opportunity to eat for charity: 100% of the ticket proceeds from Taste of the Nation will benefit the non-profit Share Our Strength, whose mission is ending childhood hunger in the U.S. Yeah, the tickets are $150 apiece ($300 for VIP tix), but the event, to be held Friday,…
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For years after I graduated from college, I spent way too much time jonesing to go back. Somewhere along the line, though, I stopped obsessively ordering grad school catalogs and ditched the idea of taking on more student loans. And, hey, look where I ended up: in a job where…
I know I don’t need to twist your arm to go out to dinner, but just in case you needed another excuse to hit up our fair city’s restaurants, here’s the best one I’ve found in a long while: doing so will directly support HIV/AIDS services provided by Body Positive…
My sweetie’s mom hasn’t come to visit in *years* and we’re finally getting a chance to show her around town, so that means we’ve spent the last few days giving her the grand tour. That includes hitting up some familiar haunts around town. Before her flight was scheduled to arrive,…
The most intriguing new restaurant in Scottsdale is a refreshing alternative to the city’s clichés. Of course, you’ll have to dress up a little, and spend a few bucks while you’re there, but at least you won’t feel like you’ve stumbled onto the set of Real Housewives of Maricopa County…
This just in: FOOD NETWORK IS LOOKING FOR AMAZING STORIES FOR A GROUNDBREAKING NEW SERIES!!! Do you or someone you know have an amazing food related story to tell? Do you know someone who has gone from being homeless to the owner of their own restaurant, makes pop art out…
As of yesterday, a local gourmet pizza chain has an even bigger slice of the market. Sauce, the fast-casual pizza and wine joint owned by Fox Restaurant Concepts, opened a new Norterra location, near the I-17 and Happy Valley Road. It’s the fifth Sauce in town — more are in…
A friend and I were just complaining about the dearth of dining options on Mondays. But lookie here, it’s a fun-sounding event on a Monday, of all things. One week from today, on April 21, Cafe Zuzu at the Hotel Valley Ho hosts the latest in its Chef’s Table series:…
