Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fifth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 15, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
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Last month Phoenix New Times celebrated the cream of the crop with our 36th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for healthy/specialty restaurants in metro Phoenix. Best Vegetables: FnB They don’t call her “the veggie whisperer” for nothing. Chef Charleen Badman really does have the magic…
Miracle Mile Deli Tuesday, October 21 This Tuesday the Phoenix institution, Miracle Mile Deli, will launch its new breakfast menu. The restaurant’s breakfast service will feature made-to-order dishes such as Challah French Toast, Latkes Benedict, Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, and Pastrami Hash. Other classic breakfast options will include Lox, Onions, and…
The other day when I was behind the stick, one of my guests ordered a drink that I haven’t made in a while, a Salty Dog. It’s one of those basic drinks that you learn early on as a bartender, then almost never make because hardly anybody orders them anymore…
November is just around the corner — wait, where did the time go!? — and you know what that means? Beer. The month-long NovemBEER is New Times’ annual celebration of craft beer and this time around we’ve got something big to announce. In addition to a series of style-focused beer…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
The Guilty Pleasure: Deep fried everything on a stick. Where to Get It: The Arizona State Fair. Price: $5 and up. What it Really Costs: I’m staying the hell off my bathroom scale for at least a week. Ladies and gentlemen, the high holy days of guilty pleasure food are…
Welcome to our new series In & Out in which we provide a simple illustrated guide to what’s hot and what’s not in the Valley food scene. Because as much as we love to jump on the hottest food trends, we’re also happy to tell you exactly when they’ve run…
Now that the weather is cooling down, it seems like a good time to pick some nice pumpkins, squash, kale, and other vegetables just in time for fall. Here are five of our favorites from around the state. Today The Simple Farm is hosting a pumpkin patch. If you don’t…
We spin the globe and search for otherworldly spots to expand our eating horizons around the Valley. The Place: Frutilandia…
It’s been well over a year since the once popular north Phoenix drinking hole 16th Street Sports Bar closed its door but now there’s some good news for residents of the neighborhood around 16th Street and Maryland. Local restaurant developer Tucker Woodbury will open a new bar and restaurant in…
How a chef handles an egg has always been a sort of standard test in the kitchen. Can a chef take a basic ingredient and turn it into something special? In the case of the Hana Tamago at Hana Japanese Eatery, the answer is “yes.” “There’s not too many things…
The Guilty Pleasure: Oreo O’s Cereal Where to Get It: eBay, Amazon and South Korea Price: About $20 including shipping What it Really Costs: An explanation to the manager of the Post Office that you really did order breakfast cereal shipped directly from Korea. As one of the most delicious…
Kelly Beef Tasting Dinner Friday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18 It’ll be a little bit of trek for diners to get up to Coppa Cafe in Flagstaff, but if this seven course Kelly Beef Tasting Dinner is anywhere near as good as chef Brian Konfal’s usual fare then we…
The Phoenix strip mall space that once housed Eliot Wexler’s fine-dining outlet Noca has been dark for several weeks, but Wexler hasn’t said much about the future of the spot until now. There’s good news and bad for Noca fans, but the bottom line is that you won’t be seeing…
The first thing that probably comes to mind when someone says the word sherry is its use in cooking. While the fortified wine does have its place in the kitchen, Stephanie Teslar is using it to mix up five different cocktails at Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails. If you’re not…
Clear your schedules tonight because The Farm at Agritopia is hosting its weekly Agritopia Farmstand & Food Trucks event, but this time NBC Nightly News is stopping by to see what our little piece of farm heaven in the Valley is all about. Whether you’re there every Wednesday or you…
It’s Sunday morning and you’re craving some ‘cue, so you decide to take a nice, long ride out to Cave Creek for a dose of pulled pork from Bryan’s Black Mountain BBQ. There’s only one problem. You get there and realize the restaurant’s closed. Don’t worry. We’ve been there and…
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This weekend, dozens of local restaurants will head to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale for the annual Arizona Taco Festival. The two-day event is a blowout festival of all things taco and tequila and will feature live music, multiple bars, and a hot chile pepper eating contest. There will be…
When it comes to Italian chefs in Phoenix, you can hardly ignore chef Peter DeRuvo. After all, he’s been associated with some of the top Italian restaurants in town, including most recently, Davanti Enoteca, home of the most beloved focaccia di recco this town has ever known. The restaurant closed…
