Seasonal FeastDidn’t get enough of dinner under the stars last week? Well, here’s your chance to really have dinner under the stars on one of the best patios in town. South Phoenix’s House at Secret Garden will be hosting a “Four Seasons Around the World” wine dinner tomorrow, November 15th at…
There’s going to be a lot to see and do at the Chow Bella/Roosevelt Row Pie Social today. But more important, there are going to be people on the same mission: Drop off the pies (optional), get the tasting tickets, find the best pies, taste, and repeat. Note: Winners of the celebrity pie…
Canned tomato producers are outsourcing our taste buds to robots. We spotted a New Scientist article via The Food Section and were completely fascinated that researchers from the University of Copenhagen have come up with a “magnetic tongue” that mimics a human’s ability to taste different flavors using a sensor…
Yesterday we met Matt Wohleb, sommelier and bar manager at Cave Creek restaurant Amaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge. Today he shares with us the recipe for one the Amaro Old Fashioned, an Italian twist on a cocktail classic made using Amaro Montenegro, a brand of bitters made using more than…
Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburban-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley’s rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Murg Makhani from India Oven (1315 S. Gilbert Rd., Mesa) The Basics: Murg makhani (aka butter chicken) is the…
Did the recession finally get to Two Hippies Magic Mushroom Burgers and their $5 burger deals? Part of the Phoenix-based Two Hippies chain, the psychedelic burger shack, on Indian School Road in Central Phoenix, opened in 2008 by husband-and-wife team Andy and Jan Goldstein (Andy’s brother Ron founded Long Wong’s…
The Arizona Republic recently named Soi 4 as the Best Thai Restaurant of 2011, but have they neglected dessert lovers? While not all of their desserts are a winner, we highly recommend their Fried Bananas with Coconut Ice Cream.
Hey kids! PETA, the radical animal rights organization responsible for the comic book targeted at young people entitled, “Your Mommy Kills Animals,” is currently heading up its 2011 Cutest Vegetarian Kid Contest — ’cause meat-eating kids are as hideous as their parents!!! PETA’s contest hopes to celebrate the “radiance and…
Thai salad and the Twilight saga? Following the September opening of the AMC Esplanade 14 Dine-In Theater in Central Phoenix, the Studio Movie Grill, pioneer of the in-theatre dining concept, opens in North Scottsdale today. The anchor of the Sonora Village at 15515 North Hayden Road, just south of Frank…
We’re counting down the days to Pie Social 2011 — 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 at 408 E. Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. You can get in on the action yourself. Here are details for community bakers. And don’t forget about our celebrity bakers — today we’re introducing the final name…
So yeah, it’s, um, like totally the day before our big 2011 Pie Social. We figured we’d remind you just in case you hadn’t been paying attention to the blog for the past month or were stuck under a rock or in some sort of an accident that had erased…
The tender: Matthew WohlebThe bar: Amaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge (28234 N. Tatum Blvd, Cave Creek, 480-502-1920)The pedigree: Wohleb began working at age 20 at Kazimierz World Wine Bar. The place’s vast wine cellar spurred an interest in the beverage, so he moved on to other wine-centric spots– Cowboy Ciao…
Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let’s face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the Valley. This week: Caldo de Albondigas from Comedor Guadalajara ¿Como…
Sweet potatoes have a number of innate qualities that make them wonderfully pie-worthy. They have an abundance of natural sugar, which, although not essential, is good for starters. When baked, the sugar in the sweet potatoes caramelizes, becoming deeper, richer, and more complex (the way caramel is richer and more complex than granulated sugar).
Want to enjoy a warm, faux-blood libation with lunch? Yes, we know Halloween is over, but for fans of the HBO series True Blood the chance to sip on a perfectly replicated bottle of Tru Blood drink would be like dying and not going to heaven–because, of course, vampires are…
Sometimes the internet takes a break from its usual offering of ridiculous celebrity gossip, people attempting to dance, and angry cats to bring us something truly wonderful. This week, Chompie’s, the New York-style deli chain operating in the Valley since 1979, released two videos of its founders, Lou and Lovey…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. We met the friendly and well-educated-in-the-world-of coffee men from Mulch Coffee at the Stephanie Izard Goat Tour dinner and it appears that they are pouring a mean iced coffee at the south Scottsdale farmers’ market. Mulch Coffee currently features multiple roasters,…
The McRib. Sandwich of Legend. It comes as swiftly as it goes, like a wayward lover in the night only to pop up again like a mouth-watering souvenir from the past. Since its debut on McDonald’s menu in 1981, the McRib had claimed a truly special place in fast-food history. It’s…
We’re counting down the days to Pie Social 2011 — 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 at 408 E. Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. You can get in on the action yourself. Here are details for community bakers. And don’t forget about our celebrity bakers — every day we’ll introduce you…
Here’s a little bonus to go with your morning brew tomorrow: From 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, November 11, Dutch Bros. Coffee, the privately-held drive-through coffee chain headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, is celebrating the opening of its 8th Arizona location located at 6461 South Rural Road, Tempe, with…
If you have been to Siam in Glendale or, more recently, Thai E-San in Central Phoenix, then chances are, you have tasted Pete (or, in Thai, Tossapis) Pholtosa’s offerings of classic Thai cuisine as well as specific dishes from his home in northeastern Thailand. Now, Pholtosa’s resurfaced with Pete’s Thai…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Monday FundayMondays are usually reserved for moping and complaining but we’re pretty sure evening dinner plans will help make the saddest day of the week just a little bit better — okay, maybe even a lot better…
