Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 65: Hawaiian…
It’s that time again. We’ve compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. We had a hankering for some treats and thought we’d share some of the Phoenix bakeries on twitter, plus some bonus cupcake love. Cupcake Cafe AZ (@CupcakeCafeAZ) We can…
The next installation at Cycle sounds pretty damn cool. Former software tech guy, Mark Susan, ditched all that nonsense, picked up a camera and is now enjoying life as a freelance photographer. One fine day back in March at a little food festival called Devour, Susan noticed the Cycle tent and was hit with the urge…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy Fourth of July! Just a few more hours and it’s three day weekend time! Sunday and Monday night Cave Creek’s Big Earls Greasy Eats is celebrating the fourth with their very own “Parking Lot Picnic Party”. Bring…
Two weeks ago, Cullen Campbell — owner and chef of Crudo, the quirky Scottsdale eatery that is home to inventive raw seafood dishes and handmade pasta — received some heart-stopping news. The folks at the Steven Paul Salon, where Crudo makes its home on the patio and in-house cafe, said Cullen’s…
The tender: Trudy ThomasThe bar: BLT Steak at Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott Resort (5402 E. Lincoln Dr., 480-905-7979)The pedigree: Thomas’ bartending career began as a matter of convenience — she got her start in working in a bar attached to her apartment complex in Kentucky. In 1999, she moved…
A small crowd of locals gathered outside the new Oakville Grocery Co. at Cityscape this morning, hungry for a bite and a peek inside the new store, which opened to the public at 10 a.m. Fans of the old location at Scottsdale Quarter will be pleased to see that not…
Yesterday, Scottsdale’s posh Japanese joint Roka Akor hosted an evening for the media to showcase Chef Jason Alford’s signature menu items. About 30 reporters were treated to a multi-course dinner designed to demonstrate the wonders of the restaurant’s traditional open fire robata grill and its unique spirit selection. Before dinner we…
With all the Independence Day festivities coming up, we almost forgot that British super couple (and the most interesting thing about the royal wedding), David and Victoria Beckham, who now live in Los Angeles, are expecting their fourth child on July 4th. The British Open Pub in Scottsdale hasn’t. “As…
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: Dulce de Leche Churros from La Tolteca…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 66: Shrimp…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. We can’t think of a better place to hide out from this heat than the cave-like interior of The Rokerij. LocalLily.com wrote a quick but serious post about how “the brunch Tenderloin and Dungenous Crab Benedict is to.die.for. I would trade…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Summertime at Kitchen 56While some restaurants are going on summer break, Kitchen 56 is kicking it into high gear with some great deals on food and drinks. During happy hour, no longer are you chained to the…
Hot dogs are as American as apple pie. Fitting, then, that the Fourth of July is not only our nation’s most patriotic holiday, it’s also when, according to www.hot-dog.org, we’ll consume around 150 million of the comestible the Yale Record once poeticized thusly: “Tis dogs’ delight to bark and bite,…
The beer: CoCoNut PorTeRThe brewery: Maui Brewing Co. Style: Robust PorterABV: 6 percent Say aloha to Maui Brewing Co., the newest entrant riding the waves of the Arizona craft beer scene. Coming all the way from Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui’s microbrews all come in cans — a conscious and responsible packaging…
On Sunday, a disturbance in the dining force was felt at Noca, the contemporary American restaurant in Central Phoenix, when it was reported that its executive chef, Chris Curtiss, was leaving. I had a chance to talk with Curtiss, the culinary whiz who was nominated this year for the Southwest…
When I went up to the Verde Valley to bottle wine with winemakers Eric Glomski, Tim White and Sam Pillsubry, I kept hearing that “wine making isn’t as romantic as everyone thinks.” Maybe the guys were afraid that I would find the monotonous assembly of bottling, corking, sealing, labeling and…
Maybe you don’t own a grill. Maybe you do but it’s a pain in the rear to drag it out. Maybe you’re smart and just don’t want to hang out in the sweltering heat. Whatever the case, if you’re looking for something to do this weekend, a few of…
How much do we love Nutella, the crazy-good hazelnut spread where the mere act of smearing it across a piece of bread is akin to a religious experience? Not as much as this man. Furious Pete, a professional competitive eater from Ontario, Canada, is about to get 200 grams of…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 67: Lebanese…
This week we caught up with Chef Sam Murillo of Orange Sky over at Talking Stick Resort. As you may recall, he will be heading to the national paella cook-off in Dallas hosted by the American Culinary Federation on July 24th. Now, you can get a taste of the recipe…
Last Friday, Annalyn Varalla Wills, a Valley resident won Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery’s Unbelievably Good Gluten-Free Recipe Contest, with her “Prickly Pear Rudi-fied Goat and Rhubarb Treat” recipe. Wills, who lives with Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity, hopes her recipes will help show people that it’s easy to cook and eat…
