Teharu isn’t just a sushi bar — it’s an experience. There are few other places in the Valley where you can score five plates of food for under a ten-spot, but that’s exactly what we did at Teharu. On our visit the place was packed, and the vibe was decidedly young…
Walking through two pavilions filled with imported and locally produced gourmet food categories there for the sampling is a food lovers dream come true. The exhibitor aisles beckon the visitor with colorful displays, both artful and whimsical, package designs, and the get your salivary glands going tastes of all types…
The Valley of the Sun saw a lot of activity in the restaurant world in 2010. More than 100 new restaurants opened and fewer than 50 closed their doors for good, according to our tally. Here is our Restaurant Round-Up for 2010RESTAURANTS THAT OPENED IN 2010Al’s Beef, ScottsdaleAmaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge,…
As the brains behind Old Town hotspots Stingray Sushi, Geisha A Go Go, and Jimmy Woo’s, Greg Donnally, Bryan Chittenden and Andrew Nam have set a high-energy pace for Scottsdale nightlife, especially when it comes to food and drink for the clubbing crowd. Now they’re on track to open another…
Chris Wahl The lead guitarist for local pop/rock band Crash Coordinates performs with the band Saturday, February 5 at Scottsdale Studios. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Chicken breast cooked in olive oil. Favorite food: Rich, juicy prime rib. Least favorite food: Pickled capers. Favorite dessert: Cheesecake Factory cheesecake…
Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll teach you everything there is to know about local produce. Starting this week, Jennifer Woods will bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare locally grown produce in a new weekly series called: In Season…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Noca’s Italian Wine DinnerLeave it to Noca to take their January 27th wine dinner to a whole new level of awesome. Not only will the wine be shipped straight to Noca from Italy, the guest chef for…
This week we felt like something nourishing and comforting, some kind of soup. Wanting to eat light, we strayed from our usual go to meatless recipes with a combination of beans and rice. Our thoughts turned to Asian style hot pots, found in Chinese, Thai and Japanese cuisine. But we…
Meatballs are having a moment. Gourmet versions of the dish were on plenty of year-end trend lists for 2010, so it’s perfect timing for an upcoming event that celebrates the humble meatball by way of a good, old-fashioned smackdown. Heidi Lee from Into the Soup is the brains behind the ACFAZ Fatazz…
Give a ten-year-old a plate of Brussels sprouts and you’ll get the kiddie equivalent of the bitter beer face. Hell, give most adults a plate of the healthful green veggie and you’ll get the same reaction: Icky. Those look gross. Do I have to eat it? Whine, whine, whine. Having successfully stumbled…
Five months ago, Cafe Provence took over the Anthem space that previously housed Madelyn’s, serving a casual menu of soups, sandwiches, and salads. Now, the restaurant has just branched out to French fine dining in the evenings. It’s a welcome upscale option for the north Valley neighborhood. Owner Sarge Malki, formerly of North…
Twice a year, the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT), a not-for-profit trade association, sponsors the Fancy Food Show, open only to the specialty food trade. This year’s winter show, held January16-18, at The Mascone Center in San Francisco, hosted 1300 exhibitors from 35 countries. As one would…
This week Shannon Dufresne, chef-owner of Crave Artisan Ice Cream joined us for Sweet Talk. Over a cup of coffee and a piece of cake, we discovered Shannon has quite a sweet tooth, how she set up her commercial kitchen as a co-op, and why good food is in the…
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. When East Phoenix fave Don Jose Mexican Food closed its doors in December 2007, locals mourned the loss of an institution, a place where families had enjoyed old school Sonoran Mexican food since 1966. The place sat vacant for the past three…
If only we could be this excited on a Monday morning…
We’ll be honest: the last thing we expected to find at a comic book shop was knock-our-socks-off coffee, but that’s what we got at Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa.This comics and gaming superstore just opened a little more than a month ago, but Gotham City Comics & Coffee…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Free Orange JuiceStop by any of 11 AZ Wildflower Bread Co. locations tomorrow for a free glass of Sun Orchard orange juice. Sun Orchard is a “micro-juicery” based out of Tempe, AZ who use only locally grown…
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: New at CityScape: Jimmy John’s Pop the Soda Shop…
At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ailment is the beer argument. In the spirit of all great beer-related discussions, we present…
The buzz for each installment of Ignite Phoenix starts off with a ticket-buying frenzy, and this next round, scheduled for the night of February 11, promises to be no different. Tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., and the only question is, how many minutes will…
Yesterday we met Richie Moe, the bartender savant who mixes the drinks at Scottsdale’s newest spot, Citizen Public House. Today he shares with us the recipe for the Citi-Zen. “It fits into our name — it’s the Citi-Zen. It’s our Zen City martini,” Moe says. “It’s a simple cocktail but…
On a rare Saturday night off, we were lucky enough to spend time with our loved ones at this family friendly Gilbert hot spot. We started off with a plate of nachos to share, a few house margaritas, and too many bowls of red and green salsa. By the time…
