Dolce Espresso is one of those great little coffee shops that are easy to miss while driving down the street. Located on Camelback Road just east of 10th street, Dolce Espresso sits inconspicuously in a brick strip mall on the south side of the street. But if you slow down…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tomorrow, join Carefree Station and Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Company from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for a scotch tasting and seminar. Learn about the scotch making process while sipping on generous samples of single malt scotch including Bunnahanhain Sherry…
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: Challenge to the Chefs at the Scottsdale Culinary Fest…
Phew! A place of refuge in a community where gardens and activity centers are multiplying as fast as jackalopes. You might have to take a trek out east to snag any of these insanely cute lunch spoilers, but there’s a good chance of finding an equally cute pilot once you’re…
A few weeks ago we brought you the Top 10 Foodie Movies. This time around here are five more films where food is a central theme — though not in the most appetizing of ways. Here’s to a group of films keeping the “taste” in tasteless. 5. Delicatessen (1991): Delicatessen…
As even further proof that artisanal beer is making headway in the wine-centric world of fine dining, a handful of Valley restaurants have begun serving Estrella Damm Inedit, a beer developed by the legendary Spanish chef Ferran Adria, along with Juli Soler and El Bulli’s team of sommeliers. FnB, Posh,…
Yesterday, Steve Losey from El Chorro Lodge talked about the light, crisp taste of their signature drink, the El Chorro Sunrise. Sipping it while relaxing at El Chorro’s indoor/outdoor bar will make you think you’re sitting under a palm tree in the middle of the Caribbean — it’s that refreshing…
Downtown Chandler, already bustling with a dozen restaurants bordering its block-long A.J. Chandler Park, is preparing to welcome yet another: Coach & Willie’s. Eric Stoltz, an owner of the downtown Phoenix tavern, says he and his partner hope to open a second location on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amber-rae/ / CC BY 2.0 Get your tootsies down to the Urban Wine Walk. There are so many fabulous restaurants along the light rail route in Metro Phoenix that it’s hard to pick just one. So don’t! Visit them all at the first-ever Phoenix Urban Wine Walk from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, April…
After years of building a reputation for gracious service and exquisite Italian food (just look at all of the Best of Phoenix awards devoted to them), culinary power couple Sima and Marcellino Verzino are about to leave behind their strip mall digs on Northern Avenue and open Marcellino Ristorante in…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight, Cazadores and Corzo Tequila’s and The Phoenician are hosting a special tequila dinner at 6:30 p.m. The 6 course meal which features gourmet offering from south of the border, will be paired with various tequila samplings and…
At the moment, Mesa is on the music scene radar for re-opening not one but two venues: The Underground and The NIle Theater. Lucky for us, Michele Laudig has scoped out some tasty eateries to traffic between shows. Food Critic Michele Laudig on eating through Mesa: This exciting art and…
How do you manage to try all that food and not blow up like Kirstie Alley? Ahh, such a popular question. I always have a bit of a food baby, but it’s really not that hard to keep the jean size in check.Rule number one: Just taste.If I’ve described half…
America Corrales of America’s Taco Shop joined us for this week’s Chef Chat. Hope you’re in the mood for a spicy side dish, because she’s about to share the recipe for her famous corn on the cob …..
For Steve Losey, the best part of being a bartender is interacting with the guests. And with 20 years in the hospitality industry, he knows how to make sure their needs are met. Losey, who came to the Valley 15 years ago from Michigan, has been working at El Chorro…
Have you noticed all of the food-related charity events that have been cruising into town lately? Sugar and Champagne: The SAVORlife Soiree, Forks and Corks, Dining Out For Life… we could go on and on. Well, add one more to that list: the upcoming Bake For Hope from May 2-8. The…
The Food Network has given a lot of love to Phoenix area restaurants over the past few years, but now another TV channel is about to showcase a slew of local food faves.TLC’s new series, Best Food Ever, premieres at 9 p.m. on May 3, and includes six hour-long episodes…
What kind of food’s served up at Lucky Boy? The answer may not surprise you, but the family serving it will…
