Food & Drink

If you like to geek out on culinary trend pieces as much as I do, then you’ll love the baker’s dozen of food culture somebodies and tastemakers that the website Chow.com has compiled for its first-annual Chow 13 Awards. From the dude who has Angelenos compulsively checking Twitter to get…

I’ve talked to chef Aaron May about a number of his restaurants over the past few years, but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard him sound as excited as he does about Mabel’s on Main, the old-school-chic watering hole he’s opening sometime around December 1. “For me, after Sol y…

The moment Pavle Milic has been waiting for is almost here. If all goes as planned, he’ll finally be opening his own restaurant, called FnB, sometime around the 23rd of this month. That’s not even two weeks away, and Milic couldn’t be more excited…

Kabuki, a casual Japanese restaurant with locations in Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas, is adding seven new menu items specifically tailored for Arizona palates. What does that mean? Think spicy, Mexican-influenced sauces. Salsa. And bubbling cheese, great for first timers wary of more traditional sushi.

If you want to see something scary, click on this transparency by awesome.good.is. It’s a representation of the percentages of people in certain countries who are overweight, and surprise, surprise, the U.S. represents with the highest percent at 66.3 percent. We have to be number one in everything else, right, so obesity may as…

We were actually hungry for soup. It was a Monday. My colleague and I were wracking our brains over where to find a decent bowl of soup, as if it would somehow magically thwart the swine flu (knock on wood, so far so good. . .). But then we remembered…

How far would you drive for great barbecue? Five miles? Fifteen miles? Even farther? When my carnivorous urges are in overdrive, I’m not even sure how I would answer that question, except to say I’d definitely rack up some miles for a pulled pork fix. There’s a certain kind of…

Let’s just get this out of the way: Ra Sushi is not Japanese cuisine. Not proper Japanese cuisine anyway. That being said, it can be delicious as I found out at a new menu tasting at Ra Sushi in North Scottsdale last night…

When head chef Matt Alleshouse of Tommy V’s Osteria Pizzeria created this recipe, he was looking to put a new twist on an old meal–the hunters-style dish. Typical hunters’ dishes are made in one pot, cooked with the meat the hunter caught. It’s a technique that’s been used hundreds of years, but…

Shakespeare’s vs. The Turf Restaurant & Pub When we’re feeling a little low, the first stop is usually Tempe’s Rula Bula for a pint and a plate of shepherd’s pie. With ground beef, veggies, whipped potatoes and cheese, this dish is a comfort classic and one of the first things that comes to…

Tired of the same boring traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving? Try something different this holiday. In this week’s Meal Ticket dining newsletter, we’ve got the scoop on unusual holiday feasts, from a meat-free faux turkey dinner to the infamous “Turducken,” a Cajun treat that’s three meats in one. We’ll also…

A friend and I ventured over to Nine 05 recently for her birthday lunch. Once upon a time, this was a gal who used to eat at Fate about three times a week, so I told her she needed to check out the new Asian spot that’s taken its place…

Wine? Did somebody say wine? If your ears perk up at the sound of a cork popping out of a bottle, then this weekend’s First Press events are for you. Friday night kicks off with the First Press Grand Tasting at the Hotel Valley Ho, presented by National Bank of…

When most chefs were graduating culinary school, Tommy V’s Osteria Pizzeria’s Matt Alleshouse was already cooking up delicacies at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. The 29-year-old, currently the head chef at the newly opened Tommy V’s, has been in the Valley for more than 10 years. He got his start as an…

No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. The Tempe outpost of Regions Bistro — which originally opened at 6th Street and Mill a little over seven months ago, and then closed unexpectedly in early June — is back in business under new ownership. Regions’ Scottsdale location, on Shea Boulvard, reopened in August…