Seven different signature burritos include organic black bean, vegetarian, green chile beef, and carne asada. Tacos, a house salad with meat add-ins, and combo platters are also available. And yes, there’s dessert — Cabo Coco Cake (chocolate cake with Mexican cocoa, butter cream, and cream cheese filling over chocolate ganache)…
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: End of an Era: Gourmet Magazine is Closing Dine…
Poker is a strange beast. People behave differently when in addition to competing for glory there’s a bit of money involved. They get almost religious about certain little customs and superstitious behaviors. You’ve got the guy who shuffles chips cause he believes it’ll intimidate the competition. Then you’ve got the…
Vegetarianism is running rampant these days. And if you’re a lady who goes for the kind of guy who writes songs, wears TOMS shoes and has grown a beard at some point in the last two years, you’ve most likely slept with, dated or cohabited with a vegetarian.In the past…
Seems like the Arizona State Fair is ground zero for extreme eats. Every year, the fair outdoes itself for taking decadent, beyond-bad-for-you snacks and making them even naughtier, usually by dunking them into a deep fryer. What’s on the menu this year? How about deep-fried, battered bacon on a stick…
It’s not just a rumor. According to Daniel Wayne, owner of Lola Coffee, the old Calabria Italian Deli space in the historic Gold Spot building (Roosevelt and 3rd Ave) will soon become a second outpost of Lola Coffee. Wayne has negotiated a lease and everything’s underway. He hopes to open…
So is there any difference in serving suds in either town? Not much, King says.”It’s pretty much the same thing in either city. It’s pop a beer, pour a shot. That’s what everybody wants. They’re looking to get to a certain place and alcohol gets them there. They just want…
We got an early glimpse of the new casual Italian restaurant opening at Scottsdale Fashion Square in a preview dinner last night: Marcella’s Italian Kitchen. Suffice it to say, we’re still full. This is not food for the proverbial lemon-tarts-who-lunch. This is Italian food by way of the American Midwest (Marcella’s…
Live in Tempe? Lucky you. Starting today, there’s a brand-new daily farmers market taking place at the southwest corner of Unversity Drive and Farmer (seriously!). That’s right, I said daily. The Tempe Farmers Market is an indoor market specializing in local, organic produce, hormone-free meats, and other homemade local products…
If there’s one thing missing from our monthly outing to First Friday it’s blueberry mochi cake. Don’t get us wrong. We like street-side brats and popcorn as much as the next guy, but even once in a while we want to class it up. Seems Matt Carter of Nine 05…
It will be an all-you-can-eat extravaganza for charity tonight, when the third annual Taste of the Biltmore party takes over the National Bank of Arizona Corporate Center (6001 N. 24th St.) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Participating restaurants from the upscale ‘hood include Donovan’s, Frank & Albert’s,…
Tyler King is one tough-looking hombre. Sporting a tee shirt for notorious New Jersey hardcore band Shattered Realm and innumerable tattoos covering his burly frame from head to toe, the 38-year-old bartender at Jugheads looks like someone you’d wouldn’t wanna challenge to a fight. Instead, try challenging him to whisk…
The first dish I ate at Nine 05 pissed me off, and the second one depressed me. But it pretty much went uphill from there, and now I’m looking forward to returning. When you’re a restaurant critic, first impressions aren’t always everything. I’d gone to the stylish new “modern Asian”…
Phoenix java hot spot, Royal Coffee Bar, opened a new location at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market’s Urban Grocery, giving Royal lovers a second spot to enjoy their drinks.The new grocery store near Pierce and First Street hasn’t opened quite yet (it’s due later this month), but Royal at the…
The Fry Bread House vs. Sacred Hogan Navajo FrybreadIndian tacos are bean tacos with lettuce and cheese, served on fry bread instead of a tortilla. In this Battle of the Dishes, we scope out two central Phoenix locales to compare the best for you. In One Corner: The Fry Bread…
The first thing you should know about Smashburger, the new burger joint that opened today on College Ave. in Tempe near the ASU Fulton Center, is that there are several items you won’t find on the menu. No, I’m not talking about secret menu items all the cooks dole out…
Joshua Riesner and fellow Atlas Bistro chef Keenan Bosworth like to switch up their menu day by day, while goofing around in the kitchen together and bugging their intern. Riesner is an avid foodie and says he could cook with bacon, fennel, and tarragon everyday. His creative culinary tower, Smoked…
The folks at Edible Phoenix aren’t just putting out a seasonal food magazine anymore. Starting tomorrow, they’re also kicking off a monthly food-centric film festival, held at Madcap Theaters (730 S. Mill) every second Thursday to benefit the new Tempe farmers market, Market on Mill. Edible Film Festival features the documentary film…
Where in the Valley can you order a decadent cream-filled dessert in a hidden oasis, while warming yourself by the fire on a cool fall night? Find out as we examine hot new changes to local resort restaurants in this week’s Meal Ticket dining newsletter. We’ve also got the scoop on which local restaurant icons are…
One of the neatest things I saw when I was out and about on First Friday wasn’t actually a painting or a photograph, although you could call it a work of art. Giant Coffee isn’t open just yet, but Matt and Ernie Pool of Matt’s Big Breakfast (get it?) opened up…
Indian food is always fun to eat. Making it, on the other hand . . . well, let’s just say it’s not for the inexperienced cook. For us, the hardest has always been the spices. For any one Indian dish, you need a whole arsenal of spices that don’t exactly…
Food critic John Mariani’s annual list of best new restaurants for Esquire magazine hasn’t hit the streets yet, but it’s already shown up on the web, courtesy of the Eating Las Vegas blog. For 2009, the lone Arizona pick in Mariani’s roundup is Prado, chef Claudio Urciuoli’s Spanish-themed fine dining spot…
