Things are Snoh-balling for Tony Chanthavong. Chanthavong, who owns Snoh Ice Shavery in Phoenix, has signed the papers for a second spot. By this fall, expect a new location of Snoh Ice Shavery to open in Downtown Phoenix, on the northeast corner of 2nd Street and McKinley, a couple doors…
Many talented chefs call metro Phoenix home, but few can claim as many accolades as Alessandro Stratta. Over his more than 30-year career, he’s won just about every award to which a chef can aspire, including being named one of “America’s Ten Best New Chefs” by Food & Wine in 1992 and earning…
Ghanaian cooking, and the cuisine of west Africa in general, is pretty scarce in metro Phoenix. If you’ve never experienced the pleasures of kenkey, banku, or peanut-butter soup, the place to go is Max’s Mukhaase in Mesa, a casual family-run restaurant that has been open for about a year now…
It’s fitting that Cindy Gentry’s first foray into expanding access to healthy food to the masses started with a trip to fulfill her civic duty. “It was jury duty’s fault,” she says. Venturing to the downtown courts from her suburban North Phoenix home, Gentry saw opportunity in all the shuttered…
We don’t mean to brag or anything — okay, yeah we do — but this event is gonna be good. On Saturday, June 25, at The Vintage 45 in downtown Phoenix, we’re gathering some of our favorite bartenders and dessert-makers for New Times’ first-ever Sips & Sweets event. Attendees can…
Just in time for the triple-digit weather, San Diego’s The Baked Bear will open its first Arizona store. Known for its build-you-own ice cream sandwiches, The Baked Bear will be located just east of Scottsdale Road on Shea Boulevard in the Village at Shea at 7366 East Shea Boulevard. The…
Fans of James Beard award-nominated chef Silvana Salcido Esparza have waited months to find out when she’ll open the doors at her highly anticipated new restaurant, Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva. The restaurant, located at 1301 West Grand Avenue, will seat only about two dozen diners, but will offer an entirely different…
Don’t worry, downtown coffee drinkers. You’ll still be able to get your Cartel Coffee Lab fix, but starting this weekend, you’ll have to head one door over after the company shuts the doors at its 1 North First Street location. On Saturday, May 21, Cartel Coffee Lab will close its…
There are few places in central Phoenix as beloved as Lux, the gourmet coffee bar that has evolved over the past decade into more than just a place to sip espresso. Since owner Jeff Fischer made the decision to expand the coffee bar back in 2011 — relocating it from…
The Guilty Pleasure: The Ruben stuffed hamburger Where to Get it: Stufrageous Stuffed Burgers Price: $8.79 What it Really Costs: Your ability to eat a regular burger. You’ll want every other burger in your life to be as engorged as this one from here on out. The hamburger, as a…
North Phoenix residents looking for a healthy food option will soon have a new place to into the rotation. Later this year, Grabbagreens will open a fourth Valley location in north Phoenix, specifically at 4727 East Bell Road. The restaurant will be located on the southwest corner of Tatum and…
The wait is almost over. Tomorrow, Saturday, May 14, chef Gio Osso’s highly-anticipated Nico restaurant will open its doors to the public at Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert. Earlier this week we chatted with the James Beard award- nominated chef about his hopes and aspirations for his sophomore effort. But…
Got dinner plans on Monday, May 16? If not, then you may want to consider heading to Uptown Plaza in central Phoenix, where in just four short days the Valley will see the debut of our very own Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Since we first told you about the restaurant’s plans…
A classic spot in central Phoenix could be torn down if a rezoning application is approved. Documents on the city of Phoenix’s website show a new apartment complex planned on the site of Macayo’s in Phoenix on Central Avenue just south of Indian School Road. The complex, called Alta Central…
Get those index fingers ready, Phoenix. You’re going to have to click fast if you want a seat at Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva. The highly-anticipated restaurant from James Beard award-nominated chef Silvana Salcido Esparza offers only about two dozen seats, and if you want to nab one of them, then…
Is culinary school overrated? That’s one of the biggest debates within the restaurant industry these days. On one hand, students get a solid culinary foundation before jumping into the kitchen. On the other, culinary school is expensive, and some argue it doesn’t necessarily produce top chefs. Here’s what nine metro…
Metro Phoenix is often accused of being too suburban, but if there’s an upside to so-called urban sprawl, it’s this: There’s nearly always something new to try somewhere around town, unexplored pockets of food and culture spread across something like 2,000 square miles. Your next great meal might come out…
If you’ve lived in the Valley for a substantial amount of time, then you may be familiar with the Mancuso’s family name. Since the late 60s, the Mancuso’s have owned and operated several restaurants around the Valley including at The Borgata in Scottsdale and in central Phoenix. In late April,…
If you’ve driven down Grand Avenue during the last few months, then chances are good you’ve noticed a change or two. In January, Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva took over the space most recently occupied by Bragg’s Factory Diner, and a clean white building now rests at the intersection of McKinley…
If you’ve driven down Indian School Road toward 22nd Street, then you’ve probably noticed the recent installment of a large, black sign with a yellow “H” on it. Well, wonder no more: the sign represents Phoenix’s newest brewery, Helton Brewing Company. “Doors are officially opening Tuesday,” says Brian Helton, the…
It’s been almost two years since chef Gio Osso opened his first restaurant, Vitru Honest Craft, on the first floor of a quaint bed and breakfast in downtown Scottsdale. The restaurant seats just 25 diners, but its small stature didn’t hold it back from achieving almost immediate success. In its…
Another month of county health inspections are in the books, and we have just one question for restaurant employees across metro Phoenix: Why aren’t you washing your hands? Okay, so not all restaurants are violating the cardinal rule of keeping hands clean while preparing food. But we have to admit,…
