The Guilty Pleasure: The Hair of the Polish Dog Where to Get It: Bacus Bros Hot Dogs & Beer Price: $8.50 What it Really Costs: Your ability to consume anything but light beer for a few days. This baby is loaded with so many calories, you’ll want to cut corners…
Heads up, T.J.’s lovers. Your freezers might not be safe — from recalled food. If you’re a big fan of Trader Joe’s, you might have some recalled food in your fridge and freezer. Earlier this week the FDA issued a recall for a whole assortment of Trader Joe’s and other…
Diners looking for a place for beer and beer-filled food will find just that at The Phoenix Ale Brewery Central Kitchen, set to open in uptown Phoenix next week. Located at 5813 North Seventh Street, near Seventh Street and Bethany Home Road, the restaurant comes from The Phoenix Ale Brewery and Rich…
When it comes to barbecue in metro Phoenix, there’s one little spot that most aficionados can agree reigns supreme. But the general consensus around that joint doesn’t mean we should give up the search for perfectly-smoked brisket and juicy sliced turkey around the Valley. After all, if we did that…
Mark your calendars, candy lovers, because this summer New Times is launching a brand-new event that combines two of our favorite things: desserts (everything from candy and chocolate to pastries galore) and craft cocktails. Sounds good, right? Yeah, we know. The Sips and Sweets event will be held on Saturday,…
Is it possible to be seduced by, of all things, a half of a roasted chicken? Because at Ocotillo, the stylish new food and drink compound on the corner of Third and Flower streets in Phoenix, it might only take a bite or two of the restaurant’s namesake chicken dish…
Since its opening in 2011, Crescent Ballroom has proved itself to be much more than a downtown Phoenix concert venue. It’s a lounge, a great happy-hour hangout, and a go-to destination for solid food and drink, in particular for simple but well-executed burritos and tacos. Oh right, and the award-winning…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
By now you’ve probably heard of Arizona-made wine, beer, and even spirits. But did you know there’s mead being made here in the Grand Canyon state, and that it can be found as far away as Thailand? You can try the golden liquid for yourself at the award-winning Superstition Meadery…
Fans of the Ritz Carlton’s tony Bistro 24 are perhaps still sniffling over the loss of that landmark lunch and dinner spot. But The Camby, the new resident of the still-upscale hotel purchased last December by Marriott International, hopes the culinary talents of chef Dushyant Singh will help us forget…
With more than 20 new restaurants open in metro Phoenix, it’s been a great April for the local food scene. Phoenix has a ton of new options for dining, including a second location of Nook and a third location of The Herb Box, while Chandler now has even more options…
Downtown Phoenix has no shortage of coffee options, but tough competition for caffeine dollars didn’t stop James Bryan from opening yet another spot for coffee, espresso, and lunch fare. A month ago, Bryan opened Oliver’s Sophisticated Bean — the name refers to James Oliver Bryan, who goes by his middle…
Good on you, Garfield. You’re about to get a serious boost of cool. Sure, the Central Phoenix historic neighborhood has always had plenty to offer by way of adorable bungalows and pyramid cottages, but in the upcoming months, the four corners of the Garfield district will gain not one, but two…
The wait is almost over. On May 4, the first downtown Scottsdale location of Postino Wine Cafe opens its doors to the public at 4821 North Scottsdale Road, just north of the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Highland Boulevard. The restaurant and bar is Upward Projects’ sixth metro Phoenix location of…
The Guilty Pleasure: Thai-style ice cream rolls Where to Get It: Nomadic Ice Cream Rolls Price: $3 (small), $6 (large) What it Really Costs: Your last ounce of willpower because these rolls are too much fun to resist. Just in time for summer, a new ice cream dessert has landed…
The folks behind Old Town Scottsdale party spots El Hefe and Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row are about to take things healthy with a new restaurant. Called Farm & Craft, the soon-to-open health-focused dining spot will be located at 4302 North Scottsdale Road, in the space most recently occupied by Stingray Sushi. The…
It was heartbreak that led Lenard Rubin, the executive chef at the Country Club at DC Ranch, to the culinary arts. “I had a girlfriend in Rhode Island who was going to school in Boston,” he recalls of his college days. “I got a job in Boston at the Ritz,…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Heads up, Lobster Stalkers. This weekend is your last chance to catch The Maine Lobster Lady food truck in metro Phoenix before the rig and its owner, Diana Santospago, head back to the East Coast for the summer. For those who already know the Lobster Lady and her delicious lobster rolls,…
Slightly greasy Detroit-style pizza is an art form. At least, it is if you grew up in the city from which this region-specific style of pizza hails. So, when we heard Jet’s Pizza, a popular Michigan chain known for its Detroit-style pies, was setting up two outposts in metro Phoenix,…
Remember in January, when we told you Central Phoenix’s well-loved English pub, George & Dragon, might appear on an episode of Spike TV’s Bar Rescue? At the time, there were a circus’ worth of not-at-all inconspicuous tents planted outside the pub, and we even spotted the Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer…
It’s been almost six months since EVO owner Nick Neuman abruptly parted ways with chef Peter DeRuvo. At that time, both were tight-lipped about the cause of the split, except to say that diners could expect business as usual at the Scottsdale restaurant. And business as usual it has been…
