When Market Street Kitchen opened in 2012, the owners tapped two of the Valley’s best known and well-loved chefs to helm the kitchen: James Beard Award-winner Robert McGrath as executive chef and Matt Taylor as chef du cuisine. It seemed like the prefect recipe for success until, less than a…
Roosevelt Row Chile Pepper Festival Saturday, September 27 Head to the A.R.T.S. Market in downtown Phoenix this Saturday night to be a part of the third annual Roosevelt Row Chile Pepper Festival. The event will feature chile-infused dishes from 20 teams of local chefs and restauranteurs, all of whom will…
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…
Once upon a time, there was a city. It was not the largest city, or the smallest. It was not the richest or the poorest. But this city had a reputation, nonetheless. It was known throughout the land as dry and inhospitable — heated to unimaginable temperatures for several months…
We could pretty much live off the fried chicken and biscuit Little Birdy sandwich — with beignets for dessert — at Welcome Diner, and now all of that goodness is about to be available at a location southeast of Welcome Diner’s current set-up. Although details on the new Michael Babcock…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
The Chef: Bernie Kantak The Restaurant: The Gladly The Animal: Pork The Dish: Pickled Pork Temple What do you do when your friend, who happens to own a pork company, calls you up with a bunch of extra pork temple? Well, if you’re Bernie Kantak, you take it and use…
Every year the Martha Stewart American Made program recognizes a group of artisans and producers around the country for their work making well-designed, quality goods. Earlier this year a long list of nominees was announced, which was then broken down into a list of finalists. Included in that list is…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
The latest move in the never-ending game of musical chairs played by our well-loved Valley chefs has resulted in a new top dog (pun not intended) at Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails. As of this week, the downtown Phoenix restaurant located at the Hotel Palomar can call Sean Currid its…
A new restaurant, Revo Pizzabar, will open early next month at 200 East Fifth Street in Tempe — inside the Tempe Transit Center just off ASU’s Tempe campus and steps from Mill Avenue. The new restaurant was created by the founder of the well-loved and now-defunct Tempe brewpub Bandersnatch and…
Stephen Jones Executive Chef Bootleggers Modern American Smokehouse When we met with Stephen Jones late last week, it’d been just over a week since he started his new gig as executive chef of Bootleggers Modern American Kitchen. And in just that short amount of time, he’d already written a new…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
I never thought I’d say this, but — there’s something kinda cool happening in Mesa. Seemingly ceaseless light rail construction has provided Mesa shop owners with a creative challenge: How do small businesses stay competitive in an area dominated by road closures, jackhammering, and snorting digging machines?…
When it comes to eating healthy, the general assumption is that it’s a pain in the butt and pretty expensive. But since opening its first fast-casual restaurant in Scottsdale last year, GrabbaGreen has been proving neither assumption is true. The restaurant, which serves an all-natural menu of gluten-free foods, already…
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…
Here’s some big news for fans of Short Leash Hot Dog’s sweet sister concept, Rollover Doughnuts: The food truck has a permanent home before its wheels have even hit the streets. That’s right, Rollover Doughnuts, the yet-to-be-revealed doughnut food truck from Brad and Kat Moore, is already making the move…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
It only takes five ingredients to make flan, and the round custard with a rich caramel flavoring is usually all that is needed to polish off any fine Mexican dinner. Occasionally, custard isn’t everyone’s dessert of choice, but when prepared right, the texture can be the best part. We headed…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
After closing in April, Sol Diablo Cantina in Tempe has reopened for business — this time under a new owner: Luis Millan, a local entrepreneur and restaurateur. Millan brings substantial experience in the restaurant industry to the table, including time as the executive chef for Canteen Modern Tequila, as well…
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…
