Desperately Seeking Crispy Gluten-Free Waffles

Waffles. Belgian waffles. Crisp. Hot. With melted butter and warm maple syrup. Sunday brunch is just one of the regular food happenings at my mother’s house, and it’s all about the waffles. But going gluten-free meant waffle changes for me. See also: – Don’t Call Judy Nichols Names; She Knows…

Claudio Urciuoli on Nancy Silverton, Noma, and Italian Cooking

This is part two of my interview with Noca chef Claudio Urciuoli. If you missed Monday’s interview, in which he dished about Olive Garden, truffle oil and the weirdest thing he ever ate (which pretty much tops everybody else’s), read it here. See also: — Noca Owner Eliot Wexler on…

Chef Kevin Binkley a Finalist for James Beard Award

Today, the James Beard Foundation Awards, also known as the Oscars of the culinary world, culled its huge February listing of restaurant and chef semifinalists into a short selection of finalists for this year’s awards, which will be announced on Monday, May 6, at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in…

Squid Ink Sushi Opening Second Location at Downtown’s CityScape

Downtown Phoenix is about to get a little more sushi-fied. See also: – Owners of Citizen Public House Announce New Restaurant Planned for the Biltmore Area – Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers Coming to Old Town Squid Ink Sushi, the Peoria restaurant from chef-owner Schuyler Estes, is planning on bringing its…

Kevin Binkley to Open Bink’s Midtown in Phoenix on Wednesday

No, it isn’t your St. Patrick’s Day hangover messin’ with your head: Bink’s Midtown, the restaurant from James Beard Award-nominated chef Kevin Binkley, will open this week in the former Sophie’s Bistro space on Osborn. See also: -2013 James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced: 4 Arizona Candidates Make the Cut -…

Slade Grove: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Last year at Caramelpalooza, Slade Grove took second place…

3 America’s Taco Shops Raided by MCSO Deputies; 11 Arrested

Thursday, the Valley-based restaurant chain calling itself “the home of the best carne asada” became the latest target of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. See also: – America’s Taco Shop Goes National: New Restaurants Will Feature Updated, Fast-Casual Look The Republic reports that three locations of America’s Taco Shop, the…

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See Also: Rancho Pinot and Maya’s Farm Team Up for Lunar Lamb Fest on March 26 Cullen Campbell’s Crudo to Host a Late-Night Pop-Up Pizza Party Sweet Republic’s special St…

Passover Haroses, Sephardic-Style

AndyTalk: Autumn Means Apples AndyTalk: Baby Bok Choy, Your New Favorite I like to think of haroses as Jewish cranberry sauce. If you’ve ever been to a seder (a traditional Passover meal) I know you’ve had haroses the same way I know that you had cranberry sauce if you’ve been…

Two Hippies Breakfast Joint in Central Phoenix Now Melrose Kitchen

Fans of Two Hippies Breakfast Joint, located on Seventh Avenue north of Indian School in Central Phoenix, may have recently noticed a slight change in the restaurant’s appearance. Primarily, that it isn’t called Two Hippies Breakfast Joint anymore. See also: – Owners of Citizen Public House Announce New Restaurant Planned…

Six Valley Food Trucks, Rated

The Phoenix food truck craze is over. Not that we still don’t enjoy food trucks. Their offerings at lower commitment levels than those of their dine-in brethren make them the most accessible and cheapest culinary adventures in town. But gone is the hype of the new. With more than 30…

Sonoran Dog Skirmish: Nogales Hot Dog vs. El Sabroso Truck

L.A. Dog? Ha! We don’t think so. Those copycats might think they started the bacon-wrapped hot dog trend, but Arizonans knows the truth. Sonoran dogs did it first, and they did it better. With beans, hot sauce, mayo, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, onions, and a host of other possible toppings, including…

Six Phoenix Food Trucks, Rated

The Phoenix food truck craze is over. Not that we still don’t enjoy food trucks. Their offerings at lower commitment levels than those of their dine-in brethren make them the most accessible and cheapest culinary adventures in town. And thanks to expanded locations — from the downtown Phoenix Public Market,…