We’ve spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we’re finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix. If you’re looking…
Good news for Franco-philes: Franco Fazzuoli — formerly of Franco’s Trattoria in Scottsdale and later, Franco’s Italian Caffé in Phoenix — has recently moved back to town and plans to open a new Franco’s Italian Caffé later this month in Scottsdale. See also: Upscale Italian Restaurant Coming To North Scottsdale…
Valley residents driving around town last week may have noticed some unique signs in areas used for promoting candidates for this year’s election. Instead of ads for President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney, the signs noted a showdown between Mint “The Chip” Romney and Ba “Rocky Road” Obama. The…
This is part two of my interview with Aaron May, chef-partner of Praying Monk, Over Easy, The Lodge, Mabel’s on Main and May’s Counter in Tucson. If you missed part one, where May talks about whether he’s a chef, a restaurateur or a party boy — and what I learned…
It might be fall, but ice cream really is season-less. Especially because CenPho’s Pink Spot has introduced three ice cream flavors that cater precisely to this season’s favorite flavors. See also: – Pink Spot Brings Back Lobster Ice Cream, Now Locally Sourced (Except for the Lobster) – Pink Spot Doing…
After the “Dutch Pancakes” at Lux left me disappointed and craving the real thing more than ever, I have been on an even more refined and desperate search for them. Now, it seems I may have found the real thing after all. See also: – Going Dutch: Do the “Dutch”…
Let’s face it: Higher education makes you hungry. (BRAIN FOOD!) And if you’re a Tempe ASU student, chances are you’re looking for some grub that’s not only convenient and wallet-friendly, but damn tasty, too. See also: Best Food Truck 2012 – Hey Joe! Filipino Street Food Truck Ten Favorite Food…
For good dessert, a museum is probably the last place you’d think to go. After all, don’t they just provide food so that visitors, hungry from walking around, don’t have to leave, quickly pick up some fast food, and return to finish touring the exhibitions? That’s far from the attitude…
At the end of September, The Sweetness, the ice cream shop located inside Fair Trade Cafe’s First Avenue and Roosevelt location, shuttered after being open less than a year. “It’s not out of business. It is just homeless for the time being,” says owner Jesse Robinson on The Sweetness’ website…
Aaron May Praying Monk 7217 E. 1st Street, Scottsdale 480-398-3020 www.scottsdalemonk.com See also: — Celeb Chefs Matt Carter, Beau MacMillan and Aaron May Cooking Up Four-Course Brunch at Superstition Farm — Aaron May Heads Kitchen at Former Renegade Canteen, Now Called Renegade Tap + Kitchen — Tastemaker #76: Anthony Patafio…
New York-based Bice Restaurant Group, which operates a chain of 30 restaurants in the United States and internationally, has got its sights set on North Scottsdale. Specifically in the Citadel on the northwestern corner of Pima and Pinnacle Peak roads, where it intends to open Bice Ristorante, a high-end Italian…
Woo-hoo, fall’s here! Time to wander out from our air-conditioning-stifled homes and into the fresh, autumn air to score some locally grown goodies at our favorite farmers markets. And, according to Arizona Community Farmers’ Markets, there’s a lot going on this season. Which is why you’re gonna need a schedule…
Have you always wished you could hack Food Network? Now’s your chance. The TV network has teamed up with Advertising Age to find the most innovative technological idea to help tailor Food Network’s content (including the Cooking Channel and its digital presence) to local audiences. They want to know: What…
Students at Arizona State University in Tempe have a pair of new places near campus where they can grab a bite between classes and also party up a storm after dark. University Drive is now home to Northside Sandwiches and The Firehouse Tempe, two establishments that serve as eateries by…
Everybody tells the same story about how the chimichanga was invented: somebody accidentally dropped a meat-filled burrito into a fryer. And according to the publicity machine for Macayo’s Mexican Kitchen, that somebody was its founder Woody Johnson, who opened his first restaurant here in Phoenix in 1946 and made serendipitous…
Oh, hey, hi there! September’s officially in the books. Which means it’s a perfect time to look back on all the great food I ate and share some of my favorites. There’s a little of everything here — new restaurants, reviewed restaurants, and places I’ve popped into just because. It’s…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See also: – La Fonda Restaurant Resurfaces in New Tempe Location: Grand Opening Celebration This Weekend – Timo: Happy Hour Report Card Complimentary Wedding Cake at Los Sombreros The woman…
Tonight — from 5 to 8 pm — Shauna Kupetz of JAM and Traci Zitzer of Urban Table Larder (a cool provisions store within JAM) are co-hosting their second Miller Market on 1st Street,, which Kupetz maintains is not a regular farmers market but rather a community event bringing art…
Mediocrity. It’s one thing Tempe’s Mill Avenue doesn’t need any more of. And when it comes to restaurants, let’s face it: Mill’s selection of street eats seem more apropos to safe and sensible pant suit suburbia than walking distance from thousands of students attending one of the nation’s largest universities…
I’m sharing three baby bok options that take less than 10 minutes from start to finish. In any of the recipes you can use full size bok choy, cut into one-inch pieces, but it’s less tender and will take four minutes in the skillet instead of two.
In the next two weeks, Charlie D’s Catfish & Chicken will be doing the unthinkable: opening a Southern-style cooking spot just down the street from the legendary Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe in downtown Phoenix. Sacrilege! The mini-chain currently has two other locations (called Charlie’s Catfish & Grill) at Mesa’s…
“Choosing a restaurant is like choosing a husband,” says Hanna Gabrielsson, “you just know which one is right for you.” See also: Beaver Choice Serves Up Swedish Fare That’s Too Good to Keep Secret Tastemakers 2012: Hanna Gabrielsson Gabrielsson, owner and chef of Beaver Choice, the quirky eatery in Tempe…
