62-year-old Michael Leung has been working in the restaurant industry for almost 50 years. Yes, your math is correct; Leung got his first job as a line cook at a restaurant in Hong Kong when he was 12. This is probably why he already owns his second restaurant in the…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: TV Chef Wants to Fix Your Love Life with…
The first thing we noticed about Thai-E San, located at the northeast corner of 7th St. and Indian School Road in Phoenix, was the smell. The authentic aroma of coconut curry and Thai spices infused the place. After the waitress seated us at a large marble table, we had to…
Edip San has been cooking meat with a thirty-year-old secret family recipe. The recipe has wowed everyone from ASU frat boys to the Moroccan prince and princess. And San gave it to us… well, almost.San wouldn’t tell us exactly what goes into the marinade. He admits he’s left out one ingredient…
If you’re looking for a spot to watch Sunday’s home game between the Arizona Cardinals and and the Indianapolis Colts, Kabuki Japanese Restaurant is hoping to get your business. To sweeten the pot, they’re offering “One Dollar Game Days” for every Sunday home game this season.Specifically, Kabuki is offering “select…
If you attended the Downtown Phoenix Market on Wednesday, and you got a parking ticket, you may not have to worry about it.According to market organizers, folks that parked in the lot on the southwest corner of McKinley and First Street may have been ticketed by mistake. Community Food Connect…
There’s nothing like a cold, frosty beer on a warm day — especially when it’s brewed locally and served straight from the tap. Phoenix is about to get a new microbrewery in Dave’s Electric Brewpub, tentatively scheduled for a soft opening this weekend in a prime location on the corner of College Ave. and…
When progressive dinner parties (called “safari suppers” by the Brits) fell out of favor in the mid-’80s, we admit we were a little dissapointed. Not that we’d ever been to one. But we grew up hearing about mom’s culinary adventures making canapes for the first course, and how…
There are some (namely just us) who would call us asian food enthusiasts. Dim sum? Yes, please. Udon? Slurped loudly with chop sticks. We know where fish sauce comes from and it makes us want to eat it even more. That’s why we’re salivating like bakas (idiots in Japanese) and…
That’s why we loved the idea of sampling the cuisine at Cheuvront, a downtown staple that we hadn’t yet visited, during Arizona Restaurant Week. At $29 for three courses, you can afford to venture outside your tried-and-true culinary standbys. If you don’t like a dish, no worries; you’ve got two more. Or five more,…
District American Kitchen and Wine Bar vs. Arcadia Farms at the Phoenix Art MuseumIt’s hard to find a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich in this town. Most restaurants that serve sandwiches don’t even bother with this most basic of lunch items. We set out to find a good PB&J…
Med Fresh Grill has been a Mill Avenue constant for four years, surviving the wave of desolation the downtown Tempe stretch has faced in recent times. Like many restaurants on Mill, Med Fresh serves quickly and on disposable plates, but one taste of the food shows what sets this spot…
Grocery shopping on an empty stomach has its pitfalls, especially when you make it to the register and find out how much you’ve spent on random, hunger-induced impulse buys. The experience can be even more intense at ethnic markets, where the shelves are stocked with unusual ingredients to inspire creative…
There’s no arguing that Tracy Dempsey has the tastiest submission to the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit. The pastry chef alchemist formerly of Cowboy Ciao, Kazimierz World Wine Bar, and Digestif whipped up a dessert that looks more like a high-end architecture project…
The field of gourmet pizza parlors in Phoenix is getting a little more crowded. Tommy V’s Pizzeria opens Thursday on Camelback — the little brother of nearby Tomaso’s Italian restaurant. Owner and chef Tomaso Maggiore says diners can expect classic pizza that’ll be “the best this side of the Atlantic.” Maggiore brags…
Now that Phoenix’s culinary scene is attracting attention through profiles of local chefs and eateries in magazines like Bon Appetit, and on the Food Network, even international chefs are heeding the call of the desert. Find out which brand new Chandler restaurant enticed a Canadian chef to head up their kitchen, and see what’s…
The fire that burned down the popular Phoenix restaurant Richardson’s Cuisine of New Mexico in July was definitely not arson, according to a Phoenix Fire Department report released last Friday. Though the investigators are still not certain what caused the blaze that destroyed the iconic Phoenix restaurant, they have determined…
Eat an omelette, help the homeless. That’s the deal this Thursday, September 24, at all four Valley locations of First Watch. The bustling breakfast joint is hosting its annual Free Omelette Day, with (you guessed it) free omelettes to customers who make a charitable contribution to St. Vincent de Paul…
Dumplings. Potstickers. Gyoza. Jiao-zi. Whatever you want to call ’em–there’s only one way to describe these plump, succulent, steamy little treats: absolutely delicious. So on a recent Sunday, armed with a traditional Chinese recipe for shrimp, pork and chive dumplings, we thought we’d try making a batch from scratch. One…
We’d heard all the hubbub about Scottsdale’s Roka Akor, the palindromically-named Japanese Robata Grill (like how Bon Appetit had recently named it one of the ten best new places for sushi) but we weren’t true believers until we tasted their Arizona Restaurant Week menu on Saturday night…
Arizona farmers, ranchers, cheese makers and chefs will be hanging out at the InterContintenal Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale this afternoon for the Phoenix Farmer Chef Connection. The second annual conference is a networking bonanza for the 150 or so slow food types who will be there. “The whole idea is…
Courtesy of Producer Gay Gilbert Why spend countless hours and tens of thousands of dollars on professional couples counseling when you can just fix your relationship with a $15 pork loin, saffron-infused rice and an asparagus medley? Of course, if it really worked that way, 90% of marriage therapists would…
