The Guilty Pleasure: Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Core ice cream Where to Get It: In theory, your favorite grocery. In practice, I’ve only seen it at Walmart. Price: About $4, same as all the other Ben & Jerry’s flavors wherever you buy them. What it Really Costs: Three times the…
Just in time for Mardi Gras, the southeast Valley will be getting a new destination for Southern eats such as crawfish, etouffee, and gumbo. On Saturday, February 14 a new restaurant called Creole Cajun Bistro, located at 5070 S. Gilbert Road in Chandler, will open its doors to the public…
Fans of House of Tricks in Tempe may notice a few changes to the restaurant’s lengthy lunch menu. Earlier this year the restaurant removed a few items from the lunch selection and replaced them with new dishes. The changes include taking away the restaurant’s popular PB&J sandwich, which was made…
Sometimes a room is just a room. Other times, it’s a warning that you’re about to pay $20 for a pretty good hamburger. Located on the Phoenician resort’s golf course, Relish Burger Bistro’s ambiance screams “hotel restaurant!” Facing a window is recommended: The nice views of the golf course are…
Alexis Schulze knows a thing or two about how to trick people into eating their veggies. The Arizona native owns Nekter Juice, a California and metro Phoenix based chain that specializes in making healthy food taste like a treat. She’s also a mother of two boys and was a teacher…
For the last year Bink’s Midtown, which opened in March 2013, and Bink’s Scottsdale, which opened in December 2013, have earned reputations as great places for seasonal American cuisine. But neither restaurant has really established itself as a destination for cocktail enthusiasts — at least, not until now. Mixologist Richie…
Cory Oppold Executive Chef Juan Zamora Sous Chef Atlas Bistro 2515 N. Scottsdale Road www.atlasbistrobyob.com Since opening in 2002, Atlas Bistro has established itself as a must-go destination for adventurous diners. Thanks to the ever-changing menus of contemporary cuisine, food enthusiasts know they can count on a seasonally influenced fare…
With its delicate flavor, yet meaty texture, ahi tuna is a contradiction. Though this ingredient is a restaurant staple, it is at its absolute best when left barely touched by its preparer. The introduction of bolder ingredients to the modest fish can overwhelm it. Instead, ahi tuna effortlessly holds its…
Late last month we told you about local filmmaker Travis Mills and his plan to make a feature film about legendary Valley restaurant owner, Jack Durant. Mills just needed $100,00 to make the movie, called Durant’s Never Closes, which he hoped to raise on Kickstarter. Arguably there’s good reason to…
Looking back at the best bites of last month makes me confident in saying that 2015 should be quite a delicious year. Two of my most memorable dishes from January come from collaborations between local chefs, and I have a feeling that the trend of kitchen collaborations isn’t going anywhere…
Last month eight Valley restaurants earned D’s during county health inspections. Many of the violations relate to food storage and safety, making these violations a high priority for health inspectors even though they may not sound so shocking to diners. Other restaurants seem to be slacking on simple sanitation practices,…
Street Eats Food Truck Festival Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8 This weekend the biggest street food celebration in the Southwest takes over Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. The fourth annual event, co-sponsored by New Times, will feature dozens of trucks including The Grilled Cheese Truck, Press Italian Street…
After just about a year and a half, chef Paul McCabe is preparing to leave his position as executive chef of T. Cook’s at the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix. McCabe will go to San Diego to help relaunch the Town & Country Resort & Convention Center, the largest property…
The Guilty Pleasure: Red Velvet Oreos Where to Get It: Your favorite big box grocery store. Price: Same as the regular box of Oreos. What it Really Costs: More money per cookie, considering the smaller box. When someone tells me that Nabisco is going to unveil a new flavor of…
On Sunday, March 1 cocktail enthusiasts will want to be at Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix to see some of the city’s top bartenders compete in a boozy throwdown of skill featuring locally-made spirits. The finalists who will compete in the sixth annual Devoured Bartending Competition have just been announced…
Rice, beans, fish, and root vegetables are standard fare, but within the cozy red and gold walls of El Chullo, a casual Peruvian restaurant in Central Phoenix, such ingredients are anything but. Take a seat in this small restaurant and your server will greet you with a little dish of…
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If you’re in the market for a restaurant that will appeal to carnivores and herbivores alike, look no further than Salty Sow in Phoenix. The self-described “American Gastropub” specializes in simple but well-executed comfort food, and their vegetable dishes are no exception. Whether you ascribe to a plant-based diet or…
A new year brought some new restaurants to metro Phoenix including a new concept from one of the city’s best-loved chefs and four new restaurants at Westgate in Glendale. We also got a new location of Squid Ink Sushi, and a pizza spot that’s bringing a taste of The Windy…
We’re going behind the scenes and getting up close and personal with some of the Valley’s favorite chefs, learning what it takes to make one of their best-known dishes. Welcome to The Trail. “All I ever wanted to do was to open a restaurant where I was the chef,” Aaron…
All over town, Mexican restaurant menus offer “street style” tacos. Somehow everyone accepts them as street tacos — and we don’t understand why. It’s time to put the spotlight back on the real street taco, the kind you buy off a taco truck. It didn’t take much searching for us…
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…
