CenPho will welcome another wine bar to the neighborhood next week when Central Wine Bar opens at at 4236 North Central Avenue. The new bar and retail store is located in a multi-use space located between George & Dragon and Clever Koi and will share the building with a new…
A delicious surprise appeared in front of me last month when a friend brought me some gluten-free doughnuts from Urban Cookies Bakeshop at 4711 North Seventh Street. Gluten-free doughnuts don’t have the springy lift of traditional glazed doughnuts. They have a consistency more like a cake doughnut, which is really…
One family from Paradise Valley is using the power of food not only to operate a biscotti business with their son, who is autistic, but also to represent hope for other families who have children with autism. Business is so good that you’ll be able to buy SMILES Biscotti at…
If you’ve been wondering when Phoenix’s arts district would get a contemporary American restaurant to call its own, the answer is soon. Because Chef Chris McKinley, previously of Atlas Bistro, and former Merc Bar general manager Adam Hargett have decided to bring a new restaurant to Roosevelt Row — at…
Mesa residents with an appreciation for Cajun and Creole fare will be able to satisfy their cravings soon. Baby Kay’s, the longtime Valley Cajun restaurant formerly located at Town & Country Shopping Center until August, is getting ready to open a restaurant at 2051 South Dobson Road in Mesa. The…
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Today, we’re back for part two of our interview with Chef Nick LaRosa of Nook in Arcadia. If you’re wondering about the photo above, the fun-loving chef was channeling his inner Iron Chef during our photo shoot. Today, we chat with LaRosa about the possibility of a second restaurant (hint:…
A new food truck is here to comfort the masses of Phoenix — with comfort food…
About a month ago, one of our favorite growing Instagrammers, Tony Kasowski, (@TonyGrowsFood) posted this update along with photos: “Spent the morning at St. Vincent De Paul Watkins campus, building garden beds, and harvesting chard with some amazing people! Also got an opportunity to tour the facility which provides over…
Nick LaRosa Nook 602-651-1390 www.nookkitchen.com One of Arcadia’s newest dining spots is appropriately named — Nook is the kind of cozy local joint where families can come for an easy dinner and dates can slide into cozy booths for a nice glass of wine. Chef Nick LaRosa, a Connecticut-born guy…
The first month of 2014 was full of new beginnings for restaurant owners around the Valley. Last month, we saw the opening of Payton Curry and Dave Andrea’s highly anticipated Taco Haus and welcomed several new restaurants to the booming dining scene in the Arcadia neighborhood…
Those of us curious about what was going on at the northwest corner of Campbell and 40th Street now have our answer: Ingo’s Tasty Food, the newest restaurant concept from LGO Hospitality, has opened there. The folks behind popular Arcadia staples including La Grande Orange Grocery, Chelsea’s Kitchen, and Grateful…
That’s right. Even Gordan Ramsay couldn’t resist going back for more crazy in the upcoming season of Kitchen Nightmares. According to Fox, the notoriously hard-ass chef will return to Crazy Amy’s for the premiere of the sixth season of the show. The episode, “Amy’s Baking Company, Part Two,” will be…
Gordas Baja Taco meets the most important criteria of Baja-style Mexican food: Seafood is heavily present on their menu, and it’s fresh without being overcooked…
Chandler has a new Asian fusion spot with a lot of Thai-influenced dishes and some great-sounding happy hour deals. Chao Urban Asian Eatery, which opened last weekend off Dobson and Germann roads, boasts a large, casual patio with fire pits for chilly winter dining and a full bar inside. We…
We’ve been excited about The Clever Koi since as soon as we heard that chefs Jared Porter and Joe Absolor, both formerly of The Parlor, were opening a modern Asian eatery in Central Phoenix. The restaurant was one of the most-anticipated in recent memory for many a food lover, but…
Yatai Ramen Saturday, February 1 This weekend the Valley’s first ramen food truck will hit the streets, making its offical debut at Scottsdale Food Truck Caravan on Saturday night. Yatai will join the Grilled Cheese Truck, Queso Good, 180Q, Torched Goodness and Udder Delights at the northwest corner of Fifth…
Last week, we brought you tips on how to grow your own citrus, and this week, we’re giving you the easy way out. After consulting our favorite places to enjoy local citrus freshness, we now have three recipes to share with you. If you don’t have a citrus tree available…
When you’re gluten-free, your friends and family are always looking out for new places to go out for a meal together. It’s a great gift to get a phone call or e-mail suggesting a new place to eat, sit, and share the day’s events. Recently, as I switched jobs, many…
If you’re like us, then you eagerly look forward to the time of year when young girls hawk boxes of Girl Scout cookies. The scouts get to learn about money management and business ethics, and we get to eat loads of Samoas. What’s not to love? And this year, the…
Chef Charleen Badman of FnB is kind of a big deal. We named her Best Chef in Phoenix in the 2013 Best of Phoenix issue, and her leeks have been praised by Food & Wine as one of the best dishes in the country. In other words, you could say…
With the massive popularity of tequila, the increasing profile of Oaxacan mezcal, and the omnipresence of Mexican beer, it’s easy to forget that Mexico produces other varieties of liquors. It’s time to learn more about one of these beverages (and a taste of northern Mexico), the regional mezcal of the…
