It’s far too easy to get lost in the pastry case at Ollie Vaughn’s. If the sky-high slab of peanut butter cheesecake drizzled in chocolate doesn’t get you, the caramel-drenched pecan sticky bun or powdered sugar-dusted lemon bar on buttery shortbread will. So many choices. But beyond the beckoning display, owner Lindsay Magee has created […]
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Turning an old chemistry lab into a destination art space isn’t exactly rocket science but did take artist David Therrien quite a bit of work. When he purchased the former home of the Arizona Testing Lab, which used to analyze crime evidence for the Phoenix Police Department, the building needed quite a bit of TLC. […]
From jaw-droppingly generous portions to swingin’ big-band music, Oregano’s is all about livin’ large. Delicious, piled-high salads and appetizers like the kickbutt garlic bread or toasted ravioli could make meals unto themselves, but somehow we always find room for double-size sandwiches (like the old-school Italian sausage and the goofy-sounding but gourmet-tasting Veggie Wedgie) and heaping […]
In Ahwatukee, an Osaka native and alum of both Tsuji Culinary Institute and the inventive Japanese microchain restaurant Nobu has turned to noodles, rice bowls, curries, milk tea and a few other staples. One is Takoyaki, brown-fried orbs rich and soft and cored with bits of chopped octopus – just like chef Yusuke Kuroda’s mom […]
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Originally opened in 1929 as a vaudeville house and saved for posterity by a preservation movement that began with the Orpheum’s purchase by the City of Phoenix in 1984, this gracious facility reopened in early 1997 to great — and warranted — fanfare. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the building has a […]
Otro Cafe, an early staple of Seventh Street’s restaurant row in uptown Phoenix, serves New American dishes with heavy Mexican accents. The all-day spot is owned and operated by treasured local chef and all-around nice guy Doug Robson, also of Gallo Blanco in the Garfield District. The place has plenty going for it: a formidable […]
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For the surrounding neighborhood, Oven+Vine makes a comfortable and affordable place for lunch, dinner, and drinks. The menu includes starters, salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, pastas, and a handful of specialty entrées. Not everything sees the inside of the restaurant’s brick oven, but it’s clearly the focus of the restaurant’s cuisine. The price point lends itself to […]
Leave it to chef Aaron May from Sol y Sombra, DC Ranch’s celebrated wine-and-tapas place, to transform a drab former Taco Bell into a hip, vibrant nook that’s part retro greasy spoon and part neighborhood hotspot. Along with breakfast staples like pancakes, omelets, and corned beef hash, the menu has some craveable items that set […]
Tucked behind a Circle K just off 32nd Street north of Thomas Road, this ramshackle neighborhood tavern might be a little hard to locate, but is totally worth hunting for since the Ox kinda rocks. The blue collar crowd picks this joint as the meeting place to play darts, as evidenced by its six different […]
