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Soi 4 Bangkok Eatery Brings Authentic Thai to Scottsdale

You'd be forgiven for losing track of all the Thai places that've opened lately. The past few years have been boom times for the Southeast Asian cuisine — to the point that Thai restaurants are nearly as ubiquitous as Mexican joints. (It makes sense, really, given that both cuisines have...
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Pizza Mart: Lunch $10 and Under

In honor of the late, great Mesa dancin' man Robert "Diz-Z" Disbrow, Pizza Mart was our pick for this week's $10 Lunch. The corner of Stapley and Main won't ever be quite the same, but at least Pizza Mart is still there. Sometimes the best craft beer and gourmet pizza...
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New in Chandler: The Hungry Monk

Buffalo Wings & Rings owners Jim and Carol Lolli rebranded their Chandler restaurant into a craft-brew-friendly eatery and taproom called The Hungry Monk, and quietly opened last month at Chandler and Dobson (1760 W. Chandler Blvd., 480-963-8000).But now they're up and running, ready to rally the public and host an...
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Beer Me Now

Phoenicians. We roll our eyes at the Desert Botanical Garden. Shame on us. Just as you would with a long-time boyfriend, get sauced and find a new way to appreciate DBG at Beer Garden, which will offer craft brews by Four Peaks, Grand Canyon, Prescott, Sonoran, San Tan, and Mogollon...
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The 10 Best Beers for Breakfast

Beer. It's what's for breakfast.We know what some of you are thinking. Beer for breakfast, Who does that? But the true advocate of craft beer knows there is nothing quite like waking up on a Sunday morning, making scrambled eggs and bacon and cracking open 22 ounces of your favorite...
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Summer Breeze

This time of year in most American cities, folks drink beer outside, where they have to deal with unpredictable changes in weather, such as wind and rain. Suckers. Locally, we’re smart enough to stay inside while downing our suds in climate-controlled rooms, which is exactly what we’ll be doing during...
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Summer Breeze

This time of year in most American cities, folks drink beer outside, where they have to deal with unpredictable changes in weather, such as wind and rain. Suckers. Locally, we’re smart enough to stay inside while downing our suds in climate-controlled rooms, which is exactly what we’ll be doing during...
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Superstar Selectah

Here’s a few signs you’ve made it big as a DJ: Not only is a major venue in town willing to supply you with some serious bank to spin up some sounds within their establishment, but they’ve also plastered a big effin picture of your face on the wall. Such...
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5 Ways to Celebrate Craft Beer Week

What do you expect? We were recently ranked 57th out of 100 in the fun category by the Phoenix Business Journal sister publication Portfolio.com. Not to fret. We have a couple ideas. 5. Brew your own beer. What's better then cold pint of hoppy goodness? A cold pint of beer...
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Canteen Modern Tequila Makes Mill Ave a Grown-Up Destination

With a few exceptions, it's not easy for grownups to find a place to dine on Mill Avenue. But is the tide starting to turn? The debut of Canteen Modern Tequila Bar makes me very optimistic. Considering the location (downtown Tempe's student-saturated main drag, where there's pub and diner grub,...
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Chef Justin Beckett Opening Beckett’s Table Next Week

Social media-savvy chef Justin Beckett has had his work cut out for him in the renovation of Arcadia's old That's Italiano building, whose progress over the past several months he's frequently photographed, Tweeted, and posted on Facebook. Just from the pictures alone, it's apparent that opening his own restaurant, Beckett's Table, has been...
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Best Home Brewing Supplies

Brew Your Own BrewThe Brew Your Own Brew store isn’t very big, but somehow it manages to have everything a home brewer needs in stock. It has the equipment (air stills, fruit mashers, fermentation vats), and it has a wide selection of ingredients, from fruit pastes for wines and yeasts for beers to “make-your-own” cheese kits and starter […]
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Best Place to Take a First Date

The ParlorHitting the town with somebody new? Tasty eats like grilled asparagus with preserved lemon, delicious handmade pastas (we love the tagliatelle with speck, grilled radicchio, and pecorino crema), juicy burgers, and, of course, pizzas make this parlor a favorite for both lunch and dinner. Craft cocktails, beer, and wine keep conversation well lubricated, so to […]
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Abnormal Ales: 10 Beers with Weird Ingredients

More than 500 years ago, German Beer Purity Law decreed that the world's favorite fermented beverage was to be made with only four ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. In recent years, however, the definition of a permissible beer ingredient has expanded somewhat, and brewers worldwide have branched out, throwing...
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SanTan Brewing Celebrates ‘Burgers & Beer’ This Week

SanTan Brewing Company is celebrating American Craft Beer Week, which kicks off today, with a daily "Burger & Beer" pairing. Each day this week, the downtown Chandler microbrewery will create a different specialty burger to complement one of its unique ales: Today: Smoked bacon cheeseburger, a half-pound grilled patty with...
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72: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup at The Roosevelt

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope...
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Mötley Brüe RyePA

​When businesses compete for the same share of the market, it's pretty rare to find them working together. It's a fair bet that you'll never see McDonald's and Burger King collaborate to make a special edition super-burger.    Yet in the brewing industry, that's often exactly what happens.  "This is one...