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Mahfam Moeeni-Alacron, Chef and Co-owner of Mingle + Graze, Is Now a Dame d'Escoffier

By Bahar Anooshahr
May 24, 2021

Mahfam Moeeni-Alacron went from working at a café to joining Les Dames d'Escoffier.
These Days, Farish House’s Lori Hassler Is Serving Up Gratitude

By Robrt L. Pela
May 4, 2021

Hassler was diagnosed with ovarian cancer but kept her downtown bistro afloat amid the 2020 chaos.
For Tempe Baker Ryann Hulme, Cakes Can Be About Community and Causes

By Bahar Anooshahr
Apr 21, 2021

Self-taught baker Ryann Hulme wants her baking to be about community and causes.
Mora Italian Returns Next Week. But First, a Hiring Fair.

By Lauren Cusimano
Apr 2, 2021

Expect a redesign and some new dishes. But first, a hiring fair.
14 Food and Drink Events Happening This April

By Julie Levin
Apr 1, 2021

A pretend trip to Brazil, doggie date night, wine tasting room reopening, bourbon and cigars dinner, and more.
Roundup: The Coronado Is Moving, Stratta Has a New Concept, and Bars Are Back, Baby

By Lauren Cusimano
Mar 26, 2021

It’s Friday, and we have six big bites of food and drink news to catch you up on the week’s events. Let’s get started.
Guy Fieri Will Be Cooking in Paradise Valley Next Month

By Lauren Cusimano
Mar 26, 2021

The celebrity chef will host a Flavortown Feast and Fiesta.
Casa Terra Is Still Closed, But Chef Jason Wyrick's Delivery Business Is Thriving

By Niki D'Andrea
Mar 24, 2021

Casa Terra is still closed, but Valley vegans can still get high-end meals from chef Jason Wyrick.
Q&A: Rene Andrade on Grilling, Sonora, and His New Grand Avenue Restaurant

By Chris Malloy
Mar 22, 2021

One of the Valley's best young Mexican chefs is making big moves.
Coming Soon to the East Valley: The Beer Research Institute, Boondocks Grill, and Alton Brown

By Lauren Cusimano
Mar 5, 2021

New east Valley bars, two Zoom with takeout events, and Alton Brown is coming to Mesa.
The Joy Bus' Jennifer Caraway Has a New Book and a New Beer

By Robrt L. Pela
Mar 4, 2021

She’s just published a cookbook featuring recipes from a dozen different local chefs.
Arizona's School Lunches Are About to Get a Distinctly Arizonan Boost

By Chris Malloy
Feb 24, 2021

Here come meals for students light-years beyond the sloppy joe.
Tickets for the 2021 Taste America Event With Chef Stephen Jones Go on Sale Today

By Lauren Cusimano
Feb 10, 2021

The James Beard Foundation virtual dinner will feature chef Stephen Jones of the larder + the delta.
Phoenix Restaurateur and Chef Tomaso Maggiore Has Died

By Lauren Cusimano
Jan 30, 2021

The Sicilian-born, Phoenix-based chef and restaurateur was a four-decade fixture of the Valley’s food world.
Cotton & Copper Will Close, Chef Tamara Stanger to Move to a Restaurant in Utah

By Chris Malloy
Jan 28, 2021

Tamara Stanger, one of the most inventive chefs in Arizona, is moving to a new state for now.
Ghost Kitchens: Notes from Phoenix's Pandemic-Ravaged Restaurant Scene

By Chris Malloy
Dec 24, 2020

Restaurants may not return to pre-COVID business levels until fall 2021. What will we have lost by then?
This Rising YouTube Star and Phoenix Native Is Full of Food History

By Devan Sauer
Dec 22, 2020

How Phoenix native Max Miller turned his hobby into a successful YouTube channel.
Trump Trolls, James Beard Award Relief, and More Tales of 2020 From Chef Chrysa Robertson

By Robrt L. Pela
Dec 21, 2020

Rancho Pinot's owner looks back on a heavy year.
Q&A: Chef Samantha Sanz on Moving Restaurants, Beach Cooking, and Keeping Hope

By Chris Malloy
Nov 13, 2020

Samantha Sanz has left Talavera for a new gig at Elements in Paradise Valley.
Chef and Tell: Nashira Cedeno of Sunny Batters on Baking Gluten- and Dairy-Free Goods

By Bahar Anooshahr
Oct 6, 2020

A Puerto Rican native and baker, Nashira Cedeno started her gluten- and dairy-free bakery because of her sons.