Christopher’s and Crush Lounge, the Biltmore Fashion Park restaurants of James Beard Award-winning chef Christopher Gross, have always been spots to score top-notch French-inspired eats. See also: – Tastemakers 2012: Christopher Gross – 10 Best Spots for Fries in Metro Phoenix And last week, Gross added a couple of more…
Tonight, the James Beard Foundation Awards, also known as the Oscars of the culinary world, announced this year’s winners at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. See also: – Vincent Guerithault on Wolfgang Puck and Kevin Binkley – Bink’s Midtown…
West Valley residents looking for Korean barbecue and other specialty dishes can now head to Koryo Korean BBQ at 10040 North 43rd Avenue in Glendale (inside the Great Skate Mall). See also: – Bao Bing, the Cool and Fruity Asian Treat, Gets Its Own Shop in Central Phoenix – New…
In a couple of weeks, fans of Pomo Pizzeria, the stylish Scottsdale spot serving certified authentic Neapolitan pizza (complete with a stamp of approval from the Italian trade group Associazone Verace Pizza Napoletana), will need to travel north to score their favorite artisan pies. See also: – Lamp’s Wood-Fired Pizzas…
The humongous slices at Big Boys Pizza in Mesa aren’t so much pizza slices as they are pizzas shaped like a slice and served with their own pizza cutter. And for three bucks, you could do worse. See also: – Khaana Khazana: Fun to Say, Fun to Eat Indian Cuisine…
In January, spiky-haired chef Guy Fieri spent time with six Valley restaurants for the 14th season of his popular Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. See also: – Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale Is the Season Finale of Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay, Natch – Perk Eatery’s Pauline Martinez…
In 2003, State Senator Ken Cheuvront, who was in the Arizona Legislature from 1994 to 2010, opened Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar in Central Phoenix. And to the delight of diners, the emphasis was wine and cheese not laws and politics. See also: – April Restaurant Openings and Closings in…
At Miu’s Cuisine in Tempe, you’ll find familiar and not-so-familiar dishes from the Sichuan province in southwestern China, in abundance — but not in the often goopy, generic way you may have had them in the past. See also: – Surprise’s Amuse Bouche: Excellent French Cuisine, With a Few Downsides…
Miu’s Cuisine in Tempe is the fiery inner core of the Valley’s Sichuan dining community, a mass of scarlet sauces, spicy meats, and dishes smacked with the tingling, numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns pulsating inside an outer layer of cold concrete. Here, you’ll find familiar and not-so-familiar dishes of this…
La Piccola Cucina, the fast-casual Mediterranean cafe tucked into a charming, restored 1920s home on Seventh Street in Central Phoenix, has shuttered. See also: – CLOSED: Cave & Ives Portico Grill in Arcadia – CLOSED: Busters on the Lake in Scottsdale The restaurant, whose name means “the little kitchen,” came…
Following in the contrail of Crudo chef Cullen Campbell, another Phoenix chef is headed to New York City for some James Beard culinary fun: Steven “Chops” Smith of Searsucker Scottsdale. See also: – Kevin Binkley, Searsucker, and Short Leash Hot Dogs Among Winners of the 2013 Foodist Awards – The…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. One of the most common titles — and most crucial positions — in a restaurant…
On the heels of opening its newest Valley location on the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road, Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill has set its sights on a brand-new concept: tacos served up inside an old church. See also: – Bao Bing, the Cool and Fruity Asian Treat, Gets…
Italian- and Mediterranean-inspired dishes served up in a cozy, second-story neighborhood bistro in Arcadia will be no more following tonight’s service: Cave & Ives Portico Grill is shuttering. See also: – CLOSED: Busters on the Lake in Scottsdale – CLOSED: J. Alexander’s in Scottsdale The restaurant’s name was a nod…
A longstanding restaurant in Scottsdale is no more: After over 20 years, Buster’s on the Lake has shuttered. See also: – Brix Wine Spot in Cave Creek Closed; Brix Wine & Bistro Opening Soon – CLOSED: J. Alexander’s in Scottsdale In McCormick Ranch and with outdoor dining patios overlooking Lake…
Bao bing (pronounced bow-BING) has been a ubiquitous part of Asian cuisine for hundreds of years (seriously, it’s been traced back to China as early as the seventh century A.D.) But here in the United States, the dessert made with finely shaved ice, fresh fruit, and flavored sugar syrup and…
Given the shit storm that happened at the Kitchen Nightmares taping at Amy’s Baking Company last December, rumors were flying that the Scottsdale restaurant, whose name-calling owner, Amy Bouzaglo, made the news in 2010 after an angry tirade on Yelp following a one-star review, would never see itself on Fox’s…
Gilbert Hernandez who, along with wife BJ (Betty-Jane), founded Havana Cafe in Phoenix and Havana Patio Cafe in Scottsdale, has died at age 85. See also: – Eddie Basha, Grocery Magnate, Dies at 75 Hernandez, who passed away on April 21, was born in Havana, Cuba, on July 24, 1927…
For those putting away their cowboy boots upon hearing the news that Brix, the Western-themed wine bar in Cave Creek, had shuttered on Sunday, take heart. The cork-poppin’ ain’t over yet. See also: – CLOSED: J. Alexander’s in Scottsdale – CLOSED: The Breakfast Joynt in North Scottsdale After five years…
Since Chandler’s Sushi Eye in Motion closed last fall, all’s been quiet on the kaiten-zushi, or conveyor belt sushi, front — at least until now. See also: – Postino Owners to Open Joyride Taco House in Gilbert in June – Hot Dogs & Pie: Mamma Toledo’s to Open Space Inside…
Who’s this year’s master mixologist, top chef, and most outstanding restaurant concept? Last night, the Arizona Restaurant Association (ARA) put a name to them all — as well as a few other categories — at the first-ever Foodist Awards. See also: – Big Brain Awards 2013 At a ceremony and…
J. Alexander’s, the Tennessee-based chain of straightforward American fare in thirteen twelve states, has shuttered its Scottsdale location. See also: – CLOSED: The Breakfast Joynt in North Scottsdale – CLOSED: Every Baja Fresh in the Valley Opened in the fall of 2008, J. Alexander’s, located at 6186 North Scottsdale Road…
