Do you enjoy a bit of culinary torment now and then? See also: – The Best of the Cheese and Wine Worlds Converge at Ahwatukee’s Wedge & Bottle – Taquitos Jalisco: Easy Familiarity and Robust Flavor in Mesa If so, you should pay a visit some evening to Amuse Bouche…

Do you enjoy a bit of culinary torment now and then? If so, you should pay a visit some evening to Amuse Bouche in Surprise. Depending where you live, you will drive 45 minutes or more for some of the best French bistro food in the Valley. But the journey…

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. Most of us are familiar with the less-glorious aspects of being a chef: the long…

Brian and Margita Webb have been espousing the virtues of Filipino street food via their food truck Hey Joe! since it hit the streets in 2011. Now it’s time for their close-up. See also: – Six Phoenix Food Trucks, Rated – Hot Dogs & Pie: Mamma Toledo’s to Open Space…

Last month, artist-architect Hong Yi, who also goes by the name Red, embarked on a project in which she would create an image a day using food on a white plate backdrop and post the results on Instagram. She even made a video about the project. It was a beautiful…

Today, fans of The Breakfast Joynt in North Scottsdale will be waking up to some sad news: The restaurant shuttered on Sunday. See also: – CLOSED: Mike’s Kitchen & BBQ Food Truck – CLOSED: Every Baja Fresh in the Valley The locally owned breakfast and lunch spot at 14891 North…

Last fall, Shine Coffee owners Laryn and Christiaan Blok expanded their coffee business from a retro-cool Airstream trailer to a walk-up java shop in a tiny, Colonial-style structure at 10 West Vernon Avenue (across from the Heard Museum light-rail stop on the north side of the street). See also: -…

In the latest food truck news: Short Leash is moving into a brick-and-mortar location (and keeping its truck), you can buy the former Epic Hot Dogs mobile kitchen on eBay, and now, Mike’s Kitchen & BBQ is pulling into the parking lot — permanently. See also: – Six Phoenix Food…

On Wednesday, Tesco, the English-based company and owner of Fresh & Easy, announced it was getting the hell out of the U.S. and selling its money pit grocery store chain that wouldn’t let you touch the fruit, never had the brands you wanted, and made you check out your own…

When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…

To form an opinion of Ahwatukee’s Wedge & Bottle, you may want to first consider its heady melted cheese sandwiches. See also: – Taquitos Jalisco: Easy Familiarity and Robust Flavor in Mesa – A Formidable Cuban Sandwich and More on Phoenix’s West Side Densely packed with gourmet cheeses, meats, and…

To form an opinion of Wedge & Bottle, a wine and cheese shop in Ahwatukee, you may want to first consider its melted cheese sandwiches. Densely packed with gourmet cheeses, meats, and condiments on toasted bread, they’re the grown-up version of the grilled cheese sandwich, and they feature the same…

Given our penchant for pie, we’re not quite sure how we missed the grand opening of Piefection last fall (epic sugar rush?). But now that we’ve regained our senses, it’s high time we pressed our noses to the glass to see what this shop’s got in store. See also: -…

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. Writer, analyst, restaurant rater? To the reader, the job of a food critic may consist…

Restaurateurs Craig DeMarco and Lauren Bailey are at it again. The duo behind Upward Projects, the restaurant group responsible for all three Postino locations, as well as Windsor, Churn, and Federal Pizza, have announced that their latest concept, Joyride Taco House, will open inside downtown Gilbert’s Historic Grainbelt Building on…

In what is almost sure to be this year’s food-match-made-in-heaven, Mamma Toledo’s Pies will join forces with Short Leash Hot Dogs for a partnership of two of America’s favorite foods under one roof. See also: – Short Leash Hot Dogs to Open Permanent Location in Downtown Phoenix – Psst, Wanna…

Last month, rumors were swirling as to the fate of Cork ‘N Cleaver, the beloved Arcadia chophouse established in 1978 and damaged by a fire in 2010. This month, many of those rumors have been confirmed. See also: – Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill to Open New Phoenix Location on April 22…

What’s wrong with another pizza place in the Valley? Not a damn thing. And the newest entry comes with an English honorific and a Mesa address. See also: – Downtown’s Cibo Now Making Its Awesome Pizzas Available Pretty Much Anytime – Lamp Wood Oven Pizzeria Shines in North Scottsdale Mr…

Finish off that Burrito Ultimo® and take one long, last look at that salsa bar, folks. Baja Fresh is closing up shop in the Valley. See also: – CLOSED: Poblano in Central Phoenix – CLOSED: Cafe Posada in Gilbert Today is the last day of operation for all five Valley…