Oaxaca Restaurant & Cantina has closed — again. But this, time, it looks like the downtown Phoenix Mexican restaurant and 30-year-plus landmark near the state Capitol has shuttered for good. See also: Mesa’s Monsterland Bar & Grill Closing Its Doors CLOSED: Ivy League Dogs in Goodyear Oaxaca first closed in…

Notable Valley pastry chef Tammie Coe is doing her spring cleaning early this year. See also: – There’s a New Marzipan Company in Phoenix and Tammie Coe’s a Fan – Anatomy of a Fondant Covered Cookie with Tammie Coe of Tammie Coe Cakes In December, three months after ending her…

West Valley residents have lost the place to score deep-fried franks as well as Oreos and Twinkies. Ivy League Dogs in Goodyear is shuttering. Opened in spring of 2010, Ivy League Dogs came courtesy of Derek Pyle, who named the place after his Chihuahua-Jack Russell mix pup and operated the…

Heads up, sophisticates: Luxury just got transformed and its food’s become inspired by the Southwest. See also: New French Bistro from Notable Valley Chef Opens in North Scottsdale So says the Montelucia Resort & Spa, the luxury hotel in Scottsdale. It’s recently turned its eatery, the former ROQ American Bistro,…

For much of the country, January 6 is just another day on the calendar. But on the streets of New Orleans and other cities along the Southern coast, the day marks the Twelfth Night after Christmas, the day Mardi Gras season begins. And for those that celebrate the tradition, that…

On June 30, 2012, Nick Watts’ dream of owning his own food truck came true. And then, on the same day, it ended. See also: L.A.’s Grilled Cheese Truck Makes Phoenix Debut This Weekend Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields…

When it comes to beer, Angels Trumpet Ale House is a blessing. Thanks to its 31 craft brews rotating on tap, which include local favorites, seasonals, and all-over IPAs, the one-of-a-kind drinking establishment, opened last August, is a popular choice with the downtown crowd. Many worship their brews atop stools…

For suds lovers, downtown’s Angels Trumpet Ale House is a blessing. With 31 craft brews rotating on tap, beer enthusiasts would be hard-pressed not to find one to their liking. Most do, and regularly. They turn the sizable room, which features a bar nearly the length of it, into a…

It’s time to say good-boo!-eye to Monsterland Bar & Grill, the horror-themed restaurant and nightclub on downtown Mesa’s Main Street. See also: Mesa’s Monsterland to Close Next Weekend on Jackalope Ranch Originally a two-story haunted house and slasher movie museum that opened in September 2011, Monsterland transformed part of its…

The stigma around vegan food is that it doesn’t taste good. The hard truth about downtown’s Bragg’s Pie Factory building is, after the 1960s, it never had any pie. Liam Murtagh, chef at Jobot Coffee Shop, downtown’s late-night coffee and crepe house, hopes to change both. See also: -10 Favorite…

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. Movie stars and musicians opening their own restaurants is nothing new — even legendary rocker…

Native Frenchman and chef George Venezia may have lived in the Valley for several years, but he still retains a Gallic agreeability his customers adore. See also: Austin-Based Hopdoddy Burger Bar Coming to Scottsdale Pork-Centric Austin-Based Restaurant Salty Sow Coming to Paradise Valley And now, after running several bistros in…

It’s a new year for food trucks in the Valley, and the mobile kitchen’s scene newest (and cheesiest) entry comes straight from the City of Angels. See also: Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields Fry Bread Food Truck Will Open…

Since it hit the road in late September of last year, White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread, the food truck from Alice Roach, who founded the company six years ago, has been serving up her signature recipe for fresh (and frozen) fry bread topped with anything from beef and beans to…

We live in a world where information is received at astonishing speeds — bottled up by Bryant Gumbel and then sent through transparent neon tubes via invisible airways into our homes and offices (at least that’s what my mom thinks). At any rate, it can be mind-boggling. See also: Best…

Since it opened early last year, James Beard Award winner Chris Bianco’s Italian Restaurant in Central Phoenix has had its fair share of troubles. There were complaints about portion sizes, uppity staff, uncomfortable seating — and then, as if things couldn’t get any worse, Bianco parted ways last May with…

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a single-engine plane crash that claimed the lives of a prominent Arizona family last weekend. According to ABC15 in Phoenix, William Stern, 65, head of Stern Produce Co., the Phoenix-based food supplier, his wife Jennifer, 53, and daughter, Katelyn, 19, were flying back from…

The short-lived history of El New Yorican, the satisfying, wallet-friendly restaurant of Puerto Rican fare on the city’s west side, looks to have been as fleeting as its restless owner, Alberto Rivera. His first restaurant, El New Yorican (pronounced yor-ee-can) was opened in 2011 by Rivera, who named it after…

Since it opened its doors in January 2011, Citizen Public House, the stylish yet easygoing restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, has quickly established itself as one of the Valley’s top places to drink and dine. See also: Best Contemporary Arizona Restaurant 2012 – Citizen Public House The 11 Best Things…

There’s no evidence that it’s illegal in nine countries or that “60 percent of the time, it works every time,” but one thing’s certain: San Tan Brewing Company’s Sex Panther is on the loose starting Monday, January 7. See also: – New Brewing Company Moving Into Former Rio Salado Brewing…