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…
Pozole (pronounced poh-SOH-lay) just might be the ideal Mexican comfort food. Enjoyed nearly everywhere in Mexico and throughout the American Southwest, the hearty meat broth, laced with chile and enhanced with hominy (essentially dried maize kernels soaked in lime) boasts several variations. Most feature pork garnished with shredded lettuce, onion,…
Inviting guests to, “embark on a cross-country road trip down the main streets of America,” Proof, the comfort food restaurant coming to the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, even provides the transportation (not really) by featuring a railroad track running through its dining room. See also: Wine By the Pint? Talking…
Depending on who you ask, the newest Ciao Grazie, now open at DC Ranch’s Canyon Village, is either the third location of the casual pizzeria and wine bar, or the second. According to the Republic, Maurizio and Sandra Cristiani used to own all three of the restaurants: the first Grazie…
This post has been updated. Folks may be most familiar with Shine Coffee, the mobile coffee bar, from its retro-cool Airstream trailer. But as of yesterday, owners Laryn and Christiaan Blok have expanded to something more in the brick-and-mortar arena. Shine Coffee on Vernon, their walk-up java shop (don’t worry,…
Add one more wagon to the band wagon of brunch-iness making its way through the Valley this year. Del Frisco’s Grille, the stylish American cuisine chain of Dallas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, is now serving brunch from 11 p.m. until 4 p.m. every weekend starting this Saturday and Sunday, October…
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails is the downtown restaurant Phoenix has been waiting for. Opened in June and located on the second floor of the new Hotel Palomar at CityScape, the restaurant is a true urban gathering place — from its dusky lights and reclaimed wood, to its aromas of…
Commence drooling, pizza fans. Federal Pizza, the latest restaurant from restaurateur Craig DeMarco and his Upward Projects team, is set to open on Monday, October 22. See also: Tastemakers 2012 – Craig DeMarco Tastemakers 2012 – MJ Coe Located at 5210 North Central Avenue in Central Phoenix, in the historic…
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails is the downtown restaurant Phoenix has been waiting for: a true urban gathering place of dusky lights and reclaimed wood, alive with the sounds of cocktail shakers and colloquy, perfumed with smoky ham, fried quail, and fresh-baked brick-oven bread. Opened in June, the restaurant’s contemporary…
Meat lovers looking for the next new bone-in steak or juicy burger in the southeast Valley should point their respective canines in the direction of Chandler — more specifically, Chop Chandler. The new steakhouse and grill is planned to open at 2625 West Queen Creek Road (Dobson and Queen Creek)…
On October 28, Mesa residents in search of Peruvian fare will have to go elsewhere for dishes like Papa a la Huancaina, Chupe de Camarones, and Ceviche Mixto. Contigo Peru is closing its doors. Opened three years ago on the southwest corner of Guadalupe and Alma School Roads, the family-owned…
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. Miss a question? Go here. Gentle laughter, clinking glasses, soft music — restaurants should be…
After four years as executive chef at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Frank Belosic is coming back to The Phoenician. But this time, as its new executive chef. See also: Lee Hillson Leaves T. Cook’s for The Phoenician Prior to the Sheraton, Belosic was the chef de cuisine at Mary Elaine’s,…
The city of Cave Creek may be celebrating its annual food festival this Wednesday and Thursday, but unfortunately there’s one place that won’t be joining in on the fun. Cave Creek Coffee Company, also known as C4, has shuttered. Started in 1998 and currently owned by Todd and Rose Newman,…
Milkshakes, candy by the pound, bowling shirts? Be still our beating retro heart — Bertie’s has come to Arcadia. Located at 4041 East Thomas Road (40th Street and Thomas), Bertie’s opened Monday (with cake pops in hand, natch) offering a sweet treat or two to go along with the vintage…
An open letter (not really) from the bottomless chicken fried steak offer happening this Wednesday, October 15, through Friday, October 26, at Texaz Grill, the neighborhood bar and restaurant, in east Phoenix. Dear Endless Breaksticks and Salad from Olive Garden, Shhh. Do you hear that? Yes, the laughing. The loud,…
Two casualties to report on Camelback Road in the form of restaurant shutterings. The first, at 1575 East Camelback Road at the southwest corner of 16th Street and Camelback Road in Central Phoenix, was once the home of Fuji Buffet. In April, the space was split into two restaurants: Mediterranean…
Food has been used as a gag reflex in horror movies for decades. Which of us hasn’t squirmed when Jane brings Blanche her “lunch” in 1962’s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, felt sick during the force-feeding spaghetti scene in the 2003’s, Se7en, or shivered during Hannibal Lecter’s description of…
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…
From Grayhawk Golf Club, the public golf course that, in February, launched its very own food truck, comes a decidedly different and non-mobile place to dine: Isabella’s Kitchen. Located in North Scottsdale, across the street from the main entrance of the club, the new Italian-American restaurant, which opened yesterday, will…
The mighty mustache. More than just a few hairs under the ol’ schnoz, the mustache is a symbol of authority, class, and hope for all humankind. Nay, it is a priceless gift from the angels above. Oh, who are we kidding. The mustache is a joke (thanks, hipsters), but that…
Whether happily putting wiggly spoonfuls of it in our mouths at mee-maw’s house or hastily downing several alcoholic shots of it years later after accidentally catching mee-maw and her next-door neighbor doing a bit of jiggling themselves on the same kitchen floor you used to play Barbies on, Jell-O is…
