See also: Padre’s Shuttering Tomorrow With Farewell Party; Los Dos Molinos to Move In Attention, Los Dos Molinos fans: The transition is complete. Since Padre’s father-and-son team Denny and Cole Durbin closed their Central Phoenix business in early June and sold the space to Drew Melton, owner of downtown’s Los…
See also: Angels Trumpet Ale House — Aimed at Beer Geeks — to Open in August and 500 Bottles, 58 Taps, Nothin’ But Craft: World of Beer in Tempe Opening August 8th Looking for a local cold one? In the next two months, you’ll have a few more choices for…
Enzo’s Gelato & Coffee Bar, a family-owned business in Chandler, has closed. In business since 2009, the cozy gelato parlor and coffee shop boasted a small but solid selection of tasty gelato flavors in addition to hosting several community events, fundraisers, and live music. But the best thing about Enzo’s…
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. Sure, the world has its fair share of problems. But…
See also: Ten Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix for Craft Beer by the Bottle (or the Can) For beer enthusiasts who have been pacing up and down Tempe’s Mill Avenue, eyes fixed longingly on the 100 year old bank building (and former home of American Apparel), and with empty beer…
See also: Chef Pete DeRuvo to Head Kitchen at New Davanti Enoteca If you missed Lauren Saria’s post Monday, Chef Peter DeRuvo Shares What’s in Store at Davanti Enoteca, give it a read and ogle the photos. Both should help in providing some context before delving into the menu for…
See also: Twin Peaks “Breastaurant” in Scottsdale Redefines a Woman’s Dream Job and Twin Peaks “Breastaurant” Opens in Scottsdale, and We’re There for the Scenery, Er, Food Just when you thought the Valley was done with “breastaurants,” (an actual term used to describe restaurants that employ scantily clad women as…
Bistro 202, the cafe inside the Hotel San Carlos, downtown’s historic boutique hotel, hasn’t exactly been destination dining for the city set, but San Diego sisters Lan and Hue Tran are hoping to change that. The owners of Rice Paper, the Vietnamese restaurant in midtown which opened last summer, are…
According to some, love is a battlefield, the drug, and blindness. But when it comes to dining out, one thing it shouldn’t be is all-the-time expensive. That’s why we’ve come up with a list of 10 favorite casual romantic restaurants that go easy on the wallet (between around $15 and…
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…
Get ready food schmoozers, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has just announced the lineup for its 7th annual Dine Out with the Chefs benefit. Translation: you’ve got two hours to booze, stuff your face, and snap some grip and grins with some of the Valleys most notable taste…
Summertime might not be the most ideal season to introduce a new farmers market to the Valley, but the folks at Vaseo Apartments in Moon Valley think otherwise. From 7:30 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, the new Vaseo Moon Valley Farmers Market will be ready to do business at 16220…
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…
See also: Italian Cuisine With a Healthy Twist Coming to the North Valley They say if you can’t take the heat get out of the kitchen, but if you’re in search of Italian flavor without the guilt you may want to stay inside this one. The Skinny Italian Kitchen, a…
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. For many of us, we couldn’t care less if Mom’s…
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Singapore style fried rice noodles (sing chow mai fun) is that although they can be found in nearly every Cantonese-style Chinese eatery in Hong Kong (as well as the U.S., Canada, England, and Australia), the dish is, for the most part, not recognized in…
Heads up, chichi Scottsdalians with a penchant for prime, dry-aged porterhouse steaks: New York’s Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse is planning a move to your fair city this fall. Taking over a vacant Outback Steakhouse at 4180 Drinkwater, Ben & Jack’s promises to continue its tradition of exceptional prime, dry-aged steaks…
See also: 10 Favorite Breakfast Spots in Greater Phoenix and Is Matt’s Big Breakfast Really Worth Getting Out of Your PJs For? As famous for its exceptional home made breakfast dishes as well as its long lines, Matt’s Big Breakfast, the tiny eatery in Central Phoenix from chef-owner Matt Poole,…
Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform for creative pursuits ranging from a nano-satellite that lets you “tweet” from space to a comic book about a killer zombie monkey to Bike-In Theater, allows enterprising idea people to skip conventional means of project funding and go right to the folks that matter: the believers…
See also: Beckett’s Table Resurrects the Grownups Table for Summer: Three Courses + Wine for $39 Many may be familiar with chef Justin Beckett’s seasonal American food at his restaurant, Beckett’s Table, in east Phoenix, but fewer may know about the establishment’s stellar wine selection — until now. In its…
Extending a middle finger high and proud to rising food prices, world hunger, and nationwide obesity, Kitchen 56, the Arcadia restaurant serving American comfort food, wants you to name its newest burger. The reward? The winner gets one a month until the end of the year. Where, given the burger’s…
Calling itself “a delizioso escape from boring fast food,” a new fast-casual Italian restaurant is gearing up to open at 15425 North Scottsdale Road (in Zocalla Plaza, just north of Scottsdale Quarter and across from Kierland) in North Scottsdale. The Republic reports that Pellini Italian Eatery (pellini is Italian for…
