How cute is this? Astor House, the new little restaurant right next door to Tuck Shop, the cozy house-turned-eatery in the residential heart of the Coronado District, is now open. Courtesy of owner and architect DJ Fernandez (whose next venture is Vovomeena, a soon-to-open breakfast spot on the southeast corner…
Gilbertarians with a hankerin’ for tasty cakes, cake pops, or over twenty varieties of cupcakes in flavors like raspberry lemon, caramel macchiato, or the seriously sweet Darth Vader — a chocolate, chocolate-chip cupcake topped with dark chocolate butter cream and a dark chocolate drizzle — take note: there’s a new…
What happens when locally farmed food meets with Josh Hebert, owner and chef of Posh, the restaurant of improvisational cuisine tucked into the Optima Camelview condos in Scottsdale? Mostly, a lot of clean plates. Which may be why from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, April 30, Hebert and Chow Locally,…
Looks like Michael Rusconi, the executive chef of Lon’s at the Hermosa from 2005 to 2009, and whose success at combining European technique with native ingredients and local produce garnered the restaurant a AAA Four Diamond award, has resurfaced to start a place of his own. The Republic reports that…
“We have the same chef as before,” server Wendy Kohlhoff tells me, “and most all of us quit our jobs to join Leland again. It might be Ranch House Grille to our customers, but it’s Ranch House Home to us.” Kohlhoff is speaking of last week’s re-opening of Ranch House…
The Scottsdale Culinary Festival’s signature event, the Great Arizona Picnic, is happening this weekend. And because this year features 100-degree temps along with picnic pickin’s from more than 80 restaurants and beer vendors, it’s probably a good idea for those who plan on attending the event’s second day of festivities…
Also read: Citizen Espresso Bar Owner Calls it Quits; Letter Says She Was Forced By Her Investor/Mom to Leave Sherry Dew wants to make one thing clear: Her daughter, Tiffany Dew, never owned Citizen Espresso Bar. “Tiffany liked to tell everyone she owned it, but that just isn’t true. My…
2012 sure is looking like a busy year for Sam Fox. In February, the restaurateur’s company, Fox Restaurant Concepts, partnered with the largest T.G.I. Friday’s franchisee and announced plans to open several Zinburgers in 23 states. That same month, FRC hooked up with Scottsdale-based P.F. Chang’s, who acquired a 51-percent…
UPDATE: Citizen Espresso Bar mom and owner responds to daughter’s Facebook letter. Here’s one family table we’ll consider ourselves fortunate not to be sitting at over the holidays. Tiffany Dew, owner and operator of Citizen Espresso Bar, has called it quits. The reason? She says it’s her investor, Sherry Dew,…
Restaurateur Bryan Chittenden is a busy man. Last week, Chittenden, who, along with partners Greg Donnally and Andrew Nam, own Stingray Sushi, Geisha A Go-Go, Jimmy Woo’s, and Spanish Fly in addition to the now-shuttered Drift, opened Big B’s Hangover, a hoagie spot that took over the location of the…
Here’s a little something to raise a glass to. Four Peaks Brewing Company, the Tempe institution serving up handcrafted suds in a 1892 Mission-style warehouse since 1996, has been named one of the top fifty craft brewers in the U.S. by the Brewers Association — a not-for-profit trade group that…
Gustavo Arellano, the scribe behind the syndicated column ¡Ask a Mexican! (and also editor-in-chief of New Times’ sister paper, OC Weekly), is on a quest to find out just how Mexican food got to be el norte’s most American one. He’s explored the Aztecs’ contribution to world cuisine, the latest…
For fans of Fuego Bistro, the tiny Latin-inspired eatery in north Central Phoenix, or its more casual spinoff in the Camelback Esplanade, Fuego Tacos, owner Jeff Ward has some surprises in store — two of them, in fact. Ward is planning to open two additional Fuego-themed restaurants in the next…
Opening a restaurant in a former Mexican joint that sat empty for 10 years in a dying shopping center is one gutsy move. But that’s exactly what Bill Sandweg did when he opened Circle H Barbecue at Seventh Ave and Camelback, a few blocks north of Copper Star Coffee, his…
Whether it’s decided to jump its throned-ass on the bandwagon of a peaking trend or still smarting from being bumped out of its number two fast food spot by Wendy’s, Burger King has announced it will roll out forty of its own food trucks throughout various cities starting today…
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. Spills, the occasional fire — wait, there’s no baking soda…
Although we’re pretty sure the hazards of being shrunk to miniature size outweigh the benefits (finding clothes, taking to long to answer text messages, that darn cat that keeps peering in our dollhouse window), we’d love to eat meals that look like the ones from Israeli artist Shay Aaron. Creating…
Like Valley chefs and restaurateurs, most of us enjoy the pleasure of thumbing through the printed pages of our favorite cookbooks. But thanks to the internet supplying all matter of drool-worthy food images and kitchen content at our fingertips, many of us turn to the interweb for culinary inspiration as…
Looks like the building at 1575 East Camelback Road (southwest corner of 16th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix) will have not one, but two styles of cuisines by the end of the month. The home of Fuji Buffet, the space has been split in half to allow a new…
For those full-up with fast food, pizza, or a weekend’s worth of cheap beer, a new healthy eats spot coming to Tempe aims to provide a bit of balance. D’Lish Kitchen and Coffee House, a health-conscious eatery complete with a drive-thru for good food on the go, is opening its…
Pizzeria Bianco, celebrated pie master Chris Bianco’s award-winning Heritage Square eatery, continues to secure its place in history as a pilgrimage-worthy destination with a nod from Food & Wine magazine as one of its 25 best pizza spots in the U.S. Chosen from new and established pizza places from all…
• Hey, nice kitchen! St. Francis chef and owner, Aaron Chamberlin lets us into his pad and cooks up some tasty fare. We even manage not to lift his Picasso cookbook. – Chow Bella • Please shut-up about this crazy expensive and seriously slow chocolate printer. – Time • Think…
