Talk about job creation on the fly. Four-hundred positions are in need of filling as the cache of new restaurants inside Terminal 4 in Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport prepare to open. HMSHost, the international airport restaurateur in charge of the food program, will open more than 15 new eateries throughout…
“It’s ridicuously good. Seriously. It makes chocolate dipped pretzels child’s play.” So says Julie Kossak, owner of Pink Spot, the all-day breakfast, coffee, and scoop joint in Phoenix. Kossak’s recently added several varieties of chocolate covered bacon to her restaurant’s menu, and she couldn’t be more excited. Come to think…
For those still smarting from the sting of past food truck festivals, from 4 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, March 7, at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market, the Phoenix Food Truck Coalition is going to food truck festival like it’s the food truck festival of the fall of 2011 –…
Milwaukee Brewers: Maryvale Baseball Park While the atmosphere at this stadium is decidedly fan-friendly and flowing with Miller beer, the food offerings are strictly no-frills. And with mostly chain and fast food restaurants within sight of the ballpark, fans should plan a short drive to pre- and post-game pigouts in…
It looks like there are finally signs of life starting to happen at 3160 East Camelback Road — and they promise to be tasty ones. The property, on the northwest corner of Camelback Road and 32nd Street, was the former home of the upscale sushi restaurant Zen 32 for nearly…
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, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened,…
Chicago Cubs: HoHoKam Stadium All week long we’re sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. For the masses of fans who flock to the winter home of the…
On the heels of last week’s announcement that chef James Porter was leaving Big Earl’s BBQ in Scottsdale, where he was chef and operating manager, comes that news that his Parisian bistro in Old Town Scottsdale, Petite Maison, will be resuming its lunch and champagne brunch the first week of…
Since pizza — a basic dish associated with Naples but not exclusively so — was taken to America by Italian emigrants, shops selling the flat disks topped with goodness have popped up on nearly every street corner. And since most folks have a cherished neighborhood hangout that offers up simple…
Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals: Surprise Stadium All week long we’re sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. Go west, baseball fans, waaaay west. The farthest west…
Hang in there, motion picture fans, the wait is nearly over. Hollywood’s orgy of self-congratulation and promotion, otherwise known as the Academy Awards, is this Sunday, February 26. And what better way to celebrate than with a Valley dining experience or two best-suited to the spirit of your favorite Best…
– The chimichanga as our official state food? Macayo’s says yes. I say no. – Chow Bella – The James Beard Foundation announces its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards. Let’s hear it for Valley love! – Chow Bella – Think coffee-cup rings are boring? Artist Hong…
After just over a year, chef James Porter is leaving Big Earl’s BBQ in Scottsdale, where he was chef and operating manager, and focusing full time on Petite Maison, his Parisian bistro in Old Town Scottsdale. Porter was able to open Big Earl’s (formerly Jac’s Pizzeria) just thirty days after…
Chances are if you’re a fan of Food Network’s Iron Chef America, you’ve heard of chef Jose Garces. Recently, two of Garces’ concepts, Distrito, a modern Mexican restaurant, and Village Whiskey (altered for Scottsdale to Old Town Whiskey), an upscale tavern, have come to the Valley, inside The Saguaro hotel…
Think your rice cooker is only good for making rice and steaming vegetables? You’re McWrong. Looks like the “researchers” at Japanese news blog RocketNews24 have come up with something far more interesting — specifically, a McDonald’s meal (Big Mac, fries, and Chicken McNuggets) cooked on a bed of rice inside…
Jose Garces is an Iron Chef, but then, if you’re a fan of Food Network’s Iron Chef America, the popular culinary game show based upon the Japanese cult sensation, you already knew that. And now the Iron Chef has come to the Valley. At just 39 years old, the Ecuadorian-American…
Touting servers in cheerleader outfits and grub at five bucks and unde — and with a tagline stating, “Every Inch Is An Adventure,” — Fritz’s Footlong, a new hot dog joint, has opened its doors on the northwest corner of Main Street and Gilbert Road in Mesa — in the…
As if the need to feed our faces with the goodness of salted, cured pork couldn’t get much more intense, a new medical study is recommending packing your nasal passages with the stuff as an effective way to treat troublesome nosebleeds. The Guardian cites published work from Ian Humphreys, Sonal…
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. With the Valley’s food truck phenomenon still in full swing,…
Today, the James Beard Foundation, the New York-based national nonprofit organization and undisputed standard of excellence when it comes to giving props to the culinary world, announced its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards — and the Valley is seeing some sweet Beard love. Silvana Salcido Esparza,…
If the popularity of last Saturday’s pop-up dinner inside chef Cullen Campbell’s soon-to-open new Crudo location still leaves doubts as to his new restaurant’s appeal, Campbell has created additional excitement with the recent hiring of the bar’s owner, Micah Olson. “He’s whipping up some killer cocktails,” Campbell tells me. Sommelier…
Think sushi can’t get any more Americanized than it already is? May I present How Do You Roll? Founded in 2008 in Austin, Texas, by brothers Yuen and Peter Yung, the Asian fast-casual franchise allows customers to follow a line, Subway-style, and build their own sushi rolls from an array…
