In what is most likely the first food truck casualty of 2012 and perhaps since the food truck phenomenon started, Clea Senneville and Jason Edwards, owners of Beet StrEAT, the food truck of vegetarian and vegan healthy eats, have closed up shop. The announcement was made last week and the…
Business is looking good for Calistro California Bistro owner and chef Devin Walsh, formerly of Taneko Tavern. Since opening his lunch and dinner restaurant of healthy, farm-to-table Mediterranean fare at DC Ranch Crossing in Scottsdale in 2009, Walsh has announced an opening of a second location at Scottsdale Road and…
It slipped under our radar for restaurant closings in 2011, but we’ve since learned that Diverti Bar & Grill, the eatery of suds and East Coast-style overstuffed sandwiches in Tempe, was shuttered just before the New Year. Opened in October of 2010, Diverti was preceded by the short-lived Sucker Punch…
You can thank the St. Louis World Fair of 1904 for being the launching pad for the hamburger as we know it (at one point, it was called the hamburger sandwich). Today, the round patty in a bun is the primary way in which the Western world consumes beef. When…
Looks as if the Valley’s food truck phenomenon of 2011 is continuing into the start of the new year — and this time, its bringing celebrity TV chef Tyler Florence and a bit of baseball with it. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., this Saturday, January 14, at Salt River…
Last month, I reported that Cask 63 American Eatery & Wine Bar, a lunch and dinner concept from partners Jerry Tingle, formerly a general manager at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood restaurants and Wildfish Seafood, and chef Brian Feirstein, ex-executive chef for Eddie V’s and The Capital Grille, would debut in…
It’s New York meets Phoenix this month when chef Tamara Reynolds — who runs the ten-year-old underground supper club, The Sunday Night Dinner in Astoria, is co-author of the book, Forking Fantastic! Put The Party Back In Dinner Party, and a regular host of the Cooking Channel show, Unique Eats…
Rico’s American Grill says chef Ken’s will be fluffy and Perk Eatery jokes that theirs will be calorie free. Whatever the tactics, there’s sure to be extra heat on the griddle this week at the Pancake Quest 2012 throw down. At 5:30 p.m., this Wednesday, January 11, at Perk Eatery,…
If you’re a fan of Iruña, restaurateur Aaron May’s lounge-worthy spot of classic Spanish tapas in Old Town Scottsdale, your last chance to dine will be today and Saturday. May’s closing Iruña, which opened in May of 2010, to make way for a new concept set to open in early…
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,…
If you’re a fan of bread — golden and crusty and full of flavor — it is a good reason to visit Timo, the new-ish wine bar in Sunnyslope, but it isn’t the only one. There’s the intimate atmosphere, stellar selection of wine and beer, and affordable dishes of Italian-inspired…
Jose Isais, owner of Vaqueros Carne Asada on 1821 West Southern Avenue (Southern Avenue and 19th Avenue) in Phoenix is planning to open a second location of his restaurant on 24th Street just north of Osborn. Set to open in about a month, the new location, like the first, will…
ATTENTION, LADIES: Forget everything you’ve imagined your true dream job could be — it’s wrong! WRRRRRRONG! Twin Peaks, the Dallas-based “breastaurant” chain (an actual term used to describe restaurants that employ scantily clad women as waitresses), is busting into opening its first Arizona location this month and offering nearly 100″dream…
There is nothing quite like good bread. Golden and crusty and full of flavor, its aroma, especially when baking, can elicit excitement, instantly bringing us back to our childhoods. And it is at Timo where this centuries-old symbol of sanctity and nourishment can be had in slices, torn from an…
Slickables Ice Cream Sandwich, the small shop located at 699 South Mill Avenue (in The Brickyard on Mill) and owned by former San Franciscans and ex-corporate types Tina Chau and Sam Chang, is now open for business. Featuring a scoop of ice cream between two homemade cookies for two dollars,…
Monti’s La Casa Vieja is not only an Arizona landmark, it’s the oldest, continually occupied structure in the greater Phoenix area. And when you’ve been around as long as this bar and restaurant has, you’ve seen the likes of everyone from Carmen Miranda, John Wayne, and Bruce Springsteen, to a…
Somebody had to be the first restaurant to shutter in 2012, and it looks like McCormick & Schmick’s, the national seafood restaurant chain based in Portland, Oregon, has closed not one, but both of its Arizona establishments in Phoenix (2575 East Camelback Road) and Scottsdale (8777 North Scottsdale Road). The…
Looks as if a few notable Valley chefs may have benefited from our post last week on sabrage, the name given to the practice of opening a champagne bottle with a sword. Last month, during a benefit dinner at the home of Jamie Hormel (owner of the Wrigley Mansion, heir…
On the heels of opening Barrio Queen, the casual Mexican eatery, tequileria, and bakery on December 26, Barrio Cafe owner and chef Silvana Salcido Esparza has announced she’ll open her latest restaurant, Silvana Bistro, this Friday, January 6, in the SouthBridge space in Old Town Scottsdale that previously housed Metro…
Back in November, I reported that Jeff Moriarty, founder of Ignite Phoenix, was planning to launch Ignite Food. And today, that vision is a reality. With a desire to do for food what Ignite Phoenix has done for ideas — inspire, educate, and entertain — Moriarty announced the spin-off idea…
Just barely into the New Year and pie master Chris Bianco’s Pizzeria Bianco has received a saucy seal of approval from Food Republic, the site for “men who want to eat and drink well, and to live smart.” Named as one of the 20 favorite pizza spots in the country,…
In the last few years, thanks to an explosion of TV shows, celebrity chefs, blogs, and social media outlets, our knowledge of and accessibility to various kinds of cuisine, cooking methods, and ingredients has increased tremendously. And while the Phoenix dining culture has evolved as well, there’s always room for…
