Cave Creek Tap Haus, the new restaurant from Mark Bradshaw and partner Jim O’Toole, is now open despite an explosion from a pressure cooker that happened during its soft opening last week, sending two employees to the hospital. Bradshaw, who also owns the famous biker pub and grub stop The…
Looks like The Phoenix Cheesesteak Company, a mobile eatery serving up rib-eye cheesesteaks with a twist, is making the leap from four wheels to four walls at 2605 North 7th Street in Central Phoenix (northeast corner of 7th Street and Virginia). Unfortunately, that address used to be the home of…
This month, two more food trucks joined the Phoenix Street Food Coalition, tipping its number of mobile specialty food members to over twenty-five. The first, Aji Mobile Foods, is a father and soon team focused on Latin American fare and has made its first few appearances at the Avondale Farmers…
Big Earl’s BBQ got some mad TV love last month when Adam Richman and his crew of Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation (the evolution of Man v. Food, in which Richman recruits locals to take on food challenges instead of doing them himself) paid a visit to the Old…
The sixth location of NoRTH, the modern Italian restaurant chain from Fox Restaurant Concepts, opens today at 4925 North 40th Street with one big difference: It’s headed up by former Noca chef, Chris Curtiss. “The Arcadia NoRTH has a very different feel and really is a complete departure from our…
Did the recession finally get to Two Hippies Magic Mushroom Burgers and their $5 burger deals? Part of the Phoenix-based Two Hippies chain, the psychedelic burger shack, on Indian School Road in Central Phoenix, opened in 2008 by husband-and-wife team Andy and Jan Goldstein (Andy’s brother Ron founded Long Wong’s…
Hey kids! PETA, the radical animal rights organization responsible for the comic book targeted at young people entitled, “Your Mommy Kills Animals,” is currently heading up its 2011 Cutest Vegetarian Kid Contest — ’cause meat-eating kids are as hideous as their parents!!! PETA’s contest hopes to celebrate the “radiance and…
Thai salad and the Twilight saga? Following the September opening of the AMC Esplanade 14 Dine-In Theater in Central Phoenix, the Studio Movie Grill, pioneer of the in-theatre dining concept, opens in North Scottsdale today. The anchor of the Sonora Village at 15515 North Hayden Road, just south of Frank…
Sometimes the internet takes a break from its usual offering of ridiculous celebrity gossip, people attempting to dance, and angry cats to bring us something truly wonderful. This week, Chompie’s, the New York-style deli chain operating in the Valley since 1979, released two videos of its founders, Lou and Lovey…
Here’s a little bonus to go with your morning brew tomorrow: From 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, November 11, Dutch Bros. Coffee, the privately-held drive-through coffee chain headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, is celebrating the opening of its 8th Arizona location located at 6461 South Rural Road, Tempe, with…
If you have been to Siam in Glendale or, more recently, Thai E-San in Central Phoenix, then chances are, you have tasted Pete (or, in Thai, Tossapis) Pholtosa’s offerings of classic Thai cuisine as well as specific dishes from his home in northeastern Thailand. Now, Pholtosa’s resurfaced with Pete’s Thai…
Some meals are meant to be solo adventures, reserved reflections on flavors executed with slow, thoughtful bites in the quietude of an intimate setting. This was not one of them. The thought occurred to me when the steaming sticky rice arrived in a small bamboo basket. Like children suddenly permitted…
Paul Lindsay appears to be on the fast track at the La Grande Orange dynasty. On Monday, the former chef of La Grande Orange Pizzeria and the Arcadia Room was promoted to executive chef of Chelsea’s Kitchen. Lindsay started at Chelsea’s Kitchen before being transferred to LGO and the Arcadia…
Hungry for a taste of the Old West minus the stampedes and bowed legs? Check out the Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-Off, a unique, two-day event named one of the best in the country by American Cowboy magazine. This Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12, nine authentic chuck wagon teams…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where each week Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question or topic 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 rise of celebrity chefs…
For those who like a little celebrity with their signature dishes and charitable deeds, the Arizona Chapter of the March of Dimes has all three in spades. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., this Thursday, November 10, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, a host of Valley chefs including…
Been to the Pink Spot lately? Looks like they’ve been busy. The all-day breakfast, coffee, and scoop joint in Phoenix has recently added lunch to its arsenal of eats in the form of six varieties of made-to-order wraps with ingredients like caramelized onions, croutons, pesto and cilantro cream sauces, and…
Epazote tempura frog legs, javelina and antelope chili, wild boar — they’re just a few of the untamed dishes being served up at the Annual Wild Game Dinner at the University Club of Phoenix, the private club located in a 1940′s home near downtown’s Heard Museum. And for this event,…
Jeff Moriarty, founder of Ignite Phoenix, wants to do for food what Ignite Phoenix has done for ideas: inspire, educate, and entertain. “We want Ignite Food to include all aspects of growing, preparing, and eating food,” says Moriarty. “We would like to hear from not just some of the amazing…
Jon Lane hasn’t owned a restaurant before, but he’s worked in several of them. “My dad owned a banquet facility and I’ve worked in fast food, fine dining, and was a bar tender for Four Peaks and Dos Gringos for a while,” he says. “If you’re in the restaurant business,…
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,…
Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, the new restaurant from the owners of Arcadia Tavern and whose name alone should be adequate enough to understand the concept, is now open in north Scottsdale in the Grayhawk Plaza on Scottsdale Road between Thompson Peak and Grayhawk Drive. The menu will feature half pound…
