Strawberry Fruit “Pizza” from Vincent Market Bistro

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 2: Strawberry…

Dishes From the Game of Thrones Series Cooked Up By Two Blogs

If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones, the HBO medieval television drama based on author George R. R. Martin’s best-selling fantasy novels, but find yourself getting hungry at the recipes mentioned in the series, two blogs might be your food foray into the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The first,…

Smoked Brisket Sandwich from The House at Secret Garden

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 3: Smoked…

Chef Peter DeRuvo Leaves Prado

After less than nine months at Prado, the Andalusian-inspired fine-dining spot at Paradise Valley’s InterContinental Montelucia, chef de cuisine Peter DeRuvo has left. DeRuvo, who started at Prado in January a few months after leaving Sassi, the award-winning Italian restaurant at the foot of Pinnacle Peak, replaced chef Claudio Urciuoli,…

Delux Burger from Delux

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 4: Delux…

The First Pie Truck in Phoenix: Mama Toledo’s

Okay, it might not be the first pie truck to sling sweet treats in the Valley, but Mama Toledo’s is certainly the only one with the phrase, “We’ll shut your pie hole!” as a tagline. Featuring home made desserts like her Famous Eclairs, and pies including chocolate peanut butter creme…

Posh to Put On Japanese Sake Dinner

Lucky for us, Joshua Hebert, sweetbreads guru and owner and chef of Posh, the contemporary American restaurant tucked into the Optima Camelview condos, did a stint in Tokyo in his 20’s. It makes his Japanese sake dinner, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, that much more captivating…

Spanish Mackerel Sashimi from Shimogamo

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 5: Spanish…

Hula’s Modern Tiki Introduces Two Halloween Hootches

Halloween is scary enough knowing there’s a possibility of getting a toothbrush or a box of raisins in your treat bag (AHHHHHH!!!!!!) Thankfully, Hula’s Modern Tiki, the vacation destination of island-style eats and cocktails in Central Phoenix, is doing their bloodcurdling on the boozy side with two drinks made in…

Hakata Ramen from Cherryblossom Noodle Cafe

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 6: Hakata…

Windsor’s Menu Needs Some Buttoning Up

If you’ve been to Postino — either the original in Arcadia or the wine bar’s Central Avenue location — then you have a good idea of what Windsor, the latest venture from restaurateurs Craig DeMarco and Lauren Bailey, has in store. Save for a small sign out front, Windsor prefers…

Desert Tears from Carefree Station

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 7: Desert…

Quesadilla Sampler from Poblano

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 8: Quesadilla…