If an Iron Chef is “a king among chefs” then what’s a king among Iron Chefs called? A SUPER CHEF, YO, THE ONLY TITLE THAT MATTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a move that has nothing to do with sagging ratings, the fourth season of The Next Iron Chef, premiering October 30 on the…
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. 9: Flying…
With the punishing heat of summer finally looking as if it’s going to change its Facebook status to “Over,” those of us who have been patiently getting plastered indoors with a glass or two of vino can finally take our imbibing outside (and put some clothes on) at the fourth…
Wake up, downtown Phoenix, your Mexican breakfast is ready. Vitamin T, celebu-chef Aaron May’s home of tacos, tortas, and tequila in the Cityscape building, officially opens for breakfast today and my does it look tasty. Think smoked ham and oven-roasted chicken tortas, a breakfast burrito, and huevos rancheros all for…
For those who may be mourning the recent passing of My Big Fat Greek Restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, fear not. The same folks behind the eatery, one of several in the Arizona-based chain, have re-opened the location as Limelight Dipping Bar & Grill. Opened for a little over two…
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. 10: Breakfast…
Looks like some busy days ahead for Christopher Gross, chef and owner of Christopher’s and Crush Lounge in Central Phoenix. In addition to his ongoing participation in helping to overhaul the Wrigley Mansion and participating in Arizona Restaurant Week, the James Beard Award-winner is also hosting a wine dinner starting…
Menus are calling cards for restaurants. There’s no denying that their designs — from colors, to typefaces, to imagery — can tell us a lot about who they are, perhaps even evoking a little emotion. Under Consideration, a graphic design firm, wanted to pay homage to those menus they felt…
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. 11: Skirt…
Legend has it that the best-known mole — mole poblano — was named after the city of Puebla, in southern Mexico. Its creators were 16th-century nuns from the Santa Rosa convent who, supposedly through divine inspiration, made it in honor of a surprise visit from the archbishop. No wonder mine…
In a world where dogs have their own Facebook pages, solve math problems, and even participate in cosplay, it makes sense that our furry friends even have their own blogs, where they can inform us bipeds about happenings in their woofy whittle worlds. Like Eddie. As the bark behind the…
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. 12: Black…
Berries and booze? Yes, please. Sweet Tooth blogger Erica, a twenty-something dental student with a baking obsession, came up with the idea for chocolate covered strawberry shot glasses with her friend Marissa. “They’re as simple as they look,” Erica writes. “– hulled out strawberries dipped in melted chocolate and filled…
Another ho-hum Monday evening? Not if Cafe ZuZu, the hip eatery at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, has anything to say about it. At 6:30 p.m., Monday, September 19, Cafe ZuZu will host a chef’s table event featuring chef Charles Wiley in the kitchen, and Pat Jasmin, general manager…
After unexpectedly shutting down her Chandler restaurant in 2008, Tina Tamrat Hildebrand, owner and chef of Tina’s Ethiopian Cafe, re-opened her eatery this August at a new location: in a strip mall on the southeast corner of Warner and Cooper roads in Gilbert. Tina’s is located in the former home…
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. 13: Patio…
Arizona native Bill Sandweg, owner and master barista of Copper Star Coffee in Phoenix, has wanted to do a restaurant since 2004. “Copper Star was originally going to be a restaurant,” Sandweg tells me. “But then I got talked out of it and coffee ended up being a good idea…
Following the recent closing of Fred’s at Barneys, Scottsdale Fashion Square can add another restaurant shuttering to its list of casualties: Marcella’s Italian Kitchen. Part of a Columbus-based chain, Marcella’s, known for “authentic Italian cuisines of pizzas, pastas, handcrafted cocktails and world-class wines,” opened in October of 2009 at Scottsdale…
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. 14: Moist…
Whoever said the food truck fad was on its way out better get his engine checked. Thanks to Food Truck Fridays at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market and the upcoming Phoenix Food Truck Festival on October 22, grabbing grub from a motorized vehicle never tasted so good. No wonder Phoenix…
Fred’s at Barneys New York, the stylish, modern bistro and brainchild of Fred Pressman, son of Barneys New York founder Barney Pressman, closed today. Located on the second floor of Barneys New York, which opened in October of 2009 in the Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, a Barneys’ associate told…
If you’re into tradition, third anniversaries are celebrated with gifts of leather or crystal. If you’re Sushi Roku, third anniversaries are celebrated by offering every dish on the menu at half-price. When do we eat? From Sunday, September 11th, through Thursday, September 15, Sushi Roku, the swanky eatery in Scottsdale,…
