As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Avid fans of the Food Network show Cupcake Wars…
If we were looking for reasons to show some appreciation for all that Ballet Arizona brings to the Valley arts scene, then we found three more to add to the list: choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Alejandro Cerrudo and Director’s Choice. The pair of leading choreographers will join Ballet Arizona artistic…
They had us hooked as soon as we caught wind of the words “Frankenstein” and “celebration.” The only problem is we’ll have to wait a few years — until the bicentennial of Mary Shelly’s classic novel — for our monstrous, science-experiment-gone-wrong dreams to come true. See also: – Center for…
It’s not impossible to find good seafood in the Valley but there are certainly times that we feel the inconvenience of being in the middle of the desert. The distance from the coast, however, hasn’t stopped many an adventurous restaurateur or chef from setting up shop around here. It also…
A “Recipe for Disaster Dinner” doesn’t exactly sound like the kind of thing with which Mark Tarbell, Iron Chef winner Beau MacMillan, or Southwestern-cuisine guru Barbara Fenzl would be associated. But the trio of powerhouse chefs won’t be in the kitchen for the Childsplay event — ironically, they’re leaving that…
With film, dance, music, and poetry, an assortment of Phoenix-area creative types will retell the classic fable of Faust. Dubbed Faust 2013, the inter-arts interpretation of the German tale of a man’s downfall is set to the 1926 silent film version of Faust, directed by F. W. Murnau.Accompanying the film…
Anyone’s who’s lived here for more than two seconds knows that this is the best time to be in the Valley, and that has little to do with the weather. (Okay, maybe it has a lot to do with the weather.) But what we look forward to are the season-long…
Fans of Gina Buskirk and her handmade foods ought to be excited about the chance to learn how to create some of that scratch-made goodness in your own home. The first opportunity came last month when she offered Cheese Making 101 where attendees got a hands-on lesson in how to…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Things don’t stay the same for long at Urban…
You would think a craft beer-focused foundation holding a contest pitting one dish against a beer or wine would be, well, a little biased. But for the past two years, the Beer for Brains Foundation Epicuriad has been thoroughly pleasing food, beer, and wine fans alike. See also: – Epicuriad:…
Sure, Phoenix is far from being a favorite city of the JB foundation, but that doesn’t mean we don’t daydream about what it would be like to experience the biggest event in the culinary world. See also: – 2013 James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced: Four Arizona Candidates Make the Cut…
If you’ve ever wondered why chefs do what they do, look no further than a kitchen on a night like last night to find the answer. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes an army of chefs to put on a James Beard-worthy meal…
Spring training brings plenty of visitors to the Valley — we’re talking about baseball fanatics and players from around the league. Everyone wants a piece of the action (and the weather) and, of course, you can’t participate in all the activity without also indulging in some of the Valley’s restaurants…
A group of restaurateurs and chefs from the Southeast Valley talked about having some friendly competitions to see whose dishes diners liked best. What started as a joke among friends has now become a series of events meant to highlight local eats. In 2012, they launched their Chef Off events…
Arizona-based artist Mayme Kratz has made it a practice to find art in what some might see as nothing more than barren desert. Her three-dimensional creations highlight the interconnectedness of nature, space, and the creative spirit. This month, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will host screenings of a Mayme…
Few works of art have been transformed and interpreted in as many diverse ways as Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. It’s been 100 years since the debut of the ballet and orchestral concert work, but the decades haven’t chilled the fiery music and choreography — nor have the modern adaptations.Just…
For some, eating local means heading up the street to hit nearest drive-thru. For others, it’s a food movement that celebrates the talents of Arizona food artisans, chefs, and farmers. If you fall into the latter group, you’ll want to head to the Valley’s annual culinary rendezvous, a highly anticipated…
Some people say there are no places on Earth left to be explored, but that’s only because they’ve never have heard of Børge Ousland, the first person to cross Antarctica solo and unsupported in 1997. You can catch the Arctic explorer at Mesa Arts Center tonight as part of the…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. For someone so sweet, you might be surprised to…
There aren’t many places where you can catch a ballet under the stars, let alone in one of the world’s only places created for the study and display of the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. But last year, Ballet Arizona and the Desert Botanical Garden teamed up for the world…
Earlier this month, we shared the news that the Valley’s homegrown grilled cheese mobile was under new ownership and getting geared up to hit the road again. And it didn’t take long — lucky for those melted-cheese fanatics out there — for the new owners to get things ready to…
Anyone who’s had cancer touch their lives knows firsthand the day-to-day struggles that come with the disease. After watching a good friend fight cancer, Jennifer Caraway founded a nonprofit organization to help homebound Valley cancer patients by delivering meals. Two local chefs, Tracy Dempsey and Bernie Kantak, sit on the…
