One of the Valley’s Southern-flavor mobiles recently gave up its wheels in favor of a brick-and-mortar home. But let’s not forget about the other biscuit truck out there, one that’s still hitting the Valley streets offering comfort food to the masses. Liberty’s Biscuits owner Rachel Millard isn’t from the South,…
There’s something exciting brewing at the Farm at South Mountain and if you keep a close eye on things down there, you may already have heard about the store opening next to Quiessence. This Friday, Botanica at the Farm at South Mountain will open to the public and we’re pretty…
Nothing says love is in the air quite like chocolate, and there’s plenty of that at the Haute Chocolate Market & Festival, an evening affair featuring local artisanal chocolatiers, live entertainment, and more.The event promises chocolate for all and includes a chocolate showpiece competition, judged by a panel of chefs,…
For the first time in nearly five years, one of the foremost names in contemporary dance hits the stage at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, January 31. That’s when Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will bring to town its 18 dancers and the talents of artistic director Glenn…
Nobody in town knows cheese like Laura Mulchay. And lately she’s been making room at the table for another fancy food trend: the ancient art of charcuterie. The founder of WedgeFestUSA, owner of the defunct Petite Fromage, and advocate for American artisan and craft cheese will be sharing her knowledge…
Like a traveling circus featuring art instead of elephants, Pancakes and Booze brings underground artists and all-you-can eat ®C you guessed it ®C pancakes to the cities all over the country. During three and a half years of touring, the art show has made its way from Los Angeles, its…
For the sixth year contemporary dance fans can indulge in feast for the eyes at Breaking Ground 2013, a three-day dance and film festival featuring the work of local, regional, national, and international artists. MOPixelated Interpretations of a 3D Woman, a multi-dimensional piece that explores the female body. Thu., Jan…
Once a year, Scottsdale’s finest convene with bonafide golf lovers and your average collegiate boozers for a day of drinking, partying, and, oh yeah, golf. For years the Waste(d) Management Phoenix Open has given Valley boozers a great reason to get outside and pretend to like golf — for a…
It’s been all quiet on the MF front for over a year now, and no, that’s not a gratuitous use of “MF” just because we can. For those who haven’t heard, MF Tasty, a secret supper club, started back in 2010 by hosting exclusive events with ever-changing menus and locations…
Veggies might not be the average person’s favorite food group, but Hip Veggies, an educational partnership between local creatives and food community members have been trying to change that fact. Through art and food-based events they advocate for people to showcase some less-than-familiar fruits and vegetables. This time aorund they’ve…
By now your food truck schedule should be getting pretty full, but make room for one more weekly locale to hit up. CO+HOOTS has announced they’ll be hosting a pair of food trucks every week in conjunction with their weekly midweek business advisement sessions. One of the newest Valley trucks…
It’s been a long time coming — 6 years, in fact — but the Black Theater Troupe will finally move into its new home in a few weeks. With the dust still settling, the troupe now prepares to debut their next show in the new theater on February 8. The…
East Valley street food aficionados may have been missing their regular fix of late. If you made it out to last weekend’s Street Eats Food Truck Festival you know what we’re talking about. Well, Gilbert-ites, there’s hope for you yet. The Gilbert Food Truck Court will re-launch this Friday -…
As if the intoxicating combination of gambling and booze isn’t enough to draw us to the casino, hordes of belly dancing babes will take the stage at Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino to compete for the title of best belly dancer in America.The USA Belly Dance Queen Competition brings…
The field of golden sunflowers that usually fills a vacant lot in downtown Phoenix may be cleared, but its impact on the community continues through the Valley of the Sunflowers Paper Project, an art and sustainability project headed by local artists and papermakers. Through a complicated process that spanned more…
Later this month, a three-day contemporary dance and film festival will take place at Tempe Center for the Arts. >Breaking Ground 2013 Festival will feature three days of dance performances and films by choreographers and performers from Arizona and other states. As an added bonus, they’ll also host two Masters…
Hard core food nerds know that Instagram isn’t actually about photography or being social. It’s all about the food. We’re snapping away every time we sit down to eat and can’t stop salivating over each other’s meals. But as with all social media, it’s time to pause and put down…
I’m not a romantic. Really. I don’t need grand gestures or outrageous gifts — at least not in real life. I’m not a big fan of fairy tales, and I was never really into the whole Disney princess scene. In preschool, when other little girls played house, I’d stick the…
The rise in mobile comfort food — mostly southern up to this point — is taking a turn to the east, the Far East, with the debut of a new food truck scheduled to hit the streets of Old Town Scottsdale tonight. Hao Bao, a Chinese soul food truck, will…
Once a year the number of food trucks in Phoenix swells as nearly three dozen mobile eateries from across the Southwest gather for the Street Eats Food Truck Festival at Salt River Fields, 7555 North Pima Road in Scottsdale. In addition to a mob of mobile eateries, the festival brings…
The crew that runs Downtown Phoenix’s shared office space CO+HOOTS announced plans to set up shop on recently-dubbed Washington Row last summer, and just a few weeks into the New Year they’re ready to christen their fresh digs. The CO+HOOTS Grand Rehatching Party will feature an array of festivities including…
As we age, we typically lose our innocence and purity and with them our ability to dream. Through circumstances often beyond our control, we mature, become adults, and sacrifice the naiveté that gave us such uninhibited hope as children. In an exhibit featuring various media including paint, print, and ceramics,…
