Last year, the Arizona Restaurant Association honored restaurants, chefs, and other food service professionals whose talents set them apart as industry leaders with the inaugural Foodist Awards. The association defines “Foodists” as “a collective of like-minded food worshipers. A Foodist breathes and sleeps in order to eat and drink. They…
North Valley-ites who hang around the CityNorth/Desert Ridge neighborhood will have a new locally owned option for pizza and a glass of wine. Restaurateur Julian Wright’s second location of La Bocca Wine Bar & Urban Kitchen opened earlier this week on High Street at CityNorth. The concept will be similar…
Forget about those weird watermelon Oreos from August. Seriously. Because in just a few short weeks we’ll all be able to dig into a bag of cookie dough-flavored Oreo cookies. And if a cookie dough-flavored cookie doesn’t sound damn delicious to you, then what the hell are you doing eating…
In June, the 16-year-old Scottsdale dance club Axis-Radius closed its doors for good, at which time Evening Entertainment Group announced it had plans to turn the space into a concert venue and dining spot. Now we know what those plans are. The food and drink side of the new operation,…
Street Eats Food Truck Festival Saturday, January 24 This weekend, Salt River Fields in Scottsdale will host a gathering of food trucks from all over the Valley and the Southwest. The gates open at 11 a.m. for the Street Eats Food Truck Festival, presented by New Times, and we’ll be…
Last spring, Channel 8 hosted its first-ever Check, Please! Arizona Festival, an event co-sponsored by New Times that brought celebrity chefs, independent restaurants, and food lovers to downtown Phoenix. This year, the event will be held Sunday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CityScape — and if…
Thanks to a partnership among Keep Phoenix Beautiful, the city of Phoenix, and Barron Collier Companies, the northeast corner of Indian School Road and Central Avenue has seen a lot of change. An ongoing project called PHX Renews aims to transform the formerly vacant land — a part of Steele…
Last year, we told you that a horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico was working to open its doors and begin processing (read: killing) horses for human consumption. Valley Meat Company, located in southern New Mexico, had been trying to get up and running since 2011 when Congress effectively lifted a…
Since it was founded in 1980, Brooklyn-based Mark Morris Dance has become one of the most well-known dance companies in not only dance circles, but also by mainstream audiences. Choreographer Mark Morris is celebrated primarily for his one-of-a-kind musicality and has worked with artists and companies including the San Francisco…
For the seventh year, Breaking Ground will bring contemporary dance, film, and art to the Valley from an impressive roster of national and international artists. Organized by Carley Conder, artistic director of CONDER/dance, the two-night event includes 17 works selected from nearly 100 applications.”The overriding criteria for Breaking Ground was…
HOW TO MAKE A WEDDING DRESS | Monique Sandoval Monique Sandoval made her wedding dress the night before her big day. She sewed up the gown, which she describes as Mexican bohemian, with her step-grandmother, who taught her to use a needle and thread. She remembers the late night fondly…
Phoenix-based nutrition writer, dietitian, and Cordon Bleu-trained chef Michelle Dudash appeared on ABC’s The Chew this afternoon to compete in the Weight Watchers Chef Competition. Dudash is a registered dietitian and author of Clean Eating for Busy Families. Over the next few weeks, she’ll be appear on the show to…
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, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Though he’s new to Central Phoenix, James Beard Award-nominated chef Kevin Binkley is no stranger to the Phoenix food scene. Since opening Binkley’s Restaurant in 2004, the molecular gastronomist has added three more restaurants to the mix — the most recent opening in Scottsdale about a month ago. It comes…
Bad news for drinkers who also are trying to watch their figures. According to Scientific American, a new study found that drinking cocktails made with diet sodas can make your breath-alcohol levels 18 percent higher than those made with full-calorie sodas. The study, completed by researchers in the Department of…
In October we reported that Noca, the Biltmore restaurant owned by Eliot Wexler, was losing its executive chef Claudio Urciuoli. At the time, Wexler wouldn’t name the restaurant’s next chef and said that Noca would be serving lunch only for the time being. That might change soon…
Late last year, Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center had to postpone the Native Now Festival, which originally was scheduled for Saturday, November 23, due to rain. The festival was part of the 31st annual Native American Recognition Days, which usually are celebrated by various nonprofit organizations and…
There are incubators for tech startups and incubators for socially minded ventures, but when it comes to helping would-be restaurateurs or food artisans, resources can be hard to find. This is why Roy Allen, founder of online food group the Artisan Food Guild, has teamed up with Classic Cooking Academy…
This is part two of our interview with Joey Maggiore of Cuttlefish in Scottsdale. The seafood restaurant opened late last year and features an oyster bar (complete with Vespa seating) and a menu of coastal Italian cuisine. Today, we’re talking about the two new restaurants Maggiore plans to open around…
We’re not huge fans of national such-and-such days, but when we can get our hands on discounted pie, it’s definitely cause for celebration. This week, Traci Wilbur (you probably know her as Pie Snob) is offering 20 percent all her pies in honor of National Pie Day, which is Thursday,…
Dave Andrea and Payton Curry, the duo behind Scottsdale’s Brat Haus, unveiled their newest project to guests and media on Saturday. Taco Haus, located in the same North Scottsdale strip mall as the infamous Amy’s Baking Company, looks to capture the spirit of a variety of Latin American cuisines, including…
Originally published in 1824, The Virgina Housewife is often considered the first American cookbook. And if not that — because some would argue Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery (1796) claims that title — it’s certainly the first regional cookbook. In it, you’ll find recipes for Southern-style specialties like gumbo, catfish soup,…
