As it does every so often, national food blog Eater has assembled a list of the 24 hottest pizzerias in the country right now. The pizza restaurants must have opened in the past year, and wouldn’t you know, two of Arizona’s own made the cut — including one longtime fave…
It’s not every day the James Beard Foundation comes to town to gather the region’s culinary elite for an evening of food, fun and drink. But that’s exactly what’s going down the foundation’s 10-city Taste America tour comes to Phoenix this week.On Friday, October 18, the foundation presents the “Best…
After a two-year break from hosting food truck fests, Roosevelt Row and the Phoenix Street Food Coalition are back with Taste of the Trucks, a two-day food truck fest. On Saturday, October 26, and Sunday, October 27, they’re bringing 50 trucks downtown for an event with live music and a…
Nope, this isn’t a joke. Wine made exclusively for cats officially is on sale in Japan. This important news comes by way of Japanese website Sankei Biz, which reports that the concoction is called “Nyan Nyan Nouveau.” “Nyan,” in Japanese means “meow.”…
On Monday, we chatted with Dustin Christofolo, the new executive chef at Quiessence, about how he’s prepared to take over the high-profile position at the end of the month. If you missed the first part of the interview you can read it here. Today, we’re back to talk about a…
For a tale about the undead, Lisa Starry’s A Vampire Tale certainly does make you feel alive. From the first scene, filled with discordant pounding drums, Scorpius Dance Theater transports the audience to an almost-scary world of hissing, writhing, and cackling characters. The nearly two-hour show blends classical dance styles…
Since the first day of the government shutdown (October 1), the Food and Drug Administration has said that it would have to stop most of its routine food inspections. But now the agency has confirmed that all inspections will be stopped besides those “facilities that it has cause to believe…
For the past 11 years, Heritage Foods USA has been selling Heritage Turkeys from farmer Frank Reese’s Good Shepherd Ranch. Unlike your typical store-bought birds, which are bred for their abundance of white breast meat rather than taste, these turkeys offer more flavorful dark meat. And just as important, they…
Dustin Christofolo Executive Chef Quiessence, The Farm at South Mountain 602-276-0601 www.quiessencerestaurant.com After years of running the show at The House at Secret Garden, chef Dustin Christofolo will take the reins at Quiessence when the restaurant reopens at the end of October. He’ll replace chefs Greg LaPrad and Tony Andiario,…
Liberty Market Today In celebration of five years in business, Gilbert’s Liberty Market is offering $5 Tower Burgers and $5 22-ounce Liberty Ale from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you drop by the restaurant’s 5 Year Anniversary party, you’ll also find special desserts, and you can enter a drawing…
A recent New York Times article looked at a new trend in New York City that has some big-name chefs pretty darn excited. Guys like Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Burke are all in a tizzy over what are being called Green Circle chickens, which are most probably — actually, we’re…
West Valley residents have a new spot for coffee as of last month, and this week they welcomed an adjoining urban bistro to the ‘hood. Courtesy of husband-and-wife team Steve and Karen Maynard, the new cafe, called Tempo Urban Bistro and Coffee, opened Wednesday, October 9, at 21067 West Main…
The list of people and industries affected by the government shutdown seems to grow longer every day. Now we have to start wondering about the impact on our favorite craft brews. Because of the government shutdown, which includes The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, or TTB, new breweries…
Though the newly renovated T. Cook’s and The Mix Up Bar debuted over a month ago, the resort hosted an official grand re-opening event last night. If you’ve been impatiently holding your breath to find out just how they could have improved on the Old World charm of this well-loved…
When it comes to risk-taking cuisine in the Valley, there’s no better example — at least not right now — than what they’ve got cookin’ in the kitchen at Renegade by MOD. The Scottsdale restaurant comes courtesy of Chef Michael O’Dowd, formerly chef at Kai, and partner Ed Leclere. Though…
This weekend is a big one for the Valley’s Oktoberfest scene. You’ll have your pick between the three-day fest at Tempe Town Lake and a two-day event up at Salt River Fields. And don’t worry, if lederhosen and bier aren’t really your scene, there are plenty of other things to…
We’re willing to bet you’ve never seen milk look as sexy as London-based photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz makes it look. That’s because Wieczorkiewicz has created a limited edition Milk Calendar 2014 that features photos of nude models wearing nothing but milk…
This season Scorpius Dance Theater choreographer Lisa Starry will bring her popular Halloween-themed performance to the stage for the tenth time. Starry’s A Vampire Tale combines contemporary dance and sultry, blood-sucking showmanship for a performance that’s become affectionately known as “the Nutcracker of Halloween.”The show tells the story of an…
What does it mean to live in Arizona today? Of course, the answers vary. But that’s the question up for exploration when international performance group Nemcatacoa Teatro and Tucson-based multimedia troupe Verbo-bala come together for Desierto Remix: Performance in the Desert.The performance will begin with Nemcatacoa’s acrobatic procession though the…
Dancers and cheerleaders interested in rooting for a Phoenix team with a winning record ought to know that auditions for the Arizona Rattlers dance team, the Arizona Sidewinders, are just around the corner. But don’t worry, because there’s still time to get ready. This week, the team will host the…
Home brewers will want to pay attention to the story of a 61-year-old man who showed up at a Texas emergency room in 2009 complaining of dizziness. He said he hadn’t had anything to drink, but his blood alcohol concentration was found to be 0.37 percent. In 2010, the same…
A public health alert was issued Monday for raw chicken packaged at three Foster Farms facilities in California. Since March, some 278 people have gotten sick from salmonella Heidelberg infection, mainly in California, though the illness has reached a total of 18 states so far. Though the USDA was first…
