When you’re gluten-free, your friends and family are always looking out for new places to go out for a meal together. It’s a great gift to get a phone call or e-mail suggesting a new place to eat, sit, and share the day’s events. Recently, as I switched jobs, many…
If you’re like us, then you eagerly look forward to the time of year when young girls hawk boxes of Girl Scout cookies. The scouts get to learn about money management and business ethics, and we get to eat loads of Samoas. What’s not to love? And this year, the…
Chef Charleen Badman of FnB is kind of a big deal. We named her Best Chef in Phoenix in the 2013 Best of Phoenix issue, and her leeks have been praised by Food & Wine as one of the best dishes in the country. In other words, you could say…
With the massive popularity of tequila, the increasing profile of Oaxacan mezcal, and the omnipresence of Mexican beer, it’s easy to forget that Mexico produces other varieties of liquors. It’s time to learn more about one of these beverages (and a taste of northern Mexico), the regional mezcal of the…
The Street Eats Food Truck Festival, held annually at Salt River Fields, has become a proving ground of sorts for Valley food trucks. The longer your line, the better you’re doing tapping in to the local scene. The shorter your line, well . . . On Saturday, January 25, and…
The Guilty Pleasure: Southwestern Chicken Fried Steak Where to Get It: Ranch House Grille, 56th Street and Thomas in Phoenix (or if you’re heading to Lake Powell, there’s another location just off Lake Powell Drive in Page) Price: Ten bucks, give or take What It Really Costs: After one of…
The last time we checked in with Jordan Keane, the food truck owner and chef was splitting with her business partner and getting ready to relaunch their T-Licious Taco food truck. That was in 2012, and since then, Keane has not only succeeded in launching her own J-Licious Taco food…
Just weeks after Craig DeMarco and Lauren Bailey opened Joyride Taco House in Central Phoenix, the restaurateurs announced they have their sights set on a whole new neighborhood. This fall, Upward Projects will open a fourth location of Postino Winecafe just steps off Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. The restaurant…
On Thursday, January 23, 150 guests, five chefs, and their kitchen teams gathered at Phoenix Art Museum for the Ripe Awards, hosted by the museum’s Men’s Art Council…
If you’re looking for homemade sauces, pizza dough, and bread in North Phoenix, you’ll be happy to know about Villa Italia Ristorante. The new restaurant, located at 1219 East Glendale Avenue, comes courtesy of owner and chef Peter Pizzurro, a native of Palermo, Sicily. The restaurant, which opened in December,…
A wise person once said to me that “expectations are prepaid resentments.” The remedy, of course, is to set one’s expectations so low that resentment — and disappointment — are unlikely. But low expectations do not factor into the opening of The Clever Koi, one of the most anticipated and…
Add gourmet burgers to the list of dining options at the Shops at Gainey Ranch as of Sunday, January 26, when Notorious Burgers opens its doors. This will be the second restaurant in the shopping center to come from restauranteur Joey Maggiore, the son of Tomaso’s owner Tomaso Maggiore. Notorious…
As if there aren’t enough reasons for CenPho folks to be doing a happy dance, add another solid restaurant option to the lineup that already includes Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, Pizzeria/Trattoria Bianco, and a brand spankin’ new Whole Foods Market. Grassroots Kitchen and Tap, the plainly delicious restaurant from fourth-generation…
There are plenty of spots in north Scottsdale where you can get a hoagie or a BLT. But there’s probably only one place in the entire Valley where you can also get a bowl of bibimbap. That is Croque Famous Sandwiches, a counter-service sandwich shop with Korean connections. Owner Lilian…
Gilbert residents can add one of the Valley’s hottest breakfast spots to the list of independent restaurants located in their ‘hood. Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, the restaurant chain that started in Denver, will be opening a second Valley location in the Gilbert Historic District later this year. The first Snooze…
Lunch break means a quick dash to pick up a cheeseburger or sub down the street, right? Not always. Don’t let your sad wallet get in the way of your Japanese fix. Head over with us to Harumi Sushi…
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…
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,…
Shawarma is a popular Middle Eastern meat preparation in which chicken, beef, veal, or lamb is slow-roasted on a rotisserie. Shawarma is commonly served as a sandwich or pita bread with vegetables and dressing, but it also can be served on a plate with garlic sauce, hummus and rice. We…
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…
Gaslight Square — on the southeast corner of Indian School and 36th Street — has become a hub for culinary delights, with Crudo, Beckett’s Table, and Nook located in the same plaza. Recently, Jennifer’s Catering opened a brick-and-mortar location in the southwest corner of the plaza to add to the…
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…
