Golden Eggs – Scrambled Inside the Shell

Tis the season for eggs — boiling them, decorating them, and baking them into breads. After being on Pinterest for so long I feel like nothing can surprise me, but then I come across something like this and I’m once again feeling like a six year old. See Also: -DIY…

Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See Also: – Kevin Binkley to Open Bink’s Midtown in Phoenix on Wednesday – Urban Cookies Bakeshop’s Brady Breese: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013 Arizona Rare Fruit Grower’s Spring Plant Sale Love…

CLOSED: Poblano in Central Phoenix

Poblano, the casual Mexican eatery in Central Phoenix, has shuttered. See also: – Cafe Posada in Gilbert Closing This Month – Hao Bao Food Truck Hitting the Brakes — For Now Owned by Isamary Diaz and daughter Vanessa, who also operate three Armando’s fast-food Mexican spots in the Valley, Poblano…

3 Springtime Pizza Recipes

It’s spring and that means pizza. OK – maybe pizza isn’t exactly what comes to mind when you think about Easter and Arbor Day, but pizza is my personal not-so-secret favorite comfort food.

After Two Years, Scottsdale’s Chop and Wok Rises from the Ashes

Cheeky rock ‘n’ roll-themed Chinese restaurants don’t die, they just wait two years before resurrecting themselves in a nearby location. See also: – Pallets, a Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese Restaurant, Opens on Roosevelt Row – Squid Ink Sushi Opening Second Location at Downtown’s CityScape At least that’s the case for…

Chicken Pot Pie Fight: The Duce vs. Porte Cochere

This might be the last week we can handle hearty comfort foods before the heat imposes a salad-only diet on us. In honor of the waning winter, we put two local pot pie makers against each other to see which savory pastry is the tops. Chicken pot pies have several…

Scottsdale’s Pig & Pickle a Culinary Power to the People

Pig & Pickle, the months-old casual dinner-only place in south Scottsdale is a kind of culinary power to the people. Here, comfort food meets chef finesse, where servers do not give lengthy explanations of seasonal fare and locally sourced ingredients as much as simply serve them with confidence, and dishes…

Pig & Pickle in Scottsdale: Gourmet Food Without the Price Tag

Pig & Pickle is a kind of culinary power to the people. It’s a casual, dinner-only place (brunch is coming this summer) where comfort food meets chef finesse. The servers here do not give lengthy explanations of seasonal fare and locally sourced ingredients as much as simply serve them with…

Nanise’ Offers a Definitive Learning Guide on Navajo Plants

If you’ve blown through the gardening books on your reading list this winter or are looking for some inspiration this summer, local author and painter Barbara Bayless Lacy’s book, Nanise’: A Navajo Herbal: One Hundred Plants From the Navajo Reservation is a unique find. Nanise’ means “vegetation” in Navajo, and…

Is the Michelin Guide Still Relevant?

Over a century old, the Michelin Guide, the star-ratings restaurant guide paid for by the French tire company, is arguably the best-known on the planet. See also: – What Are the Pros and Cons of Food Festivals? – What Are Three Cooking Skills Everyone Should Know? But recently, the guide…

Cafe Posada in Gilbert Closing This Month

Minus one Mexican restaurant from the city of Gilbert after this month. Cafe Posada is shuttering. See also: – Hao Bao Food Truck Hitting the Brakes – CLOSED: Chick Rotisserie & Wine Bar in Arcadia The casual Mexican eatery on Ray Road owned by Oscar and Susan Lee first opened…

Desperately Seeking Crispy Gluten-Free Waffles

Waffles. Belgian waffles. Crisp. Hot. With melted butter and warm maple syrup. Sunday brunch is just one of the regular food happenings at my mother’s house, and it’s all about the waffles. But going gluten-free meant waffle changes for me. See also: – Don’t Call Judy Nichols Names; She Knows…