What do you call long tubes of bread baked in special cylindrical pans, sliced open to add fillings, then covered back up and cooked? Edgy, yo. And if you’re Carole Meyer, one-of-a-kind. Meyer is the owner of Zookz, the just-opened sandwich shop in front of the Landmark Residential Tower on…
Pie Social’s just around the corner and if you’re wondering about the savory options to counteract the inevitable excess of sweet, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Let us present Old Dixie’s Southern Kitchen. From Northern California to Nashville, New Orleans and Phoenix, Michael Babcock has been around the block…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. Screams. Blood. Gore. No, it’s not your favorite spooky movie…
By tomorrow Halloween will be but a pile of candy wrappers and a pumpkin rotting on the porch — but the next holiday is right around the corner, and we’re not talking about Thanksgiving. Dia de los Meurtos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November…
The Spot: Milagro Grill 4280 E. Indian School Road, #101, Phoenix 602-773-5844 www.milagrogrillaz.com See also: – Macayo’s Family Makes Good at Arcadia’s Milagro Grill – Chimi Challenge: Macayo’s vs. El Molino Hours: Happy Hour is offered 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday…
Think you can’t grow your own fruit? Think again. Urban orcharding is gaining ground (pun intended). Bryan White of the Green House Farm often teaches about urban orcharding and soil building for the Valley Permaculture Alliance and he let us in some secrets for a fruitful harvest. See also: -Autumn…
For those of you who have passed the shuttered Miriam’s Designer Clothes building on North Seventh Street and wondered, “Why can’t that just be a restaurant already?” (yours truly included) here’s some news: It’s going to be a restaurant already. More specifically, one called Gadzooks specializing in enchiladas and soup…
Edward Farrow, the executive chef at the Café at MIM, loves Halloween. In fact, it’s his favorite holiday. And while he can’t dress up in an outlandish costume during work hours (too much risk of fire), he gets in the ghoulish spirit by giving his constantly changing, locally sourced menu…
Sharing my favorite eats of the month from new restaurants, reviewed restaurants, and places I’ve popped into just because. It’s not a countdown, it’s a collection. And I hope it inspires. Enjoy. Pork Stomach and Black Pepper Clay Pot at New Hong Kong “I can’t believe I’m on my second…
This is part two of my interview with Michael Rusconi, chef-owner of the new Rusconi’s American Kitchen. If you missed part one, where Rusconi dishes about his guilty pleasure and what he metaphorically eats for breakfast, read it here. See also: Two New Brunches Hit the Valley in October: Mastro’s…
“I’m terrified as shit, but in a locker-room-before-the-game kind of way.” That’s what Keenan Bosworth says about opening Pig & Pickle, his first restaurant, slated to open at the end of November in Scottsdale serving comfort food with a gourmet twist. The Wisconsin-born chef, who moved to the Valley in…
Since opening two months ago, Angels Trumpet Ale House has gotten rave reviews from beer geeks all over town. With over 30 beers on tap, that’s no surprise. On the other hand, the bierhaus has received very mixed feedback for its food. Conceptually, the menu sounds great, although fairly safe…
Mamma Mia, the family owned pizza joint with two locations on Indian School Road, has shuttered one of them. The location at 806 East Indian School Road (8th Street and Indian School Road in Central Phoenix) closed a few weeks ago. Opened shortly after the pizzeria’s original restaurant was established…
The Halloween season may be drawing to a close on Wednesday, but there’s still one excuse to leave those decorative skeletons out on display. Dia de Los Muertos, the traditional Mexican holiday honoring the dead, happens once Halloween comes to a close. To help you celebrate this weekend, here are…
Michael Rusconi Rusconi’s American Kitchen 10637 N. Tatum Boulevard, #101 B, Phoenix 480-483-0009 www.facebook.com/RusconisAmericanKitchen See also: – Rusconi’s American Kitchen a Nice Add for Paradise Valley Neighborhood – Chrysa Robertson Dishes on Her Role as Exorcist and What It Takes To Be a Woman Chef This is part one of…
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…
At last! Blissfully cool mornings, evenings with a hint of chill and daytime temps that mean we can lunch on a shaded patio without swimming in sweat. This right here, this seasonal slice of heaven is why we endure traffic, tourists and summer. See also: 10 Favorite Places for Pozole…
For some people, offal (pronounced OAF-uhl) is as cringe-worthy as a slasher film.That’s surely why James Porter, chef-owner of Petite Maison, decided two years ago to create a tongue-in-cheek Halloween menu built around animal organs and the occasional odd part. He knows that for the squeamish, livers and kidneys can…
There are quite a few reasons we spend our weekends in Scottsdale, not the least of which would have to be the weekly Saturday morning farmers market in Old Town. See also: – Here’s Your Fall Schedule for a Bunch of Farmers Markets in Greater Phoenix – Old Town Scottsdale’s…
In the last Guilty Pleasures column, I was talking about going back to the Arizona State Fair to find a couple of tantalizing oddball items. I couldn’t stop thinking about the sweet potato corn dog. And then there’s that Cap’n Crunch Burger I saw on the map’s food list. Just…
Lee Hillson bid farewell to his comfortable executive chef gig at the Royal Palms a month ago to take on new managerial and operational challenges as executive sous at The Phoenician. Now Todd Sicolo is stepping in to take Hillson’s place at the Royal Palms, leaving an executive chef vacancy…
What’s so great about micro greens? Well, they are good for you. But our favorite thing is that they’re super easy to grow, offering instant gardner’s gratification for green and black thumbs alike. See also: – All Your Phoenix Fall Gardening Questions Answered by Tomato Pro Suzanne Vilardi What’s that…
