After construction delays and hassles with his wood-burning oven, restaurateur Daniel Malventano is finally ready to get back in the restaurant game, opening Caffé Daniel at the upscale strip mall at 32nd Street and Lincoln Drive on Monday, May 6. See also: — CLOSED: La Piccola Cucina in Central Phoenix…
In January, spiky-haired chef Guy Fieri spent time with six Valley restaurants for the 14th season of his popular Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. See also: – Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale Is the Season Finale of Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay, Natch – Perk Eatery’s Pauline Martinez…
In 2003, State Senator Ken Cheuvront, who was in the Arizona Legislature from 1994 to 2010, opened Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar in Central Phoenix. And to the delight of diners, the emphasis was wine and cheese not laws and politics. See also: – April Restaurant Openings and Closings in…
At Miu’s Cuisine in Tempe, you’ll find familiar and not-so-familiar dishes from the Sichuan province in southwestern China, in abundance — but not in the often goopy, generic way you may have had them in the past. See also: – Surprise’s Amuse Bouche: Excellent French Cuisine, With a Few Downsides…
We’ll always remember April as the month we said adios to every single Baja Fresh in the Valley. But at least we welcomed quite a few new friends to ease the pain. See also: – March Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix – February Restaurant Openings and Closings in…
Miu’s Cuisine in Tempe is the fiery inner core of the Valley’s Sichuan dining community, a mass of scarlet sauces, spicy meats, and dishes smacked with the tingling, numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns pulsating inside an outer layer of cold concrete. Here, you’ll find familiar and not-so-familiar dishes of this…
La Piccola Cucina, the fast-casual Mediterranean cafe tucked into a charming, restored 1920s home on Seventh Street in Central Phoenix, has shuttered. See also: – CLOSED: Cave & Ives Portico Grill in Arcadia – CLOSED: Busters on the Lake in Scottsdale The restaurant, whose name means “the little kitchen,” came…
Since going gluten-free, I have developed a fear of flying. Not the flying part, but the eating part. See also: – Mother’s Day in Phoenix: Moms Eat Gluten-Free at Tryst Café (with Bottomless Mimosas) – 10 Cool Things at the Gluten-Free Expo Frankly, the whole gluten-free thing can make you…
Following in the contrail of Crudo chef Cullen Campbell, another Phoenix chef is headed to New York City for some James Beard culinary fun: Steven “Chops” Smith of Searsucker Scottsdale. See also: – Kevin Binkley, Searsucker, and Short Leash Hot Dogs Among Winners of the 2013 Foodist Awards – The…
Sun City is pretty much the last place anyone would think to look when scouring the Phoenix area for good eats. The West Valley’s local-food scene is pretty slow in general — let’s just say there’s lots of opportunity for growth — and, if that’s not reason enough to overlook…
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. One of the most common titles — and most crucial positions — in a restaurant…
On the heels of opening its newest Valley location on the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road, Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill has set its sights on a brand-new concept: tacos served up inside an old church. See also: – Bao Bing, the Cool and Fruity Asian Treat, Gets…
Italian- and Mediterranean-inspired dishes served up in a cozy, second-story neighborhood bistro in Arcadia will be no more following tonight’s service: Cave & Ives Portico Grill is shuttering. See also: – CLOSED: Busters on the Lake in Scottsdale – CLOSED: J. Alexander’s in Scottsdale The restaurant’s name was a nod…
The Guilty Pleasure: More Frito-Lay mass-produced chip goodness. Where To Get It: Your favorite grocery store. Price: About $3 What It Really Costs: Explaining the new Doritos flavor countless times. If you tuned in last week, you found out my weakness for the snack aisle, and what happens when I…
Tempe residents who love veggies, get ready to celebrate. Blue Sky Farms is planning on starting a new CSA program and they’re doing so by teaming up with Green, meaning you’ll soon have one more place to get fresh, organic vegetables without having to schlep it out to the farm…
A longstanding restaurant in Scottsdale is no more: After over 20 years, Buster’s on the Lake has shuttered. See also: – Brix Wine Spot in Cave Creek Closed; Brix Wine & Bistro Opening Soon – CLOSED: J. Alexander’s in Scottsdale In McCormick Ranch and with outdoor dining patios overlooking Lake…
Bao bing (pronounced bow-BING) has been a ubiquitous part of Asian cuisine for hundreds of years (seriously, it’s been traced back to China as early as the seventh century A.D.) But here in the United States, the dessert made with finely shaved ice, fresh fruit, and flavored sugar syrup and…
Given the shit storm that happened at the Kitchen Nightmares taping at Amy’s Baking Company last December, rumors were flying that the Scottsdale restaurant, whose name-calling owner, Amy Bouzaglo, made the news in 2010 after an angry tirade on Yelp following a one-star review, would never see itself on Fox’s…
This is part two of my interview with Chris Bianco, chef-owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Bar Bianco, Pane Bianco and Trattoria Bianco. If you missed part one, where Bianco dished about Jamie Oliver, the local chefs he most admires and awesome pizza, read it here. See also: – — 11 Best…
Gilbert Hernandez who, along with wife BJ (Betty-Jane), founded Havana Cafe in Phoenix and Havana Patio Cafe in Scottsdale, has died at age 85. See also: – Eddie Basha, Grocery Magnate, Dies at 75 Hernandez, who passed away on April 21, was born in Havana, Cuba, on July 24, 1927…
Dear 5th of May: We were never together and I never cared about you, but now we’re officially over; you were, after all, never that important to me when I lived in Mexico. It’s not like you have ever been a national holiday celebrated with closed banks and schools, paper…
Channel 8 hosted its first-ever Check, Please! Arizona Festival at CityScape on Sunday and despite the ridiculous temperatures (100 degrees, but it felt hotter), everybody seemed to have a good time. See also: — Check, Please! Arizona Festival at CityScape, 04/28/13 (Slideshow) — Chef Kevin Binkley a Finalist for James…
