Just because school’s out, traffic is calm, and the temps are high doesn’t mean the Valley doesn’t need fresh produce, unique gifts, and something to do on a Saturday morning. We’re talking about farmers markets, and while some of them close up shop for the hotter months, here are five…
Welcome to Grind, a reoccurring series about coffee and coffee culture in metro Phoenix written by local barista and coffee expert Bill Kennedy. Kennedy started his career at Ground Control in Goodyear and served as Director of Education for Cartel Coffee Lab before landing his current gig as Director of…
The Valley has lost one of its most unique weekend attractions. As of earlier this month, Singh Farms has ended its popular Saturday morning farmers’ market due to conflict with the surrounding community. Farm owner Ken Singh declined an interview, but had the following to say in a statement to…
For some people, today is just another normal Monday. Another day to get up, go to the office, and start the five day slog that is the typical work week. But for anyone with any level of interest in weed culture (that’s a fancy way of saying, “smoking marijuana”) today…
What do you do when you have nearly a decade of experience in specialty coffee and a room full of brewing equipment? Well, if you’re the guys behind Sidekick Cold Brew, you start making cold brew coffee in kegs. The Tempe-based company launched late last year and comes from a team…
If you have a garden, then you already know: Spring has sprung, and all over the Valley, there’s fresh kale, chard, broccoli, and citrus ripe for the picking. That also means it’s time to sign up for the upcoming CSA season — to make sure you don’t miss out on…
Downtown Phoenix coffee lovers have yet another new shop to enjoy. On Friday, January 29. Futuro, located inside the new location of Palabra Collective, began serving drip coffee, espresso, and a coffee tea known as cascara. The brainchild of Palabra owner Jorge Ignacio Torres and director of coffee Bill Kennedy…
Blink, and you might miss the new Fourtillfour Coffee. That’s because the tiny shop, located at 7105 East First Avenue in Scottsdale and connected to the White House Salon Boutique (which, despite the name is actually a cooperative work space), is not much bigger than a New York City coffee cart. But despite…
For many baristas, coffee education happens at the espresso machine while on the job, but that doesn’t mean you have to work in the coffee industry to deepen your knowledge on the subject. If you’re interested in learning more about what goes into a quality cup of joe, try one of…
Barista Kelly Ehley at O to Go is hardly the first to use cereal milk in her creations. As you might know, the idea was first made popular by pastry chef Christina Tosi at Momofuku Milk Bar in New York. Tosi has been using cereal milk as a fun way to add…
Part coffee shop, part kitchen and bar, Volstead Public House has set a busy pace since opening last summer, inventing signature coffee drinks and cocktails and trying new menu items to entice patrons to hang out a little longer in downtown Mesa. The coffee house and restaurant is located in…
Love coffee? How about cars? How about 356 Porsches, specifically? Well, if you answered “yes” to any or all of those questions, then you’re probably going to enjoy Fourtillfour, a newly opened coffeeshop in Old Town Scottsdale. Located at 7105 East First Avenue, near the intersection of First Avenue and Marshall Way, the…
At Bicycle Nomad Cafe (in the Velo bike shop in downtown Phoenix), baristas are serving a fun variation on a classic drink. Called the Cocospresso ($6), theconcoction takes the traditional Americano (espresso and water) and gives it a sweet, mildly fruity twist by serving the drink in a whole coconut…
Earlier this fall, the owners of Cortez Coffee in Tempe and Songbird coffee shop in Central Phoenix teamed up to announce a new venture that will mix social media and coffee community-building with guidance and consulting for new coffee shop owners. Called 1912 Coffee, the venture comes from Ron Cortez of Cortez Coffee…
Preethy Kaibara is a busy woman. First she worked as a family doctor, then went on to get a law degree, and now practices a mix of the two. But she’s also has always had a love for food — the result of which is Street Coffee, located on Seventh…
Downtown Phoenix is experiencing an explosion of development, with thousands of housing units slated to open by next summer, and businesses are expecting — banking on, even — increased foot traffic in the surrounding area. But are there too many coffee shops? Braden Hammond, operations manager at the new Be: Coffee,…
Market: Clark Park Farmers Market Hours and location: 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays October through May; summer hours TBD 1730 South Roosevelt Street, Tempe 480-350-5893 www.tempeaction.org Scoop: This market is a recent addition to the growing list of farmers markets around the Valley – it’s only been open since October…
Is it too obvious to name your coffee shop/cafe after the neighborhood where it’s located? It doesn’t seem to be a problem for husband-wife team Liam Murtagh and Emily Spetrino, who recently have taken over the kitchen at the cafe on the corner of Seventh Street and East Monte Vista Road in Central Phoenix…
Equate it to that time your favorite underground band came out with a smash hit and catapulted into the mainstream. Bummer, right? Or was it a good thing for both the band and the industry? In this case, the bands that “sold out” are Stumptown and Intelligentsia Coffee, and the…
Hey, Phoenix, you’re sweet. Thanks for coming out for the sixth annual Pie Social, cosponsored by New Times and Roosevelt Row. Hundreds of you sampled dozens of pies made by community bakers and celebrity chefs. Proceeds will benefit Bioscience High School and we hope you emerged full, happy, and inspired…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the sixth annual Pie Social at 2 on Saturday, November 21, at the Bioscience High School at 512 East Pierce Street in Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now till Pie…
The competition was the stiffest yet this year, with dozens of entries in our pie-ku contest. There can only be one winner, and with stakes this high we conducted a blind judging with pie-ku pro (and former winner) Michael Tucker doing the honors. And he chose an entry written by…
