As the monsoon storms roll in to smother the dry heat, Phoenix inhabitants have begun to hibernate in the chill of their air-conditioned homes. Transporting frosty treats is near impossible, as they melt into puddles before we can puzzle-piece them into our already packed freezers. I’m a custard freak. During…
One 4-year-old got either the best- or worst-ever prize inside a Burger King kids meal — depending on how you feel about giving 4-year-olds ready-to-smoke, pre-packed marijuana pipes…
In honor of National Hot Dog day, which is today, Urbanspoon has rounded up a list of the country’s best places to get a top-notch dog. The list was complied based on the restaurants that received the most positive reviews from food critics, bloggers, and the Urbanspoon community and includes…
Liberty Market’s FAEMA E61 espresso machine is turning 46 years old today, and in honor of the occasion, the Gilbert restaurant will offer free classic Italian drinks from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. That means espresso, macchiato, or cappuccino, so long as you order them dine-in as opposed to to-go…
The Spot: House of Rice, Open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m…
Dedicated Paula Deen supporters are popping up by the thousands to show support for their butter queen. Some 600,000 fans of the Facebook page “We Support Paula Deen,” led by a man named John Schmitt, launched a campaign to send empty butter wrappers to companies that dropped the Food Network…
For 30 years, the Hot Pocket has been the food of late-night (usually alcohol-related) desperation, lazy college students and, according to comedian Jim Gaffigan, white trash. In fact, Gaffigan has a five-minute skit dedicated to bashing on the “Pop-Tart with nasty meat.” It’s one of his most popular jokes. And…
Some 70,000 followers of the Twitter account @RuthBourdain have enjoyed more than 2,700 tweets over three years from a foul-mouthed mash-up of two culinary icons, former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl and chef Anthony Bourdain. During that time, there have been plenty of rumors about who might be behind the account,…
Since we’ve effectively lost resident Southern cooking queen Paula Deen, why not open our hearts to a new Southern kitchen star? Yeah, we’re talking about Honey Boo Boo’s mother, Mama June. You better redneckognize!…
For all you swanky food lovers out there, one luxury travel agency is offering a hot deal on the dining excursion of a lifetime. No really, it costs, like, a lifetime’s worth of savings. If you can afford to shell out £182,000 per couple (or $274,547), they’ll take you and…
The Spot: French Grocery, Open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m…
Because apparently there’s no justice in this world, the powers that be have brought together the cast of Grown Ups 2 (a perfect example of why sequels are almost always a horrible idea) and the world’s most famous blond goatee, Guy Fieri. That scary combination resulted in a Grown Ups…
It’s been a few years since many cities enacted laws allowing urban “farmers” to have chickens in their backyards. It seemed like a good enough idea at the time, but a mere two to three years later, animal shelters and chicken rescues say people are abandoning their chickens when they…
The Spot: Dulceria Arcoiris, open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and weekends from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. See Also: – Ice Cream Sandwich Battle: Sweet Republic vs. Churn – India Plaza in Tempe: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We’re Still Lusting Over…
Oh, what’s that? You’re sick of hearing about impossible-to-get, creme-filled croissant/doughnut hybrids? Well, good news! The next must-have pastry mash up has arrived courtesy of Toronto bakery, Clafouti Patisserie & Café. Meet, the Crookie…
If you thought healthy, plant-based eating was for sissies, Thug Kitchen is here to change your mind. The website offers lots of F-bomb-laden advice to “help your narrow dietary-minded ass explore some fucking options so that you can look and feel like a fucking champ.”…
Yup, we have officially gone too far with the Cronut™ craze. The deep-fried doughnut-croissant hybrids are selling for more than $40 online (that’s eight times their retail value), a man delayed their marriage proposal because of them, and the line at Dominic Ansel’s bakery is around the corner every morning…
“I once ate a whole box of Girl Scout cookies,” confesses a man in the Kickstarter video below. But, hey, don’t feel so bad about it. Who hasn’t? Overindulging is part of the American way of life! Well, not for much longer if the evil geniuses behind the Kitchen Safe…
Cakes are celebration. Thick buttery layers of cake, slathered with rich frosting in varying hues and designs, mark the moments of life that deserve sweet recognition. We all have 1st-birthday pictures, faces smudged with buttercream, cake crumbs flying from our balled baby-fat fist, clutching that delicious monumental first cake that…
Scientists at Washington State University are putting new meaning to the phrase “the birds and the bees.” They’re on a mission to help fight the rise of a phenomenon called colony collapse disorder, which has put the world’s honeybee population in grave danger. Without the bees, grocery stores would lose…
Though we may live in a concrete desert, there are plenty — to be more specific, tens of thousands — of edible plants growing in the Valley. And we’re not just talking about in Wickenburg or down near South Mountain. There are edible plants growing in nearly every neighborhood, from…
It might be because In-N-Out’s menu technically only offers five items or maybe because their food is so wildly poplar yet unattainable for many, but the California-based chain’s “secret menu items” has a cult following to rival the best. There are plenty of things to be discovered beyond the basics,…
