So last week, Andrew Zimmern goes on a quest for real Sonoran cuisine in Arizona on Bizarre Foods and hooks up with Chris Bianco, the wait-in-line-for-two-hours pizza guy of Pizzeria Bianco. Huh? What? Why? Were all the Mexican foodies in the Valley busy? Did Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner of Barrio…
Fair Trade Cafe is full of flavor, and we’re not talking about the handmade soaps they sell or the local artwork that adorns the walls. We’re talking literal flavors — Fair Trade Cafe stocks more than a dozen different kinds of syrup, and the baristas will happily make a java…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/3925851697/ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Beer Tasting Tonight! Tonight, May 24th, sample craft brewed ales from Delaware brewery Dogfish Head at Taste of Tops in Tempe. A rep will be on hand to give you a guided tour of several…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: McDonald’s “Great Tastes of America” in the UK: Cue…
A few sweet pastries, good company and a huge, refillable cup of coffee. This, friends, is truly a breakfast of champions (or at least it’ll tide us over until the weekend officially begins). Can you guess where I’m eating? Last week’s winner guessed the answer in record time. Congratulations “Booger,”…
Yesterday, we chatted with Mark Barreto from True Food, about organic booze and the fine art of drinking your veggies. Today we bring you his recipe for the Sun Warrior…
Sunflower Market is the latest in a long line of restaurants, food manufacturers and grocery stores catering to the gluten-free market. No, they’re not ditching the Bertolli pasta and burning whole wheat tortillas in effigy. But they are labeling all of the gluten-free products in the store with special “Smart Tags,” offering…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Roosevelt Row Pre-Solstice PartyTonight, May 21st, from 5 p.m. until midnight head to the roof of the PTE Offices at 1017 N. Central Ave for a Pre- Solstice Party. Tickets are $50 per person and all proceeds…
Fast-food value menus and dollar deals. These days, you can’t swing a bag of burgers without hitting one. And when you’re hungry and have only a few dollars to spare, they may be your best bargain. But then again, maybe not. So far, Jack in the Box has avoided dollar-menu…
Is there anything as satisfying as a huge bowl of noodle soup? We don’t think so. That’s why we’re so stoked to hear about Pho Thanh. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Pho Thanh: As the name would suggest, pho is the house specialty, with quite a few different variations, including…
We knew something wasn’t quite right today when we walked into Tradiciones, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. The music was a little too loud, the servers looked flustered. When our chicken fajitas arrived, they looked different, too. Then the tortillas hit the table, and we knew something had gone…
After a successful first year in business, Gallo Blanco chef-owner Doug Robson is embracing summer with expanded seating and new menus.Al fresco dining is finally an option thanks to a new 24-seat patio at the northeast end of the building, where planters and raised flower beds create a lush feel. The…
A lot can happen in two years. Tonight, chef Christopher Gross and his staff will welcome guests with special treats in honor of 730 days in business at Christopher’s/Crush Lounge. Show up to the lounge between 6 and 10 p.m., and enjoy complimentary appetizers and extended happy hour specials. At the…
Chef Greg LaPrad of Quiessence at the Farm at South Mountain joined us for this week’s Chef Chat. When LaPrad’s not busy planning the day’s menu, he can be found in the kitchen experimenting with local produce. This week, he shares his recipe for a Quiessence dessert: Lavender Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta …..
As the Average Joe and Jane become more interested in the culinary arts, gourmet trends like edible flowers are increasing in popularity. Just look at the number of lavender desserts that popped up in Phoenix last year: blueberry-lavender ice cream at Roy’s, lavender streusel at Bourbon Steak, strawberry-lavender jelly sandwich cookies from Sweet Pea…
All garden come with bugs. I knew that. What I did not know is that in the middle of the city I would experience these multi-legged critters eating away my hard work as if it was the set of the 1954 sci-fi film “Them!”…
Crock Pot Cooking: Low and Slow is the way to go! ( Whether you dust off the slow cooker sitting in the garage sale pile, score one at a vintage cookware store, or find yourself starry eyed in front of the All Clad beauty at Sur La Table (where I…
On the heels of chef Nathan Crouser’s recent departure, District American Kitchen has hired Jay Bogsinske as its new chef de cuisine. Yesterday was his first day on the job. Before coming to the Sheraton Downtown’s in-house eatery, Bogsinske was chef de cuisine at Nine 05 until it closed up shop…
The lid of the black, shiny box holding the new fire-grilled ribs from Burger King says, “Straight From the Grill.” That’s an error. It should say, “Left On the Grill.”…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Sam Adams Beer Dinner RSVP now for tomorrow’s specialty beer dinner at The Phoenician Resort. Enjoy a multi-course meal of traditional favorites prepared by Executive Chef Paul Carter and paired with select beers from Sam Adams…
I mourned the loss of Pho Bang restaurant even before it closed last year. For many years, the longstanding Vietnamese eatery at Camelback and 17th Avenue was my go-to place (in that part of the Valley, anyway) for a steaming, soul-satisfying bowl of pho, a cheap, filling rice dish, or…
