Co-owners Joseph Aguayo and Matt Avilla tell me they’re hoping to open their doors this Thursday. The project has had its ups and downs, which weren’t much of a surprise, given the renovation of the vintage 1930s building. Originally, they’d hoped to open late last year. I’ve been chatting with…
Driving down Indian school we spot a red sign that says: Lunch $6.49. It’s waving outside Thai E-San restaurant so we pull over to give it a try. When we first sit down we feel a little silly because the tables are quite substantial and round. But the place is not…
Who doesn’t love soul food? Fried chicken, with or without waffles. Collard Greens. Sweet Potato pie. Trouble is, it’s not the most healthful grub around. Enter Bryant Terry, the self-proclaimed eco-chef (“that’s ECHO-chef, not EEKO-chef,” he says) and author of Vegan Soul Kitchen, a recipe book of healthy meat-free African-American cuisine. Terry shared his…
New acquaintances are always curious about the life of a food critic, and in particular, the supposed glamour that comes with the job. I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me about getting free food.The truth is, I go out anonymously, and I always pay for meals…
How well do you know your favorite cookhouse contraptions? See if you can guess today’s gadget and check back next week for the answer, and to see if you’ve won a most-awesome prize. Here are a few shots at this week’s trickster, add yours to the comment box below: -…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tomorrow, April 28th, at 10 a.m. Superstition Farms will be holding their first Farm to Forks mommy & me class at Udder Delights. The class is aimed at moms and their tots ages 2-5, to teach the little…
Like everyone else on the planet, I can’t wait for Iron Man 2. Every day that goes by without seeing Mickey Rourke cracking electro-whips, portable suitcase Iron Man suits, and Monaco sports car racing is like watching an eternity of The Back-Up Plan trailers. What better way to ease my…
Is it too much to ask to want the relaxed, restored feeling of the weekend to extend into the work week – just a bit? We don’t think so. In fact one of the ways that helps us ease into the week is to make a big pot of something…
There, there, Jamie, at least you tried. You came up $20,000 short of your financial goal to keep fresh food on the plastic cafeteria trays of Huntington School’s youth, some of the parents called bullshit on your healthy school lunches by sending more of their kids to school with bags…
Dolce Espresso is one of those great little coffee shops that are easy to miss while driving down the street. Located on Camelback Road just east of 10th street, Dolce Espresso sits inconspicuously in a brick strip mall on the south side of the street. But if you slow down…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tomorrow, join Carefree Station and Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Company from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for a scotch tasting and seminar. Learn about the scotch making process while sipping on generous samples of single malt scotch including Bunnahanhain Sherry…
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: Challenge to the Chefs at the Scottsdale Culinary Fest…
Phew! A place of refuge in a community where gardens and activity centers are multiplying as fast as jackalopes. You might have to take a trek out east to snag any of these insanely cute lunch spoilers, but there’s a good chance of finding an equally cute pilot once you’re…
A few weeks ago we brought you the Top 10 Foodie Movies. This time around here are five more films where food is a central theme — though not in the most appetizing of ways. Here’s to a group of films keeping the “taste” in tasteless. 5. Delicatessen (1991): Delicatessen…
As even further proof that artisanal beer is making headway in the wine-centric world of fine dining, a handful of Valley restaurants have begun serving Estrella Damm Inedit, a beer developed by the legendary Spanish chef Ferran Adria, along with Juli Soler and El Bulli’s team of sommeliers. FnB, Posh,…
Yesterday, Steve Losey from El Chorro Lodge talked about the light, crisp taste of their signature drink, the El Chorro Sunrise. Sipping it while relaxing at El Chorro’s indoor/outdoor bar will make you think you’re sitting under a palm tree in the middle of the Caribbean — it’s that refreshing…
Downtown Chandler, already bustling with a dozen restaurants bordering its block-long A.J. Chandler Park, is preparing to welcome yet another: Coach & Willie’s. Eric Stoltz, an owner of the downtown Phoenix tavern, says he and his partner hope to open a second location on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amber-rae/ / CC BY 2.0 Get your tootsies down to the Urban Wine Walk. There are so many fabulous restaurants along the light rail route in Metro Phoenix that it’s hard to pick just one. So don’t! Visit them all at the first-ever Phoenix Urban Wine Walk from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, April…
