There’s something about old, recycled gas stations we just love. Maybe it’s the quaint feel of days gone by, or the security of being surrounded by hearty brick-and-mortar, but whatever it is, Copper Star Coffee’s got the cute, indie coffee cafe vibe down pat. The place still features gas pumps…
Another week, another three beers to put to the Summer Beer Quest test. This week we might up with Top’s Liquor owner Greg Eccles to see what brews he fancies during the Summer months. We also got the skinny on a new bar he’s opening up at the end of the…
Chef and owner Lionel Geuskens has closed Trente-Cinq 35, the Belgian restaurant he opened in 2006, according to the Arizona Republic. Geuskens is reportedly suffering from health problems, and hopes to reopen in a few months time. The restaurant, which was located at 2333 North Seventh Street, trumpeted fare from…
A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of attending the Draft Magazine Microbrew Festival at Turf Paradise. It was a fairly great time marred by one great disappointment. I ran into Louis Dolgoff, Arizona’s Dogfish Head sales manager who explained to me that he was in possession of Sah’tea, a…
Tempe residents will soon have a new watering hold to consider when attempting to decide how to spend those precious drinking hours between leaving work hitting the snooze button.The good folks at Tops Liquor on University are opening a wine and beer bar called “Taste of Tops” right next door…
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: Chef Chat: Josh Hebert, Posh Bashas’ Closing 10 Grocery…
If you’re jonesing for the yummy eats of the amazing (and James Beard Award winning) chef Nobuo Fukuda, head down to The Welcome Diner this Saturday. Chef Fukuda will be cooking up Japanese street food from 8 p.m. to midnight. Chef Fukuda operated Sea Saw, which closed in June. He’s…
Valley chef Joseph Gutierrez wastes no time. He’s the new owner of Tutto, an Italian restaurant at 7114 East Stetson Drive in Scottsdale. If the address rings a bell that’s because it’s the old spot for Digestif, which is opening soon (but not that soon) across the street in See…
A fire broke out at Richardson’s Cuisine of New Mexico restaurant on Bethany Home Road earlier this afternoon, and is still raging as firefighters attempt to put out the blaze. One of the owners reported the fire at 2:02 this afternoon, according to Phoenix Fire Department Spokesman Dorian Jackson. By…
It’s nice to see a price tag on anything that reads 5 cents. It calls to mind a time way back (a time few among us can remember, but perhaps have read of in books) when gas cost 20 cents a gallon and kids said, “Shucks!” But that’s what you’ll…
Yesterday we announced Chef Aaron May’s plans to open a noodle house and Mexican restaurant as part Downtown Phoenix’s CityScape project. As it turns out, the good chef is cooking up something else in Scottsdale. Last week, May closed on the building formerly known as Green Bay Packers bar Mabel…
Dinner’s not the only thing you can whip up in the kitchen. Yeah, we all know it’s important to eat your fruits and veggies, but what if you slap them right on your skin? Does that count as a serving? I think so. With a few ingredients most folks keep…
There are 57 vodkas, two shelves of tequila and 50 different kinds of beers taking up the limited shelf space of SideBar in downtown Phoenix. For a bar that’s about the size of a college dorm room, that’s not too shabby. OK, a college suite. With house-made flavors and fresh-squeezed…
Even if you don’t live in Tempe, free coffee might be enough of a reason to go a little out of your way today…especially if you’re as over-caffeinated as we are. Dutch Bros. Coffee is opening a fifth location in Tempe today, at the corner of Mill Ave. and Southern…
Picture this: it’s just after noon and your tummy is rumbling. What to eat for lunch? Ah, the eternal question. These days the New Times crew is avoiding our regular haunts in search of lighter fare. Luckily for us (and you as well) we’ve got this week’s Café column to…
How do you get 500 Phoenicians to stand outside in the heat at 8 a.m.? If you’re Cityscape, you get local chef Aaron May to make them breakfast. May will be bringing an “Asian noodle house” and “Mexican style restaurant” to the 27-story office tower that will be the first,…
The idea of eating cactus — a plant covered in spikes — might cause some to laugh or grimace, or run away. But a true Southwesterner knows that’s all a ruse. Just strip off that rough exterior of certain varieties — and a tasty, okra-like veggie is waiting to be…
Dinner’s not the only thing you can whip up in the kitchen. Yeah, we all know it’s important to eat your fruits and veggies, but what if you slap them right on your skin? Does that count as a serving? I think so. With a few ingredients most folks keep…
Josh Parry is serious about drinks. He will not allow his bartenders to free-pour the sweet and sour in one of their signature cocktails, a Cucumint Martini. It must be measured with a jigger. “It’s that exact,” he says. “If you pour it perfectly, it will taste perfect.” He insists…
Summer in Phoenix is a good excuse to take a ’round-the-world tour. Sure, the cost of airfare might be prohibitive, but, hey, at least I can send my taste buds on a journey. In fact, some of my favorite dishes around town happen to be those cool, refreshing, “summery” foods…
Dinner’s not the only thing you can whip up in the kitchen. Yeah, we all know it’s important to eat your fruits and veggies, but what if you slap them right on your skin? Does that count as a serving? I think so. With a few ingredients most folks keep…
During the year and a half it took for Josh Hebert to start up his experimental, interactive restaurant, Posh, he says, “it was killing me to try to come up with ways to explain it.” His choose-your-dislikes approach and ingredient-driven non-menu proved harder than expected to put into one nice,…
