Eddie Recommends: Fresh lobsters
By Eddie Matney Chef Eddie Matney is the owner of Eddie’s House in Scottsdale…
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Showing 20769 - 20790 of 22954Brew Review: Hitachino Nest’s Sweet Stout
By Jonathan McNamara I haven’t enjoyed it (not entirely true) but lately I’ve been sucking down a lot of sweet-tasting beers in order to prevent you, the reader, from following in my sickeningly sweet foot steps. Though I’ve penned these saccharine-laced reviews in the hopes of assisting you in your…
Gross Out: Foul-smelling cutting boards at one Tokyo Express
By Amy Silverman If you were a teenage girl in Phoenix in the 1980s, chances are that you indulged more than once in Tokyo Express. The whole notion of (relatively) healthy fast food was a novelty at the time — except for the baked potato at Wendy’s, everything quick and…
Budget Beat: Lil’ Mama’s Soul Café
By Jay Bennett I can never eat a “regular” pancake again after trying a few bites of the sweet potato pancakes at Lil’ Mama’s Soul Cafe, a little storefront eatery on Seventh Avenue halfway between Indian School and Camelback roads. The missus and I ducked into this unassuming little strip-mall…
Check Out the Best of Phoenix Issue Today
By Michele Laudig Is it a bible? Is it a phonebook? Is it the September issue of W? No, it’s the New Times Best of Phoenix issue! The thing finally comes out today, and it is full of so much food and restaurant stuff that you won’t believe your eyes…
Imagine Spain Has Paella but No Passion
The restaurant name is so evocative: Imagine Spain. It has me thinking of a country that’s sophisticated, exciting, and naturally beautiful, where the good life is all about sharing fantastic food with friends in a warm, inviting atmosphere. “Convivial” is the word one of my pals used to describe the…
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Fried: Cheese ‘n Stuff Doughboy
The perfect comfort food. By Sarah Fenske Every time I go to Cheese ‘n Stuff, the remarkable little deli/food shop on Central, I order the same thing. This is not the fault of the owners. They have an amazing variety of food here, from sandwiches made with Boar’s Head meats…
R.I.P., Jeffrey Beeson
By Michele Laudig The 43-year-old chef who fed many happy customers at Different Pointe of View and Convivo and other Valley restaurants passed away last week in Dallas, Texas, according to an obituary today. How incredibly sad…..
John McCain’s “Favorite” Vietnamese Restaurant Pho Bang has Roaches: Gross Out!
By Amy Silverman And now we bring you a Special Election Edition of Gross Out! For years, the west Phoenix restaurant Pho Bang has touted itself as John McCain’s favorite Vietnamese joint. So we decided to research health inspections at Pho Bang and see if we can recommend it. Um,…
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Veggie Boy: Three Roots Coffee House and Cafe
By Benjamin Leatherman The three-course meal personified. Lady Luck’s been smiling at me lately. No, I didn’t win the Powerball jackpot, or experience some other windfall. It’s just that things have seemingly been going my way lately. Like yesterday, for instance, when I was doing a full-tilt boogie around the…
Arizona Restaurant Week Update
By Michele Laudig So have you checked out any of the local restaurants participating in Arizona Restaurant Week? The first annual event got started on Saturday, and everybody was talking about it over the weekend. But don’t forget — it continues through the rest of this week. Technically that’s four…
Gross Out: Unsanitary Sanitized Fish at Steamers
By Amy Silverman Okay, I’m back to the whole glove thing. I stand by my previously stated opinion: Gloved hands do not equal clean hands. Consider these notes from a recent county inspection at Steamers, the sorta-hoity-toity seafood restaurant at the Biltmore Fashion Park: EMPLOYEE BREADING FISH WITH GLOVES THEN…
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The Skinny: Cafe Rio’s Barbacoa Pork Salad
Dieters, beware! I’m about to reveal the greatest lie in dieting history. It’s bigger than the DaVinci code. More annoying than Palin’s “Troopergate” fiasco. Worse than imagined weapons of mass destruction. Are you ready? Here goes. Salads are often the most fattening items on a restaurant’s menu, especially when it’s…
Miami Rice Pudding Co. Opens in North Scottsdale
By Michele Laudig Now this is different: A dessert shop specializing in rice pudding. You heard me. It’s a new joint at The Promenade in Scottsdale (southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright) called Miami Rice Pudding Co., and they serve up rice pudding in more flavors that…
Eddie Recommends: Sustainable seafood
By Eddie Matney Chef Eddie Matney is the owner of Eddie’s House in Scottsdale…
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Bartenders & Baristas: Aaron at Bombshells Cabaret
By Wynter Holden This week, we’re hunting for the elusive creature known as “The Good Guy” — a grown man who doesn’t drink, party or leer at women even when they’re half-dressed. The kind of guy you can bring home to mom. Some say he’s just a myth, but, with…
Eddie Recommends: Arizona wines
By Eddie Matney Arizona-grown? Tacos? Menudo? Carne Asada? Nobody ever thinks wine. We insiders have a feeling that’s going to change. For the first time for this fine state, the wine coming out of here looks promising. And we hear Jerome is on the brink of another boom…this one will…
Brew Review: Wild Blue Blueberry Lager
By Jonathan McNamara It’s a fond childhood memory based on a last minute solution from my dad. I was attending summer camp and had to pack a bagged lunch each day. To keep my food refrigerated in the traveling medium of a paper bag, pops would freeze boxed Minute Maid…
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Eddie Matney responds to Howard Seftel
Editor’s note: The below letter from chef Eddie Matney is in response to restaurant critic Howard Seftel’s review of Eddie’s House, in yesterday’s Arizona Republic. Dear Howard, It was just a few months ago that we were both so excited to date again. But you’re right. You have changed. You…
Budget Beat: Da Vang
By Jay Bennett Outside of scarfing down Jack in the Box or raiding the dollar menu at McDonald’s, it just doesn’t get any cheaper than this: For $10.38, the missus and I scored at Da Vang. That’s right. For $10.38, we enjoyed two entrees and an appetizer at this Vietnamese…
Cafepino makes grabbing pizza and a movie easy on Cine Capri patrons
Dinner and a movie should be a no-brainer, but logistically, it’s not always as simple as it should be. Sometimes it takes some strategizing to get in, get fed, and get to the theater on time — especially when you’re seeing the hottest new film. And despite your best efforts,…
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The Skinny: Breakfast at Acacia Café
By Wynter Holden After a visit to the lovely Phoenix Public Market last Saturday (where I scored some awesome tomato garlic pasta, plum spread and fresh-baked cinnamon bread), the hubby and I made a pit stop in the shopping plaza 3701 East Indian School Rd to peruse the pathetic linen…