Hamburgers cooked in red wine turn up from time to time on restaurant menus here and abroad, but a lot less often than one would expect. And assuming that every big city—even every state—has its own wineburger operation is an unwise assumption. It just isn’t so. Phoenix, on the other hand, has two wineburger joints.
The little convenience store at the base of the Capital Place apartments in Downtown Phoenix is closing today, but before they do, they’re selling everything at a 50 percent discount and giving away coffee.
Barbecued fish, fried spare ribs, mapo tofu, spicy stew, noodle dishes, pan-fried specialties, and veggies offer a glimpse into the vast universe and contemporary possibilities of Sichuan cooking at Original Cuisine, Mesa’s latest hot spot for Sichuan-style Chinese.
It might be summer in metro Phoenix, but at least we have tepache.
The Stand opened its second location in May of this year in a strip mall near Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard. We went to check it out.
A little hole-in-the-wall in Phoenix serves meaty manta ray tacos courtesy of the Yaqui tribe.
This week we are kicking things off with tequila tastings, eating bacon brittle in Tempe to get over the midweek hump, and grabbing free coffee to see us through the end of the work week. This is our Metro Phoenix drinking and dining plan for the week of July 24 to 30.
La Frontera 1, also known as La Frontera Comida Mexicana, has been parked at the intersection of 16th Street and Van Buren for a decade, where the immobilized truck has become a staple of late night dining.
There so many delicious meals wrapped, stuffed, and layered between carbs here in Phoenix that you have no excuse to go for the same old sliced bread sandwich, hoagie, or burger this weekend. Switch things up at lunchtime with these five out-of-the-bread-box sandwiches around Metro Phoenix.
Okay, so we all know these national food holidays are nonsense, but that doesn’t mean we’re above using them as an excuse to eat. National Junk Food Day is so vague. Does it mean sweet, salty, fatty, or just plain over-the-top? How about one dish that is all three?
Being outside makes cooking and eating more fun. Just ask our food editor, who spent the weekend doing some no-frills cooking at a campground in Show Low.
Explore the storied, multi-faceted origins of mezcal in this interview with Imbibe editor and author Emma Janzen about her new bookMezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World’s Ultimate Artisanal Spirit (Quarto Publishing Group, 2017).
James Beard award-winning chef Chris Bianco, owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Tratto, and Pane Bianco in Phoenix, talks about his new book “Bianco: Pizza, Pasta, and Other Foods I Like” (Ecco, 2017), which will be released on Tuesday, July 25.
The southern-style counter at DeSoto Market served its last meal this week, and the space is officially closed for business. But Chef Stephen Jones has plans for a new opening later this year.
Draft cocktails, wine, and a half-priced raw bar make The Gladly a happy place for the happiest of hours.
Asadero Toro, located across the street from the Arizona State Fairgrounds, serves up some of the best carne asada and the most unique grilled pinto beans, in downtown Phoenix.
rICON is a beer produced by local brewery Pedal Haus, in tribute to its former assistant brewer who passed away in a motorcycle accident earlier this year. It’s a collaboration between Pedal Haus and Modern Times, one of Campbell-O’Neill’s favorite breweries. This rye IPA beer is available now on draft at Pedal Haus in Tempe.
Perfect Pear Bistro, a locally owned micro-chain, is this kind of restaurant. It has quietly carved a niche for itself in the Valley as a destination for happy hours, low-key first dates, and as a place to feed your hankering for fancy grilled cheese in Metro Phoenix.
Luis Lopez and his wife Elvira opened Elvira’s Belizean Cafe in an unassuming former diner in Chandler. Homey, easy-to-love dishes like stewed chicken with coconut rice and beans and crispy fried “panadas” have made the first Belizean restaurant in Metro Phoenix an instant hit.
Every Tuesday, Grand Avenue draws crowds to Bikini Lounge’s DJ-hosted dance party, and the unique Navajo taco truck that a local chef has set up just outside the bar’s front doors.
It’s hot and the last thing most of us want right now is heavy food. Pick up some Lebanese traditional mezze including Middle Eastern appetizers, salads, dips, and freshly made pita bread, from Middle Eastern Bakery on your way home tonight.
This week, July 17-23, there are some great dining deals, as well as several opportunities to give back to the kids and the troops while dining out in Metro Phoenix. We’ll be planning our meals around these good deeds and discounts.
