Pan searing is the secret to making your tongue bend to its knees and accept the healthiness of chicken breast. The best part is you can put it on anything. Salad, pasta, me, and it still tastes good.
Dar is a class act. She never forgets your drink and is as pleasant as can be. She’s a top notch bartender, and is atrociously gorgeous. This isn’t how Darlene (or “Dar” as she’s more commonly known) Bieling describes herself, nor is it my own personal judgment upon meeting her…
I promised not to name him yet, because he hasn’t given notice with his current employer. But if I could tell you who’s opening a stylish new downtown Mexican restaurant called Verde this coming month, I would most certainly put this chef’s name in bold letters. That’s what I did…
Schnepf Farms may have gotten a reputation for hosting rowdy music festivals, but that isn’t what is attracting fall foodies. Schnepf is another great example of an Arizona you-pick-it farm, and it’s a lot easier to get to than Buckelew or Apple Annie’s.Currently, the farm is putting on a pumpkin and chili…
I think the year was 1998 when my friend Indigo emerged from my bathroom smiling. She was impressed that I had Aveda shampoo in my shower. I guess it stuck in my mind because it was the moment I realized that women notice the little things. She went on to…
Seasonal. Local. Organic. Those three words always seem to go together, and you hear them more and more. They’re the unofficial mantra of the Slow Food Movement, which was founded 20 years ago when delegates from 15 countries signed a manifesto against fast food, fast life, and the erosion of…
This week’s Forking column gets down to the dirty truth about what your surroundings say about you. For the sake of making a good impression on your would-be significant other, make damn sure to clean your bathroom. As for your kitchen, have a pot of this German bread dumpling soup…
It’s like your 30-something gal pal is just gabbing about her latest food adventures, and they just so happen to always be healthy.
Yupha’s Thai Kitchen vs. Wild Thaiger Visit even a semi-authentic ethnic restaurant — Thai, Indian, Vietnamese — and you’ll generally find two types of dishes on the menu: traditional specialties with unpronounceable names and flavors that pay homage to the homeland, and bastardized versions more suited to the average American palate. Though…
There’s nothing better than a crisp, clean beer on a cool fall night. Ok, maybe a hot toddy, but we’re still all about fall seasonals like Dogfish Head’s Pumpkin Ale and Four Peaks’ Pumpkin Porter. In this week’s Meal Ticket dining newsletter, find out which upcoming event will feature seasonal beers…
The next farm in our round-up is in southwest Tucson. Buckelew Farms is about an hour closer to the Phoenix-metro area than Apple Annie’s, which we explored yesterday.Buckelew Farms is strictly a pumpkin patch, so orchard enthusiasts should look elsewhere. However, the $4 fee makes it a good destination for a…
Effin’ A, they’re calling it FnB. Restaurateur Peter Kasperski has teamed up former Digestif GM Pavle Milic — who just gave notice at Prado — and chef Charleen Badman of Rancho Pinot to open another gastropub in the Stetson Drive space that was the longtime home of Sea Saw, and…
One of the best parts of autumn is the pick-it-yourself patches and orchards opening for public fun. Despite the 90-degree October and desert landscape, Arizona boasts some lovely farms for picking. However, most places close for the season on or around Halloween, so here’s a few farms to hit up…
You didn’t expect to read the terms “cognitive dissonance” and “homemade candy corn” in the same sentence, but there they are.And so apt — as soon as we got the idea to make our own candy corn (not knowing if it was even possible or had ever been attempted) we…
Celebrity chefs. Blind wine tasting contests. Food samples from dozens of Valley restaurants. Only two weeks after Scottsdale’s Dine Out With the Chefs event, culinary afficianados from across the Valley loosened their belts for another huge epicurean event: CRAVE Arizona, formerly known as Eats3. This year’s event was a relaxed, outdoor affair. It seemed…
It’s been a long time coming. Tuesday marks the first official day for the new Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery & Wine Bar, after non-profit Community Food Connections’ extensive fundraising efforts, planning, and renovation of the vintage red brick building that’s now its permanent home. Business hours are 11 a.m. to…
Yesterday was perhaps the longest — and most ridiculously fun — brunch of my life. Some friends invited me to meet up for a bite at Casey Moore’s in Tempe, and somehow we killed 5 or 6 hours on the patio, laughing it up and entertaining our waitress with our increasingly…
Halloween is nigh and we are busy getting ready. For this week’s Monday Night Martha we decided to spin a web of artery clogging goodness and make Martha Stewart’s No-bake Spiderweb Cheesecake. This recipe is not for the faint of heart as it calls for 32 oz. of cream cheese…
We can’t help but get hungry whenever superstar chef Julia Childs is mentioned, so why not eat her food while watching a movie about her?
There are seemingly a gazillion energy drinks on the market, loaded with sugars and artificial flavors and colors. And while we’re fans of the sweet stuff, sometimes we like to try and get a boost without all the artificial additives. Hence, the appeal of a product like Guru, a “100%…
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: “Fat Bitch Sub” at Mamma Mia Prado’s Pavle Milic…
We’ve always wanted a solar-powered burrito, and now, thanks to Chipotle, our wish is coming true. Representatives for the Mexican grill announced this week that they plan to install solar paneling on 75 of their restaurants. The panels are designed to alleviate pressure on the power grid during peak hours from 11…
