62-year-old Michael Leung has been working in the restaurant industry for almost 50 years. Yes, your math is correct; Leung got his first job as a line cook at a restaurant in Hong Kong when he was 12. This is probably why he already owns his second restaurant in the…
This week’s Monday Night Martha recipe is an old stand-by in the Gutel household: shirred eggs. “Shirred” is a funny word that means “to bake in a shallow dish.” That means you finally have a chance to bust out those ramekins that collect dust in the back of your kitchen…
Real life is so underrated. That’s what I found myself thinking as I wandered through the dimly lit pathways of the Desert Botanical Gardens on Saturday night. In real life, security guards prevent you from going places. But at Biergarten, Desert Botanical Gardens’ beer festival, security guards want to make…
There aren’t too many variations of Red Bull drinks we haven’t tried. The seminal energy drink seems to blend well with just about any kind of booze, which makes for the equivalent of a liquid speed ball.But what if you just want the Red Bull energy boost? You could drink…
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: TV Chef Wants to Fix Your Love Life with…
The first thing we noticed about Thai-E San, located at the northeast corner of 7th St. and Indian School Road in Phoenix, was the smell. The authentic aroma of coconut curry and Thai spices infused the place. After the waitress seated us at a large marble table, we had to…
“It’s helped make me successful because they’re usually bringing in their friends with them,” he says. “Like if I think its gonna be a slow night, I call up my friends and they show up with a crowd of people.” And Gurian sometimes rewards their loyalty by mixing up some…
Edip San has been cooking meat with a thirty-year-old secret family recipe. The recipe has wowed everyone from ASU frat boys to the Moroccan prince and princess. And San gave it to us… well, almost.San wouldn’t tell us exactly what goes into the marinade. He admits he’s left out one ingredient…
If you’re looking for a spot to watch Sunday’s home game between the Arizona Cardinals and and the Indianapolis Colts, Kabuki Japanese Restaurant is hoping to get your business. To sweeten the pot, they’re offering “One Dollar Game Days” for every Sunday home game this season.Specifically, Kabuki is offering “select…
Ask any chef or great cook and they’ll tell you – it’s all in the tools. Home cooks could spend the rest of their lives amassing their collection, and truth be told – they often do. But what if you’re just starting out, on a budget, or widening your culinary…
If you attended the Downtown Phoenix Market on Wednesday, and you got a parking ticket, you may not have to worry about it.According to market organizers, folks that parked in the lot on the southwest corner of McKinley and First Street may have been ticketed by mistake. Community Food Connect…
There’s nothing like a cold, frosty beer on a warm day — especially when it’s brewed locally and served straight from the tap. Phoenix is about to get a new microbrewery in Dave’s Electric Brewpub, tentatively scheduled for a soft opening this weekend in a prime location on the corner of College Ave. and…
[jump] Powering this drink-slinging dynamo is often a “shitload of caffeine” (natch) in either pill form or a couple of Red Bulls, which Gurian sometimes guzzles down before his shifts. “I have a really high tolerance for that kinda stuff and usually take pills on the days that I’m dragging,”…
When progressive dinner parties (called “safari suppers” by the Brits) fell out of favor in the mid-’80s, we admit we were a little dissapointed. Not that we’d ever been to one. But we grew up hearing about mom’s culinary adventures making canapes for the first course, and how…
We’ve all experienced it: you’re sitting in a dark movie theater and the seats, walls and sounds of other peoples’ muffled farts melt away because you’re so enraptured with the story. And, inevitably, as you’re knee deep in this fictional film world, you’ll experience some savory scenes of sumptuous food…
There are some (namely just us) who would call us asian food enthusiasts. Dim sum? Yes, please. Udon? Slurped loudly with chop sticks. We know where fish sauce comes from and it makes us want to eat it even more. That’s why we’re salivating like bakas (idiots in Japanese) and…
That’s why we loved the idea of sampling the cuisine at Cheuvront, a downtown staple that we hadn’t yet visited, during Arizona Restaurant Week. At $29 for three courses, you can afford to venture outside your tried-and-true culinary standbys. If you don’t like a dish, no worries; you’ve got two more. Or five more,…
District American Kitchen and Wine Bar vs. Arcadia Farms at the Phoenix Art MuseumIt’s hard to find a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich in this town. Most restaurants that serve sandwiches don’t even bother with this most basic of lunch items. We set out to find a good PB&J…
Med Fresh Grill has been a Mill Avenue constant for four years, surviving the wave of desolation the downtown Tempe stretch has faced in recent times. Like many restaurants on Mill, Med Fresh serves quickly and on disposable plates, but one taste of the food shows what sets this spot…
Ask any chef or great cook and they’ll tell you – it’s all in the tools. Home cooks could spend the rest of their lives amassing their collection, and truth be told – they often do. But what if you’re just starting out, on a budget, or widening your culinary…
Grocery shopping on an empty stomach has its pitfalls, especially when you make it to the register and find out how much you’ve spent on random, hunger-induced impulse buys. The experience can be even more intense at ethnic markets, where the shelves are stocked with unusual ingredients to inspire creative…
There’s no arguing that Tracy Dempsey has the tastiest submission to the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit. The pastry chef alchemist formerly of Cowboy Ciao, Kazimierz World Wine Bar, and Digestif whipped up a dessert that looks more like a high-end architecture project…
