When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See Also: Announcing the Caramel Makers for Smeeks & Chow Bella’s Caramelpalooza 2013! Owners of The Mint, RnR, and Axis/Radius to Open Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails in Old Town Scottsdale…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth-annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Although Lisa Rast is simply nutty about nuts, she’s excited…
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Almost exactly one year ago, Taco Bell all but admitted that it targets the (ahem) herbal recreation market with Doritos Locos Tacos. In case you’ve been under a rock all this time, Doritos Locos Tacos are an unholy union of processed mass-market foodstuffs: Take a Taco Bell taco shell, and…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out and let you know our initial impressions. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few items, and satisfying curiosities (yours…
Where do North Scottsdale folks go for artisan pizza when they’re really hungry? Starting Sunday, March 10, it may be Giant Rustic Pizza. See also: – 11 Best Pizza Spots in Metro Phoenix – Federal Pizza: Empire-Building on Central Avenue The new takeout and delivery restaurant, 14626 Frank Lloyd Wright…
Since Cork ‘N Cleaver, the beloved Arcadia chophouse that’s been around since 1978, was damaged by a fire in 2010, reconstruction efforts to reopen the restaurant have been slow, to say the least. See also: – Show Us Your Meat: Six Plate Chef-Off in Gilbert on March 11th – Salty…
If Chanpen seems like the only Thai restaurant in South Phoenix, it’s probably because it is. See also: – Muy Gigante: La Merced Supersizes It in Mesa – Federal Pizza: Empire-Building on Central Avenue At one time, the restaurant was in Glendale. That is, until owner and chef Chanpen Ramonaitis…
If Chanpen seems like the only Thai restaurant in South Phoenix, it’s probably because it is. Of course, that’s assuming you find it first. The small beige building, which sits on a barren stretch of East Broadway Road between 24th and 32nd streets, is easy to miss. Even Alan Ramonaitis,…
This is part two of my interview with Jared Porter, executive chef of The Parlor. If you missed part one, where Porter dished about cooking with chemicals and the problem with foodies, read it here. See also: — Aaron Chamberlin Dishes on Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges and What He Learned at…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth-annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. It takes some real cojones to quit your day job…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out and let you know our initial impressions. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few items, and satisfying curiosities (yours…
Even if you consider yourself a good cook, turn on nearly any TV food show these days and chances are someone will be showing you something new, turning you on to a different cooking technique, or flatly declaring you “don’t belong in the kitchen” unless you know how to perform…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. LaDawn Driscoll might be a newcomer to the Caramelpalooza…
It was a beautiful Saturday morning in Phoenix, the kind of morning when posh couples with Suri-like children sip espresso at La Grande Orange and the fit triathletes of Phoenix have been up for hours enjoying the weather and getting in their weekly miles. I was at Boho Farm and…
What the hell’s a “music-centric retro haunt?” If it’s the building currently going up in Old Town Scottsdale’s entertainment district, it’s Hi Fi Kitchen and Cocktails. See also: – Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson Opens New Mexican Restaurant in Phoenix – Everyone Knows About This 24-Hour Doughnut Shop in Tempe, Right?…
The Guilty Pleasure: Chicken Fried Steak Where To Get It: Texaz Grill, 6003 N. 16th St. (at Bethany Home Road) Price: $12.95 What It Really Costs: So big it’s two guilty pleasures for the price of one. In restaurants, the trend is take a humble comfort food and turn it…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Jared Porter The Parlor 1916 East Camelback Road 602-248-2480 www.theparlor.us See also: The Parlor Offers Nose-to-Tail Dinners Wednesday Through Saturday Starting February 6 Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson Opens New Mexican Restaurant in Phoenix This is part one of my interview with Jared Porter, executive chef of The Parlor. Come back…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. For someone so sweet, you might be surprised to…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out and let you know our initial impressions. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few items, and satisfying curiosities (yours…
