Restaurants

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From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…

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View the full slideshow of Revenge of the Pig at Citizen Public House. ‘Twas a marriage of alcohol and pork at last night’s Revenge of the Pig dinner hosted by Citizen Public House in Scottsdale. At $75 per person, guests gobbled down six courses of Miss Piggy, and sipped on…

Enzo’s Gelato & Coffee Bar, a family-owned business in Chandler, has closed. In business since 2009, the cozy gelato parlor and coffee shop boasted a small but solid selection of tasty gelato flavors in addition to hosting several community events, fundraisers, and live music. But the best thing about Enzo’s…

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Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. Sure, the world has its fair share of problems. But…

Several Valley restaurants have ditched the car keys and put the pedal to the asphalt to get food to hungry customers. Last time we checked, gas prices were still below the $4 a gallon mark, but maybe this move to bike delivery is more about the environment. Or maybe these…

Tired of suffering the weather at your favorite farmers market? Air traffic controller Dan Cunningham hopes to change all that. The Glendale resident, who sees retirement in his immediate future, is putting the finishing touches on a charming two-story bungalow-style house in Caitlin Court (an historic shopping district in the…

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From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…

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Bistro 202, the cafe inside the Hotel San Carlos, downtown’s historic boutique hotel, hasn’t exactly been destination dining for the city set, but San Diego sisters Lan and Hue Tran are hoping to change that. The owners of Rice Paper, the Vietnamese restaurant in midtown which opened last summer, are…

Sure, I like gourmet burgers. But every once in a while, I long to worship at Mary Elaine’s altar again.