Also read: Citizen Espresso Bar Owner Calls it Quits; Letter Says She Was Forced By Her Investor/Mom to Leave Sherry Dew wants to make one thing clear: Her daughter, Tiffany Dew, never owned Citizen Espresso Bar. “Tiffany liked to tell everyone she owned it, but that just isn’t true. My…
The Market: Since the only farmers markets west of Peoria may very well be in California, we were happy to see the Peoria Farmers Market spring up in January — one shouldn’t have to travel too far to have access to organic fruits and vegetables. The Parking: Located at the…
2012 sure is looking like a busy year for Sam Fox. In February, the restaurateur’s company, Fox Restaurant Concepts, partnered with the largest T.G.I. Friday’s franchisee and announced plans to open several Zinburgers in 23 states. That same month, FRC hooked up with Scottsdale-based P.F. Chang’s, who acquired a 51-percent…
It’s going to be a busy foodie weekend! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is in full swing (you can check out our coverage for all the big events you might have missed here) and since there are so many fun foodie things going down this weekend, I’m taking a break from…
Rob Samuels comes from a long line of whiskey-makers — the Samuels clan has been distilling as far back as the 1500s in Scotland and was making whiskey in America before the country was founded. Bill Samuels Sr. (Rob’s grandfather) began producing Maker’s Mark in 1954, and Rob took over…
UPDATE: Citizen Espresso Bar mom and owner responds to daughter’s Facebook letter. Here’s one family table we’ll consider ourselves fortunate not to be sitting at over the holidays. Tiffany Dew, owner and operator of Citizen Espresso Bar, has called it quits. The reason? She says it’s her investor, Sherry Dew,…
The neighborhood around Camelback and Seventh Avenue has another restaurant to enjoy courtesy of Arizona native Bill Sandweg. Sandweg first moved into the area with Copper Star Coffee and recently ventured into full-on food with Circle H Barbecue. Circle H serves up a variety of meat: pork, beef brisket, and…
A food processor is essential to success here, but it’s not nearly as pricey as a Hadron Collider and there are more practical applications.
Restaurateur Bryan Chittenden is a busy man. Last week, Chittenden, who, along with partners Greg Donnally and Andrew Nam, own Stingray Sushi, Geisha A Go-Go, Jimmy Woo’s, and Spanish Fly in addition to the now-shuttered Drift, opened Big B’s Hangover, a hoagie spot that took over the location of the…
Here’s a little something to raise a glass to. Four Peaks Brewing Company, the Tempe institution serving up handcrafted suds in a 1892 Mission-style warehouse since 1996, has been named one of the top fifty craft brewers in the U.S. by the Brewers Association — a not-for-profit trade group that…
Dates grow abundantly in the Valley, but for most of us, date shakes are synonymous with road trips to San Diego. We stop at Date Land along Interstate 8 to gas up, use a clean gas station bathroom and consume sweet and chewy dates in the only way some of…
For fans of Fuego Bistro, the tiny Latin-inspired eatery in north Central Phoenix, or its more casual spinoff in the Camelback Esplanade, Fuego Tacos, owner Jeff Ward has some surprises in store — two of them, in fact. Ward is planning to open two additional Fuego-themed restaurants in the next…
The time has come to showcase some of the unnecessary hideousness Pinterest has to offer. Let’s be real… There is a lot of stuff on there that just shouldn’t exist. Beginning with KitchenAid mixer decals. I didn’t realize what a phenomenon this was until I started paying attention. I just…
Opening a restaurant in a former Mexican joint that sat empty for 10 years in a dying shopping center is one gutsy move. But that’s exactly what Bill Sandweg did when he opened Circle H Barbecue at Seventh Ave and Camelback, a few blocks north of Copper Star Coffee, his…
This week we’ve been talking with Brian Kingdeski of The Spot in Gilbert. Open since January, the neighborhood eatery specializes in home cooked classics and friendly service. Their quirky, 13-foot-wide space and beach cruiser delivery system add to the charm. Today, Kingdeski’s going to break down one of the restaurant’s…
Whether it’s decided to jump its throned-ass on the bandwagon of a peaking trend or still smarting from being bumped out of its number two fast food spot by Wendy’s, Burger King has announced it will roll out forty of its own food trucks throughout various cities starting today…
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. Spills, the occasional fire — wait, there’s no baking soda…
Like Valley chefs and restaurateurs, most of us enjoy the pleasure of thumbing through the printed pages of our favorite cookbooks. But thanks to the internet supplying all matter of drool-worthy food images and kitchen content at our fingertips, many of us turn to the interweb for culinary inspiration as…
Yesterday we began our talk with Brian Kingdeski of The Spot in Gilbert. The neighborhood restaurant and hangout serves “food you’ll like” in a comfortably tiny and welcoming setting. The Spot may be a baby in the restaurant world, but Kingdeski’s no new kid on the block. He’s been working…
Looks like the building at 1575 East Camelback Road (southwest corner of 16th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix) will have not one, but two styles of cuisines by the end of the month. The home of Fuji Buffet, the space has been split in half to allow a new…
The Spot in Gilbert, where owner Brian Kingdeski talks family values and bringing homemade classics, at an affordable price. Although an undeniably Google-unfriendly name, “The Spot” fits this restaurant like a glove. With dexterity that reveals Kingdeski’s decades of experience in the restaurant biz,a 13-foot-wide retail space has been transformed…
Lately, in this In Season/Meatless Monday series, we’re taking a look at what I take home from Crooked Sky Farms each week and see what I’ve done with my CSA share, or part share. This week I’m using butternut squash but you could use another squash or even sweet potatoes,…
