“There’s a lot of ‘berto’s’ in Mexican restaurant names, and teddy bears are disarming,” says Yin Macatabas on how she arrived at the name for her first eatery. “Plus, vegans don’t eat animals.” Called Tediberto’s, Macatabas’ restaurant will focus on vegan Mexican food, something she says is difficult to find…
Heard of Made-Rite? If you’re from Iowa, you have. And if you’ve eaten at The Iowa Cafe in Mesa, you’d know its Maiden Rite sandwich is an homage to the 86-year-old fast casual restaurant’s famous loose meat sandwich. Wait, what’s the heck’s a loose meat sandwich? “Think of it like…
After 35 years, the Matador Restaurant, a downtown favorite of locals in search of Sonoran Mexican food, has shuttered. On March 12, a fire briefly closed the restaurant located at the southeast corner of First and Adams streets. Less than two weeks later, after re-opening for a few days last…
Every now and then, a special breed of fast casual spots really wows us with their menus. And if that includes dessert, we definitely want to know about it.
We may have caught a touch of rainbow cake fever (damn you, Pinterest!), but we haven’t had a reason — or the time — to whip one up. After we stumbled upon this super cool time lapse Rainbow Cake production video, we decided that we don’t need no stinkin’ reason,…
How to know when you’ve arrived? It’s not Snooki following you on Twitter, your mention in a rap song/your rap song, or your video making it on Tosh.0 — it’s a shout-out from the Big O herself, Oprah Winfrey. Julia Baker, chef and owner of Julia Baker Confections, should know…
This week we talked with Lisa Even and Katie True of Our Lady of Cupcakes. Today they share their recipe for an easy-to-make peanut butter frosting. We decided we’d like to share our peanut butter frosting because it’s super versatile – small alterations can turn it into a filling or…
Ah, there’s nothing like ammonia-treated meat. Lovingly called “pink slime,” it’s been the recent subject of celebu-chef Jamie Oliver, fast food, school lunches, and of course, our nightmares. Apparently consumer pressure on this meat monstrosity — specifically beef with the controversial filler — has gotten the better of Safeway, America’s…
Weekend time. Come tomorrow, I’m going to be out and about enjoying the first weekend of spring — hittin’ the farmers markets and chowin’ down on tons of awesome food. What are your plans for this beautiful weekend? Eat This: Tons of BBQ at the Chandler BBQ Festival — This…
With the science fiction action-drama film The Hunger Games opening in theaters this Friday, March 23, fans of the book by Suzanne Collins are keyed-up like Katniss in hopes that director Gary Ross doesn’t screw the whole thing up. (Effie’s clothes had better be wild enough, dammit.) And what better…
I’m the type of person who needs to eat every three hours, at least, or I start to feel like I’m going to pass out. This isn’t a problem when I’m at home, but it’s a different story when I have to work. The challenge with having to work is…
It isn’t easy running a Valley landmark — especially when it’s a restaurant. The task of preserving a building’s heritage while making updates for a new generation of diners — whether the changes regard the restaurant’s atmosphere, menu, or otherwise — is akin to a taste-making (or -breaking) tightrope walk…
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…
Time to crown some achievements in the form of Phoenix New Times’ Big Brain Awards 2012. This morning, our sister blog Jackalope Ranch announced the finalists in visual art, performing art, design, and fashionWondering about culinary art? It wasn’t an easy choice — the food community here in Phoenix is busting with great…
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. In his book, Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper’s Quest…
With Phoenix New Times’ Big Brain Awards just around the corner (finalists will be revealed soon with winners announced in April), it seems fitting that The Daily Meal, the website of all things food and drink, has recently released their first annual list of who’s the coolest in the industry…
The commands “sit” and “stay” may be most associated with man (and woman’s) best friend, but when it comes to having a meal, Brad and Kat Moore of Short Leash Hot Dogs are applying them to their patrons. The owners of the popular food truck featuring gourmet hot dogs topped…
“One of the great things that we heard,” says Chris Lee, customer relationship management (CRM) consultant, foodie, and a principal organizer of the first Ignite Food event, “is that a past participant that has been to every Ignite said he thought it was the most raw passion he’s seen on…
Yesterday we talked with Katie True and Lisa Even of Our Lady of Cupcakes. Today the conversation continues when we ask them about the cupcake market and what they see in their future. What advice would you give someone looking at becoming a small business owner? Lisa: If we would…
Well that was worth the wait. Ever since Richardson’s burned down at its former location on the corner of Bethany Home Road and 16th Street over two years ago, I’ve had to get my New Mexican cuisine on at its pint-sized sister restaurant, Dick’s Hideaway — until now. Last month,…
You’ve heard the old wives’ tale that eating an abundance of carrots turns your skin orange. Well, it’s really true. A study led by Ross Whitehead, a graduate student in psychology at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews, discovered that if you eat lots of food rich in carotenoids (like carrots)…
Wait, what’s that noise? If you’re Burger King, it’s the sound of your throned ass hitting the ground while a red-headed pigtailed girl moves into your number two spot as the country’s second biggest hamburger chain. That’s right, Whopper fans: according to the Detroit Free Press citing a report by…
