Tired of the photo-heavy focus of Foodspotting? Is Nosh just not doin’ it for you? Frustrate not, food app fans, Forkly has arrived on the scene. Launched on Tuesday, Forkly is a new iPhone app with a focus on ratings. “Like” an item? Was it “just okay?” Based on your…
The other night, I happened upon a new ice cream shop in the strip mall on Camelback (Camelback and 7th Street), in Central Phoenix, between H.B. Hanratty’s Pub and Two Hippies Beach House. Called Sweet Sensation and only open a week, the owner told me he’s serving Blue Bell Ice…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 26: Pollo…
Talk to a Texan about barbecue and the discussion gets serious — fast. The eyes squint ever so slightly, the arms fold, and short nuggets about smoking with oak, dry rub, and the quality of meat are spoken of in a slow, matter-of-fact tone that sounds both polite yet final…
It appears America’s Taco Shop, the colorful Mexican eatery owned by Terry and America Corrales Bortin, is going the way of the franchise. After spotting a fourth America’s Taco Shop (there are currently two in Phoenix and one in Tempe, and, according to azcentral.com, one will be opening soon in…
Last week, Jeff Kraus, owner and chef of Truckin’ Good Food (named one of the nation’s “Top 10 Most Influential Food Trucks” by the Huffington Post) launched a new concept that will bring his culinary know-how right to your front door. Called Experience Gastro, Kraus describes it as, “a multi-sensory…
As we find ourselves trapped in the dog days of summer, we once again turn to our good friend ice cream for solace during these humid times. But we don’t want just any ol’ ice cream piled into a lackluster bowl. We want our cold friend sandwiched between two chocolaty homemade…
Chef Jeff Smedstad of Elote Cafe was cooking with foraged foods long before it was trendy. We asked him about that yesterday. Today we’re talking about blackberries. Last week he needed to get fresh foraged blackberries to the table fast. Foraged foods tend to have a “thin” shelf-life, meaning that their…
The intersection of Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road — an intersection that touches the F.Q. Story, Willo, and Encanto-Palmcroft historic districts — has been neglected by developers ever since SideBar, Pei Wei, and Starbucks moved in a few years ago. Not anymore. Progress is back, baby, and it (still) doesn’t…
In the kitchen with: Caroline Van Slyke Making: Home-canned applesauce Caroline Van Slyke greeted us from her Phoenix ranch-style home on a humid Saturday morning with bright red lips and the kind of ruffled polka-dotted apron that makes you think of what your grandmother might have looked like had you…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 27: Lee’s…
Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week’s harvest: Pinto Beans Speckled “painted” pinto beans are a staple in kitchens of the Southwest. Did you know that you don’t have…
Uh-oh it looks like it’s back to Gus’ for late night/early morning pizza delivery. Eddie’s Pizza, the pizza/gyro/hooka lounge that stayed open till 5 a.m. has been shut down due to non-payment of rent. No big loss, if you ask us. If any of you happened to have had the…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 28: New…
The Arizona Taco Festival, the state’s biggest celebration of the classic Mexican dish, is now in its second year and has announced the first round of taco teams who’ll be competing for trophies, cash, and the coveted title of “Best Taco in Arizona” on Saturday, October 15, at the Scottsdale Waterfront…
Like canning, foraging is making a comeback in popular culture and in the rarified airs of gourmet cooking. Urban foragers, such as those featured last week in this New York Times article, are driven to use food that’s going to waste in foreclosed property. But here in Arizona, traditional foragers have been…
Cleverly designed blog aggrigators seem to be all the rage – you know, like Pinterest or Tastespotting. Well folks, we have another one for food blog porn, and it’s called Punchfork. Punchfork pre-selects popular food blogs to be on their searchable list. So far they only have 36 and it’s…
La Condesa, the stylish little eatery of Mexican fare in Phoenix, has just gotten an additional punch of panache — it’s added a bar. And not just any bar, this one was custom made in Mexico, is accompanied by cowhide-covered stools, and fits perfectly with La Condesa’s rustic interior and…
Think dining outside in the summer sun sans misters is a lost cause? You might want to read this. Hillstone, the Central Phoenix restaurant and part of the Hillstone Restaurant Group which includes Houston’s in its offerings (the old Houston’s just down the street closed and was reborn as Hillstone…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 29: Spam…
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. Jobot Coffee Shop Considering Adding Ramen or Nachos (Nachobot?)…
Phoenix-based artist William LeGoullon was recently featured on the national art/music/pop culture blog, Lost at E Minor for his micro-graph images of the most consumed beverages in the world (besides water): Coffee, Beer, Wine, Tea, and Coca-Cola. His still untitled series of beverage photographs are created using a microscope mounted…
