It’s not just a rumor. According to Daniel Wayne, owner of Lola Coffee, the old Calabria Italian Deli space in the historic Gold Spot building (Roosevelt and 3rd Ave) will soon become a second outpost of Lola Coffee. Wayne has negotiated a lease and everything’s underway. He hopes to open…
We got an early glimpse of the new casual Italian restaurant opening at Scottsdale Fashion Square in a preview dinner last night: Marcella’s Italian Kitchen. Suffice it to say, we’re still full. This is not food for the proverbial lemon-tarts-who-lunch. This is Italian food by way of the American Midwest (Marcella’s…
Live in Tempe? Lucky you. Starting today, there’s a brand-new daily farmers market taking place at the southwest corner of Unversity Drive and Farmer (seriously!). That’s right, I said daily. The Tempe Farmers Market is an indoor market specializing in local, organic produce, hormone-free meats, and other homemade local products…
If there’s one thing missing from our monthly outing to First Friday it’s blueberry mochi cake. Don’t get us wrong. We like street-side brats and popcorn as much as the next guy, but even once in a while we want to class it up. Seems Matt Carter of Nine 05…
It will be an all-you-can-eat extravaganza for charity tonight, when the third annual Taste of the Biltmore party takes over the National Bank of Arizona Corporate Center (6001 N. 24th St.) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Participating restaurants from the upscale ‘hood include Donovan’s, Frank & Albert’s,…
The first dish I ate at Nine 05 pissed me off, and the second one depressed me. But it pretty much went uphill from there, and now I’m looking forward to returning. When you’re a restaurant critic, first impressions aren’t always everything. I’d gone to the stylish new “modern Asian”…
Phoenix java hot spot, Royal Coffee Bar, opened a new location at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market’s Urban Grocery, giving Royal lovers a second spot to enjoy their drinks.The new grocery store near Pierce and First Street hasn’t opened quite yet (it’s due later this month), but Royal at the…
The Fry Bread House vs. Sacred Hogan Navajo FrybreadIndian tacos are bean tacos with lettuce and cheese, served on fry bread instead of a tortilla. In this Battle of the Dishes, we scope out two central Phoenix locales to compare the best for you. In One Corner: The Fry Bread…
The first thing you should know about Smashburger, the new burger joint that opened today on College Ave. in Tempe near the ASU Fulton Center, is that there are several items you won’t find on the menu. No, I’m not talking about secret menu items all the cooks dole out…
Joshua Riesner and fellow Atlas Bistro chef Keenan Bosworth like to switch up their menu day by day, while goofing around in the kitchen together and bugging their intern. Riesner is an avid foodie and says he could cook with bacon, fennel, and tarragon everyday. His creative culinary tower, Smoked…
The folks at Edible Phoenix aren’t just putting out a seasonal food magazine anymore. Starting tomorrow, they’re also kicking off a monthly food-centric film festival, held at Madcap Theaters (730 S. Mill) every second Thursday to benefit the new Tempe farmers market, Market on Mill. Edible Film Festival features the documentary film…
Where in the Valley can you order a decadent cream-filled dessert in a hidden oasis, while warming yourself by the fire on a cool fall night? Find out as we examine hot new changes to local resort restaurants in this week’s Meal Ticket dining newsletter. We’ve also got the scoop on which local restaurant icons are…
One of the neatest things I saw when I was out and about on First Friday wasn’t actually a painting or a photograph, although you could call it a work of art. Giant Coffee isn’t open just yet, but Matt and Ernie Pool of Matt’s Big Breakfast (get it?) opened up…
Indian food is always fun to eat. Making it, on the other hand . . . well, let’s just say it’s not for the inexperienced cook. For us, the hardest has always been the spices. For any one Indian dish, you need a whole arsenal of spices that don’t exactly…
Food critic John Mariani’s annual list of best new restaurants for Esquire magazine hasn’t hit the streets yet, but it’s already shown up on the web, courtesy of the Eating Las Vegas blog. For 2009, the lone Arizona pick in Mariani’s roundup is Prado, chef Claudio Urciuoli’s Spanish-themed fine dining spot…
A little more than six months ago, the grand opening of an independently owned neighborhood grocery called Luci’s Healthy Marketplace stirred up excitement in the neighborhood around 16th Street and Bethany Home. But that was nothing compared to the shocking news that came in July, when Richardson’s, the legendary restaurant…
Cooking is all about the rock ‘n roll lifestyle for chef Joshua Riesner. He stays up late, wakes up at noon and sometimes gets to enjoy a drink before Atlas Bistro opens. His menu is based on whatever he has in stock for the day, and he enjoys the freedom to…
Looking for somewhere new to go for lunch in Scottsdale? Add Estate House to your rotation. Last week, the SouthBridge fine dining restaurant launched a casual, reasonably priced list of starters, flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, and pastas available at lunchtime (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Saturday). Prices range from…
PETA caused some hullabaloo (shocker) a couple months back with a billboard posted in Jacksonville, Fla. that said “Save the Whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian.” The billboard had a picture of a heavy-set lady on the beach in a not-so-itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie pink polka-dot bikini. Understandably, issues were raised questioning…
I need another cup of coffee.The big, big, big shocker news of the a.m. today: the New York Times reports that Conde Nast is closing Gourmet magazine, which has been in publication since December 1940.A must-read for food fanatics for its impeccable writing, lust-worthy photography, and of course, recipes, Gourmet…
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: Brew Review: Biergarten at Desert Botanical Gardens New Restaurant…
