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Altitude Coffee Lab recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in the best possible way: by winning a New Times Best of Phoenix award…

If you read the words “Bacon & Beer Festival” in the headline and your heart skipped a beat, there’ll be plenty more heart-stopping action where that came from when you actually head out to the Wigwam Resort’s event celebrating all things porcine and sudsy. The event, which takes place on…

If you’ve missed the chef connection you were privy to during the Sanctuary’s Lunch and Learn series this summer, you’re in luck because the interactive format of the lunch is back with some big names during a special one-night-only dinner event on Friday, October 10. Obviously, chef Beau MacMillan of…

Just in time for deep, flavorful beers to come back in season, SanTan Brewing Co. announced that it will be releasing special aged editions of some of their most popular seasonal brews every six to eight weeks. If you aren’t thirsty now, trust us, after reading the line-up of canned…

Just when you thought all of the Cronut buzz had finally worn off, celeb baker Dominique Ansel releases an at-home recipe for his iconic hybrid pastry. That’s right, now you can whip up Cronuts kind of sort of just like they do at the Dominique Ansel Bakery, though you should…

If any local brew has a truly devoted fanbase, it’s Four Peaks’ Kilt Lifter (we don’t count the Pumpkin Porter because it’s only around for a small time every year). After all, there’s a reason this beer is a five-time Great American Beer Festival medal winner. Well, if you’re one…

Bugs, blood, and decaying produce: sounds kind of like a horror flick, right? Well, that’s just some of the violations recorded in last month’s county health inspections. Unfortunately, that’s not all of the bad news reported by health inspectors in their routine check-ins. You might recognize some repeat offenders from…

Maybe one of the first times we were ever exposed to the Square P.O.S. system was at Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe. This was before the Scottsdale or downtown Phoenix locations of the coffee shop ever existed and our signature on the iPad screen looked like that of a toddler…

Are you sick of hearing about pumpkin things already? Well, happy October, everything is at its pumpkin peak for a while, but that’s okay. There really are worse gourds all food and beverage could be flavored like or with so why not start this morning anew. Give pumpkin stuff another…

Are you as excited as we are for Pie Social 2014? You will be once you get a load of this year’s celebrity chef lineup. This year, 16 chefs will craft pie masterpieces to compete for the title of best in show. The fifth annual event, hosted by Chow Bella…

If you know anything about Belgium, it might have something to do with waffles or fries, but it’s even more likely that you know the Belgians are serious about their beer. From Trappist breweries to small craft set-ups churning out bottles of fancy heritage brewing styles , Belgium is pretty…

So you’re going to rent a beach house with your significant other’s family? Brave soul. I just made this trip, and made it home in one piece, albeit sandy. Since I’m a pastry chef, of course, I was asked to make goodies for everyone. A generic list of available kitchen…

All right brunchophiles, it’s time to dust off the old two wheeler and get back on your saddle because temperatures are finally cooling off and that means pretty much every weekend should be filled with both biking and brunching. Over at Phoenix City Grille, you can choose to combine the…

It’s a very, very confusing morning for beer and coffee lovers. No, we’re not talking about coffee stouts, which are, in fact, delicious and nearly in season again. We’re talking about Starbucks taking that whole thing, flipping it, and reversing it with their new Dark Barrel Latte. The new latter…

In the world of urban farming, there’s one wing to rule them all and that wing is attached to the chicken. Despite some irresponsibility in the urban coop movement, overall, when done right, raising chickens at home can be a great, sustainable way to bring you closer to knowing where…

As all true Phoenix food lovers know, it’s not officially fall until you can roll over to Four Peaks Brewery and order a pint of Pumpkin Porter. After all, it’s not like the weather gives us any hint as to autumn’s arrival and since cacti don’t have leaves, we can’t…

If you want in on some Community Supported Agriculture action with Maya’s Farm, you’d better act fast. The small farm run by Maya Dailey is accepting applications for the upcoming CSA season, which starts later this week and runs through December. CSA members will receive a weekly allotment of fresh,…

Fall is upon us. Have you figured out your Halloween costume yet? More important, are you thinking about pie? Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row are hosting the fifth annual Pie Social on Saturday, November 15 from 2 to 5 at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at 2nd…

Earlier this week OpenTable released an updated list of Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants in America and this time only two Arizona restaurants made the cut. That’s down from the five recognized by OpenTable last year. The list, which is compiled by “analyzing more than five million reviews of…

It’s been a pretty wild year or so for chef Gio Osso and his team at Virtù Honest Craft in Old Town Scottsdale. After being named one of the Best New Restaurants in 2013 by Esquire, it looks like those aren’t all of the accolades in store for Virtu. Food…

Honey lovers, take note: From now until the end of this month, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa is offering a full menu featuring the sweet stuff. The stonegrill restaurant in the resort will be offering up seasonal dishes and a cocktail to pair with them using on-site harvested…

Looking for a laugh this morning? Well, The Toast made a list of the types of commenters who put their opinions on recipes online. From the shameless substituters to the chronic oversharers, the list of comments is hilariously accurate. If you’ve ever tried to share a recipe of your own…