December 2018

Our top picks for this month’s best arts events.

In less than four weeks’ time, Krysten Sinema or Martha McSally will be Arizona’s first female U.S. senator. We look inside the most critical political race in Arizona history.

Our top local musical acts for seasonal soirees.

TV and radio star Teresa Strasser “leans out” of Los Angeles and finds happiness and healing in Phoenix.

Aaron Chamberlin just can’t slow down.

This Tempe-based artist finds her calling in sculpture.

Explore healthier options delivered to your door with these local meal kits.

Our top picks for this month’s best arts events.

The Phoenix Suns’ newest player heats up on the court.

Jill Friedberg uses unusual materials to craft her unique artwork.

East Valley media magnate Steve Strickbine has amassed an empire of community newspapers. Can he save print in the Valley?

Carry your nutritionist and personal trainer in your pocket with the Valley’s digital fitness gurus.

Memoir meets poetry meets graphic novel in By the Forces of Gravity.

The self-taught surrealist dreams of designing murals in Phoenix.

This bagpipe virtuoso brings the sounds of Scotland to the greens at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.

A look at graphic designer Brad Towsley.

National bands are doing a little Southwestern cultural co-opting.

This week's Friday Flicks brings you options: a harrowing drama, a bevvy of films at the Scottsdale International Film Festival, and a "new" Orson Welles masterpiece that has debuted today on Netflix.

What we're watching this weekend:

When Morgan Travis graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, she wanted to gain work experience in the field.

Alison Bailin Batz has volunteered with Subway Kids & Sports of Arizona since first starting her career at HMA Public Relations in 2004.

PHOENIX magazine contributor M.V. Moorhead gets the scoop on how writer and director Sean Anders turned his experience with adoption into a film. 

Movies to enjoy this holiday weekend!

A look at the new dishy historical drama.

Leave your casino loyalty card at home. It’s time to find some fresh thrills in Vegas.

Bring your mom and your headlamp – it’s getting spooky in Bisbee.

A monthly look at Arizona wine with Valley dining impresario Pavle Milic.

A monthly look at Arizona wine with Valley dining impresario Pavle Milic.

Fall is here, and restaurateurs Valleywide seem in the mood for makeovers – redrawing their menus and renaming their restaurants to stay on top of the market.

Everybody’s favorite all-night fried chicken shack is reborn with a deeper menu and exciting culinary ambitions.

A little bit of garlic-packed Slavo Salt goes a long way.

Korean fried chicken infuses an American classic with a bit of Seoul.

Two of the Valley’s most unfairly talented young culinary professionals team up to deliver a winning, Arizona-centric “public house” in Tempe.

Pobrecito's El Callejón is a dangerously smooth triple threat

No matter how you say it, we’re toasting to the Valley’s buzzing and ever-growing bar scene.

Chef Janette Gomez's sauce company is an ode to the underrated fig.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled format to bring you this glimpse of four new restaurants at The Churchill food hub in Downtown Phoenix.

Get your Mexican food fix without carne y queso at this inventive eatery.

Fast-growing Gilbert has experienced a major culinary awakening - with upscale happy hours to match.

Tasty local news bites to whet your appetite.

Explore the piquant delights of the Americas' first fusion cuisine at this charming west-sider.

Chef Stephen Jones' inspired reboot of his nouveau Southern bistro could be the Valley's pre-eminent comfort-food destination.

Luscious, labor-intensive porchetta swoops into Valley restaurants for the winter season.

Get the lip-smacking vinegary kick of Buffalo wings sans chicken with Kale & Clover’s cauliflower “wings.”

Gallo Blanco's Lila 75 is a lightly spicy Spanish take on a French 75.

Attending a holiday event in the Valley this December? From Chandler all the way to Prescott, there’s culinary cheer nearby.

Graze and save in style with happy hours at three Downtown Phoenix hotels.

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching and those of us who host the feast have a pretty good idea of what we’re going to serve. But if you haven’t decided yet which pie to make, chef Taylor Domet, director of culinary standards for True Food Kitchen, offers up a Squash Pie recipe.

Thanksgiving is next week and you're probably not thinking about making a summery salad, but Char Kitchen + Bar's Mediterranean salad is the perfect antidote for the rich, festive food to come. 

Welcome to the Monday edition of Recipe Friday. Now that Thanksgiving is over, you've probably had your fill of turkey, but here's a recipe using leftover turkey that you can squirrel away for next year provided by Jamie Miller, dietitian at Camelback Village Racquet & Health Club.

For those of you hosting holiday parties and looking for an easy, but impressive recipe with "wow" factor, Cameron Froment, Sauce Pizza & Wine’s regional manager offers up portobello and artichoke bruschetta.