Three BitesThree Bites: Cornish Game Hen
Craig OuthierSeptember 21, 2020
Flavorful flesh makes the Cornish game hen the poultry of choice at Middle Eastern restaurants.
Craig Outhier, Author at PHOENIX magazine
Drink ThisLiquid Arizona: Century Grand’s Experimental Cocktail Series
Craig OuthierSeptember 21, 2020
Century Grand’s new Experimental Cocktail Series invites drink fans to mix it up.
TravelAravaipa Farms is the COVID B&B You Need
Craig OuthierSeptember 17, 2020
Discover a majestic corner of the Arizona outback at Aravaipa Farms Orchard and Inn.
ArtsFeaturesConsumer Art: 6 Valley Restaurants Showcasing the Work of Local Artists
Craig OuthierSeptember 16, 2020
Have a taste for at? Feast your eyes on these Valley restaurants, where local muralists, sculptors and mixed-media specialists have found unique and dynamic showcases for the fruits of their craft.
Craft BeerDesert DigestBeer of the Month: Tombstone Brewing Co. Triple IPA with Citra, Idaho 7 and Stratta
Craig OuthierSeptember 2, 2020
India Pale Ale/10% ABV/100 IBU Have hops achieved celebrity status in the beer world, or what? The leafy bittering agents get title billing in this muscular yet well-proportioned hazy IPA from Tombstone’s beloved craft brewing mainstay, and yes, it’s like a hop clinic in your mouth. The lush piney-ness from the Idaho 7, the refreshing lime-grapefruit interplay from the Citra, the tropical funk of the Stratta, it’s all here – in “ludicrous” amounts, brags the...
This ravishingly herbaceous cocktail at The Americano in Scottsdale costs a mere $2.
Food ReviewsThree Bites: Alternative Hot Dogs
Craig OuthierAugust 28, 2020
You’ve heard of Chicago-style. You’ve heard of Sonoran. But are you acquainted with these lesser-known regional twists on the humble hot dog?
Drink ThisLiquid Arizona: New Gin on the Block
Craig OuthierAugust 28, 2020
Blue Clover Distillery enters the ring as a contender for Arizona’s best gin.
Wild fermentation is the craps table of the brewing world. Working with funky European yeast strains, brewers can never be entirely sure what mischievous spore will float into their tank. The lack of certainty makes it exciting – a stylistic adrenaline rush that uplifts Williams-based Grand Canyon Brewing’s annual Wild Saison release. Aged in Sauvignon Blanc barrels, the oaky farmhouse beer leaps out of the glass with effervescent notes of lemon, peach and coriander, made...
Three BitesThree Bites: Rectangular Pizza
Craig OuthierJuly 31, 2020
Right angles are right-tasty in the hands of these genre-bending pizzaiolos.
Drink ThisLiquid Arizona: Rum Diary
Craig OuthierJuly 31, 2020
Grand Canyon Distillery puts an Arizonan stamp on the Caribbean spirit.
Desert DigestBeer of the Month: Top Secret Battle Monkey from The Beer Research Institute
Craig OuthierJuly 7, 2020
100 international bitterness units (IBUs) in a double IPA? That must translate into some face-melting hops bitterness, right? Magically, it does not with this superbly tuned hammer of a beer from Mesa-based The Beer Research Institute. Employing Citra and Denali hops for a citrus-pineapple punch, the brewers employ “zero-second,” after-boil late hopping to “avoid that overpowering bitterness,” according to manager Zack Forsythe. “It’s an amazingly balanced beer for how heavy it is.” Now available in...