Lisa Patel, Author at PHOENIX magazine

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The PHiXPornsupak “Cat” Bunnag’s Thailand Travel Log

Lisa PatelFebruary 7, 2023

Glai Baan chef/owner Pornsupak “Cat” Bunnag’s solo summer 2022 trip to her native Thailand felt different than her usual yearly visits. For one, her life and business partner, Dan Robinson, stayed home due to other commitments. For another, it was her first homecoming since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The purpose was to visit my family and friends and go explore and try new restaurants, bars and the food scene in general,” Bunnag says....

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The PHiXHit the Slopes in California at Sierra Nevada Resort & Spa

Lisa PatelFebruary 6, 2023

You’ve shredded at Arizona’s ski resorts, you’ve hit Aspen and Vail. Why not head up to the Eastern Sierra of California to ski or snowboard the majestic slopes of the Sierra Nevada? The recently remodeled Sierra Nevada Resort makes a great base camp, situated approximately 7,900 feet above sea level in downtown Mammoth Lakes. Built in 1967, it was a haunt for Rat Packers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and other Hollywood luminaries. After a day...

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The PHiXFashion: Bergy Bag

Lisa PatelJanuary 13, 2023

Heather Dziedzic was sick of opening tubes of lipstick and mascara only to find molten messes. Like many Valley women, she invested in expensive cosmetics and carried them with her to client meetings or driving around during hot Arizona summers. “I was just tired of it getting ruined and melted,” she says. The Scottsdale entrepreneur spent three years researching and developing a “beautiful and elegant” cosmetics bag that comes with a proprietary, built-in ice pack....

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The PHiXTech Corner: The Elephant in the Room Podcast

Lisa PatelDecember 7, 2022

In March, Phoenix-based IT company Adopt Technologies launched this new podcast, hosted by Valley news veteran Carey Pena with Adopt CEO Brett Helgeson. The series covers little-known tech stories as well as breaking tech news aimed to educate and inspire audiences worldwide. A past episode discussed a hydroponics startup growing medicine in plants. Stream on all major podcast platforms. adopttechnologies.com/podcast

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The PHiXTempe Cosmetics Company Helps Manufacture Fragrance Honoring Hollywood Legend Judy Garland

Lisa PatelDecember 6, 2022

Hollywood legend Judy Garland would have celebrated her 100th birthday this year. Her surviving children – Lorna Luft, Joey Luft and Liza Minnelli – worked with cosmetic chemist Vince Spinnato and Tempe cosmetics company Velocity to create Judy, a gender-neutral fragrance to capture her warm yet strong and independent personality. Along with notes of dark orchid, coriander, tonka bean and elemi, the fragrance showcases a hint of the official Judy Garland rose, a varietal named...

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The PHiXShopping: Wicker Goddess

Lisa PatelDecember 5, 2022

Walk inside The Carmody marketplace in the historic Coronado neighborhood and you’ll find Wicker Goddess – a homey vintage shop selling curated wicker furniture, clothing, artwork, housewares and small maker goods. It all began with preparations for owner Sarah Small’s 2018 Phoenix wedding. “I had this vision for this bohemian, dreamy, vintage vibe wedding,” she says. Small and her husband enjoy thrifting and spent a year collecting vintage goblets, chairs, rugs, tables and glassware for...

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Desert Digest Food & DrinkFirst Dish: Vegan & Vine

Lisa PatelNovember 15, 2022

Berry Pancakes | Photo by Lisa Patel Vegan & Vine, a family-owned vegan café/wine bar/market, opened in the Moon Valley area last May. I had been hearing about this newest addition to the Phoenix vegan scene for a couple months and was quite delighted when my editor asked me to check it out. Vegan & Vine, easily spotted off the main road as you drive down East Thunderbird Road near North Seventh Street, is the...

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TravelDay Trip: Lower Willo

Lisa PatelNovember 3, 2022

Lower Willo is brimming with spots to explore and relax.