Marilyn Hawkes, Author at PHOENIX magazine

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Desert DigestAt-Home How-To: Southwest Gazpacho Recipe from Pita Jungle

Marilyn HawkesAugust 4, 2020

Now that we’re experiencing record-breaking heat, it’s time to roll out some cool dishes to take the sizzle out of summer. Bassel Osmani, co-founder of Pita Jungle, offers a gazpacho recipe that he also serves in his restaurants. Osmani says that it’s important to buy the best produce you can find. “Go to your favorite farmers market and get the cleanest organic produce.” He suggests using Persian cucumbers rather than large waterlogged cucumbers and get...

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Desert Digest PHXTogetherHere’s How Restaurateur Christopher Collins is Coping with COVID-19

Marilyn HawkesAugust 3, 2020

More than four months into the pandemic, many Valley restaurants are struggling. Between state-mandated regulations limiting the number of people they can serve in-house and a very frightened public, some local restaurant owners have safely divided up their dining rooms and/or turned to enhanced takeout options with contactless curbside pickup. We recently caught up with Christopher Collins of Common Ground Culinary, who owns local favorites Grassroots, Twisted Grove Parlor & Bar, Wally’s, Sweet Provisions, The...

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Local Products3 Local Products to Try this August

Marilyn HawkesJuly 31, 2020

Try tasty tortillas, gelato-style Greek yogurt and locally brewed kombucha.

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Desert DigestThe PHX Sampler Packages Provide Local Products to the Community

Marilyn HawkesJuly 22, 2020

Looking for a good way to boost the local economy? Alexhandra Hotko of Hotko Bread Co. has put together The PHX Sampler, a selection of local products that you can order online and have delivered to your door. Hotko’s mission is to get local products into the hands of residents and visitors who may not be leaving home because of the pandemic or don’t know where to shop for them. The samplers come in three...

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Desert DigestQ & A with Chef Alex Stratta of Stratta Kitchen

Marilyn HawkesJuly 15, 2020

Many people know Alex Stratta as a Michelin-starred, James Beard award-winning chef. His storied career includes stints at Mary Elaine’s at The Phoenician, the eponymous Alex restaurant inside the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and most recently as executive chef of Wright’s at Arizona Biltmore. After enjoying top billing at many fine dining restaurants locally and in Las Vegas, Stratta is pivoting and opening a casual restaurant, Stratta Kitchen in Scottsdale. The restaurant,...

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Local Products3 Local Products to Try This Summer

Marilyn HawkesJune 25, 2020

From prickly pear tea to pomegranate lemon sorbet, here are three refreshing Arizona-grown goodies.

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Valley NewsPhoenix Art Museum names Valley vet Timothy Rodgers new director

Marilyn HawkesJune 25, 2020

Return to the Desert

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PeopleSpotlight: Valerie Thompson

Marilyn HawkesApril 30, 2020

Known as the “Queen of Speed,” Scottsdale resident Valerie Thompson is the world’s fastest female motorcycle racer.

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Features PeopleFood Survivors

Marilyn HawkesApril 28, 2020

From the Valley’s premier artisan baker to one of its best-known boutique farmers, these six food pros talk about their current challenges, and their anxieties for the future amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Three BitesThree Bites: Rockin’ Moroccan

Marilyn HawkesApril 26, 2020

Electrifying to the eye and tongue, scarlet-red harissa puts some North African swerve on Valley menus.

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Veg OutVeg Out: Gluten-Free Tamales

Marilyn HawkesApril 26, 2020

“Hearty Mexican fare” and vegan dining hardly go hand in hand. At Tryst Café, owner Lisa Khnanisho attempts to do this dichotomy with hot, filling and comforting menu choices like hempseed tamales.

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Local ProductsLocal Product: Protein Pancake Bars

Marilyn HawkesApril 26, 2020

Savor U.S. Egg’s famous protein pancakes on the go with the beloved breakfast and lunch spot’s protein pancake bars.

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Desert DigestRecipe Friday: The Barbacoa Burrito from Ghost Ranch

Marilyn HawkesApril 3, 2020

This week, chef Rene Andrade of Ghost Ranch shares his barbacoa burrito recipe that you can make in a crockpot, which will come in handy once the temperature rises and you don’t want to use the oven. Before wrapping your burrito, Andrade suggests heating up the tortilla to make it more flexible. “After you wrap it, put it back in the pan for 5 seconds on each side to get a nice crispiness on the...

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Desert Digest RecipesRecipe Friday: The Mint Chip Smoothie from Kaleidoscope Juice

Marilyn HawkesMarch 27, 2020

For those who could use a little treat right now, we’ve rounded up a tasty and healthy smoothie for you to make at home courtesy of Alexandra Maw, co-owner of Kaleidoscope Juice. In addition to being downright tasty, the mint chip smoothie has many health benefits. “The avocado provides a heart-healthy fat, spirulina is one of nature’s superfoods and is full of B-vitamins, copper and iron and the almond milk and almond butter are great...

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Three BitesThree Bites: Tip o’ the Cap

Marilyn HawkesMarch 27, 2020

Enjoy the choicest part of meatdom’s choicest cut with the heavenly rib-eye cap.

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