Lathered in olive oil, lemon and lime juice, salt and pepper and a touch of honey, the wood-oven carrots from Parma Italian Roots are slipped into the heat and kissed by mesquite flames.
Irene Arellano started selling aguas frescas at Old Town Scottsdale’s Farmers Market’s First Friday a few years back, later recruiting Elva Covarrubias to help launch Cantaguas.
This week’s Recipe Friday is courtesy of Christina Barrueta, author of the upcoming Phoenix Cooks cookbook, which will be published later this year. PHOENIX magazine is the first outlet to share a recipe from the book. Barrueta also pens Write On Rubee, a popular food, beverage and travel website and is the author of Arizona Wine: A History of Perseverance and Passion. The award-winning food writer offers a recipe from Pomo Pizzeria owner Stefano Fabbri,...
Looking for something to munch on while you’re catching up on Netflix this weekend? Chris Purcell of Ted’s Refreshments shares the Tempe restaurant’s whiskey barbecue wing sauce. At Ted’s they smoke their wings in an electric smoker with hickory wood chips. “If people are making them at home, they could bake, grill or fry them,” Purcell says. “Then, just toss in the sauce.” You can use any type of bourbon that you like, Purcell says....
Planning an elegant brunch in the near future and need a sinfully rich and delectable entrée to wow your guests? If so, you’re in luck because Maple & Ash’s executive chef and partner Danny Grant shares one of his Sunday brunch recipes with us this week. To pull this off, you’ll have to make the bulk of the dish at the last minute so that everything stays warm. As always, make sure you have all...
Since we still have a few chilly nights left before the weather heats up, I’ve rustled up a cozy dish to make at home. Executive chef Trayton Hutchison of Salut Kitchen Bar in Tempe shares the restaurant’s Saltimbocca di Marsala recipe. When shopping for marsala, make sure you get the sweetened version, Hutchison says. “The sweetness really adds to the sauce.” Another tip: Veal can be a little tricky, so make sure you monitor the...
Wei Tai, who hails from rural village south of Shanghai, China, learned to paint at age 5, taught by his father, an accomplished artist silenced during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
The Dressing Room at MonOrchid in Downtown Phoenix recently added weekend brunch to its repertoire. The restaurant features all-day breakfast, but chef Joe Rodger has added some new items, including shakshuka, a popular egg dish in Israel and other countries in the Middle East. Most shakshuka is made with red tomatoes, but Rodger puts a Southwestern spin on the dish by using tomatillos. When making this recipe, Rodger suggests wearing gloves while handling the tomatillos....
Every now and then a breakfast dish – even a vegetarian breakfast dish – comes along that steals your heart and satisfies your longings. To wit: Hearth ‘61’s vegetable hash.
A staple of Southeast Asian cooking, the green papaya salad is not what you think it is.
Check out Myriah Castillo’s popular avocado spreads that stemmed from a health-focused Mexican meal prep service.
Mardi Gras is coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and if you plan on celebrating at home, we’ve rustled up an easy shrimp and grits recipe courtesy of Voodoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen in Tempe. Sometimes customers shy away from grits, says Voodoo Daddy’s owner, Ron Lynch. “People have a negative feeling about them because their only exposure was at a Waffle House. They just serve bland, white grits,” he says. To that end, Voodoo Daddy’s...
For the past 14 years, Tea Light Café has been turning out fresh and healthy Vietnamese food from its location a few doors down from The Cine Capri in Scottsdale. Owner Chris Price says he’s also been a vendor at the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show for the same amount of time. “We started out as a mobile espresso van,” he says. The Prices still sell coffee and baked goods at the show, as well as...
The Americano Restaurant, Pomo Restaurant Group’s newest outlet, is set to open in North Scottsdale on February 5, taking limited reservations until their grand opening in March. The kitchen will be headed up by executive chef Matthew Taylor, who is also executive chef at Mora Italian, and chef de cuisine CJ Kahley. The Americano will offer antipasti and pasta as well as steaks cooked over wood fire, a raw bar and caviar service, an innovative...
Valentine’s Day sometimes presents a challenge for couples: Should we go out for a romantic dinner or make a cozy meal for two at home? For those of you staying in for Valentine’s Day and need a swoon-worthy dessert idea, Nick Ambeliotis of Mediterra Bakehouse offers a decadent bread pudding recipe that’s guaranteed to please. Ambeliotis devised the recipe for Phoenix City Grille. “I like to involve local chefs since I don’t have a café...
