Tired of driving 30 minutes or more for activities, Cannon envisioned and created Cannon Beach, an entertainment district in Mesa anchored by Revel Surf, a 3.3-acre surf lagoon with a wave pool, cliff diving area and skate park, along with a restaurant and bar overlooking the sandy beach.
Be on the lookout for artisanal pop-tarts, small-batch pasta sauce and Arizona ghee.
Three BitesBreaking the Slaw: 3 Valley Restaurants Getting Innovative with Cabbage
Marilyn HawkesJuly 2, 2025
A new wave of cabbage dishes shows what innovative chefs can do with a little heat and some hearty leaves.
The owner of Bad Jimmy's sat down with PHOENIX to dish about his crazy good burgers – and the even crazier stories sizzling behind the scenes.
Desert DigestPicazzo’s Pours Fresh Flavor Into Summer with New Mocktail Menu
Marilyn HawkesMay 7, 2025
Mocktails have grown in popularity during the last few years as consumers continue to seek out healthier lifestyles. We recently talked with Chris Disney, managing partner of Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen, about the restaurant’s new mocktail offerings, which include Blueberry Thyme, Blue Elderflower, Ginger Immune Boost and Tropical Punch. He gave us the recipe for Tropical Punch and offered some great advice about how to make a mocktail shine. What’s the secret to making a...
Locally-sourced burritos, tea and aioli pique our interest this month.
The indoor/outdoor restaurant, which also has a grab-and-go market with specialty coffees and pastries, opened in mid-March.
Ubiquitous but notoriously tricky to master, cacio e pepe is the double Axel of Italian cooking.
Three BitesThree Bites: Seoul Food
Marilyn HawkesMarch 6, 2025
Fermented cabbage adds a layer of funky deliciousness to kimchi fried rice.
Several years before opening Little Miss BBQ in 2014, Scott Holmes learned about the world of Texas barbecue when he and his future wife, Bekke, went to visit her parents in Austin.