Food ReviewsKong Fu Gyoza
Mike MeyerJanuary 29, 2014
Looking for a reason to go Chinese food treasure-hunting? This Mesa mom-and-pop has 34.
SpotlightTodd Martin
Mike MeyerJanuary 29, 2014
Author and Adventurer
Even in today’s world of GPS and Google Earth, there’s a bounty of unexplored territory in our backyard.
Web ExtrasMore 50 Best Lists
Mike MeyerJanuary 1, 2014
More lists of top restaurants from notable Arizonans.
Our 50 Best Arizona Restaurants feature includes several favorite-restaurants lists from notable Arizonans, from artists to chefs to musicians. Here are a couple top lists that didn't make the print edition.
PeopleKevin Caron
Mike MeyerJanuary 1, 2014
LARGE-SCALE SCULPTOR
"I'm an honorary [Phoenix] native," says Kevin Caron, who moved here from Florida with his parents at age 13.
Food ReviewsAmuse Bouche
Mike MeyerJune 19, 2009
After one bite, you’ll be thankful Kierstin and Snir Mor ditched their day jobs to dish up some of the best meals in the Valley.
Don’t go to Amuse Bouche looking for an amuse-bouche.
That hallmark of chef-driven fine dining isn’t here, and neither is the fancy ambiance. We’re talking paper napkins here. It’s located in a nondescript strip mall in Surprise anchored by an ACE Hardware. And the French-trained chefs there are best known for their meatloaf.
Three BitesGourmet Sandwiches
Mike MeyerJune 1, 2009
Whether simple or stacked, sandwiches never go out of style. So ditch the Subway and dig into one of these scrumptious sammies. Noca 3118 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix602-956-6622restaurantnoca.com Noca owner Eliot Wexler can be a very cruel man. If you join his “Foodie Army” – that is, sign up for e-mails on special insider menus – he alerts you when Chef Chris Curtiss’ designer sandwiches are available. He writes tempting descriptions, such as for the...
Valley NewsI fought the law and…
Mike MeyerSeptember 1, 2008
The late-night, at-home arrests of New Times executives last fall sent shockwaves through Arizona. Was it an “inappropriate abuse” of police powers exercised by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas, or were the elected officials just policing a “law-breaking newspaper?” Now the New Times is suing for millions, and a court will decide if Maricopa County’s top law enforcement officials must answer for what happened that night. Here’s the inside story that leads you down the winding road to this blistering showdown.
October 18, 2007, started off as a night worth celebrating: It was the 16th wedding anniversary of Jim and Molly Larkin, a couple who treats each other – after four children and all these years – like they’re still on their honeymoon.
They’d had drinks at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa on Camelback Road with Jim’s longtime business partner, Michael Lacey and Lacey’s girlfriend, but even on a night when they could have painted the town, the Larkins preferred to go home and eat dinner with their children.