Local ProductsLocal Hard Seltzer
Marilyn HawkesDecember 2019
If White Claw Hard Seltzer has you in its unsweetened alcoholic grip, Grand Canyon Brewing + Distillery offers a local alternative.
Food & Drink
Veg OutDecember 2019Veggie Relleno
Agave del Scottsdale uses huitlacoche – a mushroom-like delicacy that grows on ears of corn – to stuff its Chile relleno.
Food & DrinkDecember 2019Four Corners: New Year’s Resolutions
Food & DrinkDecember 2019Space Case: Windsor
Food & DrinkToca Madera
Nikki BuchananDecember 2019
Dazzling décor aside, this modern Mexican import in Scottsdale gives our critic the blahs – and a minor case of generational dissonance.
Food & DrinkFabio on Fire
Nikki BuchananDecember 2019
Third-generation pizzaiolo Fabio Ceschetti is the culinary Jesus of North Peoria.
Three BitesBao Factor
Marilyn HawkesDecember 2019
Steam the bun, supercharge your appetite with this addictive Asian hand-food.
Drink ThisThe Killer Queen
Nikki BuchananDecember 2019
Mixing tequila with green Chartreuse may sound awkward but credit The Parlor’s bartender Brent Nurre for recognizing the latent love connection.
To quote the great Happy Gilmore, “Sorry, ladies, I’m not the golfing type.” I like my birdies fried and my bogeys Lowenstein, thank you. Occasionally, though, the promise of good food lures me to restaurants that just happen to be at golf courses. Take Toro Latin Restaurant & Rum Bar, which is a property of Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort but lives across the street on the 18th hole of the TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course, with...
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See which tyro restaurants best tickled the fancy of PHOENIX dining critic Nikki Buchanan in 2019.
Sam Olguin, talented mixologist and proud new partner in So Far, So Good at The Churchill food-hub in Phoenix has created a lusciously smooth classic, combining butterscotch-infused vodka with a welter of cool-weather goodies.
Food ReviewsMaple & Ash
Nikki BuchananNovember 2019
The buck is prodigious, the bang scant at this much-hyped, Michelin-starred Chicago import.
Food ReviewsSpace Case: Ocean 44
Nikki BuchananNovember 2019
Dennis Mastro broke ground on Ocean 44 near Scottsdale Fashion Square last year – a spectacular glass-and-steel scratch build with interior design by Testani Design Troupe.
Veg OutVegan Banh Mi
Marilyn HawkesNovember 2019
Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches are typically filled with a combo of vegetables and meats, which poses a problem for vegetarians and vegans. Enter Cherish Farm Fresh Eatery’s vegan banh mi.