FeaturesFood Reviews5 Healthy Grain Bowls to Try in 2022
Leah LeMoineJanuary 13, 2022
Looking to take a healthy hiatus from fast food? Find your picks for the Valley’s finest specimens of fiber-packed, heart-healthy grain bowls.
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Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley.
Food ReviewsReview: Pa’La Downtown
Nikki BuchananJanuary 11, 2022
Much more than a sit-down version of Claudio Urciuoli’s original seafood counter on 24th Street, this swank Downtown charmer ventures into excitingly global territory.
Food ReviewsDestination: Gastropub
Nikki BuchananNovember 4, 2021
Two talented Valley chefs, two new Modern American menus. Our critic takes the plunge.
Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley.
Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley.
Food ReviewsRestaurant Review: The Peppermill
Nikki BuchananSeptember 21, 2021
Unveiled just before the pandemic, this risk-taking Tempe steakhouse escaped our notice for 20 months. It was worth the wait.
Valley super chef Christopher Gross emerges from a three-year hiatus to lead a wildly decadent multi-course odyssey.
The latest restaurant from Ocotillo maestro Walter Sterling fills a Z’Tejas-size void for bougie Mexican fare with an epic patio.
Check out these new restaurants from Scottsdale to the East Valley.
Food ReviewsRestaurant Review: Character
Nikki BuchananMarch 18, 2021
Restaurateur Peter Kasperski of Cowboy Ciao fame scores a first-round knockout with his new Downtown bistro.
Desert DigestFood ReviewsValley NewsTomaso Maggiore, Titan of Italian Cuisine, Has Died
Leah LeMoineFebruary 1, 2021
The Valley has lost one of its culinary luminaries. This past weekend, legendary Italian chef/restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore died after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 73 years old. Maggiore immigrated to the United States from Sicily as a young man and worked his way up the restaurant ranks in New York City before moving west. He and his wife, Patricia, opened Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant in the Camelback Corridor in September 1977. Their children, Joey and Melissa, grew up in the industry and joined their parents in running a...
Food ReviewsFour Corners: Monthly Dining Reviews from All Over the Valley
Craig OuthierJanuary 18, 2021
Check out these new restaurants from Scottsdale to the East Valley.
Food ReviewsThree New Japanese Restaurants That Go Beyond Maki and Miso
Nikki BuchananJanuary 18, 2021
These three new Japanese eateries go well beyond maki rolls and miso soup.
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