Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley.
Food Reviews
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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Food ReviewsThree Bites: Et Tu, Fée
Marilyn HawkesNovember 28, 2020
Smother your hunger with Louisiana’s answer to a downhome country stew.
Food ReviewsFour Corners: Monthly Dining Reviews from Around the Valley
Craig OuthierNovember 28, 2020
Check out these new eateries from all over the Valley.
Food ReviewsStratta Kitchen
Nikki BuchananNovember 28, 2020
The Valley’s lone Michelin-starred chef turns over a new, healthy-eats leaf.
Food ReviewsRestaurant Reviews: Francine and The Mick Brasserie + Bar
Nikki BuchananOctober 22, 2020
A pair of new restaurants puts our Francophile food critic on cloud neuf.
Hey, Thanksgiving is around the corner. How could you not want this Windsor cornbread recipe?