Food ReviewsPoppy
Nikki BuchananFebruary 2020
Newly gentrified RoRo gets an airy, agreeable, millennial-friendly restaurant all its own.
Food Reviews
From Detroit to Lima to Japan, the new restaurant scene in the Valley is an international affair.
Food ReviewsFLINT by Baltaire
Nikki BuchananFebruary 2020
Like some enchanted upscale reimagining of Pita Jungle, this spot-on Mediterranean import from L.A. could ignite a dining renaissance at the beleaguered Esplanade.
Gary Lasko, who co-owns The Stockyards with siblings Mike and Gary Smith of Jokake Construction, is full of stories about this fabled restaurant.
From Glendale to Mesa, there’s a new restaurant with your Valentine’s Day plans written all over it.
Food ReviewsPersepshen
Nikki BuchananJanuary 2020
Get to this sensational, butcher- and baker-run restaurant in Uptown Phoenix as soon as humanly possible.
Food ReviewsVecina
Nikki BuchananJanuary 2020
Fronted by a pair of dining vets, this new Arcadia eatery is part Mexican, part New American and all awesome.
Food ReviewsSpace Case: Century Grand
Nikki BuchananJanuary 2020
We asked owners Jason Asher and Rich Furnari about the Art Deco environs of Century Grand.
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.
Food ReviewsHoliday Feasting
M.V. MoorheadNovember 2019
Ring in the most beautiful time of year at these new Valley restaurants.
Food ReviewsThe Hidden House
Nikki BuchananNovember 2019
With its greatest-hits-style modern menu, this cozy, crowd-pleasing gastropub is another welcome addition to the rising Chandler dining scene.
Food ReviewsSpace Case: Taco Chelo
Nikki BuchananOctober 2019
Serial restaurateur Aaron Chamberlin never planned on opening a down-home taqueria. But a trip to Southern California changed all that.
Food ReviewsVeni, Vici, Comedi
M.V. MoorheadOctober 2019
Mexican, Argentine, vegetarian chorizo – Latin is anything but a dead tongue in this month’s new-restaurant roundup.
Food ReviewsSeydi’s Pupuseria & Grill
Nikki BuchananOctober 2019
Pupusas are having a moment – and this North Phoenix pupuseria might be the Binkley’s of them.