Three BitesThree Bites: Rockin’ Moroccan
Marilyn HawkesApril 26, 2020
Electrifying to the eye and tongue, scarlet-red harissa puts some North African swerve on Valley menus.
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Veg OutVeg Out: Gluten-Free Tamales
Marilyn HawkesApril 26, 2020
“Hearty Mexican fare” and vegan dining hardly go hand in hand. At Tryst Café, owner Lisa Khnanisho attempts to do this dichotomy with hot, filling and comforting menu choices like hempseed tamales.
Savor U.S. Egg’s famous protein pancakes on the go with the beloved breakfast and lunch spot’s protein pancake bars.
Food ReviewsSpring Roll
M.V. MoorheadApril 26, 2020
Check out these four new Asian eateries while savoring the last fleeting degrees of pre-summer Valley weather.
Food ReviewsEric’s Family Barbecue
Nikki BuchananApril 26, 2020
Attention, brisket bros: The West Valley has a new barbecue king.
Food ReviewsJosephine
Nikki BuchananApril 25, 2020
Led by one of the Valley’s top young chefs, this adaptive reuse gem in RoRo pleases all senses at once.
The first time I heard someone talk about tiki drinks in a positive light was at a “lunch and learn” with famed mixologist Jason Asher at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa six or seven years ago. I was new to professional journalism and new to drinking – green in every sense of the word. Instead of partying, I’d spent my high school and college years studying, working and being a designated driver for my “wild” friends (in retrospect: not wild at all). At 25 or so, I was playing major catch-up, trying to educate myself...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkThirsty Thursday: New Arizona Craft Beer Releases
Matthew JohnsonApril 23, 2020
It’s that time of week again. Time to plan your weekend and the beers you’re going to enjoy at home while social distancing. Here are the new releases from breweries across Arizona for the week of April 23rd. FATE BREWING ALL TOGETHER IPA. 6.5% ABV. $16 for a 4-pack. GOLDWATER BREWING MOON ROCKS triple hazy IPA. 9.5% ABV. $24 for a 4-pack. DYNAMITE IPA. 6.4% ABV. $16 for a 4-pack. SIMPLE MACHINE BREWING CAMPER RED American...
Desert DigestPHXTogetherArizona Craft Brewers Guild Hosts Virtual Beer Festival
Madison RutherfordApril 17, 2020
Beer enthusiasts across the state and beyond will have the opportunity to sample their favorite local brews and discover new ones from the comfort and safety of their own home this Saturday, April 18 as the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild hosts its first Keep Arizona Brewing Virtual Beer Festival. Participants are encouraged to pick up or pre-order beer from a local brewery and enjoy their brews with other Arizona beer enthusiasts online starting at 2...
While the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways has us feeling like we’re living in the Middle Ages (Black Death vibes abound), there are bits of happiness and hope to be found. For drinkers, there are many. We’re learning how to make our own drinks! We can order cocktails to go! We don’t have to worry about getting home safely because we’re already home! For appreciators of agave spirits and “support local” devotees such as moi, there’s a huge burst of happiness: We are at the beginning of a Golden Age for locally...
Arizona breweries are busy cranking out new brews all the time. Here’s what’s new this week and releasing this weekend. GOLDWATER BREWING CRIMSON CLOUDS NO. 4 southwest hazy IPA. Pre-orders open Friday, April 17. $22 per four-pack. HAZY GATES lite hazy IPA back in stock. $16 per four-pack. SIX FOOT CHEERS saison. $16 per four-pack. WREN HOUSE BREWING LAS FRESCAS MANDERINI fruited sour. $20 four a four-pack. TOGETHER pale ale. Limited amount available in crowlers....
Desert DigestPHXTogetherCoronavirus Chronicles: From the LDV Winery Vineyard Kitchen
Madison RutherfordApril 16, 2020
LDV Winery owners Peggy Fianduca and Curt Dunham miss the comradery that comes with pouring glasses of wine for their customers at their Scottsdale tasting room. Forced to close amid coronavirus concerns, the couple came up with a way to bring people together virtually while sheltering in place at their vineyard in southeastern Arizona – online cooking classes. “We’ve always loved to cook and we’ve always loved entertaining and everything about bringing people to the...
Desert DigestPHXTogetherCoronavirus Chronicles: A Food Critic’s Case for Takeout Food
Nikki BuchananApril 14, 2020
PHOENIX magazine dining critic Nikki Buchanan on the shutdown, curbside dining and the specific, special challenges faced by Valley restaurants. As a person who has written about restaurants for decades and enjoyed more fabulous restaurant meals than anyone has a right to, I have a special little worry-place in my heart right now for restaurants and all the people associated with the industry. Restaurants across the country are closed indefinitely, putting 15.6 million cooks, bartenders,...
In this (short-lived, we hope) series, the PHOENIX magazine editorial and art teams share what quarantine is like for them, from who they’re sheltering in place with to where they’re ordering takeout. What has been your quarantine takeout of choice? Craig Outhier – Editor-in-Chief There are two places in my ’hood that I’ve made a point to patronize as much as possible, because life (and, possibly, my property values) would be poorer without them: Luci’s at the Orchard, which was...
Utilizing delivery and curbside service options is an important way you can help keep the local restaurant industry afloat. More selfishly, it’s also a good opportunity to finally try out that bucket-list, James Beard Award-nominated bistro or steakhouse, via reduced-rate special menus. Binkley’s Kevin Binkley’s acclaimed, one-seating-a-night, 20-plus-dish prix fixe tasting menu ($200/person) has been remolded into Binkley’s At Home, a $65 to-go sampler of the chef’s small-plate masterpieces. Half-off wine bottles and cocktails also...