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Is the Valley hungry for upscale Indian cuisine? The brain trust behind Roka Akor is betting on it.
Is the Valley hungry for upscale Indian cuisine? The brain trust behind Roka Akor is betting on it.
Got dirty copper pots? Sprinkle half a lemon with salt and shine ‘em right up. Grasshoppers occupying your flower beds? Drop some basil in there for them to eat instead. These nifty tips – and hundreds more – appeared in the book Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean, the first book in Linda “The Queen of Clean” Cobb’s now-vast bibliography of bestsellers.
Relationships have never been simple, even in the 18th century when marriages were arranged and gender roles enforced.
From stuffed mushrooms to lakeside nibbles, the shareable noshes and sexy drink specials at these three amorous eateries will shoot an arrow into your Valentine’s heart.
Got Valentine’s Day plans?
You’ve got personality.
Let it be your guide.
Art Lovers
Enjoy the arts together every which way with these local liaisons.
Eat: Seasonally-focused new American restaurant Palette at Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 602-257-2191, phxart.org/palette), a great accompaniment to the museum’s current special exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester and the Power of Observation.
Play: The annual “Exotic Art Show” (pictured left) at Alwun House (1204 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-253-7887, alwunhouse.org) on February 14; the Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival in Scottsdale (thunderbirdartists.com/waterfront) February 13-15; Ballet Arizona’s (balletaz.org) performance of Napoli at Phoenix Symphony Hall (75 N. Second St., Phoenix, 602-381-0184) February 12-15.
Stay: Four-star boutique Clarendon Hotel & Spa (401 W. Clarendon Ave., Phoenix, 602-252-7363, goclarendon.com), which hosts 3-day “ARTELPHX” shows featuring 20-plus local artists.
SEE IT: When Richard Nixon died in 1994, his funeral brought five fellow U.S. Presidents together for an executive conversation. The fiercely funny stage drama Five Presidents imagines their exchange of old grievances and the toll the presidency takes on the commander-in-chief.
Corned beef hash get upgraded at these Phoenix restaurants.
Few vegetarians would turn up their noses to this substitute.
The authentic Italian menu at Tomaso Maggiore’s new Scottsdale restaurant makes offers we can’t refuse.
A Valley taco legend delivers little pieces of paradise in uptown Phoenix.
One might expect the world’s top-selling liquor brand to be a mass-produced Russian vodka or American whiskey...
With craft beer shops opening on a near-weekly basis, the Valley is holding its own as a brewing hotbed. Soak up the suds for less during happy hour at these three locally-owned microbreweries.
“We believe healthy people are happy people.”
Eggs be deviled deluxe at these Valley eateries.
Native Arizonan Chris Sossaman was in her forties before she ever tasted a cup of coffee.