Three BitesRye Observation
Marilyn HawkesNovember 2019
Hold the tomato – and the lettuce, and even the bun – when you order a throwback patty melt.
Food & Drink
Veg OutDecember 2019Veggie Relleno
Agave del Scottsdale uses huitlacoche – a mushroom-like delicacy that grows on ears of corn – to stuff its Chile relleno.
Food & DrinkDecember 2019Four Corners: New Year’s Resolutions
Food & DrinkDecember 2019Space Case: Windsor
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.
Local ProductsSonoran Pasta Co.
Marilyn HawkesNovember 2019
Brent Kille and Jasmine Brown make an assortment of fresh pasta and sauces and sell it at local farmers markets.
THE SCENE It’s grand indeed at Century Grand, the 1920s-inspired cocktail compound from the minds of Jason Asher and Rich Furnari of Barter & Shake. You feel like Jay and Daisy from the moment you walk into the Arcadia building that houses Century Grand (a Prohibition-era cocktail bar with dim sum carts bearing nibbles, cocktails and wine), the Grey Hen Saloon (a tasting room and spirits shop where Valley whiskey maestro and general manager John...
THE SCENE While I love our new office at The Quad business/restaurant complex in the south Scottsdale/Arcadia area, there are quite a few things I miss about our old office at Scottsdale Quarter in north Scottsdale. Chief among them are Press Coffee (where I was a daily visitor) and Sorso Wine Room, the first wine bar I fell for as a nascent wino and a frequent happy hour haunt for PHOENIX and Phoenix Home &...
Three BitesSwine Flights
Marilyn HawkesOctober 2019
Everyone’s favorite breakfast side takes center stage on new-fangled bacon boards.
Local ProductsChia Cookies
Marilyn HawkesOctober 2019
Audrey Martinez launched Audrey’s Chia Cookies to share the health benefits of chia seeds with the Valley and beyond.
Veg OutThe Flower
Marilyn HawkesOctober 2019
You might be surprised to hear that Meat the Ball owner Stefano Fabbri’s preferred “meatball” is made of cauliflower.
Food & DrinkAtlas Bistro
Nikki BuchananOctober 2019
Chef Cory Oppold creates modernist, multi-course wonderment at this storied Scottsdale BYOB.
FeaturesFood & DrinkComfort Food
Mike MeyerOctober 2019
Find dozens of recommendations for comfort-cuisine satisfaction, along with picks from our favorite Valley food pros.
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.
Drink ThisDrink This: Mercury Mirage
Nikki BuchananOctober 2019
Weft & Warp at the Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows amplifies the smoked cocktail trend with the Mercury Mirage, a robust Sazerac-like sipper that uses smoke three ways.