Craft Beer21 and Over! Here are 21 New Craft Beer Releases from Arizona Breweries
It seems like a long list because these breweries have a lot to celebrate this weekend. Must be 21!
It seems like a long list because these breweries have a lot to celebrate this weekend. Must be 21!
Barbacoa and tripas tacos at Tacos Chiwas | Photo by Eric Cox Phoenix is basically the Ivy League of everyone’s favorite hand-borne Mexican food staple – the taco. From cilantro-flecked street tacos to $10 pork belly masterpieces to vegetarian versions, there’s a taco for everyone in this town. Here are seven spots to find your fave. Gallo Blanco The humble Baja-style fish taco goes upscale at Gallo Blanco, where chef-owner Doug Robson first merged...
THE SCENE You know what I’ve missed during the pandemic? Chips and salsa in real time. Sure, I brought some home from local Mexican restaurants to enjoy with my takeout tacos and tamales from time to time, but those were not – and will never be –the same as a bowl of crunchy shards of fresh corn tortillas still hot from the fryer and glistening with flecks of salt, sided with ramekins of bright, cool and colorful salsa. Something is lost in transportation. When I found out Habanero’s Mexican Grill, a North Valley institution with two Scottsdale locations, had a happy hour, I got excited. My...
Chaco Flaco, an emerging catalyst in the canned cocktail industry, started in co-founder Chuck Moore’s Tempe kitchen in 2012. Moore, who has a background in mixology and bar management, started making margaritas in his blender at home and bringing them to Dos Gringos in Tempe in empty milk jugs. They were an instant hit. By 2014, his products were on the shelves of Valley Whole Foods and AJ’s. Chaco Flaco became Moore’s moniker – a...
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The latest restaurant from Ocotillo maestro Walter Sterling fills a Z’Tejas-size void for bougie Mexican fare with an epic patio.
Photo courtesy The Maggiore Group Opened Barrio Queen One of the Valley’s most popular Mexican restaurants opens its seventh location in Avondale, with a 3,095 square-foot covered patio. 10455 W. McDowell Road, Avondale, 623-257-3900, barrioqueen.com Biscuits East Valley favorite for breakfast and lunch opens an outpost in Sun Lakes. 9542 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, 480-895-4041, biscuitsrestaurants.com Eat My Taco Tempe adds a Day of the Dead-themed taco shop to its roster of restaurants. Close...
Photo courtesy Huss Brewing Co. All the news that’s fit to nosh. Nursing a Drink: In honor of National Nurses Week, Huss Brewing Co. is offering free beer flights for all nurses from May 6-12. Upon providing official identification, each nurse can enjoy a gratis flight of four 4-ounce pours at the brewery’s Tempe flagship or at its Uptown Plaza taproom in Central Phoenix. After battling COVID-19 for more than a year, who deserves a free round more than nurses? Pizza Party: Speaking of...
Photo by Nikki Buchanan Sugar Jam, The Southern Kitchen is the inevitable next step for pretty Dana Dumas, who began baking sugar cookies with jam for friends and co-workers when she worked for NASCAR back in the early aughts. Their effusive praise encouraged her to start selling her cookies at farmers markets when she moved to the Valley with her husband over a decade ago, opening her own bake shop near Scottsdale Airpark in...
Millions of Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan from April 12 to May 12, ending in Eid-al-Fitr, a festival of breaking the fast. The spiritual holiday includes daily fasting from sunrise to sunset, and dates are a traditional way to break the daily fast because they’re easily digested, according to Rebecca Seitz, co-owner of Sphinx Date Ranch in Scottsdale. To that end, Sphinx Date Ranch stocks a full supply of...
Monger’s Board | Photo by Leah LeMoine THE SCENE Charcuterie businesses are all the rage now – I feel like five new ones pop up every time I open Instagram – but my friend, Mahfam Moeeni-Alarcon, was one of the first charcuterie queens to make a big splash here in the Valley. I met Mahfam nearly a decade ago (!!!), when she was working as a wine buyer at Whole Foods in Chandler. She emailed me out of the blue and invited me and a friend to the store...
So many new beers to try, so little precious time on the weekend to enjoy.
After cooking a five-course cannabis-infused dinner on 4/20, Hansen rolls up on the Desert Digest podcast.
Picazzo’s spread | Photo by Debby Wolvos All the news that’s fit to nosh. Bitter End?: AZ Bitters Lab is ceasing production of its lauded cocktail enhancers. Arizona’s premier bitters producers shared the news in an emotional announcement on social media on April 26. “We are heartbroken to share that we have stopped operations and are no longer producing our amazing bitters,” it begins. “Recently, we were notified by the AZ Department of Liquor Licensing and Control (DLLC), in conjunction with...
Across the Pond, the snazzy sushi and cocktail spot at Clever Koi in Phoenix, recently launched a new and improved culinary experience. On April 13, Across the Pond started offering omakase, a traditional Japanese word that translates to “entrust.” During an omakase tasting, diners allow the chef to select each dish instead of ordering from a menu. Across the Pond’s omakase consists of 12 courses that are completely customized for each guest. The restaurant keeps...