A highly anticipated release from AZ Wilderness and a special brew in honor of the founder of Barro's Pizza highlight this week's rankings.
Most chefs’ first love is food. For Scottsdale personal chef William Turner, it’s people. “Food is how I express that love to people,” he says. Originally from South Carolina, Turner was introduced to the culinary industry when he was 14. “It’s a hot bed for good food and hospitality,” he says of his southern roots. “I was peeling shrimp and cutting fish and that was my first introduction into the actual restaurant business.” From there,...
The Valley boasts amazing Asian cuisine. If you know where to look, you can easily find some authentic, delicious food. Take, for example, these nine mouth-watering Thai restaurants in the greater Phoenix area. The Wild Thaiger Located in the heart of midtown, The Wild Thaiger is a family-owned restaurant operated by head chef and owner Olashawn Hasadinratana-Weaver. Family culinary traditions meet a lively dining experience at The Wild Thaiger, and the restaurant is open for...
Jared Porter has worked in many kitchens across the Valley, including Vincent’s on Camelback, Olive and Ivy, Buck & Rider and in his own restaurant, Clever Koi, which now has two locations. Over the summer, Porter joined Fork & Dagger Hospitality as Director of Culinary Operations and will help founder and CEO Julian Wright open some new concepts in early 2021. Q: What will be your role with Fork & Dagger Hospitality? I help to...
Delinquent on your dining this year? You’re not alone. We’re here to help you play catch-up – with this miracle list of deliciousness.
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The Nashville Hot Chicken craze shows no signs of cooling off here in the Valley, and any minute now (probably by the middle of next week), we’ll have a brand-new venue — Belle’s Nashville Kitchen on Main Street in Old Town Scottsdale — for the crazy-crispy, insanely incendiary dish that, when done right, simultaneously sends pain and pleasure signals to the brain. Owner Mike Haley, who worked in local restaurants and bars for a couple...
Waltrip sat down with PHOENIX magazine for a conversation about racing and beermaking.
Wildflower The beloved local bakery chain offers comforting carbs, including pies ($17-$20), rolls ($4.75-$5.75/half-dozen), specialty breads ($6-$13) and stuffing loaves (starting at $12.99). wildflowerbread.com Southern Rail & Beckett’s Table Let chef Justin Beckett take care of the sides (bacon-cheddar biscuit stuffing!) and pie (fig-pecan!). New this year: six-packs of wine. Inquire for pricing. southernrailaz.com; beckettstable.com Miracle Mile Deli Pies ($16) and sides ($4-$15) are the order of the day at this family-owned delicatessen. We love...
As Thanksgiving approaches, a lot of people are thinking about food. Others are writing songs and singing about it. Here are four audible edible tributes by local bands to whet your appetite for seasonal gluttony. Authority Zero – “Chile con Crudo” This instrumental song’s title roughly translates to “pepper with raw fish,” which sounds like a gross meal, but makes a mean metaphor. Authority Zero’s punk sensibility lends the sonic spice, while the surf twang...
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Celebrating five years of beermaking in the West’s Most Western Town, Goldwater brews itself a big ol’ figurative birthday cake in the guise of this zesty, high-gravity sipper. A West Coast-style IPA (read: more hops than the Savoy Ballroom), High Seas is the second edition of the family-owned brewery’s “all C” hops series, layering Calypso, Comet, Chinook and Citra hops within a faintly bready malt structure. A little dry, a little pineapple-y, a whole lot...
Opened Chantico The folks from Ocotillo and Starlite BBQ have opened Chantico, a casual Mexican restaurant centered on local, healthy and organic foods, with indoor and outdoor spaces and a full-service bar. Open for happy hour, dinner and weekend brunch. 1051 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, 602-699-3015, chanticophx.com Cielo ADERO, the region’s only Dark Sky Zone resort, houses Cielo, a “farm-to-table-to-sky” restaurant featuring regionally-sourced ingredients and a curated selection of tequila and mezcal cocktails. 13225 N....
With football season in full swing (at least for now), you might have occasion to gather your family together or maybe that small pod of friends that you’ve quarantined with for the last few months to watch a game. And if you’re tired of serving boring chips and dips or your brother-in-law’s famous chili and cornbread, we’ve rustled up a new idea for you: Hot pastrami bar from Miracle Mile Deli. The local, family-owned deli...
Growly Delivers is a new locally owned delivery service that operates like the milkman business model, but instead of delivering bottles of dairy, delivery drivers drop off craft beverages, from growlers of beer to bottles of kombucha. Growly Delivers launched with Valley-based brewery PHX Beer Co., which has locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, to provide subscribers with fresh brew every week. It will soon add other craft beverage artisans to its roster. The process is...
