If you’re looking for an easy pasta dish to wow your dinner guests, executive chef Dylan Shortridge of Society by EVO in Tempe shares his garlic shrimp recipe. Shortridge, previously with Bourbon & Bones and Pinnacle Peak Country Club, really likes this dish because it incorporates three of his favorite ingredients: garlic, onions and citrus. The recipe is pretty straightforward, but Shortridge cautions against overcooking the shrimp and garlic. “I add the garlic right after...
Silk Road cocktail | Photo by Sara Crocker Can a cocktail evoke a sense of place and memory? It’s the ambitious question that underpins the experience at Khla, a new Roosevelt Row-adjacent alley bar fronted by the team that brought Phonecians the playful cocktail-slinging camper Baby Boy. “At the end of the day, we were chasing childhood ingredients, stuff that we grew up eating that wasn’t as popular then as it is today,” co-owner Tyka...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week we’re taking a look at throwback acts. May 24 Yngwie Malmsteen Using the word “legendary” to describe the Swedish heavy metal guitarist doesn’t quite do his skills with a Stratocaster justice. Influenced more by Handel than Hendrix, the neoclassicist is known worldwide for the absurd number of amps at his shows and his...
A firecracker of an IPA from Goldwater Brewing is the co-owner's favorite.
This discombobulated, demolition zone of a trail offers a dour dose of adventure for denizens of danger.
Up next, Matt and Johann try Baja Girl Blond from @walterstationaz, a clean and refreshing summertime sip.
Nerd out with this biotransformed cold IPA collab from Tucson’s Dragoon Brewing.
The Genuine | Photo by Grace Stufkosky If you have been itching to try some new restaurants, Spring 2022 Arizona Restaurant Week starts Friday, May 20 and runs through Sunday, May 29. During the 10-day culinary event you can dine at more than 125 restaurants that will offer three, four or five-course prix-fixe menus for $33, $44 or $55 per person. A handful of new restaurants are participating this year, including La Locanda Italian Bistro,...
No one would stay at the same job without pay or benefits for 15 years, right? But that’s exactly what radio DJ Dani Cutler has done at KWSS 93.9 FM, Phoenix’s volunteer-run indie station. As she marks a decade and a half of hosting The Dani Cutler Show and the retro-themed Dani’s Diner, she shares with us why she’s proud of her time there. You’ve been at KWSS since MySpace was popular. What do you...
I first tasted the wines from Cove Mesa Vineyard at the Oro Festival in Tucson in late winter and was instantly enamored of their Malvasia Bianca, replete with aromas of passion fruit and lychee and delivering puckering acidity. Additionally, I had their Picpoul Blanc, which was light and refreshing and brilliantly balanced. Meanwhile, their reds were imposing and robust. My personal enthusiasm for the Cornville-based winery got a big vote of confidence this past March,...
“Grief is itself a medicine,” wrote 18th-century English poet William Cowper. Phoenix psychotherapist – and fellow poet – Gigi Veasey knows this deeply. As a counselor and grief consultant, she has spent years shepherding countless clients through the loss of parents, siblings, children, friends and pets. Her experiences led her to develop her own therapeutic processes, which she shares with readers in Me After You: Surviving the Loss of a Loved One (Hopes Road Publishing,...
Flying Basset Brewing is a sweet edition to our beer reviews.
Dog lover Laurie Stephens always wanted to find a way to help the animal rescue community. Rather than start a nonprofit, she wanted to sell goods that would attract and benefit consumers while supporting the community. In 2020, she launched Love Dog Republic and its flagship subscription box. Whereas most canine subscription boxes focus on toys and treats for dogs, Stephens wanted to show “dog moms” a little love, too. “I thought, ‘Somebody needs to...
Today, we’re fixing a rut in some ‘liquid earth’ on the Tom’s Thumb trail,” says Leona Weinstein, master steward for the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, on a crisp February morning. “The high-maintenance, decomposed granite substrate found in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve is very vulnerable to erosion, especially after winter storms and monsoon rains.” As one of the leading volunteer organizations in the nation, the conservancy seeks to preserve and advance natural open space through science, education...
Destroyer | Photo by Ted Bois Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week we’re taking a look at indie music. May 17 King Hannah This Liverpool-based band doesn’t sound like they’re from England at all. The duo’s sound is rooted in Southern blues with a little trip-hop thrown in for good measure. In its review of their debut album, Pitchfork described their...
