SportsFashion Guide to the 2022 WMPO
Lisa Van LooJanuary 31, 2022
From corporate-polo schmoozers to the Instagram-selfie set, dress the part with this guide to the season’s nattiest fairway threads.
Coley Arnold and Lindsey Holt met 14 years ago and bonded over their shared love of all things vintage. They were both repurposing old furniture and selling it online, often talking about the desire for a physical place to sell their wares and showcase other makers. When they couldn’t find it, they created it. “We put together a little backyard market. We had 22 vendors and they were all friends who we had met through...
New craft brews to seek out the weekend of January 28-30.
2022 is here, and it’s fitting to reflect as we commence another year. Back in 2004, while driving south on Napa Valley’s Silverado Trail after helping at Neyers Vineyards with my friend Tadeo Borchardt, I whispered to myself that one day I would be involved in the world of making wine. Was I mollifying my own existential anxiety over the future by dreaming the impossible? Perhaps. “Be careful what you wish for,” the saying goes....
The PHiXDan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Specializes in State-of-the-Art Amplifiers
Jason KeilJanuary 27, 2022
Audio industry pioneer Dan D’Agostino built a cult-like audiophile following when he co-founded the high-end audio company Krell in the early ’80s. He says after investors forced him and his family out of the company in 2009, he plotted his comeback in Cave Creek with Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, which specializes in small and mighty (expensive) amplifiers. “We thought we could bring some sound quality to the market that wasn’t there,” says company president...
The PHiX3 New Places to Visit in Superior
Angel GonzalezJanuary 27, 2022
If you’re looking for a dose of small-town charm in the new year, take a road trip to Superior. The former mining town, with its budding food-and-beverage scene, is about an hour’s drive from Phoenix. Bruzzi Vineyard The Young, Arizona-based winery’s Superior tasting room opened in October 2020, housed in the same historical building as La Paloma Fine Art gallery so guests can drink wine while enjoying the art on display. Wine tasting reservations are...
In October 2021, John “Dr. B” Badolato and his family made a meaningful pilgrimage to Southern Italy. The team dentist for the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks capped a tour of the bottom of the boot with a visit to Badolato, the town his grandparents left when they immigrated to the United States and their family’s namesake. “We started in Rome and went all the way through Sicily over the span of two weeks,” Badolato...
The PHiXMike Watkiss Hosts True Crime Series on YouTube
Leah LeMoineJanuary 26, 2022
Former 3TV journalist and actor Mike Watkiss has joined the YouTube fray with Story Hustler, a true-crime channel inspired by his 2020 book of the same name. His co-host? His daughter, fellow journalist and former PHOENIX intern Dylan Chryst Watkiss. Their family chemistry is palpable, and their stories are fascinating.
Desert DigestFood & DrinkFirst Dish: Buddha’s Ritual
Nikki BuchananJanuary 26, 2022
At 1:30 on a Thursday afternoon, Buddha’s Ritual in North Scottsdale entertains a small, relaxed crowd — six or seven jeans-clad guys in their 30s having a beer-y business lunch and three pairs of 20-something women nibbling light bites and sipping cocktails. The garage doors are open, and a breeze blows across the bar, riffling the napkins as two equally young barkeeps make photogenic herb-laden cocktails for a photo shoot that will announce Buddha’s soon-to-launch...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkLocal Foodie News
Leah LeMoineJanuary 26, 2022
Photo by Jacob Tyler Dunn All the news that’s fit to nosh. Fry Baby: Back off, burgers. Hop along, hot dogs. Check you later, chicken fingers. French fries are once again emerging from their supporting role to take center stage at FRIED French Fry & Music Festival on Saturday, April 9. Downtown Phoenix’s Margaret T. Hance Park will host the potatopalooza, which has been on a pandemic hiatus since its debut in 2019. The...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkThe Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge Returns This February
Madison RutherfordJanuary 25, 2022
Photo courtesy Hotel Valley Ho The Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge is back for its eighth year. After taking a break last year due to the pandemic, Arizona chefs are back in the kitchen whipping up delicious desserts inspired by Girl Scout cookies. February 1 through 28, 21 esteemed chefs from venues across the state will be showcasing their concoctions made with Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils and Lemon-Ups. “The participating chefs will...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkPhoenix-Based Roastery Cartel Roasting Co. Rebrands and Debuts New Look
Madison RutherfordJanuary 25, 2022
Photo courtesy Cartel Roasting Co. Cartel Coffee Lab started as a small family-owned operation in Tempe and has since expanded to 10 locations across the Southwest and continues to lean into sustainable growth – all with a new name and look. The local coffee roaster and retailer is now known as Cartel Roasting Co. to better reflect its mission and vision as a force in the coffee production industry. A new 12,000-square-foot roasting, canning...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkOBON Sushi + Ramen Opens Third Valley Location
Tiffany AcostaJanuary 25, 2022
OBON Sushi + Ramen recently announced its third location will be opening at Biltmore Fashion Park this February. The Arizona restaurant chain currently has two Scottsdale locations and delivers both innovative and traditional dishes including tuna carpaccio and mackerel toast served on local bread. OBON chef Paul Im will helm the new location with a dedication to sustainability and the use of locally sourced ingredients. The new OBON will use the Japanese hard charcoal grilling...
Desert DigestFood & Drink6 Salads to Try in 2022
Leah LeMoineJanuary 25, 2022
“You don’t win friends with salad,” they sang on The Simpsons. Clearly, those Springfield silly billies never tried these enticing ensaladas. Chicken Panzanella Nothing wins over a salad skeptic like panzanella, Italy’s glorious salad of crusty bread soaking up vinaigrette and tomato juices. Federal Pizza adds chicken ($13.75). federalpizza.com Grilled Watermelon Salad No ho-hum fruit plate at the larder + the delta. Chef Stephen Jones grills his watermelon and playfully pairs it with watermelon radishes,...
Dave Tabor crafts his Cosanti windbells to look like they sprang from the eponymous art studio’s earthy, experimental architecture. He imprints circles into the bronze to mirror the walls’ porthole windows and gouges out warped lines to echo the ceilings’ cement ridges. “I’m trying to get what people see here at Cosanti into a bell, so it looks like it was born here and should leave from here,” the artisan says. Late architect Paolo Soleri...