Supporting local creatives in the culinary business is more important than ever during the slow and scorching summer season. Reserve your spots at these special dinners now. Sunday Dinner Seafood Remix at Carcara in Phoenix Head Downtown on Sunday, June 7, for a culinary showdown with a coastal twist. Three chefs will go head-to-head as Exceptional Vibe’s Sunday Dinner Series makes its way to Carcara at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. The theme is Seafood...
Supporting local culinary innovators is critically important during the Valley’s long, scorching, revenue-depleted summer season. These one-off events and special dining series are the perfect way to show your support – and get a singular meal in the bargain.
When pastry chef Antonia Kane learned that she was nominated for a James Beard Award for her work at COURSE earlier this year, she was genuinely shocked.
Chef Cory Oppold has spent time in some of the Valley’s best kitchens, including Binkley’s, Tarbell’s and Atlas Bistro, before opening COURSE. We caught up with Oppold just after COURSE celebrated its first anniversary.
Whether it’s saturation or simple chance, almost-identically-named Valley restaurants are a thing these days.
Relive a red-letter year in Valley dining with our picks for the new restaurants most worthy of your immediate gustatory attention – from the Scottsdale sushi spot led by an old culinary lion to a pair of upstart Downtown diners that started on four wheels.
Chopped champion Cory Oppold classes up the Shea corridor with a prix fixe pleaser.
Cory Oppold | Photo by Ian Cahill/Precision Photography AZ Former Food Network Chopped champion Cory Oppold has worked everywhere, it seems. His resume is impressive. After graduating from Scottsdale Culinary Institute, he started his career at Different Pointe of View, later working as sous chef at Binkley’s, chef de cuisine at L’Auberge and executive chef both at Tarbell’s and Atlas Bistro. Now, at last, he’s opening his own Modern American restaurant in Scottsdale, and he’s...
