2021Best of the ValleyFood & DrinkBest of the Valley Picks from PHOENIX Dining Critic Nikki Buchanan
Nikki BuchananJuly 7, 2021
Dining critic Nikki Buchanan lists her Best of the Valley food picks for 2021.
Persepshen Archives
Food ReviewsSpace Case: Persepshen
Nikki BuchananApril 27, 2020
Take a peek inside Persepshen, the new restaurant that took over the quirky ‘60s-era space in Phoenix that formerly housed Hula’s Modern Tiki.
Food ReviewsPersepshen
Nikki BuchananJanuary 23, 2020
Get to this sensational, butcher- and baker-run restaurant in Uptown Phoenix as soon as humanly possible.
Desert Digest6 Eating-and-Drinking Things We’re Looking Forward to in January
Craig OuthierJanuary 6, 2020
1. Chef Lee Hillson’s resurrected pasta carbonara at T. Cook’s. The resort restaurant’s longtime chef is back, and he’s bringing egg yolks with him. royalpalmshotel.com 2. Tipping back a Zombie at the new High Street location of Hula’s Modern Tiki. If anyplace needs a dose of tiki swerve, it’s North Phoenix. hulasmoderntiki.com 3. Crushing some of those delicious-looking wood-roasted oysters at Persepshen. Named the No. 3 best new restaurant in the Valley by PHOENIX dining...
Desert Digest6 Eating-and-Drinking Things We’re Looking Forward to in December
Craig OuthierNovember 26, 2019
Stuffed lobster at Bluewater Grill on December 10. The Camelback clam-peddler returns with its all-inclusive $45 holiday mashup. bluewatergrill.com Breakfast with Santa at the Montelucia on December 14 and 21. Ho, ho, ho, little one-percenters! $55/adult, $40/child. Kids 5 and under free. omnihotels.com Eating more, drinking more at train-station-themed Century Grand. The UnderTow sister property instantly becomes the Valley’s premier culinary amusement park. centurygrandphx.com Trying the charred octopus at FLINT by Baltaire. The Esplanade space...
Desert DigestOpenings/ClosingsPersepshen Opens in the Former Hula’s Modern Tiki Space
Helena WegnerOctober 15, 2019
Husband and wife Jason and Katherine Dwight are bringing something new to the Uptown Phoenix area. The duo recently opened a restaurant and bakery called Persepshen – pronounced “perception” – in the space formerly known as Hula’s Modern Tiki on Central Avenue and Camelback Road. Their menu reflects high-quality, farm-to-table recipes and will change daily to incorporate fresh, local and organic ingredients. Persepshen spent two years at the Uptown Farmers Market selling sandwiches, smoked sausages,...