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Desert Digest Food & DrinkSix Questions with Dana Dumas of SugarJam The Southern Kitchen

Marilyn HawkesApril 6, 2022

In the middle of a global pandemic, Dana Dumas, chef-owner of SugarJam The Southern Kitchen, took a leap of faith and moved her existing restaurant into a bigger space in the Scottsdale Airpark. The new 5,000-square-foot spot houses all aspects of her growing business: a full-service brunch restaurant, bar and bakery. The move proved to be a good one. “I‘m doing numbers that I had only dreamt about in my other location,” she says. As...

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NewsBusiness Buzz: Scottsdale’s Young Paris Launches NFT Projects

PHOENIX magazineMarch 3, 2022

Scottsdale multihyphenate Young Paris launches NFT projects for local artists.

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Food & Drink FestivalsPhotos from the Inaugural PHOENIX Magazine Dish Fest

Matthew JohnsonMarch 1, 2022

Pics so great you'll wish you could lick your screen and taste the food from Dish Fest.

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Craft BeerAZ Beer Week 2022: Goldwater Brewing Goes Bananas

Matthew JohnsonFebruary 16, 2022

An imperial stout brewed with bananas is among the Goldwater offerings at Strong Beer Fest.

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Arts & CultureScottsdale’s Scene for Enjoying the Arts

Editorial StaffSeptember 28, 2021

Galleries, museums and Frank Lloyd Wright buildings are the highlight of culture in The West's Most Western Town.

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Desert Digest Food & Drink Happy HourHappy Hour: The Montauk

Leah LeMoineAugust 9, 2021

THE SCENE Like any The Real Housewives of New York City fan worth the salt on her Skinnygirl Margarita, I have a bit of an obsession with the Hamptons. I live for Ramona’s volcanic dinner parties (and questionable design choices), Luann’s out-of-touch pizza order (“Mrs. de Lesseps… The Countess!”), Sonja’s kooky jitney bathroom rituals, Bethenny’s avoidance of guests at her own home, high-stakes brunch battles and, of course, Barbara’s clambake, complete with doggie bags full of lobsters. Alas, I am but a desert girl in an average tax bracket, so I figured my Hamptons enjoyment would remain vicarious unless I somehow befriended a celeb –...

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Desert Digest Food & DrinkQ&A with Humble Pie’s New Chef-Owner Jorge Gomez

Marilyn HawkesFebruary 12, 2021

Scottsdale neighborhood restaurant Humble Pie Pizzeria has a fresh look, a menu makeover and a new chef-owner, Jorge Gomez. Gomez has been a fixture in the Valley for years, helping to open restaurants for LGO Hospitality and Genuine Concepts. Trained at the Culinary Institute of Mexico, Gomez has also competed in Food Network shows – Guy’s Grocery Games and Summer Cook Off. Humble Pie’s second location is in Happy Valley. We recently checked in with...

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The PHiXCamelback Studio Tour to Safely Showcase Local Artists This Weekend

Cody FitzpatrickNovember 5, 2020

Here’s a way to get away from it all this weekend: The Camelback Studio Tour and Art Sale gives guests the opportunity to view and purchase pieces from 14 different artists in the intimate setting of four home art studios in Sherwood Heights, Scottsdale. “The Camelback Studio Tour and Art Sale not only offers art enthusiasts a chance to mix and mingle with their favorite artists and see current works in their own studios,” Lynn...

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Desert DigestQ & A with Chef Alex Stratta of Stratta Kitchen

Marilyn HawkesJuly 15, 2020

Many people know Alex Stratta as a Michelin-starred, James Beard award-winning chef. His storied career includes stints at Mary Elaine’s at The Phoenician, the eponymous Alex restaurant inside the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and most recently as executive chef of Wright’s at Arizona Biltmore. After enjoying top billing at many fine dining restaurants locally and in Las Vegas, Stratta is pivoting and opening a casual restaurant, Stratta Kitchen in Scottsdale. The restaurant,...

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Desert Digest Food & DrinkThirsty Thursday: New Arizona Craft Beer Releases

Matthew JohnsonApril 23, 2020

It’s that time of week again. Time to plan your weekend and the beers you’re going to enjoy at home while social distancing. Here are the new releases from breweries across Arizona for the week of April 23rd. FATE BREWING ALL TOGETHER IPA. 6.5% ABV. $16 for a 4-pack. GOLDWATER BREWING MOON ROCKS triple hazy IPA. 9.5% ABV. $24 for a 4-pack. DYNAMITE IPA. 6.4% ABV. $16 for a 4-pack. SIMPLE MACHINE BREWING CAMPER RED American...

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Desert DigestRestaurant Review: Sel

Kristy DurkinDecember 23, 2019

Hidden in plain sight, Sel is exactly the kind of place you want in Old Town nestled among art galleries, with its sophisticated flavors, chic modern vibe and dishes that look like works of art. When I walked in, its contemporary décor with accents of tufted purple velour and crystal chandeliers reminded me of a place one would find in Palm Springs or Miami. The clientele was a mix of young professionals, intimate dates and...

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ArtsArt (Walk) Nouveau

Marilyn HawkesNovember 21, 2019

Get moving with these new ambulatory art experiences.

Desert Digest Happy HourHappy Hour: Sorso Wine Room

Leah LeMoineOctober 25, 2019

THE SCENE While I love our new office at The Quad business/restaurant complex in the south Scottsdale/Arcadia area, there are quite a few things I miss about our old office at Scottsdale Quarter in north Scottsdale. Chief among them are Press Coffee (where I was a daily visitor) and Sorso Wine Room, the first wine bar I fell for as a nascent wino and a frequent happy hour haunt for PHOENIX and Phoenix Home &...

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Desert Digest Openings/ClosingsDonut Bar Scottsdale Closes its Doors

Madison RutherfordOctober 22, 2019

Donut Bar’s Scottsdale location closed abruptly last week, according to an Instagram post from franchise owner Sheley Brien. The San Diego-based donut shop known for its extravagant, Instagram-worthy culinary concoctions, opened in The Promenade shopping center in November 2018. “We regretfully announce the closure of Donut Bar Scottsdale on Monday, October 16th, 2019. We have enjoyed being a part of our hometown community and appreciate how welcoming everyone was to us,” the post says. “We...

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The PHiXCandytopia is an interactive art exhibit filled with sweet surprises

Madison RutherfordOctober 18, 2019

I admittedly don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I’m certainly a sucker for a good selfie opportunity. That’s why I decided to check out Candytopia, an interactive art installation that would make Willy Wonka jealous. The spectacularly sweet pop-up, which features candy-coated art, a massive marshmallow pit and confetti cannons, just landed at Scottsdale Quarter. Candytopia allows you to roam from room to room, where you’ll find everything from the Mona Lisa made...

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