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Food & DrinkAugust is National Sandwich Month: Our Favorites in the Valley
Editorial StaffAugust 9, 2022
Noteworthy and randomly selected restaurants from our rotating master list.
RestaurantsWhere to Dine in Phoenix, Scottsdale & Other Valley Cities: Our Picks in August
Editorial StaffAugust 9, 2022
Noteworthy and randomly selected restaurants from our rotating master list.
Noteworthy and randomly selected restaurants from our rotating master list.
Though not as high-toned as the name suggests, this seafood-focused Scottsdale restaurant cashes in with great oysters and a raucous vibe.
2022Best of the ValleyFood & Drink4 Corners: Best of the Valley Happy Hour Deals
Editorial StaffJuly 1, 2022
Our picks for the best spots to nosh and get that after work drink when the day ends early.
Desert DigestFood & 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...
Scottsdale multihyphenate Young Paris launches NFT projects for local artists.
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.
An imperial stout brewed with bananas is among the Goldwater offerings at Strong Beer Fest.
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.
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 –...
Desert DigestFood & 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...
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...
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,...