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Day: February 25, 2011

Yelp of the day

Diego S. on Streets of New York in Scottsdale: They should change the name to Streets of Hawaii because their pizza, wings, and sandwiches are about as far from New York as anything I’ve ever experienced in New York. Even

This weekend: Arizona Matsuri

The 27th annual Arizona Matsuri (Matsuri being the Japanese word for festival) will be held Saturday and Sunday at Heritage & Science Park in downtown Phoenix. While there’ll be lots of Japanese music, dance and art, but the best part

The Mint coming to Scottsdale in April

Johnny Chu, chef-owner of Sens Asian Tapas in Phoenix, has been hired to create an Asian tapas menu for The Mint, a trendy restaurant and “ultra lounge” scheduled to open in Scottsdale’s nightlife district in April. The Mint, which takes

Top It Cupcakes opens in Gilbert

Pancake cupcakes with maple cream frosting and topped with bacon? That’s just one of the treats you’ll find at Top It Cupcakes, a gourmet cupcake shop that’s opened in Gilbert Town Square on Gilbert Road south of Warner. The shop

Free Tasti D-Lite in Chandler this weekend

Frozen dessert chain Tasti D-Lite opened its Chandler store at Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo in December but finally is celebrating its grand opening this weekend. From noon to 3 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, visitors will receive a free small

Meet the Valley’s ‘Knife Whisperer’

Even those who closely follow the Valley’s culinary scene may not recognize the name Eytan Zias. But Gwen Ashley Walters writes in the latest issue of Edible Phoenix: Eighty percent of his clientele wear chef pants, like he did before