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Day: March 21, 2011

Yelp of the day

R.N. on Iguana Mack’s in Chandler: The best part was the waitress walking around with the check pad stuffed down the back of her over- stretched pants.  When she placed it on our table we had to use a napkin

Arizona shut out again as James Beard Award finalists announced

Finalists for the 2011 James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent to the Oscars, have just been announced, and Arizona laid a giant goose egg. Again. Kevin Binkley (left) of Binkley’s Restaurant in Cave Creek, Silvana Salcido Esparza (right) of

Bryan’s Black Mountain BBQ unveils ‘Trust Your Chef’ T-shirts

Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue chef Bryan Dooley is known for his catchphrase “Trust your chef.” It’s his typical three-word response when someone asks about one of his delicious dishes. Now, Dooley is spreading the word with T-shirts, which are available

Avalon chef Brandon Crouser totals car in Saturday accident

The good news: Avalon chef Brandon Crouser is OK. The bad news: His Honda Civic isn’t. The chef was leaving his south Scottsdale restaurant Saturday morning en route to the Old Town Farmers Market. As he pulled out onto McDowell

Soy sorry: Beau MacMillan gets ‘Chopped’

Elements chef Beau MacMillan survived just two rounds Sunday night on the Food Network’s “Chopped All-Stars,” bowing out with his entree course. The competition pitted MacMillan, an “Iron Chef America” victor and former co-host of the network’s “Worst Cooks in