Day: March 25, 2011

Beer Advocate ranks top 100 beers in Southwest; Four Peaks’ Hop Knot is 6th This Saturday: Chandler’s Great American BBQ fest vs. Scottsdale’s AZ BBQ fest Soy sorry: Beau MacMillan gets ‘Chopped’ Arizona shut out again as James Beard Award

Dining critic Michele Lauding may have left New Times last week, but she’s still breaking dining news via Twitter, such as this last night: Today, AZ Central confirms that chef Payton Curry, formerly of Caffe Boa, has signed a three-month

Today The three-day Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts, including the Arizona Wine Garden and The Art of Beer, kicks off in downtown Tempe. The re-broadcast of the 1999 ground-breaking TV cooking series “Savor the Southwest” begins on PBS. Saturday The first-ever

Mozart Café & Bakery, an all-day restaurant that uses only kosher dairy products, has opened near Scottsdale and Shea in Scottsdale. The menu focuses on healthy Mediterranean dishes – grilled, not fried – and fresh-baked challahs, croissants and pastries. Mozart, which

Six Valley food and beverage veterans have joined forces to open Garage Public House in the former Vine Tavern space in Ahwatukee. According to co-owner Doug Collins (Tavern on Mill): It’s going to be more upscale than a sports bar,

Dilly’s Deli is launching four new sandwiches and needs help coming up with clever names. The four winning suggestions will earn $50 gift cards. The new sandwiches: Cubano: Ham, roasted pork, pickles, Swiss cheese and horseradish-mustard on a sourdough hoagie

Pizzeria Bianco, legendary for its multi-hour waiting lines, will begin serving lunch April 12. The downtown Phoenix pizzeria, helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Bianco, currently offers two seatings per night Tuesday through Saturday. Pizzeria Bianco to open for