Day: April 22, 2011

Anyone who follows the Valley food blogging scene probably heard about a dust-up this week between blogger Eric Schaefer and Channel 12. The incident occcured Thursday when the Scottsdale resident was invited to judge a sandwich contest on the Tram

Model Sara Ward wears a candy dress, courtesy of designer George Johnson and Candy Addict, at the Third Thursdays Girls’ Night Out “walking fashion show” in downtown Tempe. The dress is made with M&Ms, jelly fruit slices, gummy bears, licorice wheels and salt

La Piazza Al Forno in Glendale is the third Arizona pizzeria to receive official certification from the Verace Pizza Napoletana, a sort of Italian pizza police. The VPN sets standards for making authentic Naples-style pizza. Only 35 U.S. pizzerias have passed,

With National BBQ Month just around the corner, the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort has converted its Hole-in-the-Wall – a 1940s ranch house that offered Western-themed fare like rattlesnake and chicken-fried elk – into a BBQ restaurant. Taking advantage of a vintage outdoor

Tio Oso’s, the Mexican restaurant that took over the former Uncle Bear’s location on Power Road south of Pecos in Queen Creek last July, has been converted into the Thirsty Cactus Cantina. The new owners are Mark Setterington, who ran Margaritaville

If you’re planning a party for next week’s Royal Wedding – and let’s face it, who isn’t? – Honey Moon Sweets in Tempe has created a Royal Wedding sweets menu, including: Individual Prince and Princess cakes ($20 for pair, pictured)