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Sonoran 7 Wives Saison

​Beer: 7 Wives Saison Brewery: Sonoran Brewing Co. Style: Saison ABV: 5.2-ish   While brewers I've talked to usually sing the joys of collaborating with others in their craft, a few... »

The Daily Meal Chooses Two Arizona Specialties Worth the Trip

This January, we polled our readers (twice) to figure out what Arizona's official state food should be. The Sonoran hot dog scored 54% of the vote, beating prickly pear by more than 20%. Now, Ar... »

CLOSED: Matador Restaurant

After 35 years, the Matador Restaurant, a downtown favorite of locals in search of Sonoran Mexican food, has shuttered. On March 12, a fire briefly closed the restaurant located at the southeast... »

Sprinkles Cupcakes Beverly Hills Now Has An ATM -- A Cupcake ATM

​No Joke. Sprinkles is now in the 24-hour automated cupcake business. No longer will one have to stand in a long line waiting for middle-aged women to have the cashier describe every single f... »

The Farm at South Mountain To Be Featured on The Bachelor

Love can be found in some strange places. At least, as my parents told me, that's how I got my sister. TV love, however, at least in the form of The Bachelor, ABC's reality series about a dude ... »

James Porter, Eddie Matney, and Others Team Up With Local Brewery to Make Their Own Beers

Sure, we're used to enjoying the food of top-notch Valley chefs, but when's the last time we chug-a-lugged their culinary styles in beer form? The craft beer experts at Scottsdale's Sonoran Bre... »

Eating Local: Cooking Wild and Slow Panel Discussion Tonight with Edible Phoenix

If you'd always wanted to play with the foods growing in and around our Sonoran desert like prickly pear and mesquite, there is an event tonight to jump-start your inspired kitchen. Changing Ha... »

Poll: Sonoran Hot Dog or Prickly Pear for Arizona's Official State Food?

As you'll remember, in response to Macayo's recent ad campaign to anoint the Chimichanga as Arizona's official state food, we started our own very unscientific poll. Some of our choices for th... »

Tacos Atoyac: Street-Style Oaxacan Eats

The abundance of Sonoran-style Mexican food in the Valley is so great, it's almost taken for granted. On the other hand, Oaxacan food, from the state of Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico, is somethi... »

Ahwatukee Farmers Market: Giant Peppers, Petable Dogs and Squeaky Cheese Curds

​ ​The Market: AhwatukeeThe Location: 4700 E. Warner Road, Phoenix The Days/Hours: Every Sunday from 9 a.m. til 1 p.m.Parking: It's located next to a shopping complex and in the pa... »

Pita Jungle Opening New Location in Ahwatukee

It's still only January and already the year's starting out to be a busy one for Scottsdale-based Pita Jungle, the Mediterranean-inspired healthy eating chain. The Republic reports that last ... »

California's SOL Cocina Coming to Scottsdale Quarter

Coastal Mexican cuisine via California makes its way into the Valley in March when SOL Cocina, from the owners of Ra Sushi and The Mastro Group, moves into the former Parc Central space at Scotts... »

Pomegranate Café Now Open for Dinner

​Located in Ahwatukee, Pomegranate Café is owned by mother-daughter chef duo Marlene and Cassie Tolman, who are living out their dream of "utilizing fresh organic ingredients to prepare... »

Just So You Know, La Cucina Italiana Has Changed Its Name to Our Family Bistro: Please Refer to the Handy Diagram

For those of you in the South Mountain area who might be freaking out that family owned La Cucina Italiana, which opened last July, is no more, DON'T PANIC -- they've just changed their name to ... »

New Capriotti's Joins the Surge of Sub Shops Coming to the Valley

Sheesh, first it was Firehouse Subs, then the announcement of ten more Jersey Mike's Subs -- now, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, the Delaware-based sub and sandwich chain with locations in Ahwatukee,... »

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