Phoenix Coffee Worth Seeking
Over the past 15 years, the coffee scene in the Valley of the Sun has shown exponential improvement. Passionate coffee pros have started roasting, opened stylish cafes and demonstrated a commitment to craft and...
Phoenix Food Worth Seeking
Learn about 14 places to eat good food in Phoenix, Arizona’s largest city, along with neighboring Scottsdale, based on my visits to the Valley of the Sun in 2023, 2016 and 2015. On Page...
Regroup Coffee + Bicycles Grapefruit Espresso + Tonic
At Regroup Coffee + Bicycles in Old Town Scottsdale, you can get a tuneup while drinking specialty beverages. Adam and Alex handle bikes and Nick runs the coffee bar at this four-month-old business with...
FnB Spaghetti Squash
A lot can change in six years. I first experienced FnB, the seasonal Scottsdale restaurant from Chef Charleen Badman, in 2010. At that point, FnB was less than one year old, but was already...
Interview: chef Douglas Rodriguez (Alma de Cuba, Deseo, De Rodriguez Cuba + OLA)
Douglas Rodriguez had a near instant affinity for cooking. He was in a professional kitchen by age 12 and co-owned his first restaurant by age 21, South Beach’s Wet Paint Café. He helped to...
FnB: Culinary Oasis Amidst Old Town Scottsdale Mayhem
My mission at the Devoured food and wine festival was to learn more about Phoenix’s restaurant scene. It turned out to be surprisingly easy to discover great dishes on DAY ONE and DAY TWO....
