Archive for the ‘Restaurants’ Category
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Restaurateur has 'non-traditional steakhouse' in works
With nearly two-dozen eateries under his belt, Valley restaurateur Sam Fox has his sights set on Scottsdale Fashion Square.
The upscale mall will be the home of Fox's latest restaurant, Modern Steak, which is scheduled to open in fall 2009 with the completion of the mall's ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
New anatomy: Pink Taco revamps its menus
The Pink Taco restaurant was born into controversy.
About the time the Mexican-style eatery was readying to open for the first time in June 2006, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Harry Morton and Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross battled over the restaurant's name, which she ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Sprinkles Cupcakes a hit in Scottsdale
For weeks, Cassie Batastini kept her eyes fixed across the street from her downtown waterfront residence, hoping and waiting.
By Wednesday, the wait for Beverly Hills, Calif.-born Sprinkles Cupcakes was over.
"I bought two dozen - six of each one to give to friends," Batastini said between ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
La Bocca Urban Pizzeria & Wine Bar, 4 stars
(480) 967-5693
La Bocca is a new bright spot on the Mill Avenue strip in downtown Tempe, with a casual yet chic look and attitude.
I got a taste of it when it first opened and was impressed with the wood-fired pizza and ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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Tuck into Tucson AZ
The aroma of the farmers market at St. Philip’s Plaza ranges from roasted corn to fresh tamales to blazing-hot chili peppers. Yet as I strolled among the booths selling emu oil, lentil soup and handmade soaps, ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Posh Mary Elaine's serves its last supper
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Steakhouse to replace restaurant at Phoenician
On the last twinkling night in the foie-gras-studded era of Mary Elaine's, the Valley's most illustrious restaurant for nearly 20 years, the pianist played Over the Rainbow at ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
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In the Valley, our desperation for oceanfront property has reached a new level entirely. Yes, we worship the swimming pool and consider Rocky Point our own. But who could have imagined that a lowly canal could draw such ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
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Scottsdale residents will get their first full look Tuesday at the latest plans for a $600 million luxury hotel with resort residences that would add to the city's emerging downtown skyline.
Scottsdale Canal Development, a Scottsdale partnership, is ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Arizona Dining / Arizona Shopping / AZ Resorts
The biggest problem for diners is the dizzying number of hot, happening, haute choices—from upscale fusion cuisine to soul food, Native American to five-star French—the Valley has it all and then some. Of course, Mexican and Western influences reign supreme here, ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
A Scottsdale spa weekend with time for shopping
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"Was that a cracking sound?" I wonder.
I might be mistaken. After all, I'm face down on a massage table, drifting off into la la land. But there it is again.
Crunnnnnch.
It's ...
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