Tweet this! If you are in Phoenix this is a great new event promoting local restaurants and arts. The best chefs in the Valley are all participating and it should be an excellent festival. Get out there and eat up! WHAT. Devoured (www.PhxArt.org/Devoured), Devoured is a new culinary event inspired by Local First Arizona and [...]

Tweet this!Chef Mark Tarbell is one of Phoenix’s best known chefs and restaurateurs. Phoenicians may not realize that he has three other Denver-based restaurants, with the third, called Home, just opening at the end of 2009. If you are in the Denver area, this one is worth checking out: Chef Mark Tarbell is serving childhood [...]

Tweet this!Whenever a new eatery opens, it is exciting. It is even more of a thrill when that eatery’s promise is tied to major branding known for first-class amenities and service—like the Four Seasons. Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills has selected Bullfrog & Baum Ltd. to represent Culina, Modern Italian. Opening in [...]

Tweet this!Looking for a romantic Valentines Day dinner? The Ritz has got it taken care of. The newly-opened Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain and award-winning Chef Joel Harrington will celebrate Valentine’s weekend with a special romance menu offered Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 at the Tucson-area resort’s Core Kitchen and Wine Bar. Priced at $75 [...]

Tweet this!In November I went to San Diego for a few days of vacation, and while there, I decided to try out a few things I had never done before on my many San Diego trips. At the top of the list was to try a Hornblower Dinner Cruise. I had thought this might be [...]

Tweet this!If you don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve just yet, you may want to check out what Eva Longoria Parker is doing at Beso in Las Vegas on Jan. 31.   Eva Longoria Parker will introduce her contemporary steakhouse with Latin flair, Beso, and her luxurious new nightclub, Eve, with a New Year’s [...]

Tweet this!Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to start mulling over that Christmas menu. While Vegas isn’t the first place that comes to mind when I think of the holidays, there are several aspects that make Sin City a special place during this festive time of year—most notably the array of five-star culinary options [...]

Tweet this!Still unsure of your plans for the holiday season? Check out this roster of festive events from the Ritz-Carlton in Phoenix. All of these would be stellar options if you’ve got out-of-towners coming in for the holidays. Teddy Bear Tea Fri., Sat., & Sun., Nov. 28-Dec. 13 Noon and 3 p.m. Tea Lobby $35 [...]

Tweet this!Happy Thanksgiving! If you have ditched the traditional dinner table for a holiday weekend in Sin City, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a fabulous holiday meal. Here is the lineup for holiday dinners (both Thanksgiving and Christmas) at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas: Thanksgiving 2009: Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill: Celebrated Chef Bobby Flay [...]

Tweet this!While there is nothing like a home-cooked meal during the holidays, I’ll be the first to admit that all the prep and planning that goes into a Thanksgiving feast can be quite daunting. Enter the Wigwam Resort, which will be offering a family-style thanksgiving menu at Red’s Steakhouse come next Thursday. To complete the [...]