Platform 18 is Worth the Trip

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/3 1:06A Robrt L. Pela

Platform 18 is a bar pretending to be a choo-choo train. The drinks are strong. The interior of the club car is dark. Yet somehow the scenery passing the windows of this make-believe train is splashed...

Holiday Gift Ideas For Chefs and Cooks

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/3 1:03A Julie Levin

What to get your favorite home chef this holiday season. December is here, and with that comes the frantic scrambling to get all your holiday shopping done. If you've got a friend or family member who...

Fuel to Fit Meal Prep Opens Cafe in Tempe

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/2 1:06A Allison Trebacz

Franchesca Gonzalez started Fuel to Fit as a one-woman meal service. Now it’s one of the leading meal delivery services in the valley. Franchesca Gonzales was a banker for 10 years. To keep up with a...

Angie's Lobster Brings Affordable Lobster Meals to Tempe

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/2 1:03A Kevin Burton

Long lines in Tempe as customers are curious about $9.99 lobster meals. The founders of Phoenix’s thriving Salad & Go drive-thru chain have launched a new concept: $9.99 lobster meals. Tony and...

Six Valley Venues for Holiday Celebrations

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/2 1:03A Rudri Patel

These venues make it easy to host your holiday party. December is here, and the holiday party season is about to go into full swing. If you want to skip hosting at home, don't worry.…

Festive Food and Drink Events This December in Greater Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/1 1:06A Julie Levin

Food and drink events to check out this before and after the holidays. The stress of the upcoming holiday and the extra family time might make you feel like you need a drink, so perhaps it's no...

Here Are All the Phoenix Restaurants That Opened and Closed in November

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 12/1 1:03A Rudri Patel

Tap Dragon Craft Beer & Wine opens in Gilbert, Another Wing opens several ghost kitchens in Tempe, and three new coffee places land in the Valley. The restaurant scene in the Valley saw several...

Chanika Forté Teaches Sustainability to the Disadvantaged and Empowers Women Through Beekeeping

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/30 2:03A Bahar Anooshahr

Through BaeHive, Forté wishes to bring diversity to the beekeeping industry and form a sisterhood among women. Chanika Forté is creating quite a buzz as the urban farm manager at St. Vincent de Paul...

Filling Up on Japanese Cream Puffs at Beard Papa's in Scottsdale Quarter

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/30 1:06A Kevin Burton

Thriving Scottsdale Quarter shop Beard Papa's will soon open a second location at San Tan Village. “The world’s best cream puffs” are a hit in Scottsdale Quarter. Beard Papa’s, the Japanese-born...

Wilderbloom Coffee Roasters Crafts Small-Batch Goodness in Tempe

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/29 1:06A Allison Trebacz

This Tempe coffee roaster breathes a bit of nature into your morning ritual. Sarah and Zach Hartke spent the pandemic developing their coffee roasting business, Wilderbloom Coffee Roasters, at their...

Hole-y Offerings From Bagelfeld’s Bagels

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/29 1:03A Allison Young

Every Bagel at Bagelfeld’s, Decoded "I wish I could find a good bagel" has long been a Phoenix battle cry. Bagelfeld’s is here to change that.…

Hanukkah Restaurant Deals in the Valley 2021

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/26 1:06A Rudri Patel

Celebrating Hanukkah? Dine-in and to-go deals are available in the Valley. The eight-night festival commemorating Hanukkah begins on Sunday, November 28 and continues through Monday, December 6. Along...

Sarah Chisholm Says Yes to Better Baked Goods

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/25 1:06A Robrt L. Pela

Sarah Chisholm leaves her career as a pasty chef to market her own cake mixes. Sarah Chisholm thought that her past careers as a ballerina and a pastry chef had certain things in common. “There’s so...

First Taste: Long Wong's Hot Wings in Peoria

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/24 1:06A Kevin Burton

Long Wong's Hot Wings has bone-in and boneless wings, along with pizza, burgers, sandwiches and hot dogs. The crispy drums and flats at Long Wong's Hot Wings are now easier to get in the west Valley...

Four Local Bakeries in Phoenix Worth a Closer Look

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 11/24 1:03A Bahar Anooshahr

Grab some goodies from these emerging bakeries at the Uptown Farmers' Market. The Uptown Farmers' Market is a terrific spot for local bakers to ply their wares. From artisan pastry chefs to bakers who...