La Purisima's legacy of serving pan dulce in Phoenix continues

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/3 7:19A Melissa Pickering

Walking through the door of La Purisima Bakery, you'll notice a line of customers waiting to purchase their baked goods. Multiple bakery cases lining the front counter display Mexican pastries of...

Patricia's Pizza to open in Scottsdale, honor family legacy

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/3 5:00A Sara Crocker

The Maggiore family's culinary legacy continues to grow with the addition of a new north Valley restaurant. For her latest endeavor, restaurateur Melissa Maggiore Meyer is paying homage to the place...

Scottsdale Simply Shroom Cafe brings functional mushrooms to Old Town

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/2 5:00A Preslie Hirsch

When Crystal Carroll and Sharmi Kneller became friends through their cardiologist husbands, they had a lot in common. Each has a few successful business ventures under their belt, a shared love for...

Saint Pasta to open Phoenix restaurant at former Larder + The Delta

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/29 5:42A Zach Oden

The resurrection continues for notable Italian food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar Saint Pasta. Chef and owner Racan Alhoch is setting up shop in the former home of The Larder + The Delta in downtown...

Have you seen the Phoenix taco bus? Meet the team behind El Taco Loko

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/23 7:35A Mike Madriaga

If you've spotted a brightly lit bus on the freeway, decked out with flashing LCD screens and neon lights, you weren't going "loco" — you likely saw the guys from El Taco Loko. In 2021, Vladimir...

Starbucks drops Pumpkin Spice Latte today. In Phoenix, it feels cruel

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/22 4:00A Tirion Boan

The Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is here. And it’s going to be 106 degrees in Phoenix today…

Tempe Illegal Pete's closes Mill Avenue restaurant

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/21 10:48A Tirion Boan

The Tempe location of the fast-casual Mexican restaurant Illegal Pete's has closed on Mill Avenue. It served locals and students from the nearby Arizona State University campus for nearly six years…

Arizona State Fair food named one of weirdest in U.S.

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/21 10:21A Tirion Boan

Around the country, many people attend their local state fair each year with one mission in mind: To try the weirdest foods they can find. And if this is your calling, it may be one worth sticking...

Best Tucson restaurants and cafes to try this fall

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/21 5:00A Phoenix New Times Writers

It's back-to-school season and for University of Arizona students, classes start on August 26. For those new to Tucson and those returning for another semester as a Wildcat, the restaurants, bars, and cafes of the Old Pueblo are ready and eager...

Randy's Donuts to open second Phoenix shop in August

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 8:28A Tirion Boan

Randy's Donuts opened its first Phoenix location in April. Now, the California classic is bringing its second doughnut shop to the Valley…

AZ Craft Beer Festival to celebrate local breweries in Tempe this fall

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 7:38A Cody Fitzpatrick

Beer lovers — and those interested in getting into the local craft beer scene — can mark their calendars: The AZ Craft Beer Festival is coming to Tempe's Centerpoint Plaza this fall. Newcomers might...

Two Phoenix restaurants get nod in 'American Tacos' guidebook

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/16 7:11A Sara Crocker

Two Valley eateries, and the tacos they serve, are featured in the latest edition of a definitive guide to the portable eats in America. CRUjente Tacos and Moodie Blacks are highlighted, along with...

New Peoria wine bar opening late August. Meet The Audrey

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/13 9:50A Tirion Boan

Peoria wine fans have a new concept to get excited about. Turquoise Wine Bar, located on Olive Avenue just west of State Route 101, will close for roughly a week as the owners change the space into...

Arizona Restaurant Week announces fall 2024 dates

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/13 8:52A Tirion Boan

Arizona Restaurant Week happens twice a year, and the fall version is just around the corner. The Arizona Restaurant Association, which hosts the event, announced that it will run from Sept. 20...

Barrio Bread, Chompie's partner to sell bagels in Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 8/13 6:46A Tirion Boan

Tucson's famous Barrio Bread is making its way to Phoenix in a new form. Sonoran bagels are now available at Chompie's…