ARW Spring 2013 Preview: Davanti Enoteca
by Susie Timm, Head Cheese Davanti Enoteca $30 per person + tax/gratuity Antipasti Course: truffle egg toast + fontina + asparagus or roasted beets + walnut butter + crème or fraiche + candied walnuts...
View ArticleARW Spring 2013 Preview: Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse
by Susie Timm, Girl Meets Fork Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse $40 per person excludes tax, gratuity and beverages. FIRST COURSE (Choice of) Mixed Green Salad Thick Slice of Sizzling Canadian Bacon Soup of...
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ARW Spring 2013 Preview: Searsucker
By Kirti Dwivedi, Boozin’ With the Brown Girl Photos by Grace Stufkosky Photography Arizona Restaurant Week Special 3 courses, $40 + tax/gratuity Searsucker Restaurant Week Dinner Menu First Course...
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ARW Spring 2013 Preview: LON’s at the Hermosa Inn
By Kirti Dwivedi, Boozin’ With the Brown Girl photos by Joanie Simon LON’s at the Hermosa Inn Arizona Restaurant Week Special 3 courses, $40 + tax/gratuity Restaurant Week Dinner Menu First Course...
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ARW Spring 2013 Preview: Taggia at FireSky Resort & Spa
by Kirti Dwivedi, Boozin’ With the Brown Girl Photos by Grace Stufkosky Taggia at FireSky Resort & Spa, a Kimpton Hotel $40 per person plus tax/gratuity FIRST COURSE Cappuccino dei Funghi –...
View ArticleARW Spring 2013 Preview: J & G Steakhouse
By Susie Timm, Girl Meets Fork $40 per person plus tax/gratuity Restaurant Week Menu, J & G Steakhouse FIRST COURSE Appetizers (choice of): Goat Cheese Panna Cotta Beet Salad, Crystalized Ginger...
View ArticleARW Spring 2013 Preview: Sushi Roku
By Susie Timm, Girl Meets Fork $30 per person plus tax/gratuity Sushi Roku Restaurant Week Menu FIRST COURSE Starter (choose one): Trio of Sashimi: Tuna w/ Kizami Wasabi and Olive Oil Yellowtail w/...
View ArticleSummer Fancy Food Show 2013: Top 5 Trends
I was honored to participate again on the official trendspotter panel for the Fancy Food Show that just happend this week in New York City. It was the largest show in Fancy Food history with over 2400...
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BBQ Adventures In Chandler
by Susie Timm, Head Cheese Friends, if you’ve followed my writing over the years you know that I am a BBQ-aholic. I love it–from ribs to brisket to smoked sausage and everything in between. I am an...
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Summer Cocktails at Jade Bar
I recently had a chance to take a mixology class at the sanctuary on camelback’s jade bar and it was incredible! Delicious, tasty and so much fun! I highly recommend checking it out if you have a...
View ArticleMighty macaroons: a true San Francisco treat
By Susie Timm Macaroons. My thoughts on this old-timey treat have often ranged from “blech” to “dry and a choking hazard.” I’ve passed on many a cookie tray that included these little balls of coconut...
View ArticleGrilled Cheese Throw Down winners announced
Photo Courtesy of Meg Ross, The Luckyshotblog.com By Susie Timm, Head Cheese Join me in congratulating last night’s masters of the melty– People’s Choice Award: Mike Bouwens, 5th and Wine 2nd Place...
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Five Star Frogs Organic Bakery: the man, the myth, the pastry mob scene
By Susie Timm, Head Cheese This past weekend I headed to the Old Town Farmers’ Market in Scottsdale (2nd St. and Brown) to visit several of my clients who exhibit there on Saturday mornings,...
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Baratin: making parents happy one bite at a time
By Susie Timm, Head Cheese I am often asked what my favorite restaurant in the Valley is. I respond always with the same answer: FnB. There is no hesitation or question, it is simply the best. I have...
View ArticleWhen I die, bury me in a…bacon coffin?
By Susie Timm, Head Cheese So I woke up this morning to by far the most interesting media release I have ever received. It seems the boys at J & D’s Foods are at it again. The bacon-loving loons...
View ArticleBacon Schnecken: The world’s perfect food
by Susie Timm, Head Cheese When the box arrived this morning it was like Christmas in July. Cheesy cliches aside–for reals. I was giddy–in fact I doubt I have come down from the excitement of that...
View ArticleRecipe: Simple Summer Fish Tacos
By Kira Wills, Guest Blogger As much as I love to cook, the last thing I want to do during the horrendous 100-degree heat waves we’ve been cursed with this summer is stand over a hot stove for hours....
View ArticleFall cocktail: pumpkin martinis anyone?
I enjoy holiday cocktails. Ok, if I’m being honest, I enjoy all cocktails. The crew at Cafe ZuZu Lounge at the Hotel Valley Ho have come up with a festive fall libation that I cannot wait to slurp down...
View ArticleGrilled Cheese Throw Down 2013 Winners Announced
Big Cheesy Congrats to the winners of the 2013 Grilled Cheese Throw Down held tonight at 5th and Wine! People’s Choice: District American Kitchen & Wine Bar 3rd Place: 5th and Wine 2nd Place:...
View ArticleOpakapaka: The best fish. Ever.
(Photo Courtesy of Joanie Simon) By Susie Timm, Head Cheese Each year I look forward to the Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner held at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa as part of the Scottsdale...
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