There are plenty of pho restaurants in Phoenix. Com Tam Thuan Kieu proves there's more to Vietnamese...

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/26 4:00A Dominic Armato

The lunchtime rush has reached its peak at one of the most popular pho joints in town, and the place is hopping. If you wanted to make the case that Vietnamese cuisine has fully infiltrated the...

These Arizona brewers won medals at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/25 7:13A Sara Crocker

Five Arizona brewers took home six medals at the Great American Beer Festival’s awards on Saturday in Denver, including two first-time winners. For Flying Basset Brewing, one of the breweries taking...

The best foods to try at the 2023 Arizona State Fair in Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/25 6:38A Allison Young

The 2023 Arizona State Fair is on which means so are the deep fryers, flat tops, cotton candy machines and BBQ pits. The fair and its wild and wacky food stands are all fired up to deliver a monster...

Recipe: Scottsdale's Sphinx Date Co. shares how to make Medjool Date Cabin Chili

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/22 7:33A Sara Crocker

Fall is upon us, and with it, slightly cooler temperatures and a harvest season that, in Arizona, includes dates. Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry and Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus have...

Sphinx Date Co. and Arizona State University partnership brings locally grown dates to Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/22 6:40A Sara Crocker

Across the country, fall ushers in flavors of pumpkins, apples and pears. In Arizona, it's time for dates…

Two new bars to open in former Rula Bula in Tempe. Here's when and what to expect

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/21 4:00A Georgann Yara

Two concepts with different personas are slated to call the former Rula Bula building on Mill Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Tempe home. Devil’s Hideaway, a bar, eatery, adult playground and...

Mexican craft brewery Buqui Bichi is now open in Chandler. Here's a taste of what's on tap

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/20 4:30A Sara Crocker

When a new spot opens in town, we're eager to check it out, let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a...

How a $3 million deal between two Phoenix breweries fell apart

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/20 4:00A Sara Crocker

Before O.H.S.O. Brewery + Distillery acquired Helton Brewing Co. in August — a move that positions O.H.S.O. to become one of the state’s largest craft brewers — a previous suitor sued over an alleged...

Oktoberfest events in Phoenix, Tempe, Glendale happening fall 2023

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/19 8:10A Phoenix New Times Writers

Fall is here, and for beer fans, that means only one thing. It's Oktoberfest season…

Top Phoenix bar owners open Sunny's Lounge in former Shady's

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/19 4:30A Sara Crocker

The replacement to the beloved dive bar Shady’s Fine Ales & Cocktails has arrived. Sunny’s Lounge opens Tuesday, brought to life by the team behind Century Grand and UnderTow…

Phoenix Zoo to serve beer that helps endangered animals

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/19 4:00A Tirion Boan

In possibly the cutest craft beer collaboration in the Valley, Huss Brewing Co. is partnering with the Phoenix Zoo on a new beer for the fall. Starting on Oct. 1, zoo visitors will be able to order a...

New Phoenix coffee shop Case Study Coffee was created thanks to a ‘pivot of passion’

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/18 6:41A Rudri Patel

William Douglas had no idea that the showroom for his wood furniture business would turn into a coffee shop. But Case Study Coffee, located on 16th Street in Phoenix, debuted about four months ago…

Cozy up at 8 of the best coffee shops in Flagstaff

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/15 5:40A Allison Young

There’s something about drinking coffee in a mountain town. With the cooler temps, ski vibes and pine trees, cozying up with a latte just feels more elevated…

Phoenix Mexican eatery Chilte named a best new restaurant of 2023 by Bon Appetit

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/13 6:54A Tirion Boan

The team at food magazine Bon Appetit traveled across America in search of the best new restaurants of 2023. After visiting eateries from Seatle to New Orleans, they settled on 24 spots that...

9 spots with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur dining specials in metro Phoenix

Phoenix News Times Food & Drink 9/13 6:15A Melissa Parker

Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year, is one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. This year, it begins on Sept. 15 and ends at sundown on Sept. 17…