Shucking and clucking at Benjamin’s Upstairs
By Jeff Kronenfeld, March 2021 Issue. Hidden in the speakeasy above Citizen Public House in Old Town Scottsdale is Benjamin’s Upstairs, a new restaurant and bar offering [...]
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Scottsdale’s fast-casual slice of the Riviera: Stratta Kitchen
By Jeff Kronenfeld, February 2021 Issue. Stratta Kitchen is down-to-earth yet highly refined, just like its chef and owner, Alex Stratta. Don’t let his or his [...]
A good gut punch: Belly Kitchen & Bar
By Jeff Kronenfeld, January 2021 Issue. A group of friends travel to Vietnam and Japan seeking inspiration, in the end coming away with a deeper respect for the cultures and [...]
Putting the plant in planet: Earth Plant Based Cuisine
By Jeff Kronenfeld, December 2020 Issue. Ironically, Keyla Aguilar’s journey to veganism began when she worked at a burger joint. Her then manager was a proud vegetarian, [...]
Valley chefs share their home holiday favorites
By Jeff Kronenfeld, November 2020 Issue. Is there a holiday dish that transports you back in time? For me, it’s my Dad’s latkes. There’s the sound of the oil popping [...]
Turkey hacks: Area Thanksgiving takeout options
By Jeff Kronenfeld, November 2020 Issue. In the play A Woman of No Importance, Oscar Wilde quipped you can forgive anyone after a good meal, even your family. Whether your [...]
Honestly good pie: Pizzería Virtù
By Jeff Kronenfeld, October 2020 Issue. If you’re seeking a slice of pizza that can transport you to the sun-soaked hills of southern Italy, look no further than Pizzería [...]
Seafood in a snap: Trolling Mr. Claws
By Jeff Kronenfeld, September 2020 Issue. Any one of the three combos from Mr. Claws — the East Valley’s newest purveyor of affordable seafood — is a feast in a bag. [...]
COVID-19 LGBTQ business update: Ripple PHX
By Jeff Kronenfeld In this new online column, we catch up with local LGBTQ business owners to see how COVID-19 is affecting them, employees, and customers. If there’s a [...]
COVID-19 LGBTQ business update: Kobalt
By Jeff Kronenfeld In this new online column, we catch up with local LGBTQ business owners to see how COVID-19 is affecting them, employees, and customers. If there’s a [...]
A Hint of Soul and a whole lot of soul food
By Jeff Kronenfeld, August 2020 Issue. Tempe’s newest hidden gem might be called Hint of Soul, but we found an abundance of both flavor and heart in every bite. Tucked into [...]
COVID-19 LGBTQ Business Update: Stacy’s @ Melrose
In this new online column, we catch up with local LGBTQ business owners to see how COVID-19 is affecting them, employees, and customers. If there’s a business serving the [...]
Tailgating with Shameless Burger
By Jeff Kronenfeld, July 2020 Issue. Pink lightening exploded above the McDowell Mountains as we pulled into the parking lot of a nondescript office complex in North [...]
Phoenix Rises Friday, June 19 to benefit Black-led Phoenix charities
By Jeff Kronenfeld For over fifty years, LGBTQ people and their supporters gathered each June at Pride events to demand equal rights and celebrate together. While COVID-19 [...]
Mass movement confronts police violence and structural racism
Story and photos by Jeff Kronenfeld Widescale outrage over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black father of two, by a Minneapolis Police Department officer on May [...]
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