Sips & Bites: News from the Phoenix restaurant community
The weekly round-up of news and up-coming events for the weeks ahead from the Phoenix and Arizona restaurant, food & beverage community.
Your never to old to learn about wine, beer and spirits and the staff at Mountain Shadows resort and Hearth ’61 teaches us about all three. The Paradise Valley resort is offering an every other week seminar about wine, spirits and beer called Spirited Sipping Seminars. The 30-45 minute seminar is taught by resort Food…
Whether it’s a local chef, restaurant, beverage or food Arizonans always like to see our homegrown business’s win awards and earn national and international attention, respect and acclaim. Raise your glass for a recent win for Village of Elgin Distillery and its Regal de Vida Rum. The American Craft Beverage’s distillery was won Best in…
I’m closing the door on 2017 and kicking open 2018 with a vengeance as I inform you that tickets go on sale for 2018 Arizona Cocktail Week-End, Monday January 8th 2018. Back for its 7th incarnation of spirits tastings, seminars and cocktail competitions organizers have moved the events to growing downtown Phoenix bar & restaurant…
Those last two posts on Thanksgiving Day restaurants that are serving dinner or preparing take-out meals nearly wiped me out with all the information, I can now set my sights on Thanksgiving Eve. If you’re out and about showing out-of-towners a good time or you grew up here and return home to catch up with…
As the cocktail culture continues and gin based cocktails helping to drive sales, Martin Miller’s Gin is making a big push to increase distribution in the United States to help with demand. Started in 1999 by 3 friends setting out to create the finest, high quality gin that all can enjoy. They have succeeded as…
This delicious dessert wine from Spain is what one would expect from a winery that dates back to 1729. Located in the southern town of Montilla in Andalusia region, the Alevar family uses grapes from their vineyards as well as purchase grapes for their sherries. This 100% Pedro Ximenez is sweet yet balanced and with…
TINTANO a refreshing, sparkling tradition of Spanish culture A drink familiar to most who have lived in or visited Spain has finally made its way to the United States and will make its debut at another iconic Spain event – Arizona’s own Running With the Bulls in Cave Creek, Ariz., on October 19 & 20….