Downtown Dining

Dishcrawl event makes debut downtown for food lovers to relish restaurant-hopping night

A California food phenomenon made visited downtown Phoenix to bring food lovers four restaurants in one night through the ultimate foodie event, Dishcrawl.

Feast on the Street brings community members together to celebrate food, sustainability

First Street was transformed from a vehicular route to a dining hall complete with food and drinks for hundreds of community members seated at a half mile-long table between Taylor and Moreland streets Saturday.

Valley mayors choose favorite tamales in Friendly House’s first Battle of the Tamales

Sixteen Valley mayors participated in the first Battle of the Tamales at CityScape on Friday during Friendly House's 78th annual Tamale Dinner.

Short Leash Hot Dogs to open first permanent location at Roosevelt and First streets...

Short Leash Hot Dogs may expand to a brick-and-mortar location on Roosevelt Street by early June, according to owners Brad and Kat Moore. The couple hopes to correspond the new location's opening with the food truck's third anniversary on June 5.

Downtown Dining: Scratch French Cafe

The first time I popped into Scratch French Cafe, located on the corner of Third and Roosevelt streets, I did not feel like I was waltzing into a typical French café and yet all I wanted to do was throw on a beret and dive head first into a bowl of foie gras.

Spring Food Truck Festival will feature more than 20 trucks, all-day music and recreation

The inaugural Spring Food Truck Festival will feature close to two dozen established food trucks with everything from barbecue cuisine to gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches Saturday April 20.

Four best places to celebrate ‘National Something on a Stick Day’

Today, March 28, is an important yet little-known holiday — “National Something on a Stick Day." There are many ways to celebrate this special day, but I have compiled a list of the best places to get your fix of food on a stick.

Squid Ink Sushi expands to CityScape

After a successful run in the West Valley, the owner and head chef of Squid Ink Sushi is expanding his restaurant to downtown Phoenix in mid-May. Schuyler Estes, 32, said the new location in CityScape would offer Asian-style cuisine such as sushi, ramen and Asian-style tapas. He emphasized that he will offer a variety of Asian foods, not just Japanese food.

Downtown Dining: Humble Pie

Humble Pie stands up to its motto, “A delicious experience.” The ingredients are shipped in fresh daily, according to my waitress and Humble Pie’s chefs come to work several hours before opening time for food preparation.

Five best places to celebrate ‘National Chip and Dip Day’

This Saturday March 23 is "National Chip and Dip Day," and I have a list of the best options for where to celebrate.