Restaurant industry entrepreneurs Randy Schoch, founder and CEO of Desert Island Restaurants and Michael McDermott and Jason Merritt, co-founders of Kona Grill and Rojo Mexican Grill, have joined forces to…
The Top 5 Italian Restaurants — as voted on by Experience AZ readers: La Fontanella Italian Restaurant 4231 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018 (602) 955-1213 lafontanellaphx.com Originally from…
What started as a childhood friendship during grade school at a Scottsdale elementary school grew into an enduring business partnership. At the age of 28, Rich Howland and Scott Kilpatrick,…
Photos of James Dean, Albert Einstein and Salvador Dali cover the walls. Dali, a painter, was a master of the creative, radical style of surrealism. Einstein, a physicist, may be…
The Top 5 Southwestern Restaurants — as voted on by Experience AZ readers: Cowboy Ciao 7133 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) WINE-111 (9463) cowboyciao.com What began as Tex-Mex…
October may have come and gone, and we may have said “goodbye” to our Jack-o’-lanterns, but that doesn’t mean pumpkins are out of the picture. At least, not at Kelly’s…
Sam Fox, owner of Fox Restaurant Concepts, is at it again. In early 2013, be on the lookout for Fox’s newest project, “The Yard.” In conjuction with WDP Partners, Fox…
Valley-based RA Sushi Bar Restaurant opened their first restaurant in 1997 in Old Town Scottsdale, founded on the premise of great sushi and good times. Fifteen years later, the company…
The Top 5 American Contemporary — as voted on by Experience AZ readers: elements 5700 E. McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 (800) 245-2051 sanctuaryoncamelback.com Award-winning cuisine and spectacular views make…
The Top 5 Wine Bars — as voted on by Experience AZ readers: Postino Three locations in the Valley (602) 274-5144 (Phoenix) postinowinecafe.com Opened 10 years ago, Postino is the…
Since franchising the Tempe-based Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery in 2006, Ron Lynch has been on a mission to open the contemporary, Celtic-themed sports pub concept staffed with beautiful servers…
Creativity is key. Not just when putting a menu together and deciding which dishes to feature, but also in how often the menu is changed, what font is used, etc.…
