New Year Means New, Fresh Dishes at Southern Rail

For those whose 2016 New Year’s resolutions include “eat more vegetables,” Southern Rail’s new winter menu selections celebrate the best and freshest in the Valley. The seasonal, veggie-driven menu features new renditions of some of Chef Justin Beckett’s signature dishes Read More …

Ultimate Tacky Christmas Party Comes to DeSoto Central Market

Tinsel, fugly sweaters, hot toddies and a capella carols; together they are the ingredients for the Ultimate Tacky Christmas Party at DeSoto Central Market – a holiday celebration your grandma would be proud of! Guests are encouraged to don festive ensembles: Think Read More …

CrushBrew Craft Beverage Festival Debuts in Scottsdale, Feb. 19-20

Hand-crafted beer, boutique wines, hard cider and distilled spirits will flow at the inaugural CrushBrew Craft Beverage Festival, taking place February 19-20, 2016 on the Scottsdale Waterfront and Soleri Bridge in Old Town Scottsdale. The festival will feature wine selections from some of Arizona’s Read More …

Chef Justin Beckett & Southern Rail Ease Thanksgiving Anxiety

Thanksgiving is about family and friends, expressing gratitude, a shared meal, and sometimes…stress! Chef Justin Beckett wants to help families not only survive but thrive this holiday season by offering some tips, tricks and recipes to holiday home chefs. Starting Read More …

LDV Winery: Scottsdale’s Best Kept Wine Secret

Most people don’t think of Arizona when they think of wine, they think of Napa, Mendocino County, Sonoma and several other places around the world. We Arizonans know better however; some of the wines put out by Arizona vineyards are Read More …

Arizona Taco Festival 2015 Recap

A few weeks ago we went to our holy place; yes folks, it was time for the Arizona Taco Festival! It is no secret that we consider ourselves taco connoisseurs. Tacos are serious business for us, therefore the Arizona Taco Read More …

6th Annual Arizona Taco Festival To Serve 100,000 Tacos

The 6th Annual Arizona Taco Festival is set to bring another year of fiesta fun with more than 50 teams competing for $10,000 in cash, while an expected 25,000 attendees nosh their way through more than 100 types of tacos Read More …