eating sushi with mr. shellfish allergy.
haven’t you heard yet? danny “developed a shellfish allergy” while in asia. and according to mr. research, “it is very common for adults to…
local bars & restaurants
breakfast of champions at the phx burrito house.
every day we’ve been driving by this newish little spot in downtown phoenix’s melrose district and always talk about checking it out. so this…
craving a night in asia.
we haven’t had much asian food since being home, but the other night we needed ramen and we needed it now. we landed at the…
farewell, friends.
on sunday, dec. 22 friends of ours rallied together for afternoon cocktails at the Vig followed by dinner at the Cafe (our regular staples…
taco guild: a place for confessions & cocktails
taco guild is central phoenix’s newest restaurant and it’s unlike anything else in the valley. a restored 19th century church, the restaurant is filled with…
doubling dan at the gladly.
while sir dan was in town for his monthly work trip to phoenix, we decided to give the biltmore’s newest restaurant a whirl. the…
the vig fillmore. a new downtown staple.
the DTP (downtown phoenix) is on the up & up. the vig is one of phoenix’s super popular restaurants because of its laid back…
a night at the famous pizzeria bianco.
our collegiate amigo and fellow phoenician, mr. scott coffey, has seized an opportunity to move back to his home state of colorado. of course…
downtown’s funky welcome diner.
we decided to mix up sunday pizza for burgers & ventured to downtown’s welcome diner. it’s just that: a diner. retro with a few…
because everyone loves puppies.
it’s true. puppies are irrisistable attention hogs. they’re kinda like babies when babies aren’t around. and since none of this crew has babies, we…
ethnic fare for four.
after happy hour, nick, angela, d & i decided on indian food for dinner. tempe has a ton of ethnic options – indian, thai,…
let’s meet in the middle: mill avenue.
{mill avenue in tempe} mill avenue is the main hub for ASU students. each time i’m on mill i remember how much i like…
linner is the new brunch.
just you watch. it’s gonna be the next big thing. i’m a big fan of linner (super late lunch). it just needs a cooler…
sunday pizza in the neighborhood.
there’s no denying it: we eat pizza 3 out of 4 sunday nights a month. it’s kinda a thing. (more about sunday traditions here). judge…
winner winner wine for dinner.
what’s better than a generous postino pour after a long day of work you ask? a generous pour por gratis. that’s right. i unrolled my…
double bubble trouble birthday celebration.
danny is pointing to the TWO birthday girls — shannon and alicia! that’s right! last friday night we did a double-whammy birthday celebration with…
danny turns thirty one.
packages! lots of shirts this year. and a new tie clip. hunter was really interested in the oatmeal creame pies that came in vicky…
cheers to daddio b-joe at richardsons.
we celebrated b-joe’s father’s day dinner a week early, and the timing ended up working out perfectly. danny’s promotion landed the day before, so…
a tradition + a toast.
danny and i have a long-standing tradition when either one of us has a work review or big career move. as hard as it…
phoenix public market & cafe.
about this time last year, the downtown phoenix market and wine bar closed. they continued to host the outdoor farmer’s market & food trucks…
running from summer & eating every single meal outside while we still can.
a downtown phoenix staple. a place where you’ll be greeted by the owners, have delicious pizza to the sounds of live music and if…
flamenco night & menu favorites at downtown’s gallo blanco.
danny had a craving for mexican food, so off to gallo blanco we went. when we got there, it was packed and we realized…
scenes from rachel’s birthday bike ride bar crawl.
the vig arcadia // o.h.s.o. nano brewery // JT’s // the little woody // taco bell birthday girl with a crown & a clapper….
edamame for two at sushi brokers arcadia.
just one of those random weekday nights that we decided to skip the gym and bail on our list full of errands for sushi…
sunday champagne brunch at cafe monarch.
last sunday, i rallied some girlfriends for a champagne brunch at cafe monarch, a little gem has been on my phoenix bucket list for at least…
celebrating the queen of everything, the vick dogg.
we celebrated vicky’s birthday like true bocktings: with lots of mexican food. the mexico city kind to be exact. danny and i introduced vicky…
eat, drink & play at phoenix’s newest hangout – the yard.
our dear quinn flew into phoenix last night for work, so a few of us got together for a tuesday night dinner at sam…
a chilly saturday afternoon in phoenix.
husband. wife. ^^^^^ saturday lunch at the main ingredient (danny’s favorite spot) before an afternoon flick. we saw “This is 40” and really enjoyed…
breakfast at a phoenix staple, dick’s hideaway.
shame on us for not checking out dick’s hideaway sooner. part of the same family as one of our favorite bars (the rokerji), it’s…
festive les’ birthday at searsucker scottsdale.
almost a month ago (shame on me for the lag time), we celebrated miss leslie’s “festive les” birthday at scottsdale’s newest restaurant, searsucker. a…
vovomeena // local downtown phoenix coffee shop & brunch house.
after a sunday morning walk with the pig, we (finally) checked out our newish neighborhood coffee house vovomeena for brunch. part of the tuck…
oh the PASTAbilities!
said the tings one recent saturday night at the old spaghetti factory. that’s right, folks. the OSF. and you know what? it was delicious…
federal pizza :: the newest slice in town.
postino has a new sister restaurant and her name is Federal Pizza. located in the uber hip, up and coming North Central area of Phoenix, this…
the world’s smallest lobster roll.
before attending a charity fundraiser event last saturday night (Scottsdale 20/30’s NiteFlite), we tried out a new restaurant in scottsdale, “the house,” an old…
what the day looked like when i turned twenty nine.
a gloomy summer day outside from our front window // my crazy frenchie wouldn’t sit still with his mama greeting cards and sweet gifts…
angel’s trumpet ale house + the rum bar.
the weekend kicked off for a lot of phoenicians at the opening of downtown’s newest ale house – angel’s trumpet ale house. we went…
bike ride to matt’s big breakfast.
on saturday morning danny got an intense craving for “a traditional breakfast with hash browns.” not potatoes — hash browns. okaaayyy. so we jumped…
belated mother’s day celebration.
last sunday we got the fam together to celebrate the phoenix moms postino style. a sunday brunch with plenty of bruchetta, beer, wine, sangria…
pizza date night at the parlor.
for some reason our happy hours at The Parlor always turn into multi-hour dinners (as also seen here). we totally get sucked into the cozy…
five hours at the (pizza) parlor.
you read that right folks. we went to The Parlor for “a drink” after work and five hours later decided it was probably time…
is it five o’clock yet? happy hour at chelsea’s kitchen.
last friday was one of those days when happy hour just couldn’t come fast enough. i think i IMed danny about happy hour around…
scottsdale date night at The Saguaro.
we recently gave Scottsdale’s newest hotel, The Saguaro, a whirl. for you locals, The Saguaro was formerly The James Hotel turned The Mondrian turned…
dark & woody.
last weekend we cruised to The Little Woody for last minute cocktails & jenga with friends. well, technically we played “wobbly blocks” – apparently…
afternoon cocktails & sunshine with my mister at the herb box.
our lunch here at The Herb Box (adorable) last weekend was the kick-off to a ridiculously fun day together. it’s really fun being married to your…
ladies lunching in downtown phoenix.
this morning i got a text from my girlfriend angela to see if i was interested in a last minute friday lunch at the…
when a casual bike ride turns into a full blown sunday funday.
i get the feeling people throughout the country are experiencing unseasonably warm weather. for us, that means a sunny 77° in january. we couldn’t bear the…
a sassy saturday with steph.
my girlfriend stephanie and i spent saturday afternoon lunching & craft shopping. she needed fabric for her daughter’s upcoming 2nd birthday party so we…
the happiest of hours at arcadia’s north.
last night i walked a couple blocks and met a few fantastic ladies at North for happy hour bites, wine and chit chat. happy…
drinks with dewey at sportsmans.
matt was recently in phoenix for his annual family visit and we managed to steal him for a couple beers at our neighborhood sportsmans. these…
’twas the night before christmas eve. this calls for the camelback inn & rokerij.
…and all through the night, we celebrated the holiday season with danny’s parents. first stop was The Camelback Inn for live music and fireside…
it’s a date – cibo pizzeria
last friday was a good day. a real good day that turned into an even more super night. we started with drinks at the vig,…
a new menu in the ‘hood – north arcadia
we love our neighborhood. we can’t imagine living anywhere else in the valley. it’s one of the more “urban” areas in phoenix simply meaning that we…
sometimes you have to splurge.
and this weekend that meant a trip to red robin for a bottomless basket of steak fries and a whiskey river bbq burger. yuuuuuum….
LGO pizza & games with the boys.
on friday afternoon my dad, little brother and odie (steven’s pup) pulled into phoenix for a weekend visit. we kicked things off with pizza,…
postino half pint night cap.
there were a million things we should have been doing tonight… picking up the house, running errands, doing laundry, packing for the weekend, preparing…
dinner with the dudes at st. francis.
one of our dearest friends from college is in town for a conference and staying with us for a couple nights. last night i…
danny does meat at delux.
well, folks. he did it. ting dominated his 30-day vegetarian challenge. he took it very seriously – in fact, when one of my recipes called…
spontaneous happy hours are the best.
even if they’re less than forty five minutes because we both have other things scheduled for the night. {the main ingredient ale house in…
bar seats are the best.
on tuesday afternoon an outlook calendar invite from danny popped up: Postino at 7pm. accept! we hadn’t been to postino together in months which…
greek freak.
lately i’ve been craving greek food – a lot. perhaps its the heat, but all i’ve wanted are greek meals. here are two recipes that have…
crazy shot at citizen public house.
after a sushi dinner at roka akor, we were in the mood for a drink at one of our favorite places in scottsdale, citizen…
ZINful burgers with the bfg.
My BFF’s fiance Jake is in Phoenix for work. Earlier this week, Danny, Jake and Alex had a boy’s night at the old George &…
the orange table – an oldie, but a goodie.
what a great weekend. nothing too exciting to report but just one of those really good weekends. a perfect blend of productivity and relaxation….
double the digits. double the fun.
Tonight, a big ‘ole group of us are celebrating Aunt Chilada’s birthday at eh, Aunt Chiladas. Yup, many of you know I call my…
friday night date at the arrogant butcher.
We hadn’t been on a proper D&T friday night date night in what felt like ages. Danny of course thinks I’m ridiculous when I say these…
happy hour at hula’s modern tiki.
This week we toasted a friend’s birthday at Hula’s, an urban, mid-century modern blend of the classic tiki bars from the 50’s and 60’s. It’s…
grand opening of el hefe.
Friends of ours, Rachel & Mikis, are opening a new restaurant in Scottsdale called El Hefe. We were invited to be a part of the sneak…
go pack go. cheering at the vig arcadia.
Super Bowl Sunday. As planned, we did The Vig for sunshine and beers followed by an evening at home for the game, advertisements &…
awesome art at SideBar.
We have really talented people in our lives. I love it. I’m constantly inspired by our friends. One of those creative friends, Ben Bonnan, hosted his first art show…
going’ downtown for food trucks & americas tacos.
Over the past couple years there’s been a big revitalization push in downtown Phoenix. Old neighborhoods are turning hip and cool, new restaurants are…
two hours with tiff.
Over the years, I’ve been lucky that Phoenix is a frequent stop for a few of my travel-for-work girlfriends. Tiff called a couple days ago*…
the merriest bar of them all.
A classic dive bar, The Coach House, is a Scottsdale staple – especially during the holidays. The Christmas decor is over-the-top tacky in the…
postino for two.
Saturday night we were craving something easy and cozy so we ended up in our favorite bar seats at Postino (shocking, right?). We added…
farewell, friends. adios at local bistro.
On Friday night we met Matt and Mallary for dinner to say farewell and wish them luck in their next chapter… in Des Moines,…
overdue date night.
It’s been a busy past couple weeks with work and home stuff plus we’ve had “roommates”… my in-laws, Vicky & Joe, were staying with…
weekend recap – comfort food at beckett’s table.
We had another really mellow weekend at home and loved it. A few snaps from our weekend… 1. Date night. We tried out the new…
burgers & beer with jesus.
After Sunday brunch with the girls, I came home to find Danny and Alex having beers on our back patio – so I joined them….
brunch, baby.
If there are two words that go absolutely perfectly together, they are sunday and brunch. I spent Sunday afternoon catching up with Rachel, Kristina, Stephanie…
november’s first friday.
Danny suggested we take advantage of the nice weather and spend date night downtown at First Fridays, a monthly arts and music walk in…
planet orange + trivia night at rose & crown.
Tonight we wore our purple duds and cheered on the Suns. It was a fun game but sadly we lost by 2 to the…
walk + wine.
You can’t beat Arizona weather right now. Last night we walked to our neighborhood Postino for wine and bruchetta at the bar. The air…
the rouge goes downtown to the duce.
Last night a group of us went to The Duce in downtown Phoenix. It. Was. Fantastic. An old 1928 brick warehouse, the space is all indoor/outdoor,…
willo watering hole – sidebar.
There’s a great little bar near my downtown office. It’s called Sidebar and it’s the perfect neighborhood watering hole. A group of us grabbed a…
dinner + movie.
friday night’s date night was a good old fashioned dinner + movie. Dinner at Blanco Gallo a downtown restaurant we’ve been meaning to try…
first lunch of october.
Just one more thing to add to my “TG” list this week… an impromptu lunch with my husband at a cool downtown spot – The…
double digits & a breeze? we’ll take it.
In Phoenix, a summer day with a double digit temperature and a breeze is to die for. So when the temperature read 90 this…
get your yelp on!
Do you Yelp? If you don’t, you should. Yelp is a fabulous & free online review source for just about anything. Looking for a…
stormy night = thai lahana take out.
A monsoon rolled in on my way home from work tonight. At that point, I decided to skip the treadmill and hit the couch…
modern date at modern steak.
After much deliberation last Friday, we ended up doing date night at Modern Steak. In Arizona, Sam Fox is a restaurant God. He’s know for fab concepts with cool…
saturday.
Today was the perfect blend. The day started with running Syd to the vet to repair a ripped stitch (they put her in this hilarious…
sweet surprises.
I got the sweetest surprise today. Danny called out of the blue to see if I wanted to grab lunch (we very rarely have lunch…