80,000 mint juleps are expected to be served at this year’s Kentucky Derby [Sun Sentinel]
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Va Va Voom, Martha Stewart. Who knew that everybody’s fav WASPy cake nazi was such a bombshell? Turns out she modeled for CHANEL back in the 60s. Check out more of the surprisingly chic pics (including commentary from Ms Martha herself) after the jump. »READ MORE
Last night we attended a sneak peak of the new Marcellino’s Ristorante in downtown Scottsdale. A native Italian and NYC transplant, chef Marcellino Verzino spent the last six years building a stellar reputation while working out of a smallish space in north central Phoenix. But starting tonight, he’ll be handcrafting the Valley’s freshest, most authentic pasta inside a striking showcase at the canal-side SouthBridge project. Buona fortuna to Chef and his darling wife, Sima.
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Johnny Cupcakes, the super-cool Boston based clothing company, recently rolled through Phoenix, as part of its Back to Basics Suitcase Tour. Appearing at the equally-awesome toy boutique, Red Hot Robot, see the video results yourself after the jump. Meanwhile, whet you appetite with the latest clip from their wacky Cupcake Cannon series.
If you’ve never been to the stylish hipster hangout, Hula’s Modern Tiki, today’s Groupon is the perfect excuse. Get $30 worth of island-inspired brunch delights for only $15, and then just kick back on the expansive patio and watch the day (and the light rail) roll on by.
Get prepped for this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Mumbo Jumbo. Located inside El Pedregal in North Scottsdale, this boutique and haberdashery offers more swooping and frilly Victorian-style hats than you can shake a riding crop at.
No, this isn’t a comment on George Clooney’s most recent movie. Turns out fishermen discovered an unexploded WWII-era bomb in the water just outside of handsome George’s posh Lake Como villa.
Yes, the Suns beat back the Portland Trailblazers last night, and now face the hated Spurs in the next round of the NBA playoffs. But way more important, one writer has solved the mystery of Nash’s magical mane maintenance. Hint: He never leaves home without his trusty hair drier. »READ MORE
Have you got a minute? Then why not crack open a cold one with the hop heads at Draft Magazine? Every week or so these hard-working suds lovers post a video review of the latest offerings from the nation’s best boutique brewers. It’s tough job, but somebody’s go to do it. And no, we already called and they are not hiring more reviewers.
Cool Hunting has the scoop the Vienna Furniture Museum’s new exhibit celebrating the IKEA Phenomenon. Started in 1943 by then a 17-year-old Swede, IKEA has ballooned into a unstoppable juggernaut by offering flat-packed Scandinavian Modern furnishings at rock-bottom prices. No word on if they have a separate display of all the broken and smashed pieces by frustrated DIY customers.
Leave to beer they always do it right.
Who knew the pollen particles that cause so much misery to allergy sufferers could be so stunning? Swiss photographer Martin Oeggerli combined a scanning-electron microscope (SEM) with high-tech colorization techniques, to create these lush pics of pesky plant pollens. We dare you to make it through the slideshow below without sneezing.
Why should the rest of the nation be having all of the fun at our expense? Here’s a silly boycott AZ story that’s guaranteed not to offend. Unless you are a certain Elvis-obsessed, bankruptcy-declaring actor.
Famed for gleefully skewering anyone and everyone, the Phoenix New Times went all mushy on us today.
A 19-year-old Phoenix resident is suspected of beating and fatally stabbing a man he met through an iPhone gay “cruising” app.
Here’s a strange one. E.W. Scripps Company, owners of ABC 15 here in Phoenix, is selling the rights to Peanuts for $175 million. The buyer? None other than the Iconix Brand Group, aka the owners of Joe Boxer underwear. Created by Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown and the gang still pull in an amazing $2 billion annually in liscensed merchandise sales, »READ MORE
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Eater National has a great item today about women who drug their dates and then rob them blind. [Eater]
Apparently there’s this new scam called date-robbery in which women spike unsuspecting men’s drinks in bars and then rob them. “Definitely violated and vulnerable,” says a Miami man who woke up at 2PM the next day with his Cartier Roadster watch and $15,000 dollars in cash missing. There’s even surveillance video of the women suspected of shopping with the guy’s credit cards. It’s happened at least ten times in the last six weeks in the South Florida area, and the Today Show, citing other instances of date-robbery across the country, calls it a trend. That’ll show you to wear a watch!
