On the clock today is David Tyda, co-founder of Affordable Food Festivals, ex editor-in-chief of Desert Living Magazine (that’s us), general bon vivant, fan of downtown Phoenix, taco and bbq expert, and video-clip-making machine. 

So David, you know how this works, we start the clock and rapid fire some questions to you, you answer them and bam, we post them up on the interwebs for the world to see and share.  Let’s begin.

You have an upcoming Taco Festival Oct 15th, have you already picked out your outfit?
Have you read about our scuffle with the Nordstrom people over that PUBLIC parking garage?? I’ll probably be wearing something from Neiman Marcus.

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The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love by DFA Records
Estelle -  Break My Heart (feat. Rick Ross) by ATL REC

A true legend has passed, give this a little listen/watch and toast GSH.

Watching this guy climb the peak in less than 3 hours makes me feel like my challenges are nothing. So whatever you think your doing that might be “hard” maybe re-think that notion.

Normally we don’t get into videos this early in the morning but this here beauty for Florence and The Machine is a great way to start your day.

Here at DLT we love ourselves the four-ringed brand that is Audi. From our pals at CITYist comes this sneak peak at the latest model release. Look for one gliding down Camelback in the near future.

This past weekend I took the 2011 Audi A8 out for a little road test. It’s a serious car that turns up the heat in the luxury sedan market—putting in in the same class as the Mercedes Benz S550 and BMW 750, specifically. It’s a near complete overhaul from 2010—and one can only assume if there is yet another Transporter installment that Jason Statham will be behind the wheel of this ride as well.

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Without a peep of advance hype or press the KW drops this new track on the world. Give it a listen.

I’ve seen a lot of remarkable covers over the years but this might just take the prize for most insane and disturbing.  Take note, the man lived and is said to be fine or as fine as one can be with a hole in his jaw.

More images here [NYP]

Check out this East Coast stunner crafted by one of our favorite local architects, Michael P Johnson, in collaboration with the owner Stuart Parr.  It’s a beauty (and it’s available).

[NYT]

As the week comes to an end, a few more snaps from World Expo trip. In order, my favorite pavillion design by Saudi Arabia, Peking Duck being carved and the city’s skyline and the largest pavillion in the Expo, by guess who, China.

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Just landed Shanghai China to check out the World Fair Expo currently taking place.  This here is a snapshot from a street market where they are cooking food the same way they did thousands of years ago. [World Expo]

Jim Lahey Reviews The New Domino’s Pizza from Ozersky.TV on Vimeo.

Here we have pizza and baker Jim Lahey of Co Pizza (and Sullivan Bakery) fame reviewing the new Domino’s pizza with Josh Ozersky. Lahey, an East coast Chris Bianco of sorts and friend of Bianco has even said he would like to open up a spot here in Phoenix soon. He loves the heat, or so he says.

This here work of art is brought to our attention by Bobby Solomon at Kitsune Noire. If you like good tunes, parks, green grass and dogs, you gotta love it.

DREAMS WHERE I AM SLEEPING from Destin Cretton on Vimeo.

[Kitsune Noire]

Take a break from work today and put on your headphones. Enjoy the force that is “1.”

We here at DLT thought this was quite strange. What you say AZ? We might say his feelings are that he is really sorry he got caught and that he is going to miss all the ladies.

UPDATE: This is perfect for parody so here you go a collection of quickly produced parody commercials.

[Parody Video @ EW]

If you are planning a trip to Manhattan anytime soon you might want to check out the latest Trump Hotel in Soho. This is not, I repeat not, your typical Trump design with marble and polish brass everywhere. And the views over the river are going to be off the charts. Thanks to NY Magazine for the tour video.

Travel with Marc Newson and his Black Box from Dom Pérignon by Marc Newson on Vimeo.

This film-making challenge orchestrated by Phillips turned out some truly beautiful videos worth watching…Turn up the volume and go big screen on these. This one here is out favorite at the DLT offices.

All we have to say here is listen to this baby A to Z. Nobody knows how to produce complete albums worth listening without skipping around like Sade.

Buy It Here and Now

The Gizmodo crew has a great take on how Steve Jobs chose to beta test and review his new toy and suggests he should have gone another direction.

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NYM has the definitive peice on Gaga out in this weeks magazine.

To read article go HERE

Financial Times columnist Tyler Brule has a few choice words about aviation in his weekly thought.

If you have the patience to navigate the Sotheby’s website you might just take a tour of this long time, yet strange house on the hill.

Try here.