This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try?

Local News Cook up spicy, sweet, crispy pig ears Todd Woods, executive chef at Oak Steakhouse, shows Lena Tillett how to make crispy pig ears.

Back in August, I wrote about RedFork’s snout to tail plate, and lamented the lack of offal on Ryan Carbery’s menu. The chef told me a head cheese terrine was received with mixed reviews; customers ...

Only a few weeks ago, Nombe, the Japanese izakaya near the corner of 21st and Mission streets, underwent another chef change. The restaurant, which opened a few years ago with current Bar Tartine ...

Can you make a culinary silk purse out of a sow's ear? (Or how I try to force in as many ear references as possible in a post.) Only a few weeks ago, Nombe, the Japanese izakaya near the corner of ...

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It’s so delicious.” On the Finley Farm in Santa Ynez, pesticides aren’t used on the fields. When the tassels turn brown, the corn is ripe, ready to be picked and brought to market. Try Miro’s recipe ...

Dear SOS: We’ve just returned from a trip to Chicago, and I tell you, we were there for just five days, but we were at the Purple Pig three times. My fave is their fried pig’s ears with crispy kale.

If you have 15 dollars to spare, we can think of pretty much one and only way to spend it in this town and still get a mind-blowing experience. All you have to do is head over to Crudo during happy ...