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Why I’ll “Cook 90” again in January 2019

December 12, 2018December 12, 20182 Comments

Like Julia Child said in that now classic scene of her attempting to flip a potato pancake, “the only way you learn how to flip things is just to flip them.” That’s what Cook90 did for me. The only way you learn to cook things is just to cook them.

The Proof is in the Bread

July 5, 20181 Comment

Jon Przybyl took over as Proof's owner just about a year ago, taking on the challenge of producing hundreds of consistent bread loaves and pastries in his garage-turned-bakery.

Pour Jo: Rich in coffee and family

March 15, 2018March 23, 2018

“If you can make someone’s drink and make their day with that drink,” he said, “then everything else really is irrelevant. If they like a whole lot of foam, no foam at all, 12 sugar packets, whatever, then that’s the right way.”

Studio 11 Soap: Made from scratch makes a difference

February 10, 2018March 30, 2018

This soap is one of the most local products at the Phoenix Public Market, made only a mile and a half away from Pierce and Central. It wasn’t what Kari thought her career would become, but now “I don’t know what else I would do,” she said.

What I didn’t know I didn’t know about butter

December 3, 2017March 30, 20182 Comments

Ends up, butter does have a rich history.

Iconic Cocktail Co.: Inspiration to imbibe

November 28, 2017March 30, 2018

“I think making a cocktail is a lot like cooking a dish: you compose it and you share it with people... We just try to make our mixers a little easier for people to do that.”

Absolutely Delightful: True to its name and sweet as can be

November 25, 2017March 30, 2018

“I like working with honey because it’s not just selling honey,” Eleanor said. “It’s so diverse. As the seasons change, you get different honeys, and every year can be different.”

More than buying local vegetables

November 21, 2017March 23, 2018

I first visited the Saturday morning Phoenix Public Market in downtown Phoenix on Sept. 6, 2014. I know the exact date because I still have the email I sent to Brian from The Proper Beast later that day raving about how good those brats were he was sampling and how he had said I could … Continue reading More than buying local vegetables

People and Passions: Keisha Jones, Hunny Goddess

January 26, 2017July 9, 2017

“I deliver smiles on Saturday mornings,” she said. “Every single person who comes to my booth and tries a praline, they’re smiling, they’re laughing, they’re having a good time.”

People and Passions: Cayce Jane, vintage hair stylist

January 26, 2017

"You just have to run with it and rock it."

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