Robrt Pela
PhoenixNewTimes
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Arizona Satanist's Essay Goes Viral as He 'Unsubscribes' From Catholic Church
“Take me off your list. Unsubscribe. I demand to not be counted as one of your flock. Hail Satan," Jack Matirko wrote. → Read More
Governor Ducey Loved New Times Deregulation Article Until Somebody Read It
Governor tweeted: “GREAT headline ... about Arizona's efforts to grow our economy and create jobs!” Maybe you should read the story. → Read More
The Elusive History of the Phoenix Wineburger
Hamburgers cooked in red wine turn up from time to time on restaurant menus here and abroad, but a lot less often than one would expect. And assuming that every big city—even every state—has its own wineburger operation is an unwise assumption. It just isn’t so. Phoenix, on the other hand, has two wineburger joints. → Read More
Phoenix Past and Present is a Gorgeous Look at the City's Best Architecture
Phoenix New Times' Robrt Pela on Paul Scharbach Phoenix Past and Present, coming to Changing Hands Phoenix on May 13. → Read More
Handlebar Diner in Mesa Frustrates Fans of Welcome Diner in Phoenix
Last week, social media erupted with complaints that the recently opened Handlebar, a restaurant housed in a Valentine diner in Mesa’s master-planned Eastmark community, was a wholesale rip-off of downtown Phoenix mainstay Welcome Diner. → Read More
Robrt Pela Used to Have a Secret
After work on weekend nights, I’d join the waitstaff at afterhours discos. I’d sneak into the men’s room and change out of my three-piece suit and into a pair of Jordache jeans and ankle boots with Cuban heels—this was the late 1970s; if you couldn’t do the Hustle while wearing a shirt made of spun petroleum, you were a loser. → Read More
Whit Stillman Coming to Phoenix March 27, 28
The author and filmmaker visits Phoenix this month. → Read More
In Defense of Cheddar-Caramel Popcorn
In the fourth installment of our week-long series, Robrt Pela explains why he's crazy for a certain airport treat. → Read More
OMFG, It's a Salad with Its Very Own Public Relations Campaign
Don’t get me wrong: I happen to love the dish in question. Formerly known simply as a chopped salad and popularized by Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House and The Gladly, I’ve eaten this salad often, ordering it at Kantak’s restaurants and making it myself, from the widely published recipe. But, really. A state salad? → Read More
Phoenix Does Not Need Another Pizza Concept!
You're gonna have to try harder than pairing pizza and beer to get us excited. → Read More
Is Poke the Next Cupcake? And How Long Will That Last?
Looks like diced fish in a bowl is the new fro-yo/gourmet burger/ramen. → Read More
Akos Szabo of Match Makes Global Cuisine with Local Ingredients
The chef at the FOUND:RE in downtown Phoenix is not out to run your typical hotel restaurant. → Read More
How to Make the World a (Slightly) Better Place in 2017
Phoenix New Times' Robrt Pela has 10 ways you can slightly improve the world in 2017, from leaving behind emojis and certain slang to using a comma. → Read More
Welcome Back, Cursive
Phoenix New Times' Robrt Pela on the return of cursive to the Arizona public school system. → Read More
Why Phoenix Wright House Preservationists Deserved an AIA Arizona Award
The largesse of local preservationists is gaining national recognition. → Read More
Billy Elliot at Phoenix Theatre Is the Must-See Show of the Holiday Season
Phoenix New Times' Robrt Pela reviews Phoenix Theatre's delightful production of Billy Elliot: The Musical. → Read More
Don't Put a Cactus on It. The Arizona-Themed Design Trend Needs to Die
Cutting boards in the shape of Arizona, cactuses on everything. It must stop. → Read More
Grace Unger Works to Take Tuck Shop Up a Notch
Grace Unger has made gentle tweaks to Tuck Shop, a Phoenix favorite. → Read More
Review: Arizona Theatre Company's An Act of God in Downtown Phoenix
New Times' Robrt Pela reviews Arizona Theatre Company's An Act of God, playing at Herberger Theater through December 4. → Read More
Give Me Good Food, Hold the Pretense. And the Weird Menu Items.
Phoenix restaurants, stop trying so hard! We call it The New Pretense and we don't like it. → Read More