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Eight Best Neighborhood Pizzerias in Greater Phoenix: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Fri., Nov. 23 2012 at 9:00 AM

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Nello's Pizza and Italian Restuarant

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

Pizza is now a vegetable, so eat up with glee. Here in Phoenix we have more than our fair share of top-notch pizza joints, at least one of which (Pizzeria Bianco for those that didn't pick up on the hint) has garnered national recognition. In honor of the doughy creation, here's our list to the best neighborhood pizza around greater Phoenix.

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8 Best Neighborhood Breakfast Spots: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Thu., Nov. 15 2012 at 7:00 AM

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Orange Table

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

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8 Best Neighborhood Happy Hours: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Wed., Nov. 14 2012 at 7:00 AM

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Timur Guseynov

Cafe Bink

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

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8 Best Neighborhood Mexican Restaurants: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Mon., Nov. 5 2012 at 8:00 AM

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Jackie Mercandetti

Tacos Atoyac

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

If you've lived outside of Arizona, you know how great the Mexican food here really is. Just try finding good Mexican food in New England. Still, not all our Mexican restaurants are created equal. In fact they can run the gamut from downright nasty to out-of-this-world fantastic. Here's this year's list of the best Mexican restaurants in the greater Phoenix area. Now get eating.

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Four Best Farmers Markets in Greater Phoenix: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Wed., Oct. 31 2012 at 11:00 AM

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Crates full of vegetables at the Ahwatukee Farmers Market.

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

It's officially farmers market season. So grab your canvas sack and go buy some local produce, crafts, meat, dairy and more.

There are tons of great farmers markets in the valley, but we've narrowed down the list to the best four in the greater Phoenix area. At these markets you can buy anything from vegetables to locally grown flowers, all the while supporting local farmers and artisans. Isn't that what environmentally conscious, healthy eating is all about?

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Eight Best Neighborhood Bars: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Tue., Oct. 23 2012 at 1:00 PM

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At The Loft Again

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

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Eight Best Coffee Houses in Greater Phoenix

By Phoenix New Times Staff Tue., Oct. 16 2012 at 7:00 AM

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Making espresso at Cartel Coffee Lab.

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

Need a jolt of caffeine? Before you head to Circle K, keep in mind that not all caffeine is created equal. If you have a more refined taste when it comes to coffee, espresso, and the like, check out our eight picks for the best coffee houses in greater Phoenix. Sip and enjoy.

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20 Best Ethnic Restaurants in Phoenix: Best of Phoenix 2012

By Phoenix New Times Staff Tue., Oct. 9 2012 at 9:00 AM

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Aloha Kitchen: Best Hawaiian Restaurant

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

If you're looking for ethnic dining options around Phoenix, you have plenty of places to choose from. We've narrowed them down for you in our annual Best of Phoenix 2012 issue. Read on to see which restaurants made our list.

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Pavle Milic's Wine-Making Adventure: Best Quixotic Endeavor (Video)

By Phoenix New Times Staff Sat., Sep. 29 2012 at 8:00 AM

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Pavle picking grapes at Dos Cabezas Wineworks.

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

Scottsdale restaurateur Pavle Milic is on a mission to make Arizona wine. He's teamed up with Todd and Kelly Bostock of Dos Cabezas Winery to collaborate on a special blend of tempranillo, primitivo, and syrah grapes. He invited us down to Elgin for the first harvest of 2012. At 4 a.m. So don't take that bottle of wine for granted, people, because Milic, Bostock, and a handful of others were, indeed, up before the crack of dawn to pick these grapes.

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Best Science Experiment on an Ice Cream Cone: Sub Zero Ice Cream (Video)

By Phoenix New Times Staff Fri., Sep. 28 2012 at 8:00 AM

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We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix.

Forget those slow-churned, soft-serve, frozen confections of the past. If you're in the mood for dessert and a show, get your ice cream flash-frozen at Sub Zero Ice Cream in Gilbert.

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