Hipstamatic Church

St. Thomas the Apostle on 24th St. and Highland

The Best

I've tried most cupcake houses in town.  Let Them Eat Cake is my favorite by a long shot.  Pictured above are Better Than Sex (right), Spumoni (center) and Mocha (left).  Great taste is a given, but these little cakes look good too.  So, if you're looking for a presentable sweet gift, give this place a try.

Funny Face

Movies at the Park at the Biltmore kicked off the Fall Season with Funny Face.  This is one of the Valley's few laid back, dog-friendly, totally free, weekly events.  It's very well attended, so come early and stake a spot on the lawn.    

105 in October

Where is Fall?

Trash

Stage

Ticket Booth

Vampire and Coffee

Anti Space

Piano Man

Michael David Little's canvas.

Incubator

The Roosevelt District has been dubbed as downtown Phoenix's arts incubator.  The District hosts First Fridays Art Walk and houses several arts organizations, galleries and hip restaurants.  There is nothing polished about the area, but there is a palpable vibrant and dynamic energy to the place.  Case in point are the various wall murals that pepper the buildings.  I'll post several examples in the next few days.

Bird Wall

Lesson on how to bring a wall to life.

Priorities

I've run in every Rock and Roll since the inaugural race in 2004... until this year when, at 5 am, I realized that my puppy, Sophie, would have to sit in her crate for too many hours while I carved another notch on my running belt. So, we decided to play spectators instead. Here she is chilling out on some pompoms.

Cheer

Cheerleaders at the 2010 PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon

PF Chang's Marathon

Mile 1 of the 2010 PF Chang's Marathon

Portrait - Noon

I LOVE JAM!

Portrait - 7am

Homeless man in downtown Phoenix on a summer Sunday.

The final food post... for now

It was a perfectly beautiful Sunday morning - clear skies, temps in the 70's.  We hit Morning Glory Cafe at the Farm at South Mountain.  I had lemonade and the Eggs Benedict... pretty and delicious.

Nine/05

 I've been so busy eating out this week that I forgot to post.  Here are pictures from Nine/05 - an Asian fusion restaurant in downtown Phoenix.  Like many places in downtown Phoenix, Nine/05 is housed in a small bungalow with wood floors.  The decor is urban, artsy with a hint of cheeky.  There is a nice outdoor bar/seating area.  The service was warm and efficient.  And the food... well... it was excellent.   We ordered a variety of dishes, but the standouts were... the char siu pork (tender with a perfect glaze), the seven spice duck confit crepes (the best on the table), the shrimp fried rice (surprisingly garnished with coconut) and the coffee and chocolate torte (heaven).  We found out later that the chef (pictured above) used to work at our all-time favorite restaurant - the now defunct Methode Bistro.  We're lucky to find him again.  Great food, reasonable prices, inviting ambiance. 

Check them out at: http://www.nine-05.com/.

Overtime

Night time construction at the Phoenix Childrens' Hospital site.