Category: Guides
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Geek Eats- Arizona Taco Festival Recap
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to my Taco Fest Recap! As you might have been aware this past weekend was Arizona Taco Festival! That’s right, two days of taco bliss, especially if you are a connoisseur of tacos. Given that I have not missed a Taco Tuesday in about 8 months you can imagine the excitement I…
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Geek Eats- Fantastic Fair Food!
Greetings foodies! Welcome to this week’s Geek Eats! This week I will be discussing the weird and wonderful world of State Fair Food! The Arizona State Fair is in town so Mister and I decided that we should go on a culinary adventure throughout the land of deep fried fun! We were joined by the…
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Geek Eats- Pumpkin Crazy!
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to this week’s Geek Eats! This week I’m going to be discussing an appropriate topic for the month of October, pumpkin! It’s the time of year in which it seems the aisles of the grocery store are painted orange. Even my local Trader Joes is touting over 60 different pumpkin products (I’m…
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Golden Dreams – Daps From The Past
Disney California Adventure has gone through quite a few changes in just a little over a decade. Right around 2009 the park began to go through its first major overhaul and transformation. Some of the starting attractions were closed and removed. One of which was Golden Dreams. Golden Dreams was a 25-minute film starring Whoopi…
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Salt River Fields Presents 5th Annual Arizona Taco Festival!
Salt River Fields Presents 5th Annual Arizona Taco Festival “Taco-Topia” to Serve 100,000 Tacos Oct. 18 & 19, 2014 50 Teams Compete for $10,000 in cash Scottsdale, Ariz. (Aug. 6, 2014) – The 5th Annual Arizona Taco Festival is set to bring another year of fiesta fun with more than 50 teams competing for…
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Geek Eats Chef Spotlight – Richard Rodriguez
As a part of Geek Eats I not only want to talk about food but those who prepare it as well. For that reason, I thought it might be fun to spotlight some chefs. I decided to start with one of my best friends who also happens to be an executive chef here in Phoenix.…
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Grilled Mixed Baby Potatoes – Geek Eats Recipe
I’m all about easy recipes that can be grilled in the backyard and not heat up the kitchen in the summer. While visiting the market one day I came across a bag of Mixed Baby Potatoes and this recipe was the culmination of that discovery. It also has become a favorite around my house. Oh,…
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Geek Eats- Disney Dining Delights!
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to this week’s Geek Eats! This week’s topic is not only near and dear to my heart and stomach but also inspired by my most recent trip. That’s right, it’s time to talk about Disney food! Disney food is almost a religion. Ask any regular attendee to the Disney Parks and they…
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Backyard Salmon – Geek Eats Recipe
My backyard right now is full of wonderfully delicious smells and tastes. There are herbs, fruit trees, and vegetables growing (despite the heat) and creating wonderful ingredients for creating fresh recipes. I found a deal on salmon at the market so I thought it would be fun to mix and match a few recipes and…
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The Standard Sets the Standard for Arizona Restaurant Week Dining
Greetings Foodies! As Arizona Restaurant Week heats up I’m back with another review. This time we ended up at The Standard in Scottsdale. Tucked in the back of a small strip mall, diners driving by might miss it, but they are definitely missing out. While the outside of the restaurant might be understated the food…
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Studio Backlot Tour – Daps From the Past
Disney Hollywood Studios will be closing the doors on its Studio Backlot Tour soon, according to Orlando’s News 13. This attraction is one of the few opening day attractions when the theme park first opened as Disney MGM Studios back in 1989. Disney MGM Studios opened as a working studio with several sound stages and…
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Annual Passports: Is it worth investing in when living outside Southern California?
By Joyce Kessel Many of our Disney friends living in the general vicinity of the Disneyland Resort take advantage of the Disney Annual Passports. Is it worth the investment for those of us living in neighboring states, such as Arizona? My answer is yes, but let me share my insight, and you decide if the…
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Beckett's Table Beckons Diners During Arizona Restaurant Week
Greetings Foodies! Arizona Restaurant Week is upon us! What that means for Arizonans is for 10 days we can try special pre fixe menus at some of the best restaurants in the valley. For $33 or $44 diners experience a 3 course meal from a menu created for this week. When I read that this…
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Gastronomic Game Changer: Arizona Restaurant Week Returns Sept. 19-28
PHOENIX, Ariz. (August 6, 2014) –Arizona Restaurant Week (ARW) will return this fall with 10 nights of incredible edibles, commencing for the first time on a Friday night. Arizona Restaurant Week, Fall Edition will be held Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 28. During Fall ARW, over 150 Phoenix restaurants will offer specialty prix-fixe dinner…
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Geek Eats- Taco Tuesday!
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to this edition of Geek Eats! This week’s topic is very near and dear to my heart. I’m going to talk about my favorite day of the week, no not Friday, Taco Tuesday! Taco Tuesday is a popular cultural phenomenon in which, like it describes, people eat tacos on Tuesday. This was…
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Holidays at Disneyland
Holidays at Disneyland by Joyce Kessel I am honored to share my love of Disneyland with the DAPsMagic Family. I am an Arizona transplant originally from the midwest, but have been traveling to the Happiest Place on Earth since I was 4-years old. My husband Al and I LOVE the Disneyland Resort. Though I’ve been…
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EPCOT’s Maelstrom – DAPS From the Past
Disney has recently announced that Maelstrom in the Norway pavilion at Epcot will give way to a Frozen-themed attraction. But, what is Maelstrom? The Maelstrom has been one of the most popular attractions at Epcot since it first opened in 1988. Inside, guests travel on Viking longboats through the history and mythology of Norway. The…
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Geek Eats- Hatch Chile Season is Here!
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to this edition of Geek Eats! Today’s blog is going to be a bit spicy because it’s Hatch Chile season! That’s right; I’m going to be discussing the glorious Hatch chile. For a basic definition, Hatch chiles are grown in the Hatch Valley, an area stretching north and south along the Rio…
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Do You Disneybound?
Disneybounding. What started out as a fun way to dress on a Disney vacation has blown up into a whole Disney fashion movement both in the parks and in real life. Have you ever been in a Disney park and seen someone dressed inspired by a character? That’s the very definition of Disneybounding. Creating inspired…
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Where’s Mickey Mouse? How to Find the Big Cheese at the Disneyland Resort!
When visiting the Disneyland Resort, it is definitely important to meet the big cheese. After all, what a trip to Disneyland be without a photo with Mickey Mouse? Or perhaps you don’t want to be next to Mickey but at least get to see him. Here are a few options for you as you proceed on…
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Geek Eats- Sriracha Love
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to the latest Geek Eats! Today I want to discuss a topic that is near and dear to my heart. That’s right; I want to discuss my favorite condiment, Sriracha! Now those who know me know that I love condiments. I will never just settle for just one salad dressing. I have…
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The Positive Side of Disneyland Price Increases
The Disney community has been buzzing the last 24 hours since the Disneyland Resort again raised prices. This happens pretty much every year in recent memory and really should have come as no surprise. Over the past 24 hours I have been talking to people both that have a range of opinions on the matter.…
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Geek Eats- Page Springs Cellars Adventure
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to Geek Eats! This week I’m going to talk about a trip I took about a month ago with the Mister (FYI for all intents and purposes my boyfriend will be referred to as Mister in any and all blogs). We went to the Page Springs Cellars here in Arizona for a…
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Geek Eats- The Adventure Begins
Greetings Readers! Welcome to Geek Eats, a new type of blog here at Geek’s Corner. Primarily the focus on geeky stuff here is media and pop culture related; but I would like to bring a new avenue of geekdom to Geek’s Corner, food. One may not think of food as a geeky topic, but try…