Michele Laudig is a writer, artist and editor eating up New York City’s deliciously diverse food scene. Currently senior editor at Zagat in Manhattan, she was the staff restaurant critic and food blogger at Phoenix New Times since 2006, where she wrote cover stories, a weekly column and daily blog posts. Michele co-authored 100 Years, 100 Chefs, 100 Recipes, an Arizona Centennial Legacy Project published in February 2012, and has also written for Phoenix Magazine, Edible Phoenix, The Arizona Republic, Sommelier Journal and Hemispheres.
In previous lives, she served as New Times’ music editor, styled fashion shoots, toured with a rock ‘n roll band and lived in Tokyo. She has a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Columbia.
FnB owner Pavle Milic always humbly referred to his Old Town Scottsdale restaurant as a “little gin joint,” but he had no idea it might be considered an illegal speakeasy. Milic and chef/co-owner Charleen Badman made the shocking discovery a week ago Friday night, when three representatives from the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control came into the restaurant to inquire about the status of their liquor license. ...