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.
Cycle is speeding up to the finish line. For its final month of weekend-long chef residencies, the temporary restaurant at the Lexington Hotel is bringing out the big guns. Hope you've been saving your nickles, foodniks, because the lineup is good and it's going to sell out. Before I forget, here's the number for a reso: 602-252-2100. Now look at this: Payton Curry follows his recent Welcome Diner pop-up ...
The days of the edgy eatery tucked into a Scottsdale hair salon are nearly over. Crudo chef Cullen Campbell tells me that he's not renewing his lease, and that the restaurant's last day will be July 16. Since it opened in 2009, taking up the in-house cafe and front patio of the Steven Paul Salon, it amassed a cult following for Cullen's inventive dishes, from raw madai with Meyer lemon to polenta ...