This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try?

1) Season octopus with salt and pepper and place on grill. Only add grill marks for flavor and heat through. Overcooking at this point will make it gummy. 2) In a pot heat up the potatoes and olives, ...

1. Turn oven on at 250 F degree. 2. Clean octopus by removing eye/beak section from tentacles and discard eye/beak section. 3. Separate tentacles into sections depending on size. 4. Clean head and ...

TAMPA, Fla — It's cephalopod. It's a mollusk. It's sometimes used for fish bait. — And it's what's for dinner. We're talking octopus in this week's Chef's Kitchen. "Octopus tastes very similar to ...

Are there two more ancient-looking sea creatures than octopus and squid? And two creatures that American home cooks are less willing to tackle? Sure, you’ll order fried calamari as an appetizer with a ...

It’s been real, pork belly, but your rock star run as protein du jour is drawing to a close. Enter octopus, a meaty and juicy cephalopod prepared with precision at Sotto and popping up on menus around ...

As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. This tender curlicue of octopus is ...

The cuisine of Cyprus reflects its history: mostly Greek, but influenced by Turkish, Persian, Venetian, Roman, and British invaders. “We use different spices like cumin and whole coriander seeds, but ...

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Preheat the oven to 350. Warm 2 tablespoons oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and sauté until light brown, taking care not to burn. Using tongs, carefully add the octopus ...

Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. Hi is responsible for spotting and reporting on F&B trends across the country for both publications.