Howdy!

I'm Dominic Armato, formerly the dining critic for Phoenix New Times (2023-24) and The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com (2015-2020). Since I'm currently not writing for anybody (other than myself) and social media is a ever-growing dumpster fire, I'm sending out a food and dining newsletter on a "whenever I feel like it" basis filled with the stuff I could have never gotten past my editors. Only there are two problems.

The first problem is that trying to get people to pass around an email address to sign up for a newsletter is a little unwieldy. It's a heckuva lot easier to post links to an actual URL. So let's get that one taken care of. If you'd like to receive a newsletter that chronicles delicious happenings around Phoenix, shows off some incredibly tasty pictures, and may or may not include the occasional crazypants ramblings of somebody who's far too obsessed with food media for his own good, drop your best email address right here:

Once a week... wooooooo, haha.... yeah, no fear of that.

The second problem is that you could say I'm a bit of an archivist. You could also say that I'm an obsessive completionist and a digital hoarder, but "archivist" has a nice ring to it, so let's go with that. Point being, folks periodically ask me where they can get a hold of previous volumes of Something to Doux, and as of right now, the answer to that question is here.

That's it. That's the answer. You're in the right place.

Scroll down, and you'll find links to (semi-)permanent online versions of the Something to Doux back catalogue. But the posts might lag a couple of weeks, so if you want first crack at the tasty stuff and you don't mind me popping up in your inbox every now and again, signing up for the newsletter is really the best way to go.

Either way, thanks so much just for checking in. Here at Something to Doux, we know you have many food media producers to choose from. Most of them are flashy, hollow shills with souls darker than chocolate roux, but still, it means everything to me that you choose us.

Stay safe and eat well!

Vol. I
September 18, 2020
Los Andes Peruvian, Scott Holmes conquers the universe,
Rancho Pinot does burgers, and Korean fried chicken from Bonchon
Vol. II
September 25, 2020
Food and politics, killer Japanese curry, Jerk Night at The Breadfruit, and Pa'La is still awesome
Vol. III
October 9, 2020
A little stir crazy, Chula Seafood does Korean, some strong sandwiches, and Vecina brings the fire
Vol. IV
October 23, 2020
Driveway tacos, healthy cooking at home, the monstrously unhealthy combo at Luke's,
and vegetable bliss courtesy of FnB
Vol. V
October 30, 2020
Lom Wong slays me with traditional Thai, Japanese beverages and Campari,
the heirarchy of craptons, bento bliss from Nori Sushi, and I miss Kevin
Vol. VI
November 13, 2020
A lovely little cheesesteak, on carne en su jugo and obsessive-compulsive food writing,
hurry up and order from Lom Wong already, things from Rancho Pinot that are *not* burgers,
and old favorites that still kick ass
Vol. VII
December 4, 2020
An adorable mini-kamayan feast, teasing with omurice, lentil pasta is kind of shockingly solid, The Meat Market does face bacon and I get all pedantic on myself
Vol. VIII
December 18, 2020
Charlie's Mom vs. Mac's Mom, Japanese pasta and '90s Los Angeles nostalgia, a kind of mean (but hopefully kind of funny) shot at foodie Facebook groups and I swoon for Hush Public House
Vol. IX
December 31, 2020
The Deliciousness of 2020, more deliciousness of 2020 and amazing band names
Vol. X
January 8, 2021
"Comfort Food" is a lie, some stew-heavy trendy Vietnamese, some boilerplate
less-trendy Vietnamese and when it comes to tuna melts, fuck around and find out
Vol. XI
January 9, 2022
Kick ass Scottsdale Arabic, a year's worth of deliciousness,
even more deliciousness, even more kick ass band names
Vol. XII
January 21, 2022
Sonoran food that shows how it's DONE, I make you hate me for finding the
best pastrami sandwich in town, secret menus, and I value your feedback
Vol. XIII
June 17, 2022
Classic Birria vs. Neo-Birria, "Korean" food that blows,
fast food that doesn't, and things that still kick ass
Vol. XIV
January 2, 2023
It's not Tokyo, but it'll do, The Deliciousness of 2022,
funky yeast, food media sucks, and band names
Vol. XV
February 15, 2023
I find something else to doux
Vol. XVI
September 22, 2023
I resurrect a corpse
Vol. XVII
December 6, 2024
Praising my kid sister, journalism in absentia,
tasty hot pot, dumpster fires, and things that kick ass
Vol. XVIII
December 13, 2024
Peruvian pollo, the shambling corpse of a pesudo-Mex chain,
topics in Chicago pizza, editorial hilarity, topics in Chicago hot dogs,
stupid simple chicken tacos, and things that kick ass
Vol. XIX
December 27, 2024
Ramen that mostly rocks, The Deliciousness of 2024,
maimed cookies, bonus deliciousness, and band names