Ivan Jacobo News Today

Anhelo Restaurant is doing things differently in the food and beverage industry... and putting Phoenix on the culinary map as it does so.

Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, but many chefs in metro Phoenix share their heritage and pride year-round. These are their stories.

Between October 1 and the end of December — 14 new Downtown Phoenix bars and restaurants opened. Here’s what you need to know about each.

Jackie Mercandetti Photo Anhelo 628 East Adams Street One of the more romantic-looking spots in town is the 1900-built Silva House, home to  Anhelo. Ivan Jacobo is the executive chef at this contemporary restaurant at Heritage Square, and he seems to have a keen sense for the ol "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" mantra. As we reported after our first visit, “Rather than junking old wine, he uses it for braising. He trades carefully managed kitchen compost to Grace Farms in Chandler and gets microgre...

Jackie Mercandetti Photo Anhelo Restaurant 628 East Adams Street For years, the Silva House operated as the Rose & Crown — an English pub and haven for college students — till its closing in 2018. By spring 2019, the house became Anhelo Restaurant. This upscale dinner spot with a soft, modern interior is is where pop-up chef Ivan Jacobo is operating in Historic Heritage Square. The menu of contemporary American fare offers Hudson Valley Foie Gras to black truffle gnocchi and scallops, so t...