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Former Kai Guy Michael O'Dowd on What He's Up to at Renegade by MOD and the Problem with Comfort Food

Michael O'Dowd Renegade by MOD 9343 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale 480-614-9400 See also: -- Ex Kai Chef Michael O'Dowd Opens Renegade by MOD in Scottsdale this Friday This is part one of my interview with Michael O'Dowd, executive chef and co-owner of Renegade by MOD. Come back Tuesday when O'Dowd dis ... More >>

Ex-Kai Chef Michael O'Dowd Opens Renegade by Mod in Scottsdale This Friday

Even if you've never heard of chef Michael O'Dowd, you've most certainly heard of Kai, the AAA five-diamond and Forbes Travel Guide five-star restaurant that O'Dowd, during his 10-year reign at the culinary destination, put on the map. See also: - New Breakfast Spot, Snooze AM Eatery, Coming to Cen ... More >>

15 Metro Phoenix Restaurants to Visit During Spring Training 2013

Spring Training is almost upon us, which means winter is officially over and it's time to break out the shorts. This right here is the weather we Phoenicians live for, the reason we endure five hellish months of summer and severe cases of cabin fever . . . just for the few all-too-brief months of ba ... More >>

Chow Bella's Top Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all fit in your mouth ... or in this ca ... More >>

Conor Favre Leaves Arizona Biltmore for Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa

Geez, the culinary cupboard at the Arizona Biltmore is beginning to look a bit bare. Executive Chef Todd Sicolo flew the coop about a month ago to take Lee Hillson's former position at the Royal Palms. Now executive sous chef Conor Favre is leaving the Biltmore to step into Michael O'Dowd's shoes as ... More >>

Arizona's Fry Bread Brings Native American Cooking Into the Future

Ex-Lon's Chef Michael Rusconi to Open His Own Restaurant

Looks like Michael Rusconi, the executive chef of Lon's at the Hermosa from 2005 to 2009, and whose success at combining European technique with native ingredients and local produce garnered the restaurant a AAA Four Diamond award, has resurfaced to start a place of his own. The Republic reports th ... More >>

Brew Your Own Beer (And Get It On Tap) at New Restaurant and Brewery Coming to Arcadia

Still under construction, the interior of O.H.S.O. is shaping up quickly.​In the past few months, the stretch of Indian School Road between 40th and 64th Streets has been bustling with new restaurant activity like Kitchen 56, Black Cat Coffee House, Cave & Ives, and (maybe) a second location f ... More >>

Kai to Host Three Summer Wine Dinners

Wine Bohemia​Whether it's a special occasion or simply another way to celebrate our love of good food and fine wine, Kai, Arizona's only AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star Award-winning signature restaurant, is giving us three good reasons to splurge this summer. Pairing its award-winning ... More >>

Later, My Check

Where do hospitality employees go for good food when they'redone with work?