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Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields Artisan Bakery Mediterra Bakes Fantastic Bread, and We'll Tell You Where to Get It Street Eats ... More >>

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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 >>

Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields

If you love local food trucks, Food Network, or Man v. Food on the Travel Channel, here's an event for you.

Torta Cubana Clash: La Tolteca vs. Los Reyes de la Torta

See Also: Hacienda El Bar-Ril: Central Phoenix Home of Diamond Tacos de Cabeza The torta just might be one of the most delicious sandwiches on the planet (okay, we haven't had all of the sandwiches on the planet and banh mis are really good too but, for the next five minutes, the torta is the best) ... More >>

Next Week: Chompie's Ultimate Slider Celebration

If you're a fan of gluttony and Chompie's Jewish Sliders, you'll definitely want to mark your calender for next Wednesday, July 18. Chompies locations around the Valley will be celebrating the 3rd Annual Ultimate Slider Celebration by selling the (in)famous Chompies Jewish sliders for 99 cents apiec ... More >>

Point-Counterpoint: Alton Brown Is the Man and I Challenge You to Say Otherwise

We had so much fun chucking Chow Bella contributors Ando Muneno and Lauren Saria into the ring over food trucks, we decided to do it again. This week's burning topic: Alton Brown. Ando: Alton Brown is the man and I challenge you to say otherwise. Lauren: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Ando: Seriously, wha ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern Won Us Over and Adam Richman Tried Too Hard at Scottsdale Culinary Fest Celeb Shows

If getting out of the sun and away from the delirious drunks yesterday at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival wasn't enough motivation for you to fork out $30 to see Travel Channel personalities Andrew Zimmern of Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Adam Richmanof Man vs. Food, you weren't alone. Bu ... More >>

Weekend Eats: The Scottsdale Culinary Festival Edition

It's going to be a busy foodie weekend! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is in full swing (you can check out our coverage for all the big events you might have missed here) and since there are so many fun foodie things going down this weekend, I'm taking a break from cocktails and baking this week t ... More >>

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Chef James Porter Leaves Big Earl's BBQ

After just over a year, chef James Porter is leaving Big Earl's BBQ in Scottsdale, where he was chef and operating manager, and focusing full time on Petite Maison, his Parisian bistro in Old Town Scottsdale. Porter was able to open Big Earl's (formerly Jac's Pizzeria) just thirty days after he to ... More >>

Scottsdale Culinary Festival: Battling Burgers, Chocolate and Wine, & Travel Channel Celebs

Spring will be here before we know it (Yer outta here, chilly, low seventy-degree days!) and that means celebrations-a-go-go for the Valley, including one of the biggest and most popular: The Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Featuring six days of events, restaurants and chefs, wine and spirits, and ch ... More >>

For the Festival Foodie: 2012 Scottsdale Culinary Festival Pre-Sale Special (Limited Time Offer!)

Here at Chow Bella, we understand how important it is to give (and receive) the perfect foodie gift. So this season, we're helping out by offering 21 food- and drink-focused gift suggestions, one each work day until Christmas, from a local business or provider. You get scads of rock-star ideas, the ... More >>

Big Earl's BBQ Celebrates Appearance on Man v. Food With "Leg of Beast" Viewing Party

Man v. Food Nation host Adam Richman hanging with some of Scottsdale's finest.​Big Earl's BBQ got some mad TV love last month when Adam Richman and his crew of Travel Channel's Man v. Food Nation (the evolution of Man v. Food, in which Richman recruits locals to take on food challenges instead ... More >>

Man v. Food Nation Visits Big Earl's BBQ in Scottsdale: Chef James Porter Says Adam Richman Is "Juilliard School Meets Rachael Ray Meets Anthony Bourdain"

Chef James Porter with Man v. Food Nation's Adam Richman​Big Earl's BBQ got some mad TV love this weekend when Adam Richman and his 16-person crew of Travel Channel's Man v. Food Nation, (the evolution of Man v. Food, in which Richman recruits locals to take on food challenges instead of doing ... More >>

Alice Cooper's Welcome 2 My Nightmare

​You've got to wonder when Alice Cooper even finds time to play celebrity golf tournaments. Not only is he busy inspiring attractions at Universal Studios, feeding Adam Richman Big Units at Cooperstown, and hosting a popular radio show on KDKB 93.3 FM, but Cooper's prepping release of a new record ... More >>

Chompie's Jewish Sliders 99 Cents on Wednesday

Chompie's tasty Jewish slider.​Had a Jewish slider from Chompie's yet? Adam Richman has. He attempted a plateful of 'em last year for his show, Man v. Food on the Travel Channel. If you haven't tried the mini challah roll filled with moist lean brisket, a mini potato pancake, and Jack cheese ... More >>

Alice Cooperstown's Bases Loaded Hot Dog Contest

Jonathan McNamaraThe good news: to win you only have to eat one. ​​The average person's stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds' worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food ... More >>

Seven Places We're Dining At Before The Rapture

Benjamin LeathermanDurant's is where we'll be once Jesus comes calling.Not to be gloomy or gauche, but it might be time to start thinking about your last meal.  As those obnoxious billboards scattered around town are warning, The Rapture is prophesized to be happening two days from now. Mu ... More >>

Competitive Eating: Zach Fowle's Adventures in Man vs. Food

Cook Like an Iron Chef with Michael Symon Starts With Dissing The Food Network

​Iron Chef Michael Symon breaks out of Kitchen Stadium this Thursday with his new show on The Cooking Channel, Cook Like an Iron Chef. Symon, who owns Lola, Lolita, Bar Symon, and the B Spot restaurants in Northeast Ohio, as well as Roast in Detroit, says the show is for people who've watched ... More >>

Chompie's Ultimate Sliders Challenge

Evie CarpenterZach Fowle prepares to take on the slider challenge at Chompie's.​​The average person's stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds' worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ing ... More >>

Zach Fowle Attempts Tonight's Man v. Food Challenge at Chompie's

Evie CarpenterZach Fowle and his nemesis: Chompies' Slider Challenge.​Tonight, Travel Channel celebrity Adam Richman will perform feats of gastronomic fortitude direct from Tempe in a new episode of Man v. Food. His ultimate hunger quest for this episode: the slider challenge at Chompie's. Fea ... More >>

Wednesday: Watch Zach Fowle Take the Chompie's Challenge on Live TV

​So apparently there's this show about eating challenges called Man v. Food. Perhaps you've heard of it? Several months ago, Adam Richman, the country's most famous food fighter, made the trip to Phoenix to take on the Chompie's Ultimate Sliders Challenge -- a feast of 12 Jewish sliders and a ... More >>

Adam Richman, Host of Man v. Food Takes On Chompies, Los Reyes de la Torta, Alice Cooper's Big Unit, and Scottsdale Guilt This Wednesday on The Travel Channel

​This Wednesday, former All My Children actor and current host of Man v. Food, Adam Richman, travels to Phoenix to stop at Los Reyes de la Torta and Alice Cooperstown, before taking on the Ultimate Slider Challenge at Chompie's. The challenge, which will air Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on the Travel ... More >>

Adam Richman, Host of Man v. Food, Chomps Into Chompie's Ultimate Slider Challenge

​Adam Richman, host of Man v. Food on the Travel Channel, took on an 11-pound, 30-inch meat-covered pizza in Atlanta, a 7.5-pound hamburger in Memphis, and a 72-ounce steak in Amarillo. Now, the kinda-looks-like-Fred-Savage feaster has taken the Ultimate Slider Challenge at the Chompie's location ... More >>

Alice Cooper'stown Nabs Top Celeb Restaurant Honors, Appears on Man v. Food

​It's nice to see Arizona in the news for good reasons these days. Alice Cooper'stown, the downtown rock n' roll restaurant slash sports bar owned by legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper, has been named one of the Top 10 Celebrity-Owned restaurants by TripAdvisor.com. Cooper'sto ... More >>

Battle of the Big-Ass Apple Pies: Take Note, Man v. Food!

Ah... apple pie. It's as American as mom and baseball, Botox and Internet porn. When I spotted a gargantuan version of this classic dessert in one local restaurant's refrigerated case, I knew it was fodder for a brutal Battle of the Dishes. Will my original find nab top honors in this week's s ... More >>

Man v. Food's Adam Richman Takes a Bite out of Tempe

​We knew he'd show up sooner or later. How could Man v. Food host Adam Richman resist the chance to get his picture on the wall at Chompie's? Word is, the Travel Channel star is in town right now -- earlier today, he tweeted, "Hellllloooooo Phoenix!" -- and joined in the Tempe&nbs ... More >>