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    May 24, 2013

    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: Memorial Day Weekend Canal Brews Cruise Chances are you don't have to go to work on Monday, which is always cause to celebrate -- and by celebrate we mean drink, heavily. On S ... More >>

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    May 20, 2013

    Chow Bella Named Best Feature Blog by Arizona Press Club

    Chow Bella writers were honored at the Arizona Press Club's annual awards banquet, held Saturday night at the Duce in downtown Phoenix. Chow Bella was named Best Metro Feature Blog. In addition, New Times' food blog also took home second place in the feature blog category and a third-place award f ... More >>

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    May 15, 2013

    Should the Food Industry Separate the Accomplishments of Female Chefs Because They're Women?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.Last month, following the announcement of this year's 50 Best Female Chefs ... More >>

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    May 13, 2013

    Adorable Alert: Watch (in Slow Motion) Kids Try Vegemite, Gherkin, and Lemon for the First Time

    "It's funny how raw a child's reaction to something is. There's no filter. It's just really physical and that's what I love about it," said Matt Gilmour, creative director at marketing agency Saatchi & Saatchi. See also: - Chow Bella's "First Tastes" The company, along with production company Hec ... More >>

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    May 8, 2013

    Chefs, What Are You Making Your Mom for Mother's Day?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.For many chefs, the one person who most closely shares their passion and lo ... More >>

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    May 3, 2013

    How To Make the Best Mint Julep, Ever.

    This weekend, brace your livers for impact. Sunday is Cinco de Drinko Mayo. Thankfully, I already have that base covered with how to make an awesome margarita. But first, it's time to get out your ludicrously oversized hats for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. If it's time for the Derby, it's time fo ... More >>

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    May 1, 2013

    How Hard Is it to Hire and Keep Good Cooks?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.One of the most common titles -- and most crucial positions -- in a restaur ... More >>

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    April 27, 2013

    Top Five 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. So, here's a recap of some of the top stories from the week that you may have missed.

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    April 17, 2013

    What Is the Role of the Food Critic?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.Writer, analyst, restaurant rater? To the reader, the job of a food critic ... More >>

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    April 10, 2013

    Is it Proper Etiquette to Call a Chef "Chef"?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.Many of us enjoy the fruits of a chef's labor, but when it comes to telling ... More >>

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    April 9, 2013

    Artopia/Big Brain Awards 2013: Looking for Artisan Food Vendors

    By now you most likely know that New Times' Big Brain Awards season is upon us -- with Welcome Diner, The Simple Farm and Hayden Flour Mills making the finals in the culinary arts category. But have you heard of Artopia? It's the party where we'll announce Big Brain winners -- not only in the culin ... More >>

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    April 3, 2013

    Caramelpalooza 2013: The Winner of Our Contest to Be a Judge Is . . .

    Who knew we had so many poets out there? You wowed us with your sweet words about caramel, Phoenix, but there can be only one winner in our contest to choose a judge for Friday's fourth annual Caramelpalooza, and that person is . . . See also: - Caramelpalooza 2013: Buy Tasting Tickets Now - Annou ... More >>

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    March 29, 2013

    Millie's Caramel's Jill McNamara: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. She might be new to the caramel scene, but Jill McNamara, a self-pr ... More >>

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    March 29, 2013

    Caramelpalooza 2013: Wanna Be a Judge?!

    With just a week to go before the fourth annual Caramelpalooza, the candy makers are busy boiling sugar and over here at Chow Bella, we're tightening up the dental work in anticipation. What about you? Do you have your tasting tickets yet? Get 'em quick online or wait til the night of. Or -- enter ... More >>

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    March 28, 2013

    Crepe Bar's Jeff Kraus: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Crepe Bar isn't the kind of restaurant people would be likely stumb ... More >>

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    March 27, 2013

    Caramelpalooza 2013: Buy Tasting Tickets Now

    Polish off that sweet tooth, Phoenix, because Caramelpalooza 2013's just a little more than a week away. Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual caramel tasting will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- a new location but the same sugar rush (more, in fact) you've enjoyed in years past. F ... More >>

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    March 26, 2013

    Muñeca Mexicana's Minerva Orduño Rincón: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Minerva Orduño Rincón is a chef who knows how to keep it real. Th ... More >>

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    March 20, 2013

    Bourbon Steak's Veronica Arroyo: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Veronica Arroyo is no stranger to the sugary showdown that is Caram ... More >>

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    March 18, 2013

    Pistol Whipped Pastry's Rachel Miller: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. For Rachel Miller, there's nothing more delicious than yesteryear. ... More >>

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    March 15, 2013

    Slade Grove: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Last year at Caramelpalooza, Slade Grove took second place for Best ... More >>

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    March 13, 2013

    Essence Bakery's Eugenia Theodosopoulous: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Chances are if you live in Phoenix and you're love macaróns, you'r ... More >>

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    March 12, 2013

    Urban Beans and Tertio's Virgina Senior: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Things don't stay the same for long at Urban Beans. At least not s ... More >>

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    March 11, 2013

    Sunday Devoured in Phoenix: Decadent 'Til You Drop

    After all of the goodness Saturday's Devoured offered, we sent two more of Chow Bella's finest out to tag team the over 40 vendors at the event on Sunday. Heather Hoch and Minerva Orduna roamed the aisles of Devoured at Phoenix Art Museum to bring you the good, the bad and the blah of the event. Dig ... More >>

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    March 7, 2013

    NutWhats' Lisa Rast: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth-annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Although Lisa Rast is simply nutty about nuts, she's excited to com ... More >>

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    March 5, 2013

    Herb Box's LaDawn Driscoll: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

    As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. LaDawn Driscoll might be a newcomer to the Caramelpalooza competiti ... More >>

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    February 28, 2013

    Big Brains 2013: Meet Past Winners, and Nominate Your Choice for This Year's Culinary Award

    Are you getting creative in the kitchen? Want $500? Keep reading. New Times is presenting our fourth annual Big Brain Awards this year -- which means a $500 cash prize for creatives in each of the following categories: performing arts, visual arts, online, design, craft and (take note, Chow Bella ... More >>

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    February 27, 2013

    Of Guitars, Metaphors, and Chocolate Haupia Pie

    Chow Bella has a valentine for you. For the rest of February, we're handing out Candy Hearts -- stories of food and love from some of our favorite writers. Enjoy. He had a guitar and too many pretty metaphors, and he loved chocolate haupia pie. He also loved me -- for at least the last week of my ... More >>

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    February 26, 2013

    Beer Stew and Gluten-Free Love

    Chow Bella has a valentine for you. For the rest of February, we're handing out Candy Hearts -- stories of food and love from some of our favorite writers. Enjoy. When I met my husband, Tom, in grad school in Tucson, he was cooking on a two-burner hotplate in his dorm room and I was living in an a ... More >>

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    February 22, 2013

    Cynthia Clark Harvey Presents "Coq Au Doodle I Do"

    Chow Bella has a valentine for you. For the rest of February, we're handing out Candy Hearts -- stories of food and love from some of our favorite writers. Today, a graphic story from Cynthia Clark Harvey. Enjoy. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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    February 20, 2013

    Announcing the Caramel Makers for Smeeks & Chow Bella's Caramelpalooza 2013!

    We are practically in a sugar coma, just thinking about the line-up for Caramelpalooza 2013 -- the biggest and best ever, if you ask us. See also: - Caramelpalooza 2012: The Winners!

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    February 15, 2013

    Katie Johnson's Chicken-Flavored Valentine

    Chow Bella has a valentine for you. For the rest of February, we're handing out Candy Hearts -- stories of food and love from some of our favorite writers. Enjoy. "It smells good, right?" I ladled a small portion of the chicken fettuccine alfredo out of the pan and handed it to the boy I was datin ... More >>

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    February 13, 2013

    What's Your Least Favorite Holiday to Work?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.When you're in the food business, holidays can mean big money. What's the w ... More >>

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    February 6, 2013

    Rocket Burger & Subs Offers Soda Heaven

    The Guilty Pleasure: The Wall of Soda Where to Get It: Rocket Burger & Subs, 35th Ave and Cactus Price: $1.99 (or $9.95 for a six-pack) 
What It Really Costs: Go ahead and schedule that dentist visit now. Everyone has their preferred bad-for-you vice. Some people can't live without a pack of smok ... More >>

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    January 30, 2013

    The 5 Worst Valentine Cocktails of All Time

    Love is in the air -- and as with other airborne pathogens, you'd prefer to keep a safe distance. For the Hallmark haters and the Valentine adverse, Chow Bella has put together a list of the 5 least romantic cocktails around. Order one for yourself or send some over as a gritty gesture to the PDA co ... More >>

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    January 30, 2013

    What National Chain Restaurants Do You Secretly Like?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.As much as they may deny it, chefs and restaurateurs secretly enjoy nationa ... More >>

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    January 29, 2013

    Laurie Notaro and Others Tell Stories of Food and Love at Crescent Ballroom Feb. 12

    What does spaghetti have to do with love? Only Laurie Notaro knows, and she's not telling -- not til Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. when Chow Bella presents Candy Hearts, our second public reading at Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix. See also: - Laurie Notaro's Eight Food(ie) Terms Past Their Ex ... More >>

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    January 23, 2013

    Chefs, What Would It Take to Sell Yourselves to a Major Corporation?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.Since James Beard likened himself to a "gastronomic whore" after signing an ... More >>

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    January 9, 2013

    Which Celebrity Should Be the Next to Open a Restaurant in Phoenix?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.Movie stars and musicians opening their own restaurants is nothing new -- e ... More >>

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    January 9, 2013

    Chow Bella's 5 Favorite Food and Drink Apps

    If you're like us, you have a smart phone...a smart phone that is being highly under-utilized, subjected to menial tasks when it could really be tackling complex algorithms or at the very least launching virtual birds out of a slingshot. Which is why we at Chow Bella have decided to start using ou ... More >>

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    January 5, 2013

    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 >>

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    January 2, 2013

    Who's the Most Unsung Hero in the Kitchen?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com.If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a top-notch kitchen s ... More >>

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    January 2, 2013

    Edible Communities Launches an iPhone App with Recipes, Menus and Bonus Organic Gardening Magazine Subscription

    The James Beard Award winning collection of regional and seasonal food magazines, Edible Communities, founded by Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian, has recently launched an iPhone app. See also: - Four Best Farmers Markets in Greater Phoenix - Chow Bella's 9 Most Dramatic Moments in the National Foo ... More >>

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    January 1, 2013

    Chow Bella's One-Stop Guide to Eating Healthy in 2013

    We feel your pain. No, really. Literally -- we feel pain. We drank so much egg nog during the month of December that we're not sure we're right in the nog anymore -- and don't get us started on all the pie, cookies, candy. Oh, and last night? We don't want to think about that. See also: -What Wi ... More >>

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    December 31, 2012

    Drynuary: Zach Fowle Vows to Give Up Beer for the Entire Month of January

    It should be no secret to regular readers of this blog that I love beer. So much so, in fact, that in the past five years, hardly a day has gone by during which I haven't popped one open. The problem is that so many experiences can immediately be improved with a drink in hand. Cheering in the stands ... More >>

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    December 26, 2012

    5 Fad Diets to Avoid in 2013

    With the holidays coming to a close it's time to step up to the scale and assess the damage. If the numbers on the scale are much larger than you remember it's possible that a diet may be in order. But don't panic! Rushing into a fad diet is at best not along term solution and at worst might actuall ... More >>

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    December 22, 2012

    A Chow Bella Holiday Round-up: Gift Guides, Eating Christmas, and More

    Christmas is almost here, but luckily we still have a couple more days to get those last minute gifts and to finalize our holiday plans. If you're looking for some guidance, Chow Bella's got you covered. See Also: - Chow Bella's 12 Most Popular Phoenix Food and Restaurant Stories of 2012 Nine Ba ... More >>

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    December 17, 2012

    Beaver Supreme at Beaver Choice

    Looking for a new dessert that's unlike anything else? It's no surprise that you'll find it at Beaver Choice, the Swedish-Polish-Canadian restaurant that throws Western palates for a loop with dishes like Flying Jacob, a combination of chicken, bananas, peanuts, cream, and curry, and laxpudding, a f ... More >>

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    December 14, 2012

    Cynthia Clark Harvey Hopes Your Cookies are Scary and Bright

    Ah, the holidays. Christmas is all about love, sharing, sweetness and light -- and keeping the antacids handy. In keeping with the spirit of the season, Chow Bella presents "Eating Christmas," in which some of our favorite writers nosh on the real lessons we learn this time of year. Today, Cynthia C ... More >>

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    December 12, 2012

    Nine Baked Goods in Metro Phoenix to Pre-Order for Your Christmas Table

    With all of the baking that has to be done during the Christmas season -- from cookie exchanges and decorating to making gifts and serving guests -- it can be nice (and necessary) to take a break. Ensure that everything on your holiday table for breakfast, dinner, and dessert is special by getting a ... More >>

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    December 8, 2012

    Top Five 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 >>

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