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May 4, 2012
Chow Bella's Top Phoenix Food Stories of the Week
Every week, there's a cornucopia of new 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 t ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Chris Bianco Changes Up the Kitchen at Italian Restaurant, But Is That Enough?
When pizza guru/restaurateur Chris Bianco brought chef Claudio Urciuoli onboard to run his generically named Italian Restaurant -- which opened in Central Phoenix last January -- the partnership promised to be interesting, at the very least. Both men have earned stellar reputations for their meti ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Laurie Notaro's Army of Foodies, the Amuse Douchers of the Culinary World
Every army has a pecking order, and the Amuse Douchers are no different. To rise in foodie rank, you have to be bold, you have to be fearless, and you have to...basically not have any other interests, hobbies, or loved ones that check in on a regular basis. We ALL suffer for our art, but unfortunat ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Pizzeria Bianco Makes Food & Wine's 25 Best Spots for Pizza in America
Pizzeria Bianco, celebrated pie master Chris Bianco's award-winning Heritage Square eatery, continues to secure its place in history as a pilgrimage-worthy destination with a nod from Food & Wine magazine as one of its 25 best pizza spots in the U.S. Chosen from new and established pizza places fro ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
In A New Space Behind Pane Bianco, Hayden Flour Mills Is Back In Action
Last August, a large wooden crate arrived at the sandwich shop Pane Bianco. In the crate -- bearing an Austrian return address -- was a 1600 pound stone mill and sifter: the sole piece of machinery that would revive Tempe's century and a half-old Hayden Flour Mills brand for which Mill Avenue was na ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
Crescent Ballroom Now Open for Lunch
For those who can't get enough of the urban-cool vibe at Crescent Ballroom, downtown's mid-size live music venue that opened last October in the revamped 1917-era building formerly occupied by Bentley's Nightclub, the venue is now open for lunch -- at least its kitchen is anyway. Once open for dinn ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
Chris Bianco: Behind the Design of Italian Restaurant, Pizzeria Bianco, Pane Bianco, and Bar Bianco
Local chef and restaurateur Chris Bianco takes obvious pride in his food (after all, not every pizza in Phoenix can beat out a pie from New York City). But equal to the fresh ingredients, including his own tomatoes, mozzarella, and family pasta recipes, are the environments that Bianco cr ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2012
Ten Favorite Gourmet Pizza Shops in the Valley
Since pizza -- a basic dish associated with Naples but not exclusively so -- was taken to America by Italian emigrants, shops selling the flat disks topped with goodness have popped up on nearly every street corner. And since most folks have a cherished neighborhood hangout that offers up simple a ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Once Only Available to Chefs, Sogno Toscano Olive Oil Gaining Popularity with the Public at Scottsdale Fashion Square
Jennifer Woods Glenn Wagner, Vice President of Sales - Retail Division for Sogno Toscano While doing some evening mall errands at Scottsdale Fashion Square earlier this month, we noticed an olive oil kiosk named "Olive Oil Boutique." At first we weren't too excited; this appe ... More >>
Culture
January 19, 2012
When the Sun Goes Down, Valley Nightlife Lights Up
Jennifer Woods Glenn Wagner, Vice President of Sales - Retail Division for Sogno Toscano While doing some evening mall errands at Scottsdale Fashion Square earlier this month, we noticed an olive oil kiosk named "Olive Oil Boutique." At first we weren't too excited; this appe ... More >>
Blogs
January 2, 2012
Pizzeria Bianco Named One of 20 Favorite Pizza Spots Around the U.S.
Just barely into the New Year and pie master Chris Bianco's Pizzeria Bianco has received a saucy seal of approval from Food Republic, the site for "men who want to eat and drink well, and to live smart." Named as one of the 20 favorite pizza spots in the country, and alongside other winners ... More >>
Dining
December 29, 2011
Laura Hahnefeld Looks at the Year of the Food Truck
Just barely into the New Year and pie master Chris Bianco's Pizzeria Bianco has received a saucy seal of approval from Food Republic, the site for "men who want to eat and drink well, and to live smart." Named as one of the 20 favorite pizza spots in the country, and alongside other winners ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Burros, Beer, and Beats at Cocina 10 in Downtown's Crescent Ballroom
Get this: al pastor pork burrito.When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out -- and let you know our initial impressions. Share a few photos, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just op ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Maria Taylor Playing for Free at Crescent Ballroom Tonight
Okay, so Crescent Ballroom has been open two full weeks, which is long enough for us to review five shows there, eat one of Chris Bianco's burritos, and listen as all the "cool kids" started calling the place "Crescent."Stateside and Crescent owner Charlie Levy has enjoyed the past two weeks, too ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2011
Does Jamie Oliver Have A Secret Pizza Partner in Phoenix? Yes, He Does -- Never Mind.
Chris BiancoWell, that was short lived. The rumor I posted at 10:58 today, that celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is pairing up with a "well-known Valley pizza master," a.k.a. Chris Bianco, has been proven to be true (thanks "Guesty McGuest!") Ah well, at least I got to use the photo of Lau ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Chris Bianco, Iron Chef Jose Garces, Jonathan Waxman, and Others Cook For National Fundraiser For Childhood Cancer Research
Edward Dai, The Epoch TimesChef Jose Garces (right) prepares deliciousness at the Great Chefs Event in Philadelphia to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand. Seems as if celebu-chef Chris Bianco was in The City of Brotherly Love last week to show a little love of his own. Bianco joined 36 oth ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Lunch at Pizzeria Bianco: Same Great Pizza, Much Shorter Wait
VisitPhoenix via Flickr It's the biggest Phoenix food news since the invention of the chimichanga: Chris Bianco opened his famed pizzeria for lunch. Twitter and Facebook lit up, and so did our faces when we realized that finally, after years of avoiding the famed Three Hour Wait, we cou ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
Five Veggie Dishes We'd Give Up Meat For
Where's the beef? Not on this plate. In honor of Meatless Monday, we present five meat-free dishes from Valley restaurants that we'd happily eat all week long. 1. Mongolian Delight, Loving Hut It looks like beef, smells like beef -- even feels like beef when you bite into it. But th ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Urban Campfire Flaring Up Again?, New Family at Young's Farm and Opera at The Olive Mill
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Chow Bella contributor Carrie Wheeler shared on her personal blog Cracking Good this great picture of Chris Bianco's canned tomatoes. Bianco worked with canner Rob DiNapoli to preserve these beauties. Not surprisingly gorgeous packaging. Carrie ... More >>
Dining
April 7, 2011
Pane Bianco Delves Into Dinner With New Chef
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Chow Bella contributor Carrie Wheeler shared on her personal blog Cracking Good this great picture of Chris Bianco's canned tomatoes. Bianco worked with canner Rob DiNapoli to preserve these beauties. Not surprisingly gorgeous packaging. Carrie ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Penzeys Spices Shutters Scottsdale Store, Moves into Tempe Marketplace
We credit everything from Food Network to the national attention drawn by celeb chefs Beau Mac Millan and Chris Bianco to new restaurant concepts such as Cycle for the upswing in local culinary interest. Still, we were surprised when a new Penzeys Spices location popped up at the still-tre ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Coming Soon: Payton Curry's "Curry-ousity"
Last week, former Digestif and Caffe Boa chef Payton Curry announced he'd found the perfect location for his new pop-up-restaurant concept. Thursday afternoon, Curry signed a temporary lease on the classic Welcome Diner building at 10th Street and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. Curry plans ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Spring Training Eats: West Valley
Peoria Stadium sure holds a lot of hungry restaurant-goers.Spring training is in full swing, and this food critic is betting that it won't take too many games before you baseball fans will get tired of all the beer and brats -- or at least all the brats. Looking for a place to chow down be ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2011
Pane Bianco Opens for Dinner Service
Pane Bianco, the Italian sandwich take-out shop owned by James Beard Award-winning pizzaiolo Chris Bianco, now serves a full dinner menu from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. "We wanted to expand the experience at Pane, with iconic dishes from my childhood," Bianco says. The rest ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
A First Look at the New Litchfield's with Chris Bianco
The restored exterior of the original Wigwam Resort building.Yesterday, co-owner Jerry Colangelo unveiled the first $7 million wave of renovations to the historic Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park. The resort's main building is near unrecognizable unless you're old enough to remember when H ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Wigwam Resort to Host Sunday Farmer's Market
This weekend kicks off a new farmers' market that will take place on the front lawn of the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa every Sunday. The market will emphasize on producer-only farm products and will have 15 vendors set up, offering goods ranging from preserves (Cotton Country Jams) and honey ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Chef Announced For New Eatery to Replace Red's Steakhouse at the Wigwam
After recently celebrating its 80th anniversary, the Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa is undergoing a $7 million rejuvenation that includes a new signature restaurant to replace Red's Steakhouse. Brian Cooper (former exec sous chef at Lon's and sous chef at T. Cook's) returns to the Val ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Chris Bianco's Lemon Focaccia
Like just about everyone in Phoenix, we're fans of Chris Bianco and the amazing things he does with bread. Making trips to his sandwich shop, Pane' Bianco, at 4404 N. Central Ave. is on heavy rotation in our travels. However, right now the whole team is off on their annual summer break, the sho ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
August 30 In Blogs: Tom Horne, Dumperfoo, Phase 54, Chris Bianco, and a 69-Car Wreck
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
Blogs
August 12, 2010
Chris Bianco Branches Out to the Wigwam
Until Chris Bianco's asthma problems interfered with his day-to-day routine as Arizona's most famous pizzaiolo, the James Beard award-winning chef was a permanent fixture at Pizzeria Bianco's wood-burning oven, where he often watched the Phoenix Suns on a tiny TV next to his workspace. Former Suns o ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Bianco's Got His Own Olive Oil
I've seen this olive oil plenty of times on the shelf at Pane Bianco (along with other gourmet items I don't necessarily need, but want -- sometimes just for the packaging), but didn't stop to really examine the label. Recognize that? It's the facade of Pizzeria Bianco at night. Apparen ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2010
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Arizona Is Made Even More Bizarre, Thanks to Confusing and Creepy Play-Date With Chris Bianco
So last week, Andrew Zimmern goes on a quest for real Sonoran cuisine in Arizona on Bizarre Foods and hooks up with Chris Bianco, the wait-in-line-for-two-hours pizza guy of Pizzeria Bianco. Huh? What? Why? Were all the Mexican foodies in the Valley busy? Did Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner of Bar ... More >>
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March 23, 2010
The Blaze 1330's Guest DJ Week: Who's Spinning and When
Arizona State's student radio station is always a fun throwback to the glory days of college radio, and perhaps the best showcase of that spirit is the annual Guest DJ Week.The long-running tradition -- which I participated in last year -- started yesterday with restaurateur Chris Bianco and loca ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Chris Bianco is Deejaying Today
Just got the word that local celebrity Chris Bianco will be spinning tunes instead of pizza dough today. He's set to be a guest DJ on ASU's The Blaze 1330 AM today from 1 to 2 p.m. Ever talked music with Bianco? Dude's got great taste, actually -- I've run into him at a Calexico show, he clued me in ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
Chris Bianco Stays Away From the Oven at His Famous Pizzeria
A story posted on AZCentral this afternoon appears to have drastically slowed the newspaper's website (numerous attempts to log on stated that the link was broken) -- all because of two magic words: Chris Bianco. If you can manage to get through to the article, it details how the James Be ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
Summer Break's Almost Over for Voltaire and Other Spots
Restaurant owners Martin and David Antonelli are getting ready to reopen Voltaire next week, on September 10, after their annual summer break. The traditional French restaurant, located in Scottsdale, is one of a handful of local eateries that close down for extended vacations during the ... More >>
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May 6, 2009
More Bianco Love From Gourmet and Food Wine
In case you had any doubt that people are actually making pilgrimages to Phoenix for some Pizzeria Bianco action, get a load of the double-whammy of national media props for the restaurant -- which comes on the heels of Martha Stewart's six-page feature on Chris Bianco. This month, Gourmet features ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
This Week In Chow Bella
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Caffiend: Dutch Bros. ER-911 Big Feature on Chris Bianco in Martha Stewart Li ... More >>
Music
April 2, 2009
Calexico Plug Into a Community of Sound and Style to Produce a Mutty Mix
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Caffiend: Dutch Bros. ER-911 Big Feature on Chris Bianco in Martha Stewart Li ... More >>
Dining
March 20, 2008
Crust to crave and palatable pizza at Humble Pie
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Caffiend: Dutch Bros. ER-911 Big Feature on Chris Bianco in Martha Stewart Li ... More >>
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