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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    88: Jan Wichayanuparp and Helen Yung

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    95: Eric Schaefer

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Three Ways to Eat Your Way Through Arizona Restaurant Week

    Sure, it may be called Arizona Spring Restaurant Week, but this nine-day sup-fest -- from Saturday, May 19, through Sunday, May 27 -- takes place when the Valley starts heating up and the restaurant business starts slowing down. In Phoenix and beyond, about 90 eateries are offering three-course di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    98: Lara Mulchay

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Wrigley Mansion Gets New Executive Chef

    Sunday, June 17, may be the last day of the season for the Valley landmark known as the Wrigley Mansion (better hurry and schedule that Sunday brunch), but before it re-opens on Wednesday, September 12, a new executive chef will have completely changed its menu. "We've been wanting to change the me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Kevin Binkley Stiffed at James Beard Awards

    This just in: Valley chef Kevin Binkley -- the guy pretty much everyone agrees owns the best restaurant in Arizona -- did not win the 2012 James Beard Best Chef Southwest award this year. Instead, the honors went to Paul Qui, executive chef of Uchiko in Austin, Texas. Last year, the category tied. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    What's Your Favorite Cookbook?

    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. Miss a question? Go here.Inspiration, information, mouth-watering photogra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Is the Foie Gras Controversy Justified?

    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. Miss a question? Go here.Anthony Bourdain supports it, Wolfgang Puck's aga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Caramelpalooza 2012: The Winners!

    Hundreds of you came out to lick, crunch, chew and otherwise gobble caramel confections prepared by 18 of the Valley's finest chefs Friday night, all part of the third annual Caramelpalooza, co-sponsored by Smeeks and Chow Bella. We might be a little biased, but we think it was our best 'palooza ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    14 Ways to Get Your Phoenix Valentine's Day Chocolate Fix

    ​ Chocolate and Valentine's Day go together like eggs and bacon, or cookie and milk, or cookies and bacon, or bacon and bacon .....mmmmm bacon. Oh wait, we were talking about chocolate. Anyhow, chocolate and Valentine's Day go hand in hand. A Valentine's Day without chocolate would just be a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Tracy Dempsey's Caneles, the French Treat We Just Had to Try for Ourselves

    Caneles were one of our picks as a food trends in 2012. Naturally, we've been wanting to try one. Taking one for the team (ha ha), we followed Tracy Dempsey on Monday afternoon into the commissary kitchen of Arcadia Farms in Old Town Scottsdale, where she makes her many Tracy Dempsey Originals confe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Top Ten Burgers in Greater Phoenix

    ​You can thank the St. Louis World Fair of 1904 for being the launching pad for the hamburger as we know it (at one point, it was called the hamburger sandwich). Today, the round patty in a bun is the primary way in which the Western world consumes beef. When it comes to burgers in the greater Pho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Corbin Chamberlin's Perfect Food Day

    ​Corbin Chamberlin is a fashion writer for Financial Times, Business of Fashion, Avenue Magazine, New York Magazine and UsWeekly. He splits his time between midtown Manhattan and Phoenix and was recently appointed fashion editor at the Downtown Phoenix Journal. You might have seen him around town ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Laurie Notaro's Chicken Pot Pie, Pot-Infused Vodka and 8 More Favorite Recipes of 2011

    ​Boy, are we full. 2011 was a year of great new restaurants, delicious morsels -- and many new recipes to try. Here are a few of the favorites Chow Bella shared with you this last year.  10. Laurie Notaro's Chicken Pot Pie Not only was our favorite funny lady kind enough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Coming Soon: Black Chile Mexican Grill at Biltmore Fashion Park

    ​Biltmore Fashion Park always seems like its own little self-contained universe. The upscale plaza offers shopping, community movie nights, and a dozen or so diverse restaurants, from national brands like Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen to Dr. Andrew Weil's True Food Kitchen concep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Five Happy Hours That Make Us Ecstatic

    ​It's the most wonderful time -- of the day. Pardon us for butchering a Christmas carol in April, but we get as excited as a little kid on Christmas morning at the thought of a good happy hour. And we've done our homework to find you the very happiest. Ambience, food, drink and good de ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 24, 2011

    Final Meditations on the Phoenix Food Scene from Michele Laudig

    ​It's the most wonderful time -- of the day. Pardon us for butchering a Christmas carol in April, but we get as excited as a little kid on Christmas morning at the thought of a good happy hour. And we've done our homework to find you the very happiest. Ambience, food, drink and good de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Five Destination Desserts in Phoenix

    Claire LawtonGallo Blanco's chocolate pudding. ​Not long ago, a friend posed a good question. He wanted to know where he could get dessert in central Phoenix. And not just a meal-ender. This needed to be dessert worth leaving the house for. Here are Chow Bella's five suggestions for destinati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Matt Carter of The Mission and Zinc Bistro

    Keyon Fareghi​For Chef Matt Carter, a trip across Scottsdale means a journey from France to Spain -- and back again. Now, that's a worldly guy. The Mission  in Old Town Scottsdale offers margaritas and twinkly lights alongside the Spanish cuisine, while Kierland Comm ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 23, 2010

    Payton Curry Plays Reindeer Games

    Keyon Fareghi​For Chef Matt Carter, a trip across Scottsdale means a journey from France to Spain -- and back again. Now, that's a worldly guy. The Mission  in Old Town Scottsdale offers margaritas and twinkly lights alongside the Spanish cuisine, while Kierland Comm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    42: Smoked Truffle-Infused Filet Mignon at Christopher's

    ​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our siste ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 29, 2010

    Zinburger May Be the Best Thing Biltmore Fashion Park Has Going for It

    ​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our siste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    This Weekend: Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic

    Jason Silva A year ago, I sipped some wine at West of Western culinary festival with entrepreneur and small business advocate Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona, chatting about boosting the profile of local restaurants. If only I'd brought a crystal ball with me. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Scottsdale Culinary Fest Comprises 12 Events This Week

    The Scottsdale Culinary Festival sounds monolithic, but the granddaddy among the Valley's culinary festivals is surprisingly multifaceted -- a dozen different events at 16 different restaurants and venues around town, ranging from casual tastings to semi-formal sit-down occasions.

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Chef Who? Local Businesses Don't Know Local Chefs

    Regular Chow Bella readers should easily be able to rattle off names of Phoenix's elite chefs like Eddie Matney and Michael de Maria, but according to the O'Neil Associates/ASBA Arizona Economic Indicators Monitor, the average joe on the street has no idea.  Three thousand local businesses we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    Cafe: Playing With Fire

    Regular Chow Bella readers should easily be able to rattle off names of Phoenix's elite chefs like Eddie Matney and Michael de Maria, but according to the O'Neil Associates/ASBA Arizona Economic Indicators Monitor, the average joe on the street has no idea.  Three thousand local businesses we ... More >>

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Xtreme Cuisine

    Arizona's cunning culinary wizard Chef Kaz Yamamoto prepares taboo illegal moveable feasts for the elite and über-rich

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    March 17, 2005

    En Moog

    Film sets synth record straight

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 18, 2003

    BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

    Christopher's Fermier Brasserie

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Spiked

    Local chef takes off, and political hopeful is just off

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    Don't Be Fooled

    He's even better than the real King

  • Dining

    February 13, 2003

    Holiday on Spice

    Resort restaurant setup is less than Sage

  • Dining

    October 5, 2000

    Whining and Dining

    Food fight at the Phoenician

  • Dining

    May 11, 2000

    Sea Worthy

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • News

    July 22, 1999

    Letters

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • Dining

    June 17, 1999

    Tarbell for Two

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • Dining

    January 21, 1999

    Farm Follows Function

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • Dining

    January 14, 1999

    Second Helpings

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • Dining

    January 7, 1999

    Matney Idol

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • Dining

    April 9, 1998

    Second Helpings

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • Dining

    October 2, 1997

    Second Helpings

    There's a new vegetable in town - sea asparagus!

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    EPICured

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  • Dining

    January 11, 1996

    Second Helpings

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  • Dining

    November 23, 1995

    Second Helpings

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  • Dining

    August 24, 1995

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  • Dining

    March 30, 1995

    HYPE AND GLORY

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  • Dining

    December 29, 1994

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

  • Dining

    August 18, 1994

    SECOND HELPINGS

    Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

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