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Last Chance to Vote for Local Heroes

My friend Pamela Hamilton, editor of Edible Phoenix, just sent an invitation to Chow Bella readers to vote online for this year's Local Hero Awards, the annual accolades given to hard-working people in the culinary community. Friday's the last day. If you're familiar with the mag, then you'll ... More >>

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Phoenix Public Market Launches Rewards Program

Shopping local just got a little bit cheaper with the introduction of the Community Supported Market card at the Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery and Wine Bar. The CSM card is half gift card and half discount card, which Community Food Connections (CFC), the non-profit organization that operates ... More >>

Downtown Mobile Food Court Postponed

Torched Goodness​ We're still scratching our heads from yesterday's announcement that Crave Culinary Festival is being postponed until January 2011. Today's news: The Mobile Food Court that was supposed to happen every Friday starting October 1 at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market has now been ... More >>

Belinda "The Pickle Lady" Powell Buys Her Pickles at Costco

Kelly Green​ Belinda Powell has been around pickles for almost as long as she can remember; she learned a special family recipe from her mother and grandmother at a very young age. In fact, when her grandmother died, she left about 30 family pickling recipes, which Powell gladly snatche ... More >>

Cindy Gentry's Perfect Food Day

Cindy Gentry is a soft-spoken powerhouse in the Arizona world of food. She opened the Downtown Phoenix Public Market in February 2005 and is working on a Farm to Cafeteria program for Arizona. She loves Celtic music and got twin grandchildren just over a year ago. Lucky lady. Jennifer Woods​ ... More >>

Carl Seacat's Perfect Summer Farmers Market Food Day

Carl Seacat​Carl Seacat is a mainstay of many Valley farmers markets. Seacat grows his produce in the West Valley on Blue Sky Farms farmland as well as up in Cottonwood during summer/fall months. You can find his produce at markets around the valley including Roadrunner, Downtown Phoenix Pub ... More >>

Downtown Phoenix Public Market Still Open For Business This Week During Constrution

Jennifer WoodsThis picture was from the market during Summer Cooking Series back in July. The City of Phoenix is still at it...​Hey friends, if you've recently been down near the Downtown Phoenix Public Market, you've probably noticed lots of construction. In fact, this week "The City of Phoenix ... More >>