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Culinary Arts

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Jacques Pépin and Barbara Fenzl Cook Southwestern Cuisine on PBS

    If you love cooking shows that focus on teaching -- not drama -- you're in for a real treat at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4. That's when Eight, Arizona PBS premieres Jacques Pépin Cooks for Eight, a two-hour cooking special starring world-famous French chef Jacques Pépin and Arizona's own culinary c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Damon Brasch of Green and Nami, Part 2

    Lauren Saria​Yesterday we shared the first part of our talk with vegan chef and owner of Green, Damon Brasch who shared the story behind the century-year-old buildings that now house his most recent culinary endeavors in the middle of downtown Phoenix. Today Brasch, known also for his mad mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Author Kathleen Flinn of Kitchen Counter Cooking School Coming to Phoenix for First Chow Bella Book Club Event

    Kathleen Flynn, author of Kitchen Counter Cooking School ​When we started the Chow Bella Book Club earlier this month with Changing Hands Bookstore, the hope was that eventually CHB would be able to persuade some kick-ass food writers to come to town. Well, that was quick. We'd barely annou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Chef Veronica Arroyo of Bourbon Steak

    Maya DukmasovaChef Veronica Arroyo prepares one of Bourbon Steak's signature desserts​This week we chat with Veronica Arroyo, pastry chef of Bourbon Steak at the Scottsdale Princess. Some of you may recall her delicious contributions to Chow Bella's Caramelpalooza and Pie Social. Originally from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Andrea Volpi of Local Bistro

      Courtesy of Local Bistro Milan-born chef Andrea Volpi fancies himself a gypsy. After learning to cook in his mother's kitchen, Volpi enrolled in a top Italian culinary school; then traveled through Italy and Spain for several years before crossing the ocean and set ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Christopher's Wine Dinner, Holiday Cooking Classes and Apple Strudel Pie In Today's Eater's Digest

    FatFree Vegan Kitchen​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?King Estate Wine DinnerTell that special someone that a date night is in order, grab your favorite foodie or your wine snob buddy for Christopher's Wine Dinner featuring Oregon's King Esta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Luis Millan of Canteen Modern Tequila Bar, Part Two

    Chef Luis Millan of Canteen Modern Tequila Bar fuses together his Mexican heritage, French cooking techniques, Spanish food adoration and Arizona kitchen experience to create really interesting dishes with international flair.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Chef Talk: Peter DeRuvo, Sassi

    ​Peter DeRuvo's come a long way since he started as executive chef at north Scottsdale's Sassi a couple years ago. Since he's been in the kitchen, the beautiful Italian restaurant has received the AAA Four Diamond award, a high honor indeed. Part of Sassi's appeal is its ever-changing menu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    CRAVE Arizona is Perfectly Balanced Gluttony

    ​Celebrity chefs. Blind wine tasting contests. Food samples from dozens of Valley restaurants. Only two weeks after Scottsdale's Dine Out With the Chefs event, culinary afficianados from across the Valley loosened their belts for another huge epicurean event: CRAVE Arizona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    This Week: Crave Arizona Culinary Festival

    ​The folks behind Crave Arizona set the bar really high with the event's debut last year (it was originally dubbed Eats3), but round two, set for October 22 to 24, promises to be an even bigger culinary blowout, featuring 50 high-profile Arizona chefs and a handful of celebrity guests who'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Kai Alum Takes Over at Central Grille

    It's only been open two months, but Sunnyslope's Central Grille is already undergoing a menu overhaul -- and an upgrade, from the sounds of it. Executive chef Bruce Griffin III, who took the helm in the kitchen last week, is the former sous chef at the AAA Five Diamond dining destination Kai, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    5 Upcoming Culinary Events to Plan For

    Get out your calendars, folks. And your credit cards. You've paid your dues through the most boooring part of summer, and now you can finally treat yourselves with tickets or reservations for some exciting culinary events coming up in the next month or so. It's just the beginning of the culinary/so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Chef Talk: Brian Ferguson, 98 South

    Lauren GilgerChef Brian Ferguson outside of 98 South in downtown Chandler.​Brian Ferguson runs the most organized, least serious army platoon in town. It's also the tastiest. Those are his words, by the way, "army platoon." He describes his team as "a very tight, cohesive unit. You don't have to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Open Casting in PHX for Next Food Network Star

    The Food Network has certainly found its fair share of TV fodder from Valley restaurants; will it find a future TV personality here, too? Maybe so -- the popular reality series The Next Food Network Star is coming to town July 8 for an open casting for its 2010 season. "We are looking for pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Cooking School Secrets: A Pint, a Pound, the Whole World Round

    Measure liquids in a liquid measuring cup - dry ingredients in a dry measure cup. All my cooking life, I've paid attention to this detail painstakingly, figuring that cooking and baking was so scientific that even the slightest mis-measurement would end in disaster. Ah, the things you learn in cul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Local Celeb Chefs Bail On Their Own Restaurants for V-Day

    All right, I'm having fun with headlines. But I couldn't help but notice how many local "celebrity" chefs are listed in the "all-star" lineup of a charity event that just so happens to take place on Valentine's night -- one of the busiest nights of the year for most restaurants. It's a night wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Cooking School Secrets: Meet the Future Chef

    All my life, passion, rather than reason, has led to my relationships, my jobs and my extracurricular activities. It's why I ended up in culinary school when I have a house, some kids and a few pets to support. Here's the short version: I've always been a late bloomer. Dated late.Married late. Had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Saturday: Arizona Culinary Institute Hosts Open House

    Last night at dinner, discussion came up about whether it's a good idea to go back to school during a recession. Of course it is! You're going to be toughing it out on a student budget whether the economy's good or bad, so you may as well bide your time, study hard, and then bust out with a new car ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Opening Monday: J&G Steakhouse at The Phoenician

      In the past few months, a lot of local restaurants have postponed openings (indefinitely, for some), but the most high-profile, highly anticipated one is making its debut before the end of this year, as promised. It's J&G Steakhouse, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's upscale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    Phoenix Phoodies: David Johnson is a Sommelier and a Gentleman

    David Johnson has wine on the brain. Why not? It runs in the family. He can trace his familial roots in the wine and spirits business back to 17th century Jacobite revolutionaries. As a sommelier in training, he spent years in Europe, honing both his palate and his craft. Now back in Arizona, he i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Chef Matt McLinn Leaves BLT Steak

    David Johnson has wine on the brain. Why not? It runs in the family. He can trace his familial roots in the wine and spirits business back to 17th century Jacobite revolutionaries. As a sommelier in training, he spent years in Europe, honing both his palate and his craft. Now back in Arizona, he i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    Top Chef at Phoenix Public Market

    David Johnson has wine on the brain. Why not? It runs in the family. He can trace his familial roots in the wine and spirits business back to 17th century Jacobite revolutionaries. As a sommelier in training, he spent years in Europe, honing both his palate and his craft. Now back in Arizona, he i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    Slow Foodie at the helm of new PV resort's restaurants

    David Johnson has wine on the brain. Why not? It runs in the family. He can trace his familial roots in the wine and spirits business back to 17th century Jacobite revolutionaries. As a sommelier in training, he spent years in Europe, honing both his palate and his craft. Now back in Arizona, he i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    Shopping destination for chefs and foodies

    David Johnson has wine on the brain. Why not? It runs in the family. He can trace his familial roots in the wine and spirits business back to 17th century Jacobite revolutionaries. As a sommelier in training, he spent years in Europe, honing both his palate and his craft. Now back in Arizona, he i ... More >>

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 27, 2007

    Top Chef: Jack Strong

    David Johnson has wine on the brain. Why not? It runs in the family. He can trace his familial roots in the wine and spirits business back to 17th century Jacobite revolutionaries. As a sommelier in training, he spent years in Europe, honing both his palate and his craft. Now back in Arizona, he i ... More >>

  • Film

    June 28, 2007

    Incredible, Edible

    Health inspectors everywhere shaken to their core

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2007

    Ready, set, eat!

    Health inspectors everywhere shaken to their core

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2007

    Bradford Thompson says farewell to Mary Elaine's at the Phoenician

    Health inspectors everywhere shaken to their core

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2007

    Power to the people

    Health inspectors everywhere shaken to their core

  • 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

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005

    Virgin Island

    Culinary fest tries new tropical theme

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2004

    Conspicuous Consumption

    The Scottsdale Culinary Festival gets cooking

  • Dining

    January 31, 2002

    A Meal of Living Dangerously

    The Valley of the Sun gets a heaping helping of "cuisine de sol"

  • Dining

    October 25, 2001

    Not Your Mama's Recipe

    When the 'contesting' bug bites, the cooks get creative

  • Dining

    September 27, 2001

    The Radicchio's Red Glare

    Valley eateries raise funds for the survivors of slain NY restaurant workers

  • Dining

    August 9, 2001

    Summertime Blues

    Two upscale restaurants close their doors

  • Dining

    June 28, 2001

    Fork Medicine

    Friends pitch in when chef falls ill

  • Dining

    April 26, 2001

    Chop Screwy

    House of Rice dishes up classes for the culinarily clueless

  • Dining

    February 8, 2001

    The Range Loner

    Personal chef caters to those with more disposable income than time

  • Dining

    November 2, 2000

    Party Hardy

    Pleasures of the Palettes a success

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best School Meal

    The Desert Oasis
    Scottsdale Community College
    9000 East Chaparral, Scottsdale
    480-423-6241

  • Dining

    August 31, 2000

    Group Grub

    Communal dining is the latest rage for restaurants hoping to woo diners with the promise of fine food, fun and new friends

  • Dining

    June 15, 2000

    Waiting for Gourmet

    Valley diners search for variety

  • Dining

    April 20, 2000

    Spring Roll

    Valley diners search for variety

  • Dining

    January 6, 2000

    Food FX

    Valley diners search for variety

  • Dining

    December 17, 1998

    Second Helpings

    Valley diners search for variety

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    Food Fighter

    Time and again, Valley restaurant legend Nick Ligidakis has cooked his own goose. Will Cafe Niko be another overtrimmed turkey?

  • Dining

    January 16, 1997

    Second Helpings

    Time and again, Valley restaurant legend Nick Ligidakis has cooked his own goose. Will Cafe Niko be another overtrimmed turkey?

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    EPICured

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

  • Dining

    September 7, 1995

    SECOND HELPINGS

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

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