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Doritos Jacked and Doritos Flamas: Chow Bella Taste Test, Part 3

The Guilty Pleasure: Doritos Jacked and Flamas tortilla chips Where To Get It: Your favorite grocery store. Price: About $3 What It Really Costs: Red fingers from inhaling an entire bag of Flamas chips. I'm finally at the bottom of the huge bags of chips I brought back from the grocery store. This ... More >>

Doritos' Locos Tacos Doritos (Wait, What?) and Lay's Dill Pickle: Chow Bella Taste Test, Part 2

The Guilty Pleasure: More Frito-Lay mass-produced chip goodness. Where To Get It: Your favorite grocery store. Price: About $3 What It Really Costs: Explaining the new Doritos flavor countless times. If you tuned in last week, you found out my weakness for the snack aisle, and what happens when I a ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week

Phoenix! It's our top five must-see shows this week.

Angel Olsen Doesn't Want to Sell You Anything but Her Music

Angel Olsen's Beautiful Folk Music Probably Won't Show Up in Car Commercials

Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen skipped out on SXSW 2013. Though she's hardly indignant about it, the industry showcase just doesn't speak to the sensibilities displayed on Olsen's gorgeous noir-folk Half Way Home, released by Bathetic Records in 2012. Those songs, like the wounded but sensual "Lonely ... More >>

Tempe "Meme Rapper" Glass Popcorn Braves the Google No Man's Land With "My Circle"

After beefing it up last summer, Tempe meme rap ace Glass Popcorn (a.k.a. 16-year-old Will Neibergall) goes hard for Google in his new video for the slow-mo syrup haze of "My Circle." But don't hold your breath for the "My Top 8" MySpace remix: The track may well be Glass' last.

The Worst Shows of SXSW 2013

Security and Cops Gettin' Wild: Look, I get it. Every drunken dickhead in town "knows someone" or thinks he has pull at the door, but that doesn't mean the hammer goes down on everyone. I was stopped by two cops who didn't want me to walk 50 yards from where the Smashing Pumpkins would be playing an ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week

It's Monday, and that means that the rotting corpse of the weekend has been trampled on and desecrated by another dadgum work week. But never fear -- the resistance is growing. You can recreate the carefree feelings of the weekend every night this week by attending our Top Five Must-See Shows This W ... More >>

10 Dumbest Things Heard at SXSW

For every insightful conversation I have heard or had at SXSW over the years, whether it was talking to Matt Pinfield while walking the streets of Austin talking about David Bowie, or telling The Clash's Mick Jones that he was in fact, in The Clash, I have overheard a thousand awful ones. Years of ... More >>

Sad You Aren't at SXSW? Here's What You Could Be Missing...

Awwwww, I know it is a shame you aren't here with us at SXSW in Austin. I can only imagine the aching and longing in your heart for walking aimlessly and standing in long lines for no reason, and sweating through your cardigan to see a band you heard on one of the Twilight soundtracks. You don't w ... More >>

50 Important SXSW Questions

Editor: We have so many questions here in Austin. Here are 50 of them. 1. Will I like the pedicab costumed as The Hulk if he gets angry? 2. Are we all really just in New York? 3. Is this t-shirt rad? 4. Do you want to get some 'za, which is now absolutely the slang for pizza? 5. How far can you spr ... More >>

The 50 Commandments of SXSW

You're going to South by Southwest, right? Or you're already there? One of those things is bound to be true. Well, we here at DC9 have got some advice for you, and we've managed to format it all into the style of commandments, because one of our favorite things to do is pretend we're angry gods. Or ... More >>

New Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos at Taco Bell: Time to Celebrate -- Or Cringe?

Almost exactly one year ago, Taco Bell all but admitted that it targets the (ahem) herbal recreation market with Doritos Locos Tacos. In case you've been under a rock all this time, Doritos Locos Tacos are an unholy union of processed mass-market foodstuffs: Take a Taco Bell taco shell, and coat it ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Phoenix

It's the Monday after the big game, which means you're back at the office, standing around the water cooler listening to your most annoying co-worker recreate his favorite Super Bowl commercial in vivid, poorly-acted detail. Excruciating, right? No fear. 5 o'clock is on its way, and this week br ... More >>

Doritos Will Release Taco Bell Flavored Chips in April

We're not going to say that the staffs of Doritos or Taco Bell imbibe in mind-altering and appetite stimulating chemicals but their latest joint venture seems to provide some circumstantial evidence that this might be the case. Doritos has announced plans to release a Taco Bell flavored chip for a l ... More >>

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 >>

Not San Diego Again: The New Guidebook for Your Next Ranch Experience or Farm Stay in Southern Arizona

At some point during your 85th trip to San Diego, while speeding down the highway in a car that reeks of Doritos and Red Vines and listening to your friend's favorite crap-ass local band on the CD player because she's doing the "hot" guitar player, maybe you've thought, "I'd rather be roping and her ... More >>

Nighttime Nosh a Partygoer's Convenience Store on Wheels: One Frozen Pizza, a Condom, and a Beer Pong Set, Please.

We've all been there: partying hard at a bud's house only to find the pizza is cashed, a dog chewed up your last penis hat for the hottie you were trying to tap, and the beer pong ball's deep under the couch thanks to you trying to write, "Bite Me!" on it with a Sharpie. What's a, "Whooooo, PARTY!" ... More >>

Passion Pit at Marquee Theatre, 9/11/12

See also: Passion Pit: The Electropop Band is Doing Just Fine These Days Passion Pit @ Marquee Theatre| 9/11/12Massachusetts electropoppers Passion Pit haven't performed in the Valley in almost three years. The band's second full-length album, Gossamer, was released a couple of months ago, and fans ... More >>

Passion Pit's Fans Ditch School and Dates to Dance and Check Out Booty

Last night's Passion Pit show was pretty fun, but don't take it from me. We browsed Twitter to get a sense of the crowds' response, which for the most part, was positive. The negative responses stemmed from folks rolling their eyes that their friends were going to the show, as well as a little bit o ... More >>

10 Corporate Food Trucks Totally Bogarting the Mobile Kitchen Scene, Man

Corporations moving in on the scene-y food truck scene? Dude, no way. It was bound to happen. Over the past few years, local upstarts have been responsible for starting and keeping the frenzy aflame, but now, many corporate chains have taken notice and have tapped into the trend with their own mobi ... More >>

Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos: Crazy-Good or Just Plain Loco?

Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell ¿Como se dice?: A taco shell made ou ... More >>

The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>

Flogging Molly, The Ataris, and SXSW Over the Weekend

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park Owwwww... St. Patrick's Day is the one day a year where we confuse the warm fuzzies we have for our fellow man for outright hostility. It's also the one day a year we get to punish our bodies for being Irish. At least that's what it felt like I was doing last ni ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

DJ Fernandez of Tuck Shop

​We're back this week for Chef Talk with architect-turned-restaurateur DJ Fernandez of Tuck Shop in Central Phoenix. After attending architecture school in New Orleans and working for a firm in Phoenix, Fernandez was drawn into the restaurant business by a combination of passion for food an ... More >>

Pop-Tarts Are an OK School Snack But Oreos Aren't: What's a Mom to Do?

Flickr via KellBailey Gone are the days of cupcakes in the classroom. By now most parents know that. But are Pop-Tarts acceptable? What about a few Oreos? Snack Time became Headache Time this semester for one Tempe mom left shaking her head over just what's okay to serve kids in public school ... More >>

Chris Lee Would Kill for a Kappou Gomi Restaurant in Arizona, Stuffed Pumpkin Recipe, Alka-Seltzer's Importance in Wine Production, and Junk Food Betty Reviews Canadian Candy

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Chris LeeUnagi sunomono, complete with square sheet of gelee.​ We love it when we hear people get so completely excited about something -- especially food. The enthusiasm alone will motive us to try anything. If Valley food lover Chris Lee's me ... More >>

Doritos Inventor Arch Clark West Will be Buried With, You Guessed It, Doritos

http://jaydeanhcr.wordpress.com/ The original Dorito packaging. The word "dorito" sounds like "doradito," which translates to "little golden" in Spanish. ​Throughout history, famous people have been buried with gold. So it's fitting, we suppose, that the guy who invited Doritos --the s ... More >>

Bottling Wine with Sam Pillsbury and Co.

Nicole Whittington and James Waldron​When I went up to the Verde Valley to bottle wine with winemakers Eric Glomski, Tim White and Sam Pillsubry, I kept hearing that "wine making isn't as romantic as everyone thinks." Maybe the guys were afraid that I would find the monotonous assembly of bottl ... More >>

10 Devin The Dude Songs To Get High With (Video)

Devin The Dude's Top 10 Songs to Get High To

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. Exploding Cakes in Slo-Mo Top of the Rock Restaurant at The Buttes Gets New Ch ... More >>

Taco Bell Testing Shells Made Entirely Of (DONG!) Nacho Cheese Doritos

Well folks, it's finally happening. Worlds colliding. Lines blurring. Munchies are morphin', for reals.

Top Chef All-Stars Season 8, Episode 12 Recap: Ferry, Family, and For Serious?

Anyone seen the Doritos?​Only one step away from the finals, yo! Our episode begins with Blais lamenting about the loss of Dale which must mean Fabio is off his short list to Barbados. Note to Blais: One bromance at a time please, playa. Back at the house, the cheftestants are wondering wha ... More >>

Downtown Phoenix to Look Like Times Square, Compliments of Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns (and Why That Sucks)

Coming soon to downtown Phoenix.​Driving through downtown Phoenix today, we thought to ourselves "hmmm, this city definitely needs a collection of giant, gaudy, lighted ads for things like Pepsi, and Doritos -- on par with places like Las Vegas and Times Square -- to line the sides of buildings ne ... More >>

The 10 Must-Have Stoner Foods of All Time

​Congratulations Arizona, you are now the 15th state to legalize marijuana for, um, medicinal use. Not only will you now be able to cure your chronic and debilitating pain with some medical-grade cannibus, you also get to stuff your faces with junk food because you totally have the munchies. B ... More >>

The Most Expensive Hot Dog, Matanzas Wine Dinner and Walking Tacos in Today's Eater's Digest

dineanddish.ne​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Matanzas Wine DinnerTonight, downtown restaurant Cheuvront will host a four-course Wine Dinner with pairings from Sonoma County Winery Matanzas Creek. Dinner will start with vichyssoise fol ... More >>

The Grammy's Top 10 Moments

Beyonce also did a version of Alanis' "You Oughtta Know" when she played Phoenix last summer.​ This year's Grammy's ceremony was full of instances that just made you scratch your head, furl your brow, and go, "Really?!?" Whether it was a pleasantly surprised reaction, a hearty laugh, or a look of ... More >>

Pat Benatar Goes Through the Motions, Blondie Rocked and The Donnas Backed Out at Dodge Theatre

Luke HolwerdaPat Benatar​ Picture this: teen girls in too much makeup channeling new wave goddesses with their overbearing, nacho-chowing mothers, wrinkled women in low-cut, studded halters exhibiting chests long past their perky prime, and grooving chicks with hair too long and pants too high ... More >>

Stephen Colbert to Give ASU Commencement?

The class of 2009 had Obama, but Arizona State University's class of 2010 is recruiting the leader of a different sort of nation to deliver their commencement address: The Colbert Nation. More than 3,000 ASU students have joined a group on Facebook with the goal of landing Stephen Colbert and his ... More >>

Sunday's Worst Super Bowl Ad

Is this what you think of the American public, Pepsi? There were some truly awful ads on during yesterday's insanely competitive Super Bowl. The economy is changing, America is changing, and the past two Super Bowls have been some of the best games in Super Bowl history. I remember watching some Sup ... More >>

Cyberspace Invaders

County law enforcement's seeking more and more Web site information to mount investigations against private citizens

Jay Talking

The Tonight Show host is coming to Arizona. Do you care?

Bellvue

To Be Somebody (Golden Seal)

PRINGLES äBER ALLES

PARTY POOPER

NOT EVEN MTV AND THOUSANDS OF DRUNKEN KIDS CAN TURN WASTE-TAINTED LAKE HAVASU INTO A SPRING-BREAK MECCA

WHO'S MINDING THE STORE?

ARROZ BY ANY OTHER NAME