By Michele Laudig
The Food Network seems to do well in the Phoenix metro area, especially considering all the fun local joints that've been showcased on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, including Matt's Big Breakfast, Aunt Lena's Creamery, Chino Bandido Takee Outee, and Joe's Farm Grill.
Soon, there'll be another name to add to that illustrious list: Giuseppe's Italian Kitchen. Have you ever been there? It's a friendly, pint-sized Italian restaurant where the homemade food is super easy on the wall
Was it the economy that did them in?
Stephanie Case, a representative for Chandler's Fulton Towne Center, confirmed that popular gelato shop Aunt Lena's Creamery closed at the end of November, although she couldn't comment on the cause.
Co-owner Ray D'Ottavio, pictured above, appeared on TV with Food Network personality Guy Fieri this past August, for an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
That Guy Fieri is one busy dude. It seems like he has a lot on his plate hosting Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives (a Chow Bella fave for all the local indie restaurants it's featured), which takes him all around the country, and Guy's Big Bite. But he's also hosting Ultimate Recipe Showdown, now in its second season, and has brought yet another Phoenix metro area name into the national spotlight.
Her name is Jamie Nondorf, and she's a Mesa resident who will appear on the new episode of Ultimate R
If you've been at a farmers market in the Valley lately, you've probably run into a booth with a rather odd name and a Nebraska Huskers bumper sticker on the cooler: Pork on a Fork.
The name, we're not sure about, but the Huskers sticker is there because the company's two owners, Wes Hansen and Justin Erickson, moved out to Arizona from the hog farms of Nebraska they call home. When they got here, they realized there was a gap in the market -- one that made their tummies rumble for some
Food Network star Guy Fieri is taking his show -- and his rock and roll attitude -- on the road with The Guy Fieri Road Show, a 21-city tour that combines Guy's love of music and his passion for food. The tour will hit the Mesa Arts Center on Friday, December 18, with tickets ranging from $38-248.
"My shows have never been normal," Guy said in a phone call on the way to the tour's first stop in New England. "One of the things I'm jonesing for is music. So
