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The Skinny: Chino Bandido Takee Outee

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Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Features Giuseppe's

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 ... More >>

Closed for Business: Aunt Lena's Creamery

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, appea ... More >>

Mesa Gal's Recipe Lands Her on The Food Network

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 i ... More >>

Phoenix Symphony Plays the Blues, Arizona Department of Corrections Honcho Charles Ryan Attends Marcia Powell’s Memorial Service, and a Democratic Loser Writes a Book on How to Win

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 i ... More >>

Pork on a Fork: Nebraska Hog-Farmers in Phoenix

​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 ... More >>

Food Network Star Guy Fieri Rock n' Rolls into Town

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 ran ... More >>

Local Chefs to Join Guy Fieri Roadshow

Photo by Sherrie Blondin.​ ​A few weeks ago, we interviewed Guy Fieri of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives about his upcoming Road Show at Mesa Arts Center on Friday, December 18. We also speculated about why Guy had chosen Flagstaff chef John Conley to participate in t ... More >>

December 4 In Blogs: Adam Stoddard, VW Trainwreck, Puscifer, and Guy Fieri

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio's Boy Adam Stoddard: Is He in the Lower Buckeye Jail? Up on the Sun: VW Trainwreck O ... More >>

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The Top 5 Food-Related Meetups in Phoenix

Meetup is like the adult version of afterschool activities: You find a group you like, sign up to join and then spend your afterhours getting together and doing something related to whatever activity/interest you have in common. It's an easy way to meet new friends, especially when you move to ... More >>

Food Network Star Guy Fieri Heats up Mesa Arts Center

This past Friday evening, hundreds of Food Network fans crammed into the Mesa Arts Center for an evening of fast paced, rockin' fun at the Guy Fieri Road Show. This was the show's second to last performance on the 24-city tour (the last being Vegas, baby), so Guy pulled out all of the stop ... More >>

Lady Gaga, Alice Cooper, Guy Fieri and Santarchy Over the Weekend

​Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Friday night was the ninth installment of Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, though speaking in Christmas/culinary terms, it was really more of a fruitcake, with ingredients both numerous and diverse mingling to create a final product I would definitely try to ... More >>

More Indie Breakfast Spots, Convenient Banh Mi, and Other Culinary Wishes for 2010

​Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Friday night was the ninth installment of Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, though speaking in Christmas/culinary terms, it was really more of a fruitcake, with ingredients both numerous and diverse mingling to create a final product I would definitely try to ... More >>

Battle of the Pecan Pie

In honor of the season, we figured this week's Battle of the Dishes should spotlight a treat we find on our own holiday dinner table every year. Pecan pie is a guilty pleasure -- thick, rich and chock full of enough calories to bust any "this year I'll stick to my diet over the holidays" ... More >>

Guy Fieri Is Too Crazy for All of Us, and This Week's Must-Watch Shows in "TV Dinner"

Looking for the latest in tasty television? Need to know the need-to-watch episodes of your favorite foodie shows? Chow Bella is here to help with reviews of the most delectable and dreadful, and a week-long, must-see schedule so you won't miss a thing. Whoa. Is NBC sure it wants Guy Fieri to host ... More >>

Bobby Flay's New Foray in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Photo by Jason Kempin, Getty ImagesBobby Flay and Stephanie March​Wow, being asked to join a major network like NBC must be quite an honor. Imagine being in the same category with respected show hosts like Jay Leno and Regis and Kelly. Looks like the Food Network's own cutting-board jumping/Mo ... More >>

Huntington, West Virginia, Needs More Than Jamie Oliver, in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Ding! Ding! Ding! America, thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (the best reality show on TV right now) we now have a winner for the Glad-I-Don't-Live-in-This Hellhole award: Huntington, West Virginia! Great job, Huntington! What's your secret? Children who don't know how to cut food with a knif ... More >>

Newsflash: You Have to Be Bitchy to Make it in Beverly Hills, in this week's "TV Dinner"

If TV has taught us anything about Beverly Hills, it's that it's full of super-rich, catty a-holes who are beautiful, own Chihuahuas, and are anti-Clampett. For once, can't somebody tell these folks where they can stick their Chanel? Hey, maybe someone on Food Network's new scripted reality show, P ... More >>

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Arizona Is Made Even More Bizarre, Thanks to Confusing and Creepy Play-Date With Chris Bianco

​So last week, Andrew Zimmern goes on a quest for real Sonoran cuisine in Arizona on Bizarre Foods and hooks up with Chris Bianco, the wait-in-line-for-two-hours pizza guy of Pizzeria Bianco. Huh? What? Why? Were all the Mexican foodies in the Valley busy? Did Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner of Bar ... More >>

Rito's Mexican Food: You Can't Fix What Isn't Broken

​So last week, Andrew Zimmern goes on a quest for real Sonoran cuisine in Arizona on Bizarre Foods and hooks up with Chris Bianco, the wait-in-line-for-two-hours pizza guy of Pizzeria Bianco. Huh? What? Why? Were all the Mexican foodies in the Valley busy? Did Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner of Bar ... More >>

Rito's Mexican Food: Celebrating Over 30 Years of Super-Secret Success, But Why?

​Nothing. No flashing "open" neon sign, no guideposts, no outdoor banners screaming, "Curt Schilling Loves Our Green Chile Burro!" or "Guy Fieri Got the Brush-Off Here!" For over 30 years, Rito's Mexican Food has been hidden in an off-the-beaten-path neighborhood in Central Phoenix, with only in-t ... More >>

Hell's Kitchen Season 7 Opener: Continued Abuse, Crazy Contestants, and a (Yech!) Chef Ramsay Make-Out Session

Another Hell's Kitchen, another ride on the Chef Ramsay roller coaster. In last week's first episode, it didn't take long for Gordo to send food flying all over the kitchen, repeatedly kick defenseless stainless steel appliances, and shout out such gems as, "You're gonna blow someone's mind off!" ... More >>

MasterChef, the American Idol of Cooking, Premieres This Tuesday -- Prepare for Stomach for "Funeral Potatoes"

This Tuesday on Fox, Mr. needs-a-nap chef Gordon Ramsay brings the world's biggest cooking competition to America with MasterChef. Featuring home cooks competing for $250,000 and the chance to publish their own cookbook, this American Idol of cooking shows doses out more drama than the wildly pop ... More >>

Dive-ing for Decent Shrimp at Knock Kneed Lobster and King's Fish House

Phoenix isn't exactly the first place I think of when I want fresh fish. But there's one fish dish that's I've found to be consistently decent here, perhaps owing to the fact that it's deep-fried: popcorn shrimp. It's a great little starter, the perfect appetizer to kick off a good seafood meal ... More >>

The Next Food Network Star's Doreen Fang Coming to Hula's

foodnetwork.com​Let's face it: The Valley is pretty TV-friendly, when it comes to food topics. Top Chef's Stephanie Izard has become a downright regular at local culinary events over the last couple of years. TLC recently highlighted a bunch of eateries around town. The Food Network has se ... More >>

Joe's Farm Grill: Lunch $10 & Under

Joe's Farm Grill may be way the heck out in Gilbert, but it's definitely worth the hike, especially if you're into Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Joe's is the first in the list: A renovated farmhouse has a classic 1950's feel in a picturesque setting called Agritopia.

Nogales Hot Dogs #2: 10 Things to Know About This Top Dog of Food Trucks

Joe's Farm Grill may be way the heck out in Gilbert, but it's definitely worth the hike, especially if you're into Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Joe's is the first in the list: A renovated farmhouse has a classic 1950's feel in a picturesque setting called Agritopia.

Pie Fight: Pizza a Metro vs. La Piazza al Forno

Sauce. Cheese. Dough. Pizza-making might seem like a simple endeavor, but there are  dozens of factors that go into determining what makes a quality pie. Most are personal preference: wood fired versus oven baked; thin crust or deep dish. Hand tossing, sauce consistency and type of cheese also ... More >>

$10 Lunch at Los Taquitos

Megan Dobransky The exterior of Los Taquitos Grill in Ahwatukee.​Los Taquitos Grill's claim to fame is its appearance on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives," although you wouldn't know it by walking into the Mexican restaurant. The only nod to the fame is in the form of co ... More >>

Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray Announce New Show: Collective Groan Heard Around the World

​Yesterday on the Rachel Ray Show, Rach the Rach and Guy Fieri announced their new show, Guy vs. Rachael's Celebrity Smackdown -- a title that makes zero sense and which everyone already knows will not contain smackdowns of any kind. Premiering this summer on the Food Network, Ray Ray describ ... More >>

Rock Biters

​Yesterday on the Rachel Ray Show, Rach the Rach and Guy Fieri announced their new show, Guy vs. Rachael's Celebrity Smackdown -- a title that makes zero sense and which everyone already knows will not contain smackdowns of any kind. Premiering this summer on the Food Network, Ray Ray describ ... More >>

Top 6 Celebrity Chef Parodies

Paula Deen chewing "butter gum," Rachael Ray at 7-Eleven, and wait -- is that Gordon Ramsay yelling at a nun in a soup kitchen? Like many celebrities, TV chefs get jabbed by the spoof stick, too. We don't mind, as long as it's all in good fun. And now that it's summer, we thought we'd chill inside ... More >>

Taking a Bite Outta Guy Fieri's Hot Wieners

The Virgin gets hands on with her wiener.​In honor of Guy Fieri's visit this Tuesday, June 7, with his Guy Fieri Road Show, I dug through the Food Network Top 100 Guy Fieri recipes and found a gem from Guy's Big Bite: Hot Wieners Rhode Island Style. Now, to us non-Rhode Islanders (or would ... More >>

Guy Fieri The Road Show -- It's Happening Tomorrow

Guy Fieri ​Just in case you've been living under a rock or need a friendly reminder, the spiky-haired Food Network star Guy Fieri will be on stage at Mesa Arts Center tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.. The National Pork Board (what's a "pork board"?) sponsored event promises to bring "the best elements of a l ... More >>

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. Lunch at Pizzeria Bianco: Same Great Pizza, Much Shorter Wait Chef Beau MacMil ... More >>

Kimberly White of Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe Dies Too Young at 34

​Kimberly White, granddaughter of Mrs. White of Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe and brother of Larry White Jr. of LoLo's Chicken & Waffles, passed away Friday at the age of 34. "She was sweet, not an enemy in the world," her father, Larry White Sr., told me this afternoon. "Kimberly was t ... More >>

Five Favorite Breakfast Joints in Phoenix

http://www.etsy.com/shop/rebeccaheartsny Mom always said breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and who are we to argue? Whether you're just waking up or never went to sleep, a big plate of something delicious is vital -- and we're full of ideas about where to get it. Here are Chow ... More >>

Topps Puts Celebrity Chefs on Baseball Cards. Batter Up!

Jennifer Woods​ So my baseball card enthusiast husband tosses me an Iron Chef "Marc Forgione" baseball card the other night.  "Hey, you should write about this for Chow Bella, I wonder if anyone knows that they're putting chefs on baseball cards." And so here we are. If you notice ... More >>

Top Six French Fry Fixes in Metro Phoenix

joesfarmgrill.com Joe knows his fries.  ​This is the list that needs no introduction -- except to say that we fully expect you to throw something hot and greasy at us when you see what we chose for Number 1. 6. Joe's Farm Grill The trifecta of fries at Joe's Farm Grill in Gilber ... More >>

Beau McMillan To Appear On Premier of Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Made

elements at Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain​Celebu-chef Beau MacMillan, of Elements inside Paradise Valley's Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain, is no stranger to television gigs (let's see...Chopped All-Stars, Worst Cooks in America, Iron Chef America...) ​Makes sense then that Beau Mac a ... More >>