Halloween

Ten Raver Tips on How to Dress for Ultra 2013

By Liz Tracy They danced. They rolled. They yelled: Glitter! Yes, these are ten talkative fashionistas of Ultra Music Festival 2013. Certainly, there were some better dressed, and others more sensibly garbed. But the following folks found during night one of 2013's three-day shit fest -- they wer ... More >>

Nutella Donuts (!!!) and More Halloween Treats at Rainbow Donuts Cafe

Halloween is all treat and no trick at Rainbow Donuts Cafe. The 7th Street location has a special deal just in time for the holiday: $25 for a dozen frightfully delicious Halloween donuts. This deal is available now through Sunday, November 4, and pre-orders are recommended. See also: - 10 Favorite ... More >>

Three Spots in Metro Phoenix to Eat, Drink and Celebrate Dias de los Muertos

The Halloween season may be drawing to a close on Wednesday, but there's still one excuse to leave those decorative skeletons out on display. Dia de Los Muertos, the traditional Mexican holiday honoring the dead, happens once Halloween comes to a close. To help you celebrate this weekend, here are o ... More >>

Tiger Army, Marquee Theatre, 10/28/12

Tiger Army @ Marquee Theatre | 10/28/12Tiger Army frontman Nick 13 promised something special when we spoke to him last week ahead of last night's Halloween celebration, Octoberflame V. That could have meant a number of things in hindsight: outrageous outfits, an elaborate stage set up, pyrotechni ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all fit in your mouth ... or in this ca ... More >>

Petite Maison's Halloween Offal Dinner Puts Elegant Spin on Spooky Animal Parts

For some people, offal (pronounced OAF-uhl) is as cringe-worthy as a slasher film.That's surely why James Porter, chef-owner of Petite Maison, decided two years ago to create a tongue-in-cheek Halloween menu built around animal organs and the occasional odd part. He knows that for the squeamish, liv ... More >>

May I Now Present the Awards for the Chow Bella Halloween Candy Showdown

The best thing about being the judge for the 2012 Chow Bella Halloween Candy Showdown is, well, being the judge for the 2012 Chow Bella Halloween Candy Showdown. Bring on the sugar rush, Baby. With the challenge being to whip up a dessert incorporating their favorite Halloween candy, my fellow scri ... More >>

Fun Size, the Teen Comedy That's Not Bad for You

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all fit in your mouth ... or in this ca ... More >>

Halloween Guide 2012: A Vampire Tale

Graveyard Shift @ Monsterland

Night Moves

Wear It's At

Freaky Friday

Halloween Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Church in Tempe

​Otoacoustic Emmission at St. Augustine's Church in Tempe Monday, October 31, 2011 According to the Billboard Contemporary Christian Music charts, "Courageous," by the Georgia-based band Casting Crowns, is the most popular Christian song in America. The song is a lot of things: vaguely arena ... More >>

Halloween at Bar Smith

Melissa Fossum​Last weekend was full of fun Halloween parties, and Bar Smith exceeded expectations with this week's edition of Sticky Fingers. Don Bolles of The Germs headlined this hipster dance party full of movie stars, sexy costumes, and people dressed as tacos on Friday, October 28. Check ... More >>

Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

​It's happened to us all. You're excited to catch a show, and in your over-exuberance, you wind up drinking too much and missing the whole thing. This week's installment of Record Heat finds Brad Dwyer struggling with the same situation. We know you probably got your Halloween adventure out of ... More >>

Skrillex, Wild Flag, Das Racist, and More in This Week's Issue

​Former emo boy Sonny Moore is bringing dubstep to the masses as Skrillex. Benjamin Leatherman examines the roots of the bass-heavy genre and examines its rise in popularity. Meanwhile, indie rock supergroup Wild Flag brings their show to Phoenix for Halloween, and Das Racist puts the smart in sma ... More >>

The Great Pumpkin

Petite Maison Brings Back Offal Dinner for Halloween Weekend

​For fans of offal (pronounced awful), those delicious odds and ends of animals, or for those curious enough to want to take a taste or two, Petite Maison, the charming little French eatery in Scottsdale, is serving up something special this Halloween weekend -- and if it's as popular as it wa ... More >>

Seven More Alice Cooper Songs for His Grotesque Haunted Maze

​Could there be any better Halloween gift than to wander around in Alice Cooper's brain for an evening, watching him teeter on the edge of sanity, just about to fall off? Proooobably not. That's why this year, Halloween Horror Nights 2011 at Universal Studios Hollywood will veer from its t ... More >>

Map Quest

3 Recipes for Leftover Halloween Candy

Bit-O-Honey bites.​After the Butterfingers and Snickers are long gone, there sit the dregs of the Halloween pillowcase. Those undesirable confections that linger after all of the coveted candies have been eaten: Bit-O-Honey's, candy corn and other generic sweets that lie at the bottom of the bag w ... More >>

Holy Ghost Ball

Put the “S” in sexy in Scottsdale

No Fear

Check out these less frightful activities

Halloween Bash

Day of the Dead in the Gardens and Pumpkin Cheese Balls in Today's Eater's Digest

kitchensimplicity.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Dia de los Muertos The Desert Botanical Gardens welcomes you to come and celebrate the time honored tradition of celebrating the lives of lost loved ones tomorrow, October 28 at Cuisine and ... More >>

5th & Wine Dinner and Ghost Pretzels in Today's Eater's Digest

savorysweetlife.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?5th & Wine Dinner Tonight, October 26th join Scottsdale's 5th & Wine for a special dinner featuring wines from the Robert Mondavi Winery. The evening will begin with a selection of pa ... More >>

Peoria Beer Festival and Ghostie Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

www.thecookingphotographer.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?West-Side Beer FestivalCan't stand the though of another Oktoberfest but still looking for something to do this weekend? Well Beer Drinkers, we dug up a little hidden gem of a Bee ... More >>

Ghost World

The dead and the living walk and wander historic Mesa

Winemakers Dinner, Udder Delights, and Mummy Meatloaf in Today's Eater's Digest

www.theknead4speed.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Wine Dinner at The BouldersLatilla at The Boulders Resort is hosting a Winemakers Dinner this Thursday, October 14. The recently overhauled restaurant's Executive Chef, Michael Pieton will ... More >>

Bite Me

Scorpius dances with ghouls

Nevermore

In memoriam of a dead and emo goth guy

Captain Squeegee

Sinful Cinema

Irish Martini at Casey Moore's

Adriane GoetzJennifer Banaszewski brings a touch of class to the typical Irish drink fare.​With the holidays come a strong sense of nostalgia, and there's nothing more nostalgic for us than sipping Hot chocolate (with a shot of Bailey's, of course) bundled up near a heat lamp on the Casey Moo ... More >>

Satan's Diesel Dicked 666* Circus

Go to Hell

Christ on a crutch. This one’s scary. For all the wrong reasons.

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Free Freakfests, Steamcroween, and REM

Ryan JosephBurlesque singer Melody Sweets will perform at the Venue of Scottsdale tonight as a part of Most Interesting Show in the World.​While next week gonna be packed wall-to-wall with Halloween events aplenty -- from vampire parties to dire deathraces -- this weekend ain't too shabby when it ... 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: "Fat Bitch Sub" at Mamma Mia Prado's Pavle Milic Leaving to Start His Own Res ... More >>

How Sweet It Is! Dulceria Pico Rico

Sloane Burwell​ There's nothing like candy to release your inner 5 year old. From all day suckers to wickedly sour candies strong enough to make a grown-up wince, there's a sticky sweet treat to satisfy every taste bud. Nowadays, it seems like nostalgia reigns supreme as quirky candy from the ... More >>

Haunted House Review: Doomtown at Rawhide

​Where: Doomtown at Rawhide, the I-10 at Wild Horse Pass.Overview: Halloween is a great time for the Valley's various tourist traps to cash in, and Rawhide fits that bill. This old timey town of weathered wood facades that's home to a steak house, saloon and regular gunfight dramas is one of Chand ... More >>

Haunted House Review: Arizona's Original Scream Park

​Where: Arizona's Original Scream Park at 101 and McDowell in Scottsdale.Overview: Arizona's Original Scream Park has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the best Halloween attractions in the Valley. All four sections of this classic haunt are long, though inconsistently staffed. We loved ... More >>

Star Wars, Haunted Houses and First Friday Over the Weekend

​Star Wars: In Concert at Jobing.com Arena: Lucasfilm Ganks More Money Outta Geekdom For the past three decades, the "Great Bearded One" has been on a Jedi-like quest to separate Star Wars fans from their paychecks by any means necessary. His unabashed over-licensing has even exceeded Krusty t ... More >>

Rob Zombie "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" Tour To Open Tour in Phoenix

​ Just like the horror movies he gets so much inspiration from, Rob Zombie is not afraid to revisit a successful past project when there's money to be made. Thus we have the The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour, which will open in Phoenix before hitting the rest of the U.S. around Halloween. Lest you thin ... More >>

Go to Hell

Christ on a crutch. This one’s scary. For all the wrong reasons.

To B or Not to B

Hanging with sorta-stars on Halloween

Fringe Benefits

Celebrating the weirdos of theater

Tap That

Because everyone loves a pseudo-slut

Fang Shui

Production strikes a balance between taste and aftertaste