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STUPOR BOWL

SECOND HELPINGS

To Ave. and Ave. Not

Greenhouse Defect

Second Helpings

Main Dish Antenna

Quick-Fixes

Turret Attraction

At the Valley's quirkiest apartment complex, a man's home really is his castle . . . or his hacienda . . . or his palazzo

Second Helpings

At the Valley's quirkiest apartment complex, a man's home really is his castle . . . or his hacienda . . . or his palazzo

Chop Screwy

House of Rice dishes up classes for the culinarily clueless

Best Kitchen Gadgets

Sur La Table

BEST COMFORT FOOD

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Letters

Letters from the week of January 20, 2005

Monday Night Martha: Chocolate Ginger Bars

Monday Night Martha has its roots a couple years back, in a now-defunct book club. The book club had been around for years -- members had come and gone -- and the thing really was on its last leg, when we decided (well, I decided -- it was my pick that month) we should read the book "Julie and ... More >>

Reality Check

Better be good

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Better be good

Copper Squares

A downtown power lunch - without all that much power.

Monte Montgomery

Playing at Nita's Hideaway

The Range Loner

Personal chef caters to those with more disposable income than time

Nibbles 'n' Bits

Personal chef caters to those with more disposable income than time

My Left Fete

Personal chef caters to those with more disposable income than time

Little House on the Desert

Personal chef caters to those with more disposable income than time

Organ Recital

Vincent Guerithault / Harris' Restaurant / Veneto Trattoria Italiana

Fatale Attraction

Patricia Arquette is up to noir good in Goodbye Lover

Summer Guide: Coppolla, Mann, Allen, and Tarantino Bring the Summer Flicks

Patricia Arquette is up to noir good in Goodbye Lover

Monday Night Martha: Julia Child's Bibb Salad

We're serving up a unique Monday Night Martha today. This recipe comes from Julia Child, by way of our friend Sean Collins. In the late 1980s, Collins was working as a producer on NPR's Morning Edition when he was assigned to help with a project at WGBH in Boston. "It basically involved sitting in J ... More >>

Julie & Julia Madness

​Who knew a movie about cooking could generate so much buzz? The Julia Child and Julie Powell biopic comes to the big screen this weekend. The hotly awaited film weaves the memoirs of both Child and Powell and it's garnered largely positive early reviews. If you want to get in on the action as ... More >>

Julie & Julia: Compliments to Meryl Streep

​Who knew a movie about cooking could generate so much buzz? The Julia Child and Julie Powell biopic comes to the big screen this weekend. The hotly awaited film weaves the memoirs of both Child and Powell and it's garnered largely positive early reviews. If you want to get in on the action as ... More >>

Cooking the Books

MADE readers bite into Julia Child

Farrelli's Cinema Supper Club brings Julia Childs-inspired cuisine to moviegoers

We can't help but get hungry whenever superstar chef Julia Childs is mentioned, so why not eat her food while watching a movie about her?

Scottsdale Culinary Institute Changes Its Name

​Get ready to say a mouthful as the Scottsdale Culinary Institute changes its name to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. Maybe we should be excited--Julia Child, who was featured in the now-on-DVD movie Julie & Julia, attended the Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris. There are cur ... More >>

Prima Divas

Faboo book chronicles connections with female stars

Chef Talk: Brian Feirstein, Eddie V's Prime Seafood

For Brian Feirstein, executive chef of  Eddie V's Prime Seafood in Scottsdale, making an impact on the customers goes beyond the kitchen. The Arizona native makes it a point to get to know his customers on a first-name basis and crafts unique dishes based on dietary needs--more than w ... More >>

A Golden Cocktail for the Golden Globes

Photo by Lizard Martini​The 67th Annual Golden Globes will air this evening on NBC. The fashion misfires, the bizarre acceptance speeches, and the stage exit stumbles - we relish the opportunity to watch the beautiful people at their best and worst.With Julie & Julia nominated for Best Pi ... More >>

Cat Cora Chats With Chow Bella, Part 1

After spending so many hours glued to the TV watching chef Cat Cora make unexpected ingredients into glorious dishes that get the Iron Chef America judges waxing rhapsodic, we figured we'd never attempt to cook like the master. But as it turns out, Cora's just as much of a whiz at devising unp ... More >>

MasterChef With Gordon Ramsay, The American Idol of Cooking Shows, Coming to Fox in July

With no restaurant experience, a passion for cooking, and a dream of one day working as a professional chef, 50 just-like-us contestants will test their skills and palate in hopes of becoming the winner of MasterChef, the cooking competition show coming to Fox on July 29. Gordon Ramsay, the show's ... More >>

Christopher Gross of Christopher's Restaurant & Crush Lounge, Part Two

Chef Christopher Gross may be a picky eater, but there's one thing he's famous for that a lot of people won't even touch: Foie gras. His favorite ingredient earned him and Christopher's Restaurant and Crush Lounge a lot of flak and a handful of protests from animal rights activists and our vote for ... More >>

Chef Christopher Gross' Kitchen Secrets

Chef Christopher Gross may be a picky eater, but there's one thing he's famous for that a lot of people won't even touch: Foie gras. His favorite ingredient earned him and Christopher's Restaurant and Crush Lounge a lot of flak and a handful of protests from animal rights activists and our vote for ... More >>

Laura Godfrey of Arcadia Farms

Carol Blonder Laura Godfrey​We met up with Laura Godfrey, the pastry chef at Arcadia Farms in mid-afternoon, a relatively calm time in the bakeshop, after a bustling morning of production. Laura moved from Flagstaff to Phoenix to attend culinary school. Her perfectionist traits define the b ... More >>

Citizen Public House Beer Dinner and Drunken Beef Stew in Today's Eater's Digest

backtoherroots.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Beer Week Beer DinnerReserve your table now for this exciting Beer Week event. Citizen Public House in Scottsdale will be hosting a Four Peaks Beer Dinner Thursday February 24th. Chef Bernie ... More >>

Christopher Nicosia of Sassi, Part Two

Keyon Fareghi​We covered background, heritage and his son's exotic eating habits yesterday. Today we cotinue our chat with Christopher Nicosia of Sassi. Nicosia's "garlic and Gaelic" heritage, as he put it, has contributed to why he became a chef. He took an interest in cooking at a young a ... More >>

"My Sweet Mexico" -- A Guide to Making Mexican Desserts

​Following in the footsteps of Diana Kennedy, known as the Julia Child of Mexican cuisine, and Rick Bayless, celebrity chef and restaurateur, New York City-based chef Fany Gerson brings together history and culture and in her collection of authentic Mexican dulces recipes in My Sweet Mexic ... More >>

Turn Leftover Easter Ham & Candy Into Awesome Crepes

​Despite The Virgin's recent successes at making everything from aphrodisiac sandwiches to hot cross buns, I got off easy this Easter and didn't have to prepare a damn thing for the holiday meal. However, that didn't stop me and my sig other from heading home from dinner with a bag o ... More >>

Bastille Day Specials in Phoenix

www.tampabay.comThe Eiffel Tower explodes with fireworks once every year on July 14th.​For those of you who feel like one patriotic holiday in July isn't nearly enough, we've got good news. Thursday, July 14, aka Bastille Day, is upon us -- time to swap your hot dog for a filet mignon and party li ... More >>

Meet Bistro 24's New Executive Chef - Stephen Toevs

Maya DukmasovaExecutive Chef Stephen Toevs in the kitchen at Bistro 24​Stephen Toevs (pronounced tay-vz) is the new Executive Chef at Bistro 24 at the Ritz-Carlton. Originally from Bristol, Rhode Island, from an ethnically Portuguese family, Toevs cycled through a variety of jobs and career pro ... More >>

Bistro 24's Stephen Toevs, Part 2

Maya DukmasovaExecutive Chef Stephen Toevs in the kitchen at Bistro 24​Yesterday we chatted with Stephen Toevs, the new Executive Chef at Bistro 24, about what he will be changing on the menu and how he emulated Julia Child as a kid. Today, he shares more of his story. After your rugby injury, w ... More >>

Five Food Disasters on Film

As blogger Julie Powell in Julie & Julia, Amy Adams sets out to conquer the recipes of Julia Child's first cookbook, turning her kitchen into both a scene of triumph and a major disaster zone. On April 24, 2005 -- the day after YouTube officially opened its doors to all the cute cat video ... More >>

Chow Bella Book Club Review and Online Discussion: Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn

​ We hope you were able to read along with us the first Chow Bella Book Club selection for the month of October - Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn. Today is the day for our first online book club "meeting" to discuss our thoughts and feelings on this book in particular. So, h ... More >>

Thirsty Lion: Happy Hour Report Card

With holiday shopping on the brain, we headed to the newly open Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill at Tempe Marketplace. Read on to find out why we loved these Bacon Cheddar Potato Cakes.​The Spot: Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill, 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1041, Tempe, (480) 968-2920. www.th ... More >>