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Goodytwo's Stacey Barnes and Donna Hansen: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. In the kitchen, Goodytwo's Stacey Barnes and Donna Hansen make the ... More >>

Tabu's Brilliant Look at Colonial Fantasy

Join the Slow Food Movement and Celebrate Terra Madre Day on Dec. 10

If you haven't made it to the Biltmore Fashion Park's latest addition UNION -- a mix of 18 small, distinctive boutiques run by local vendors -- mark your calendars to visit on Monday, December 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. for Terra Madre Day. This international event is a celebration of slow food and eating ... More >>

Don't Want To Spend Thanksgiving Day in the Kitchen? Where to Buy Ready-Made Dishes for Turkey Day

Don't you love Thanksgiving? It's a nationally sanctioned food marathon, and we're all encouraged to be athletes. No silly talk of calories, carbs or the evils of sugar on this one guilt-free day. Of course, for the person(s) preparing this misty watercolor rendition of a Norman Rockwell painting, ... More >>

Chow Bella's Guide to Pumpkin Beer 2012

In the past, pumpkin beers were rare -- a seasonal sideshow, showing up only in the breweries daring enough to make them and enjoyed only by drinkers willing to take a chance on the oddities. Today, however, brews made with pumpkin have officially become mainstream, with nearly every brewery worth i ... More >>

Shearwater Steps Into the Now with Animal Joy

Wine Spectator and Details Love ShinBay for a Damn Good Reason

Shinji Kurita, chef-owner of ShinBay, has never been one for the limelight. But considering his fanatical devotion to pristine ingredients and the Japanese sushi aesthetic, he's bound to garner some national press, solicited or otherwise. In its July issue, Wine Spectator features a glowing mini re ... More >>

Eleven Favorite Ice Cream Shops in Greater Phoenix

Ever since Italy and France began making iced and flavored confections made from milk or cream in the 17th century, ice cream has become one of the most successfully cool, dairy-based treats on the planet. Not sorbet, ices, or gelato (we promise those lists will come later), here are 11 of our favor ... More >>

Guns N' Roses at Comerica Theatre, 12/27/11

Guns N' Roses Comerica Theatre Tuesday, December 27 See also: Our complete Guns N' Roses and Sebastian Bach slideshow. Our interview with Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson. The line stretched around Comerica Theatre, and snaked all the way down Adams, placing us just across the street from t ... More >>

Toffee Banofi Sundae from Sweet Republic

​Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 40: Toffee Banofi ... More >>

Sweet Republic's Toffee Banofi Sundae to Be Featured on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate

Sweet Republic's toffee banofi sundae gets TV time.​Looks like Sweet Republic, the artisan ice cream haven in Scottsdale, has caught the attention of the national media -- and it hasn't been the first time. Prior to celebrating their third birthday last month, Jan Wichayanuparp and Helen Yung ... More >>

Mill Avenue's Red Mango Lives Up to the Hype

Mill Avenue's newest frozen dessert shop.​My first thought when I saw the "Coming Soon" sign for the new Red Mango location on Mill Avenue in Tempe: Are you kidding?Ever since the fro-yo craze revived a few years back, along with cupcakes and bacon (and bacon cupcakes, shudder), self-serve yogurt ... More >>

Sweet Republic's Toffee Banofi Sundae to be on "The Best Thing I Ever Ate"

sweetrepublic.com​It's no secret we're sweet on Sweet Republic's ice cream here at Chow Bella, and we know others are, too. Now co-owner Jan Wichayanuparp's shared news of another fan. A big one. This Friday, March 25, the Food Network will be in Scottsdale to film a segment for "The B ... More >>

Brief Encounters: A Showcase For Academy-Anointed Shorts

Finger Limes, Goat Milk Caramels and White Truffle Oil: The 2011 Winter Fancy Food Show

Carol Blondercake decorating at duff's​ Walking through two pavilions filled with imported and locally produced gourmet food categories there for the sampling is a food lovers dream come true. The exhibitor aisles beckon the visitor with colorful displays, both artful and whimsical, package design ... More >>

The Best Beers of 2010

Photo courtesy of beercollege.net ​Dwell all you want on the poor economy, the dwindling job market or the plethora of depressing events of 2010 -- it's been a good year for beer. Despite a drop in overall beer sales, craft brews continue to rise in popularity, allowing innovative American b ... More >>

What's Inside the Lunch Box?

Eating Spinach Makes You Strong to the Finish

Another Lunch Option, Another Dinner Option

By Michele Laudig When Palatte first opened its doors, it was all about quirky brunches -- egg "mishmashes," sweet potato pancakes, tarts, and frittatas du jour. But did you know they're now part of the downtown dinner lineup? That's right, from 5 to 10 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, you can c ... More >>

Why I Was The Last Man In America To Hear Chinese Democracy

By Martin Cizmar I very well may be the last man in American to hear Chinese Democracy. Almost certainly, I was the last music critic, and among last Guns n' Roses fans. Honestly, though, as bad as I wanted to hear it, I couldn't bring myself to log on to MySpace to hear the record I've been waitin ... More >>

Grampall Jookabox

Changing of the avant-garde

Put another dime in the Jookabox baby

Chinese Democracy on Nov. 23? Really? REALLY???

Wine bar Cork pops a little creativity into each dish

New Japanese joint Roka Akor gets the details right

Some Call It Pronk: Coping with The Cardiacs

Coma Little Bit Closer

San Antonio's Girl in a Coma could be just the r'n'r we need

Royale Flush

The Bond franchise takes a gamble on a new guy, and comes up aces

Gas Bag Man

The winged wonder rags on dead Republi-con Jeff Groscost, Tempe's "PG clause," and Dr. Sketchy's anti-art lameness

Shell Game

What's it selling? Everything

Mondo Resolutions . . .

When new Choos aren't enough

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of November 15

Dream Child

A third dimension of fantasy

Animal Crackers

Where the wild things find themselves

BEST GOURMET POPCORN

Pass the Popcorn

Off the Rails

The Guns N' Roses tour collapses, and Axl folds. Is anyone really surprised?

Savage Republic

Box Set (Mobilization Recordings)

SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BROILED AND BLEU