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10 Things in New York City the Phoenix Food Scene Will Never Have

Arizona has an up-and-coming food scene, and there's a lot to be proud of, for sure. But when Chow Bella published a list of things that make Phoenix a better food town than New York City, I just had to laugh. The difference in size alone makes the two incomparable. Since moving back to New York six ... More >>

A Chance to Drink in Tempe with The Drunken Botanist Author Amy Stewart

Raised in Dallas, Amy Stewart never had an interest in gardening, insisting (understandably) "It was too hot!" That changed long ago. Upon settling in Santa Cruz, California, Stewart found a climate and culture that sprouted the gardener -- and writer -- within her. From the Ground Up, her first b ... More >>

Prosecutors Team With Debt Collectors to Terrorize Consumers

Culture Jammers MAN-CAT Introduce Lana Del Rey's, Ahem, Pussy Cola (NSFW)

The late, great and totally irreverent comedian Bill Hicks once predicted the ultimate television commercial, describing it as such: "Here's the woman's face. Beautiful. Camera pulls back. Naked breast. Camera pulls back, she's totally naked, legs apart, two fingers right here and it just says 'Dri ... More >>

Cannoli Clash: DeFalco's Italian Deli vs. Something Sweet Bakery

Hey, where can you get a good cannoli (or a cannoli at all?!) in this town? Maybe it's the lack of a Little Italy enclave or perhaps cupcakes just took hold of the dessert market too quickly, but we absolutely love this classic Sicilian pastry and think it deserves more love than it gets in the Vall ... More >>

Four Wines Under $6

Feeling thrifty? Good, because this week we explore wines under $6-$7. You know, the ones no one really boasts about buying....but admit it, you do. These bottles cost less than an entire glass of wine a nice wine bar, so you pick one up at the grocer's in hopes you'll be pleasantly surprised. Whet ... More >>

AndyTalk: The Secret Ingredient For A Perfect Breakfast On The Fourth of July

Before you jump onto your smoothies-are-supposed-to-be-healthy soapbox I'd like to analogize smoothies to gay marriage.

Is Matt's Big Breakfast Really Worth Getting Out of Your PJs For?

We had so much fun chucking Chow Bella contributors Ando Muneno and Lauren Saria into the ring over Alton Brown, food trucks, movie theaters with food and pho that we put them back at it again. This week's topic: Matt's Big Breakfast. Lauren: A few weeks ago, I was sharing a perfectly enjoyable ... More >>

Jobot Owner Helps to Open New Market on Roosevelt: Think Fresh Veggies, Bulk Grains, Mexican Candy, and Hula Hoops

In the wake of the recent shuttering of the Downtown Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery & Wine Bar comes Bodega 420, a new market and convenience store in the Roosevelt Arts District. The two aren't the same concept -- Bodega 420 balances local items with non-local ones to keep prices competitive - ... More >>

Author Tom Zoellner Ably Analyzes the Tucson Tragedy

Historic Preservation

Amy S.'s The Holidays Really Take Their Toll (House) Cookies

Cookie dough porn. ​Our latest Chow Bella showdown: a traditional holiday cookie exchange. Today: our final entry, Amy Silverman's "The Holidays Really Take Their Toll (House) Cookies."   Let's face it: You've made it this far in the holiday season and all you really want right now is ... More >>

Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding with Greek Yogurt Gelato at Noca

Are you ready for one of the most delectable desserts of your life? Prep your taste buds, grab your smartphone so that you can post on-the-spot, and head to Noca. They make amazing gelato in unique flavors that pair with each dessert.

Laurie Notaro's Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Wine-Free, Fun-Free, Vegan Thanksgiving

Luster Kaboom​This year we're giving thanks to some of our favorite writers for sharing tales of Thanksgiving woes -- and joys. Today Laurie Notaro -- a Phoenician transplanted to Eugene, Oregon who frequently threatens to move home -- explains why she's got Thanksgiving PTSD. Last year w ... More >>

Surviving Another Summer in Phoenix

Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery Announces Three Contest Finalists, Phoenix Woman Among Them

​It's always nice to see local folks representin' the Valley proper-like when it comes to contests. So when Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery, the Colorado-based purveyor of certified organic bread and baked goods sold in Whole Foods and Safeway stores, announced that one of the three finalists in t ... More >>

Last Minute Passover Seder Reservations Still Available

sodahead.com Let my people go -- to a restaurant.​With several pounds of brisket in the fridge and a kitchen table loaded with horseradish, apples, matzo, matzo ball soup mix and every bottle of kosher wine my Safeway had left, I'm pretty sure that the only thing I'm not making for Passove ... More >>

Alice Cooper: 'Actually, it was Ozzy Osbourne, Who Did That Crazy Thing You Remember'

If you can tell Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne apart in these photos, Alice Cooper would like to shake your hand.​Shock rocker Alice Cooper would like to remind you that he did not, in fact, do that crazy thing you think you remember him doing. That was actually Ozzy Osbourne.   "Fo ... More >>

Girl Scout Samoas vs. Keebler Fudge Shoppe Coconut Dreams

Jonathan McNamara Samoas and faux Samoas, can you tell the difference? ​ For a while now, we've been able to get our Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie fix out of season by heading to the supermarket and picking up Keebler Fudge Shoppe Grasshoppers. In fact, we've found similar cookies ... More >>

What a Sweetie: The Vig vs. Delux

Sweet potato fries aren't exactly the newest culinary trend to sweep across the nation, but they still deserve their time in the heat lamp spotlight. Slightly healthier than their starchy distant cousin, the potato, sweet potatoes boast high levels of fiber, beta carotene, complex carbohydrates and ... More >>

Safeway Worker Arrested for Torching Phoenix Store (Cue Milton Waddams Clip)

Eli Rabago​An employee at a Phoenix Safeway was arrested yesterday for allegedly setting fire to the store last week, causing more than $100,000 in damages.Eli Rabago, 18, was arrested yesterday for starting last Wednesday's blaze at the Safeway near 32nd Street and Thunderbird Road.Rabago has rep ... More >>

Branded: Can Tucson Ever Live It Down?

CBS News Poll: Nearly 60 Percent of Americans See No Connection Between Tucson Shooting and Hafetul Political Rhetoric

​What motivated Tucson shooter Jared Loughner to gun down 20 people outside a Safeway, killing six people and critically injuring Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords?Nearly 60 percent of Americans do not believe that "heated political rhetoric" is to blame for the shooting rampage in Tucson that ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Funeral of 9-Year-Old Girl Murdered in Tucson Shooting; Hells Angels to the Rescue?

Christina Green was murdered on Saturday. Despicably, the members of the Westboro Baptist Church plan to protest her funeral.​Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, announced today that they plan to protest the funeral of a 9-year-old girl murdered during Sat ... More >>

A Wine Breakfast with David Mirassou: What's it like to be part of America's oldest winemaking family?

UNCORK THE ISSUE: We meet David Mirassou for breakfast and an early morning wine tasting at Vincent's Market Bistro and ask him, "What's it like to be part of America's oldest winemaking family?" School's so much more fun with food and wine involved... SPILL THE JUICE: "It's tough because I have so ... More >>

CityScape: If Phoenix's Latest Urban Development Fails to Get Off the Ground, Is It Our Fault?

From the Really- Stupid-Criminal Files: Alleged Bank Robber Busted After Taking Getaway Cab to Restaurant

Robert Solfisburg​We would never encourage anyone to rob a bank. But if recent history tells us anything, it's not hard to do -- unless you're an idiot.It seems that nearly every day we get a press release from a Valley police agency telling the story of some thief who robbed a bank and got ... More >>

Arizona Stronghold: Local Wines

Erica O'Neil Arizona Stronghold's red and white wines, ready and waiting. ​Northern Arizona isn't exactly synonymous with wine country, but Eric Glomski and Maynard Keenan (yes, that lead singer of TOOL) would like to change this assumption. Both are co-owners of Arizona Stronghold Winery, ... More >>

Hot Links: Loop 202, Andre Leteve, and Sedona Cliff Diving

​Three teenage boys are suspects in a string of Mesa fires. Fire crews responded to six fires within an hour on Sunday, including one inside a vacant home. The teens, two aged 13 and one age 17, were questioned for several hours and booked into the Southeast Juvenile Facility in Mesa on suspicion ... More >>

Hot Links: New Rail Talk, Valley Home Prices, and Foot Botox

​The Arizona Supreme Court decided late Wednesday not to block enactment of a new state law that would require public employees to report illegal immigrants. The justices didn't discuss the merits of the law, but said that the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, which had asked that the law be str ... More >>

Monday Night Martha: Potato Skins

We're cross-pollinating Martha Stewart with Rachael Ray tonight. The dish is called "Stuffed Potatoes with Ham, Thyme and Gruyere" AKA "I bought a flippin' huge bag of potatoes and now I don't know what to do with them." We uncovered the recipe in Ray's book 30 Minute Meals, a classic for a ... More >>

Terroir Wine Pub and Bomberos Café Prove Not All Wine Bars Are Created Equal

Carb Loading at the Health & Fitness Expo for the PF Chang's Rock n Roll Marathon

You may not be signed up to compete in this Sunday's PF Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon  -- billed by PF's PR people as the largest-ever marathon/half-marathon -- but that doesn't mean you can't pig out at the Health & Fitness Expo  at the Phoenix Convention Center, free and open to the ... More >>

Gross Out: Blood in the aisles at a 99 Cent Only Store

Overdone

Ice Age

Delayed gratification

Gomo Often

It's the bomb, in a good way

Super Swingers

LPGA tees off in Gold Canyon

Star-Spangled Planner

The fireworks fly in the Valley this July 4th

Sauvignon Blank

I'd be better off stopping at Safeway and grabbing a bottle ofwine and a deli tray

Where Foods Russian

While some things may look a little unorthodox, this food is blessed by higher powers

Boom Towns

Valley celebrations re-create rockets' red glare

Tongue Lashing

Art exhibit asks why bilingual education has taken such a licking

East of Edamame

Taste of Temari's food doesn't live up to its looks

Night Foods

Hungry Valley night owls need to eat, too

North Fork

Persimmon Bar & Grille

Night & Day

June 10 - 16, 1999

Pacific Rim Shots

Second Helpings

The Payne of It All