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Silvana Salcido Esparza

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    88: Jan Wichayanuparp and Helen Yung

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    89: Christopher Gross

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    90: Christina Barrueta

    From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Five Things to Eat if You're in Phoenix for the NCAA West Regionals

    Welcome to Phoenix, basketball fans. We hope you're hungry. Whether your team wins or loses, you'll want to break some bread. So we're here with suggestions of our favorite places to do it. For this list, we've narrowed things to central and downtown Phoenix -- but you'll still likely need a car (o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Is the Foie Gras Controversy Justified?

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Anthony Bourdain supports it, Wolfgang Puck's aga ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 1, 2012

    Food

    Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.Anthony Bourdain supports it, Wolfgang Puck's aga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Silvana Salcido Esparza, Kevin Binkley, Sam Fox, Vincent on Camelback, and Shin Bay Announced as Semifinalists for 2012 James Beard Awards

    ​Today, the James Beard Foundation, the New York-based national nonprofit organization and undisputed standard of excellence when it comes to giving props to the culinary world, announced its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards -- and the Valley is seeing some sweet Bear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Phoenix Mayor-Elect Greg Stanton and His Transition Team Assembling Mayor's Office Staff

    ​Phoenix Mayor-elect Greg Stanton has assembled a 24-person team of community and business leaders to help him put together a staff of policy advisers for the Mayor's Office.Stanton has tapped individuals from Phoenix's LGBT and minority communities with backgrounds in business, arts, education an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    DBG's Dia de los Meurtos and Halloween Jello Worms in Today's Eater's Digest

    macheesmo.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Day of the Dead The traditional Dia de los Meurtos celebration isn't until the the first of November but the Desert Botanical Garden just couldn't wait 'till then. Join the Garden tomorrow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Five Favorite Mexican Restaurants in Phoenix

    America's Taco Shop -- mmm. ​Talk about a tough choice. There's no way to offer up the whole enchilada in one post when it comes to Valley Mexican restaurants -- but here's a start. What's your fave? Tell us in the comments. Here are five of ours. 1. America's Taco ShopWe've sampled nearl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Caffe Boa Owner Jay Wisniewski Says, "You Don't Need a Big-Name Chef to Have a Great Restaurant"

    Owners Jay and Christine Wisniewski of Caffe Boa​Update: After this piece was published, Wisniewski called to clarify that Payton Curry wasn't overpaid, but was getting expensive. Charleen Badman, Bernie Kantak, Silvana Salcido Esparza -- who needs 'em? Jay Wisniewski, owner of Caffe Boa, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    July 28 In Blogs: Sweet Home Alabama, Food(ography), Finding Grampa's Monsters, and John McCain

    ​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

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    AZ Represent! Locals on Beard Semifinalist List

    Chef Nobuo Fukuda, who won the James Beard Best Chef Southwest Award in 2007, is up for Best New Restaurant for 2011.​The highly anticipated semifinalist list for the annual James Beard Awards is out today, and some of the state's best and brightest chefs and restaurateurs have made the cut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Want to be a Judge at Pie Social?

    ​The line-up of judges for our celebrity pie bake-off at the first-ever Pie Social on Saturday, November 13 is looking almost as swanky as our line-up of celebrity bakers. But we've got one slot left -- for YOU. We want to add a Chow Bella reader to our judging panel. Enter our contes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Pie Social: The Final Celebrity Line-Up

    ​With just a little more than two weeks left to dust off those pie tins, Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row proudly announce our final line-up of celebrity chefs for the first-ever Pie Social, to be held Saturday, November 13, 2 to 6 p.m. at 5th Street and Roosevelt: Veronica Arroyo, Bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    52: Fish Tacos at Barrio Cafe

    ​ ​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Look Who Else Is On YouTube: EaterAZ

    Courtesy of Twitter, the guys at EaterAZ have just brought it to my attention that they're on YouTube, too. The channel started as a place for Dave Tyda and Rick Phillips to "park" the videos they've previously posted on their blog, including a recent one on Barrio Cafe chef Silvana Salcid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Chef Christopher Gross on the Benefits of Winning a James Beard Award

    Winning a James Beard Award is the holy grail of culinary achievement. (Yes, despite what you might think, having your own Food Network show is not quite as important as the Beard Awards.) Last week, when the nominees for this year's awards were announced, it got me thinking about how life migh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    James Beard Foundation Announces Award Semi-Finalists

    ​Congratulations are in order for an elite group of Arizona chefs and restaurants included in the list of 2010 James Beard Award semifinalists, which were just announced by the James Beard Foundation this morning. The nominees were chosen from among 21,000 entries from across the country ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    What Do You Think of the James Beard Nominees?

    Today's news of the James Beard Awards semifinalists had barely been out an hour before readers and friends started messaging me by Twitter, text, and email. What did I think of the Arizona nominees, and how was that list created, anyway?A committee from the James Beard Foundation selects the semifi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    8 Places for President Obama to Try on His Next Phoenix Visit

    Call me a shameless arugula eater, but I still can't get over the Obama family's choice of dinner destination when they were in Phoenix this past Saturday night: Macayo's Mexican Kitchen on Central Avenue, the flagship among the Southwestern chain's 18 locations. Seriously? Sure, Macayo's has b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Devour Phoenix Takes Over CenPho Culinary Festival

    West of Western is no more at the Phoenix Art Museum, but the show must go on. The fifth annual installment of the popular culinary festival took place at the museum this past March. In March 2010, look for an all-new culinary fest at the museum called "Devoured," sponsored by a just-launched n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Get ready for West of Western

    West of Western is no more at the Phoenix Art Museum, but the show must go on. The fifth annual installment of the popular culinary festival took place at the museum this past March. In March 2010, look for an all-new culinary fest at the museum called "Devoured," sponsored by a just-launched n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2007

    West of Western Feeds Downtown

    West of Western is no more at the Phoenix Art Museum, but the show must go on. The fifth annual installment of the popular culinary festival took place at the museum this past March. In March 2010, look for an all-new culinary fest at the museum called "Devoured," sponsored by a just-launched n ... More >>

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    December 4, 2003

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    June 5, 2003

    Letters

    Letters from the week of June 5, 2003

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Bones to Pick

    Day of the dead is part of Mexican history

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    May 1, 2003

    Mayo My!

    March and May, months to drink by

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    March 27, 2003

    Hombres in Tights

    Lucha libre lives on

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    February 6, 2003

    Something to Chew On

    Letters from the week of February 6, 2003

  • Dining

    January 30, 2003

    Armpit Fare

    Go south, young man

  • Dining

    January 9, 2003

    Search Party

    Searching the West Valley's sweet streets

  • Dining

    December 19, 2002

    T-t-t-t-tamales!

    Visions of cornhusks dance in their heads...

  • Dining

    December 5, 2002

    Door-to-Door

    Tamale vendors take it to the streets

  • Dining

    November 21, 2002

    Peter Piper Picks a Pepper

    Is ancho chile pizza hot -- or not?

  • Dining

    November 14, 2002

    Pocho Villa

    Mexican grub, American-style

  • Dining

    November 7, 2002

    Cheese Wiz

    Mexican delicacies discovered in Valley

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    October 24, 2002

    Oaxacan Wonders

    Mini Mercado is big on flavor

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    October 17, 2002

    Martha Does Mexico

    Domestic dynamo discovers barrio's beauty

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    October 10, 2002

    Worlds Apart

    A tale of two cuisines

  • Dining

    October 3, 2002

    Discovering Honduras

    Honduran eatery may look Third World, but the food is first-rate.

  • Dining

    September 26, 2002

    Mercado Magic

    In Valley, Mexican markets take Food City form

  • Dining

    September 19, 2002

    Success Story

    Brothers dish up Baja-style seafood

  • Dining

    September 12, 2002

    September Salute

    Mexican Independence Day celebrates freedom and flavor

  • Dining

    September 5, 2002

    Western Flair

    Venture west to the New Asadero Hermosillo for great Mexican food

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Republic Rants

    Letters from the week of August 22, 2002

  • Dining

    August 22, 2002

    This Dog Won't Bite

    Oscar Mayer's got nothin' on the weiner Mexicano

  • Dining

    August 1, 2002

    Simple Pleasures

    Valley vendors take Mexican tradition to the streets

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