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CLOSED: Every Baja Fresh in the Valley After Today

Finish off that Burrito Ultimo® and take one long, last look at that salsa bar, folks. Baja Fresh is closing up shop in the Valley. See also: - CLOSED: Poblano in Central Phoenix - CLOSED: Cafe Posada in Gilbert Today is the last day of operation for all five Valley locations of the quick-casual ... More >>

How to Make the Best Singapore Sling, Ever.

Ring the bell, it's time for Last Call, where JK Grence, bartender at Shady's, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. Just as I was enjoying the sunny 80-degree days this week, the weather h ... More >>

Pizza Hut Singapore's Double Sensation Pizza

We're roughly pretty sure that Pizza Hut Asia has the Epic Meal Time guys on permanent retainer because the ideas hitting the market out there are pretty amazing. The latest over-the-top creation is from Pizza Hut Singapore which introduced a "Double Sensation Pizza" just in time for the holidays. ... More >>

Chow Bella's 9 Most Dramatic Moments in the National Food (and Drink) Scene in 2012

We'll soon be saying sayonara to 2012, and as media custom would have it, we're taking a look back at the culinary news that inspired us, enraged us, made us hungry or just gave us a good laugh. In the world of food and drink (and frankly, we don't care about much else here at Chow Bella), the most ... More >>

New Hong Kong: Authentic Chinese Food Hiding in Plain Sight

$10 Lunch at Green Vegetarian Restaurant

Vegetarians are often left out when it comes to tasty cheap lunches. That is, unless they come to Green. See also: -Island Eats for Under $10 at Mesa's Aloha Kitchen - Gourmet Sandwiches for Under $10 At Downtown Mesa's Urban Picnic -That Place Next to Chino Bandido is Good Fellas Grill, and It's ... More >>

Passion Pit: The Electropop Band is "Doing A Lot Better" After Drama Earlier This Year

Massachusetts' electropop outfit Passion Pit got fans moving with its full-length debut, Manners, in 2009. The group followed it up this year, with Gossamer, full of the same catchy synth tones, but with much darker undertones. Songs like "I'll be Alright" provides a glimpse into songwriter Michael ... More >>

Pizza Hut Malaysia Introduces Sauce Stuffed Pizza

See Also: 7-Elevens in Singapore Have Mashed Potato and Gravy Dispensers See Also: Hey, Here Are Those Pizza Crusts Stuffed With Cheeseburgers and Chicken Tenders You Were Asking About See Also: How Pizza Flows Like Blood Through the Veins of America Pizza Hut Malaysia has jumped into the global pi ... More >>

Dave Mustaine Says Obama Staged Fast and Furious Gunwalking Scandal, Aurora, Colorado, and Sikh Temple Shootings

See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" See also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" See also: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine is Metal's MVP See also: Rusty Assault Rifles Found in Madera Canyon Not Part of Fast and Furious, ATF Confirms ... More >>

Singapore Style Fried Rice Noodles: A Tasty Gateway for the Chinese Noodles Newbie

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Singapore style fried rice noodles (sing chow mai fun) is that although they can be found in nearly every Cantonese-style Chinese eatery in Hong Kong (as well as the U.S., Canada, England, and Australia), the dish is, for the most part, not recognized in the So ... More >>

7-Elevens in Singapore Have Mashed Potato and Gravy Dispensers

7-Elevens in the fine city-state of Singapore serve piping-hot mashed potatoes out of machine that looks like it should dispense coffee, not food. It's also self-serve. For about a dollar (or two dollars if you want a drink with it) this machine will eject a slurry of instant potatoes and hot water ... More >>

Payton Curry Dishes on Marketing Bullshit and the Futility of Eating Kale in the Summer

This is part one of my interview with Payton Curry, chef and co-owner of Brat Haus, scheduled to open July 2. Come back on Tuesday for part two. Payton Curry Brat Haus 3622 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 602-738-1274 With his tousled curls, blue eyes, and rosy complexion, Payton Curry looks a ch ... More >>

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 >>

Bill Johnson's Big Apple Hopes to Endure Contentious Times

Where to Eat and Drink Near Surprise Stadium

Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals: Surprise Stadium All week long we're sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. Go west, baseball fans, waaaay west. The ... More >>

Tracy Dempsey's Perfect Food Day

​Tracy Dempsey is known for her thoughtful sweet creations and perhaps most known for her Original Bacon Pecan Brittle. She is smart, kind and completely dedicated to mastering the art of satisfying your sweet tooth. Dempsey (headshot here was taken by Sophia Flocken) showed an early interest ... More >>

2011 World's 50 Best Restaurants: Two Tickets to Denmark, Please

Getty Images​Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian A ... More >>

Jimmy Woo's and Sunshine Moon Peking Pub Rebel Against the P.F. Chang Army

Payton Curry Plays Reindeer Games

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Global Travels Tied to Girlfriend's "Global Connections" Company?

​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon wasn't always a travelin' man. Believe it or not, the man who is now jetting off to places like China, Qatar, Dubai, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, was once known for his aversion to hopping on a plane and leaving Phoenix.   While he touts his travels as a means to s ... More >>

Top Chef D.C. Finale: The Boring Train Makes Its Final Stop in Yawnsville

​You can pull the fork out of our eyes now, Top Chef D.C. is finally over, and not even previous Top Chef winner Hung Huynh or chef David Chang (Treme everybody!) saying "fuck" and "balls" could save the finale on Wednesday night from being as boring as the entire season. Ugh, where to begin...

Tracy Dempsey: Tracy Dempsey Originals

We recently caught up with Tracy Dempsey, pastry chef and business owner, scooping samples of Tracy Dempsey Originals ice cream at The Phoenix Urban Market and Wine Bar. We got the scoop from the scooper. Tracy Dempsey at Phoenix Urban Market and Wine Bar​Tracy Dempsey grew up traveling the ... More >>

Glendale's Le Chalet Goes Better with Friends

Chef Talk: Amol Agarwal of Rita's Kitchen

He may be cooking Southwestern fare now, but Chef Amol Agarwal is bringing wordly sensibilities to Rita's Kitchen at the Camelback Inn in Paradise Valley. The Indian-born Agarwal has really filled up his passport, having lived and worked in Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, California, Jamaica and&nbs ... More >>

Brew Reivew: Xingu Black Beer

​Lately I've been looking outside the U.S. for tempting brews to try. Last week Tiger from Singapore left me feeling flat as, well, the beer itself. This week I'm heading to Brazil to try out Xingu Black Beer. But first, a brief history lesson about the word "xingu." Xingu refers to a 900-mile-wi ... More >>

Red-Hot, White, and Brown

Canadian-Indian comic seeks world domination

Mekong Plaza Offers Asian Groceries and Good Eats to Adventuring Foodies

Asian Café Express serves up Hong Kong-style five-spice beef and hot pots

Pirates . . . At Wit's End

Time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

Memoirs of an Eggplant

A tastefully spicy sequel

Bollywood Dreams

What's a white girl like Samantha Riggs doing in a sari?

Dirty Dozen

An evening of feel-bad music

Singapore Sling

Life Is Killing My Rock 'N' Roll
(Stinky)

BEST ASIAN MARKET

Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket

BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

Plaid Eatery

Social Scenes

Teatro Bravo's Triple Rep Fest has issues

sNooze, You Lose

Mika Mouse

James and Stacey McDevitt lay a sweet egg at Mika.

Tom Waits

Alice/Blood Money (Anti)

Have It Our Way

Baked Bean Dippers? They're a hit at BK in the U.K.

Best Contemporary Chinese

George and Son's Asian Cuisine

I'll Fake Manhattan

Scottsdale meets the Big Apple in a deli that is neither here nor there, but a nosh in-between

Chop Shop

George & Son's brings superior Chinese food to the chopsticks-challenged

Rice Capades

A family-friendly, casual Chinese eatery

King Kong

Gourmet House of Hong Kong

Night & Day

Consumer Rice Index

Captives Courageous

Paradise Road charts plight of female POWs in World War II

HEALTH'S KITCHEN

ISAAK HAZECHRIS OPENS UP ON LAW-BREAKING, LITTLE BUDDHA AND PERSONAL GROOMING