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Arizona Farmer Chef Connection Conference on June 10 at Desert Botanical Garden

Local and slow-food proponents have teamed up for a tete-a-tete on all things Arizona and farm-to-table. Local First Arizona, along with Edible Phoenix, Slow Food Phoenix, Good Food Finder, and the Desert Botanical Garden, will host the Arizona Farmer Chef Connection on Monday, June 10. See also: ... More >>

Claudio Urciuoli on Olive Garden, Truffle Oil, and the Weirdest Thing He Ever Ate (Which Is Pretty Weird)

Claudio Urciuoli Noca 3118 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix 602-956-6622, restaurantnoca.com See also: -- Noca Re-Opens with New Look, New Breads and New Cocktail Program -- Noca Serves Up Wallet-Friendly Lunch with Nocawich This is part one of my interview with Claudio Urciuoli, the executive chef at ... More >>

AndyTalk: Pomelo, the Good Fortune Fruit

Part of the pomelo's charm is its size, so I'm inclined to add them at the last minute, so that the people eating my salad are part of the process.

Foodista Natalie Morris Offers Her Own 12-Days-of-Christmas Locavore Gift-Guide

On the off chance we haven't provided you with enough holiday gift-giving ideas for every conceivable kind of food and drink-oriented person in the universe (did we overlook the gluten-free, nut-allergic grill-master on the Paleo diet?), we thought we'd hook you up with local food maven Natalie Morr ... More >>

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 >>

Chrysa Robertson Dishes on Her Role as Exorcist and What It Takes To Be a Woman Chef

Chrysa Robertson Rancho Pinot 6208 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-367-8030 www.ranchopinot.com See also: Chrysa Robertson Sells Heritage Turkeys and Talks Turkey at November 18 Cooking Class Tastemaker #11: Chrysa Robertson This is part one of my interview with Chrysa Robertson, chef-owner o ... More >>

All Your Phoenix Fall Gardening Questions Answered by Tomato Pro Suzanne Vilardi

Today we're introducing a new feature on Chow Bella, Now Growing, in which Kate Crowley talks to local gardeners about what's in the ground at the moment. Have a topic you'd like to see covered? Leave word in the comments section. See Also: - Phoenix Gets Its First Seed Library - Urban Farming 101 ... More >>

Nikki's Top Four Picks for Arizona Restaurant Week

See also: Kevin Binkley on Loving In-N-Out Burger See also: Noca Owner Eliot Wexler on Chef Claudio Urciuoli Restaurant Week begins September 15 and runs through September 23. And while it smacks of Black Friday, Christmas in July and all the other bargain bonanzas that attract the great unwashed, ... More >>

20: Natalie Morris

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 >>

Traci Zitzer's Urban Table Larder Opens in JAM, Bringing Art and Artisanal Food Together

See also: April's Edible Education at Old Town Scottsdale Farmers' Market Housed in an adorable 1913 bungalow (once owned by Charles Miller for whom Miller Road was named), JAM is an artisan boutique and art venue where local artists are featured and artsy classes are taught. The rustic couture sho ... More >>

23: Gabriele Bertaccini

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 >>

34: Pamela Hamilton

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 >>

50: Maya Dailey

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 >>

Christopher Gross Makes Pig Feet You'd Walk a Mile For

The Chef: Christopher Gross The Restaurant: Christopher's Restaurant The Animal: Pig The Dish: Pied de cochon Chef Christopher Gross can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear -- or a pig trotter for that matter. And he does it often, featuring pied de cochon (the pretty French word for pig feet) on ... More >>

Slow Food Phoenix Offers a Prize for New Slogan

​Slow Food Phoenix needs some creative help and we thought that one of you Chow Bella readers might be the key. They posted on Facebook that they need a "catchy slogan" or image for their new t-shirts and we know you can come to the rescue. Find out what you'll win if your idea is chosen...

Wendy's Gets a Makeover -- It's Still Wendy's

Foraged Dinner with Chrysa Robertson and Hank Shaw at Rancho Pinot

Carol Blonder crispy guarijio squash blossom​ Last night, Chef Chrysa Robertson of Rancho Pinot teamed up with Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook- Finding the Forgotten Feast for a dinner designed around ingredients indigenous to Arizona. It was a perfect pairing: The local chef who k ... More >>

In Season: Carrots

Whether you're a CSA devotee, a farmers' market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we'll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week's harvest: Carrots ​Jennifer Woods​ Easter is this month and with the bunny coming and all, we thought we'd feature the beloved ... More >>

Big Brain Update: Natalie Morris

​In preparation for this year's Big Brain awards, we're checking up with a few of last year's winners. Know an emerging creative who could use $1000? Nominate 'em right here before March 14. Today we're checking in on last year's foodie winner, Natalie Morris. The past year has been la d ... More >>

Big Brain Awards 2011: Cash for Culinary Creatives

Are you on the cutting edge of the local culinary scene? Running a  food truck? Making a culinary documentary?​ Working on a fledgling urban farm? Come out to play, brainiacs.If you're a Valley resident with talent in the culinary arts, New Times wants you. We're seeking nominees for our ... More >>

Tonight: Slow Food Phoenix Launches Tuesday Tasting

slowfoodphoenix.org​Those Slow Food folks sure are busy, cooking up all kinds of "eco-gastronomic" community events to raise awareness of sustainability and supporting local producers. And you know what? There's always some kind of delicious eats in the plan. Gotta love their priorities. (At ... More >>

Phoenix Eaterati Dish on Their Fave Foods of 2010

Joe Johnston Restaurateur Joe Johnston's perfect sandwich of 2010.​ What was the best thing you ate in 2010? I asked around with a handful of Phoenix food lovers, and they were split down the middle. For some, the answer was easy and obvious, a singular work of gastronomic perfec ... More >>

Payton Curry Plays Reindeer Games

Payton Curry Serves Rudolph

​If you don't like eating things with a face (or a shiny, red nose) you may want to steer clear of this week's feature story on local celebrity chef and controversy enthusiast Payton Curry. This holiday, Curry's got reindeer on the menu. Don't tell the kiddies. Food Critic Michele Laudig on P ... More >>

Slow Food Holiday Party Celebrates Local Deliciousness

​As if December didn't bring enough reasons to throw a party, the folks at Slow Food Phoenix are celebrating local bounty, the people who produce it, and even people who write about it.Local scribes/foodie gals-about-town Sharon Salomon and Gwen Ashley Walters each contributed articles about Phoen ... More >>

Tonight: Slow Food Phoenix Hosts AZ Stronghold Wine Tasting

​Interested in learning more about Slow Food Phoenix, and maybe even joining? Here's your chance to meet members and find out how you can be part of the sustainable food movement.Grab a ticket for tonight's mixer at Postino Central, show up around 5:30 for a little Slow Food 101, and enjoy a tasti ... More >>

Dig In! With Slow Food, This Saturday

​What a great idea: Foodies volunteering for a good cause. Get a little dirt under your fingernails, enjoy good company, and you'll even get fed.This Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon, the local Slow Food convivium will join others around the country for a "Dig In!," where they'll "break ground and br ... More >>

Big Brain Award Winner Natalie Morris Makes Art of Gastronomic Proportions

Slow Food Phoenix Hosts Seasonal Fruit Author Deborah Madison

​Envision a balmy Saturday morning at a private orchard, the sun warming your cheeks as you bite into juicy, ripe peaches and apricots, which are at their peak right now. Sounds like heaven, right? That happens to be the game plan for this weekend's unique event sponsored by Slow Food Phoen ... More >>

AZ BBQ Festival, Pigs & Pinot, School Gardens, AZ Asian Festival, and National Fondue Day in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ Get ready for a busy weekend, folks. With so much going on around the Valley it's going to be hard to choose what to miss! First up is the Arizona Barbecue Festival, happening Saturday, April 10th at the Scottsd ... More >>

Off to Italy, With the Slow Food Community's Blessing

​Natalie Morris was a Slow Foodie by pure instinct. During culinary school at the Art Institute, the budding chef hadn't heard about the global movement to eat seasonal, local food, but she immediately recognized a key issue: "'Why do we have to keep ordering food from one big company? ... More >>

Tomato Fest 2010 at Maya's Farm

This past Saturday, The Farm at South Mountain was packed with locals eager to learn about, and taste, delicious ripe tomatoes at Slow Food Phoenix's Tomato Fest 2010. The name of the event sounded so similar to Spain's famed "La Tomatina" festival in which gazillions of folks pummel ... More >>

Kai Hosts Five-Star Culinary Seminar

​Slow Food Phoenix is teaming up with Kai, the highly acclaimed fine dining restaurant at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, for a special interactive culinary event geared toward the truly food obsessed. Since attendance is capped at 60 guests, reservations are a must for after ... More >>

Calistro Bistro Left Out "Tasty" When Building Its Seasonal, Local, Organic Menu

Closed for Business: Mosaic

​One of the more high-profile fine dining destinations in the Valley is no more.Chef Deborah Knight released a statement explaining that she and her husband, GM/wine director Matt Rinn, will not be reopening their restaurant Mosaic after their summer hiatus."We are closing Mosaic because we have d ... More >>

Slow Food Phoenix Fights Fatty School Lunches

​Slow Food Phoenix says that the current standard of fast food and junk food in school lunches serves the escalating obesity and diabetes epidemic in America. (Not to mention, there's the ethical sketchiness of putting Taco Bell and Pizza Hut products in schools.) So to raise awareness, ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Macaron Mania: Essence Bakery Cafe Keeps Fans in the Loop Chef Talk: Bryan Do ... More >>

Chipotle Makes a Deal for Slow Food Phoenix

​Yep, that's right. Chipotle is doing good for the community, again. Last week it was a free showing of food industry documentary Food, Inc., and now it's putting on a fundraiser for none other than the food awareness movement's top dog, Slow Food USA. Tonight, from 6 to 8 p.m., customers can ... More >>

Prado at InterContinental Montelucia Resort Doesn’t Live Up to Its Atmosphere, Thanks to Lousy Service and Watery Paella

Green’s Damon Brasch wants to bring vegan comfort food to the masses

Farm Fresh

La vida local

A Plateful of Prada

Dining has become so darn pretentious, like a version of "ChefsGone Wild"

Haste Test

Tired of fast food? Try Slow Food.