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Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all fit in your mouth ... or in this ca ... More >>

Sommelier Dave Johnson Suggests Wines to Drink with Your Halloween Candy

So, you're hosting a Halloween party. Worried your wine selection might conflict with, say, the appearance of supermarket cupcakes? Or a bag of fun-sized Snickers? We've got you covered. After a conversation with sommelier David Johnson of Davanti Enoteca we feel better about recommending the follow ... More >>

Ward Off Halloween Candy with These No-Bake, Vegan Almond Butter Bars

It's that time of year. Everywhere I turn there's candy. Snickers, Butterfinger, Kit Kat! I love them all. But I've learned that I can't quite eat as much Halloween candy as I used to without suffering some kind of negative repercussion. Usually in the form of a muffin top. See also: - Mak ... More >>

La Nueva Pico Rico Dulceria is a One-Stop-Shop for Pachangas and Herbs

Hey, readers, get ready. We're putting new meaning into the term "street food." For Chow Bella's latest mission -- "Eating 16th Street" -- we've employed a young woman who's literally eaten her way around the world. Alex Rodriguez has eaten borscht in Moscow, steak in Buenos Aires and a "life-changi ... More >>

The 10 Best Halloween Candies Ever.

When it comes to shopping for Halloween candy, everyone knows the basics: no generics, no toothbrushes, no mystery baked goods, and if you're giving out king-sized candy bars, word will quickly spread through the trick-or-treat grapevine that your house is the jackpot. But what are the specific ca ... More >>

Chocolate Chip Cookie with Sweet Republic Ice Cream at La Bocca

Schools are starting back up again across the Valley, and in two weeks, ASU's fall classes will begin. Downtown Tempe is soon to become a rushed blur of students as they move in, settle down, and get ready to hit the books. Until winter break brings some relief, study groups will be meetings at all ... More >>

Swedish Public School Lunches Make Us Feel Bad, Unless You Don't Like Gravy

See Also: 9-Year-Old School Lunch Blogger 1, Council Censors 0 See Also: Three Ignite Phoenix Videos That Rocked Our World See Also: Beaver Choice Serves Up Swedish Fare That's Too Good to Keep Secret The debate over school lunches has is no stranger to news coverage. We've talked about the 9-year- ... More >>

10 Favorite Gelato Spots in Greater Phoenix

The origins of gelato -- Italian ice cream made with less butterfat, a higher density, and served slightly warmer than its American counterpart -- date back to frozen treats made from mountaintop snow and ice in ancient Rome and Egypt. Thankfully, for those of us in search of the frozen sweet trea ... More >>

Avocado Kale Salad

I'm the type of person who needs to eat every three hours, at least, or I start to feel like I'm going to pass out. This isn't a problem when I'm at home, but it's a different story when I have to work. The challenge with having to work is learning to plan meals ahead. I stink at planning ahea ... More >>

The Misanthrope at ASU Theatre: Everyone Sucks, Except -- Nope, Everyone Sucks

I have to say right away that the heading above is a summary of the plot and theme of this play, not a critique of the acting in the current production of Lauren Marshall's translation/adaptation of Molière's The Misanthrope by the ASU School of Theatre and Film. The writing and direction were much ... More >>

DJ Fernandez of Tuck Shop

​We're back this week for Chef Talk with architect-turned-restaurateur DJ Fernandez of Tuck Shop in Central Phoenix. After attending architecture school in New Orleans and working for a firm in Phoenix, Fernandez was drawn into the restaurant business by a combination of passion for food an ... More >>

Up on the Sun's Halloween (Video) Mixtape

Screamin' Jay wishes you a happy Halloween.​We know it's a school/work night and all, but it's still Halloween, which means you have a perfect excuse for shucking off the Monday blues and getting creepy. There's plenty going on around the Valley: indie-punk supergroup Wild Flag are scheduled t ... More >>

Alexa Wilson's Perfect Food Day

Alexa Wilson ​Alexa Wilson, also known as "the plate lady" is part of the back of the house happenings that you don't usually see as a regular diner. She is the one that executive chefs, banquet managers, food and beverage managers, pastry chefs and any other decision maker in a restaurant t ... More >>

Pyramid Schemes

Oh, Fudge! Bass Pro Shops Tackles Cabela's Homemade Sweets

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The way to a woman's heart is just as simple. In fact, it can be summed up in one little word: chocolate. Doctors even compare the endorphins secreted during chocolate consumption to the ones produced during sex. Oh, my! Is it hot in her ... More >>

Becky Windels of The Herb Box

​Chef Becky Windels' career is a culinary Cinderella story. Once upon a time when she was waiting tables, Windels was offered the opportunity to help start a catering business. When a chef friend backed out of the project, Windels began reading coo ... More >>

3 Recipes for Leftover Halloween Candy

Bit-O-Honey bites.​After the Butterfingers and Snickers are long gone, there sit the dregs of the Halloween pillowcase. Those undesirable confections that linger after all of the coveted candies have been eaten: Bit-O-Honey's, candy corn and other generic sweets that lie at the bottom of the bag w ... More >>

Deep Fried Fun

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Frozen Yogurt in Phoenix: Hot Spots to get a Cool Treat

​Speaking of frozen yogurt, people apparently love this stuff. There are currently more than thirty places to pick up the cultured treat spread throughout the valley, and it seems another one pops up every week, filled with patrons clamoring like junkies to get a hit of froyo, as it's known o ... More >>

Fry Girl Reveals the Origins of Festival Foods' Arizona Hot Dog

Festival Foods Services Brings Deep-Fried Twinkies to Mills Mall

​It was probably inevitable. In light of the excitement generated by deliciously bad-for-you deep-fried goodies traditionally found at the fair and at festivals, now there's a new restaurant called Festival Foods Services, dishing up said naughty treats all the time. And not ironically, it' ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Halloweekend: Midgets, Death Racing, Vampires, and More

You can find Chuey the Rock 'n' Roll Midget hanging out at Giligin's Halloween Block Party in Scottsdale this weekend.​Halloween Block Party at Giligin's (Friday) If the Ghost Ball proves too crowded or too douchey for your tastes, Cap'n Mike and his kooky crew have a more unpretentious option for ... More >>

Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House Makes Bingeing Good For You

Sweets & Beats Coming to Grand Avenue

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbhill/When it rains, it pours . . . candy. Last week I got the lowdown on Smeeks, a new candy shop coming to Central and Camelback. And now there's already word of another place in the works for Grand Avenue -- right between vintage tiki bar Bikini ... More >>

AZ Capitol Times Announces "Best of Capitol" Winners

Arizona Capitol Times just announced the winners of its annual "Best of Capitol" survey a few days ago, and it's interesting to see the restaurant picks of our local political movers and shakers. Not surprisingly, Cheuvront's gets props (owner Ken Cheuvront is a state senator), while Durant's seems ... More >>

Tuck Shop Invites You to Come for the Skirt Steak and Stay for the Best Gin and Tonic in Town

Joe Arpaio's Prisoners Spend "Millions" on Canteen Purchases: So, Um, Where's the Dough, Joe?

Frozen yogurt makes its cultural comeback

What will they think of next?

The Freaks Come Out at Night: Calabrese @ PHiX Gallery, Wednesday, October 31

The "Mother" of all catfights: Mothers Against Drunk Driving vs. Mothers Against Illegal Aliens.

Lucifer's Lookyloos

Our booze-addled Beelzebubbas travel to Hades and back for some wikkid fetish-industrial action at Club Hell

Army Recruit

Five, six, seven, skate

The Big Sleazy

Tall trannies, polyamorous pagans and tipsy rounds of tonsil hockey: That's Hot Pink! redux, baby

Gomer, You're Fired!

Our feathered fiend bombs Trump-haters, racist soccer moms, Uncle Joe and the ACLU. Who's gonna be next?

Hex on Us

Lost youth found again at HexaCon 14

Roadhouse Rules

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

Cafe Roulette

Fine food and casinos rarely mix well in the Valley

Male Fraud

Jason Lee lies to juggle two women, because, hey, it's A Guy Thing

Hello Kitty

Feline fest spotlights pick of the litter

Money for Nothing

Halloween is still a week away, but are contributors being tricked into paying for J.D.'s treats?

The 411

Party 'zine makes culinary scene

SURF ON TURF

BUOY MEETS GILL

TRAWL MIX

GOODBYE, COOL WORLD

SINGLE SERVINGS

THE JAZZ SLINGER

THE MIDDLE--AGED MAN AND THE SEA