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New Breakfast Options at Bomberos

Sometimes a scone and a killer latte are all you need to start the day on the right note, but sweets and caffeine aren't always enough to fuel you through the morning. Wisely, the folks at Bomberos have figured this out, and are amping up their breakfast options beyond the yogurt, granola, ... More >>

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Sometimes a scone and a killer latte are all you need to start the day on the right note, but sweets and caffeine aren't always enough to fuel you through the morning. Wisely, the folks at Bomberos have figured this out, and are amping up their breakfast options beyond the yogurt, granola, ... More >>

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Travel Channel Coming to Tammie Coe Today

Tammie Coe employees say they have no idea which show it's for, but word's out that a crew from the Travel Channel just stopped by the Roosevelt Row pastry shop to shoot some footage and take pictures this afternoon. Apparently they're making the rounds at different dessert-y spots in the neighborho ... More >>

May 7 In Blogs: Eyes Set to Kill, NIN, Travel Channel, Dave Matthews Band and More

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Fanboy/Neo-Nazi "Vito Lombardi" Is Thomas Vito Coletto, Alleged Columbine ... More >>

Battle of the Breakfast Sandwiches

Drip Coffee Lounge vs. Tammie Coe Cakes & MJ BreadA reader suggested we compare breakfast sammies and we were more than delighted to oblige. That's how we ended up spending Sunday morning flitting between two popular downtown Phoenix eateries. It was an ideal time to scope out the breakfast sand ... More >>

Monster Ooey Gooeys at Tammie Coe

​It's not very often that cupcakes make me laugh, but I saw these little dudes in the case at Tammie Coe on Halloween morning, and couldn't resist getting one to go with my latte. They're probably all gone by now, because Thanksgiving's the next big holiday to pimp. And I'm sure there is somet ... More >>

November 2 In Blogs: Lou Dobbs, Phish, Tammie Coe, and East Valley Tribune

​​​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: Feathered Bastard: Lou Dobbs' Account of Gunfire Incident "Chuckled" at by New Jersey Police Spokesman Up ... More >>

Skip the Hassle, Pre-Order Your Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, giving thanks for all you have. And for slaving away at a hot stove for six hours -- basting and checking and basting and checking the turkey, peeling and mashing potatoes, cooking green beans, dicing onions and celery, stirring the gravy, e ... More >>

A Peek at Tammie Coe's Improvements

​I decided to swing by Tammie Coe for a latte and a treat this morning, curious to see the shop's recent remodel. Even before I walked through the door, the changes were evident, with more umbrella tables and seating on the sidewalk. It feels a lot more like a mini-cafe than just a coffee n ... More >>

Spoken Boutique is Closing with 60% Off Sale

http://spokenboutique.blogspot.com/​This is really a good news/bad news situation.Bad news: Spoken Boutique is closing.Good news: They're having a 60% off sale on all merchandise.More good news: They're closing because the owners are moving out of town, not because of the economy. Phew!

Tammie Coe to Compete in Caramelpalooza Tasting

​ ​This just in: Tammie Coe -- baker and cake decorator extraordinaire -- will compete in our caramel tasting, Caramelpalooza, a week from today. Details about the event -- and how you can be a judge -- here. Tammie joins Tracy Dempsey, Sweet Republic, Bourbon Steak, Urban Cookies and the ... More >>

March 19 In Blogs: Z-Trip's Broken Collar Bone, Caramelapalooza, and a Roughed Up City Councilman

​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: Chow Bella:Tammie Coe to Compete in Caramelapalooza Tasting.Man V. Food's Adam Richman Takes a Bite Out of Te ... More >>

Urban Beans, Honey Moon Sweets and Wicked Kitchen Join the Caramelpalooza Line Up

  (Note: Judging selections have been made.) Hold onto your fillings, people -- the competition for Chow Bella/Smeek's ​Caramelpalooza just got stickier. Urban Beans, Honey Moon Sweets Bakery & Dessert Bar and Wicked Kitchen Gourmet have joined Urban Cookies, Tammie Coe, Tracy Dem ... More >>

Ask the Critic: Do You Ever Cook?

It's true, the restaurant critic's fridge is brimming with boxes and bags of leftovers. But sometimes you just bring the stuff home because you really didn't like it at all, and felt guilty leaving a plate full of uneaten food for a friendly waiter to inquire about.I'm not going out to eat every sin ... More >>

Johnny Cupcakes Coming to Phoenix Next Week

​ ​Mmmm...Tasty. Gooey. Delicious. From our headline, you might think Valley favorites Sprinkles and Tammie Coe are getting some stiffly whipped competition. Those who hail from Boston or keep up with fashion trends know better. Entrepreneur Johnny Earle, aka Johnny Cupcakes, has three ... More >>

In the Raw: Local Chefs Get Naked for Charity

Nice, um, cucumber!A friend showed me his copy of the new In the Raw calendar, and what can I say? It's pretty ballsy.Ken and Lee Singh are the charming couple who run the all-natural Singh Farms -- a 20-acre wonderland where their composting efforts have created nutrient-rich soil for fresh veggies ... More >>

Pastries and an Eye Opener at Giant Coffee

​Finally got over to Matt and Erenia Pool's new Giant Coffee first thing this morning, and I love it already.

RWB Cakes, Pies and it's a Sad Day at Deschutes in Today's Eater's Digest

Tammie Coe​Hungry for for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Desserts a PlentyDon't want to spend the weekend in the kitchen this 4th of July weekend? That's OK we understand. Let someone else do the baking for your 4th of July desserts. Tammie Coe is offe ... More >>

Downtown's Tammie Coe Goes on Hiatus

​Summer vacation: everybody's doing it.Pastry chef Tammie Coe says her decision to close her Roosevelt Row location for several weeks just made sense, since so many of her employees were already taking time off.This Friday (First Friday, that is) will be the day downtowners can get their Ooey Gooe ... More >>

BBQ Battle, Dinner & a Movie, Tapas Classes and Jellied Tongue in Today's Eater's Digest

www.nopatternrequired.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Weekend Time!No plans for the weekend? We have a couple ideas to get you off the couch, outta the house and filling your belly with some tasty eats. Always wanted to host your ow ... More >>

Get Ready for Cupcake Love-In Oct. 10

Ten to the third power brings Cupcake Love-In's "peace, love, and cupcakes" to Hotel Valley Ho from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10. Shell out $10 in advance ($15 day of), and you'll get to scarf down cupcakes from 30 different bakeries, cupcakeries, restaurants and pastry chefs.

Sara Oliver, What Are You Eating?

Sara Oliver​Sara Oliver The jeweler and artist has an art opening on Friday, November 5 at Sweets and Beats. Hanging on the walls will be about 120 drawings and mixed media pieces all under $20, plus there will be Tammie Coe cupcakes and a free show by Doctor Dinosaur from Tucson. Her jewelry lin ... More >>

Caramelpalooza 2011 Candymakers Announced!

  ​ We can already tell that this competition is going to be sticky. Chow Bella and Smeeks are proud to announce the line-up of candymakers for Caramelpalooza 2011 -- a free, open-to-the-public caramel tasting to be held Friday, March 11, at 7 pm in the parking lot at Smeeks candy store ... More >>

Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

What's up with all the contests lately? Last week, the big news was all the Arizonans on the semifinalist list for James Beard Awards. Also, Noca's Chris Curtiss landed in Food Wine's chef popularity contest, which the public can vote on. Now, round three in the competition department: the Ar ... More >>

Tammie Coe: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

​Caramelpalooza Countdown!  The big, sweet event is less than two weeks away, and we are counting the days -- and the candymakers. First up is Tammie Coe. Coe's dream took her from her mother's kitchen to Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, where she met her husba ... More >>

Eugenia Theodosopoulos: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

​In the days leading up to Caramelpalooza 2011, we're introducing you to the local chefs who will be sharing their candy March 11 at Smeeks in central Phoenix. Today we bring you the macaron maven, Eugenia Theodosopoulos of Essance Bakery Cafe in Tempe. Theodosopoulos trained, lived a ... More >>

Meghan Olesen: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

Maggie Jean Raymond   The caramel keeps on coming.... Today we serve up candymaker Meghan Olesen. We asked each chef for three one-line bios. Meghan sent three. We liked them all: 1. Meghan is a life-long Phoenician who dreams of pie and believes food is her soul. 2. Megh ... More >>

Brianne Day: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

​Our candy-coated conversation continues today with Brianne Day from The Herb Box. Day has been overseeing baked goods at The Herb Box for more than four years. I ended up in the kitchen because I've always had a passion for baking. When I was young I would spend every Sunday attempting to ba ... More >>

Virginia Senior: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

Virginia Senior of Urban Beans is today's featured candymaker, in honor of Caramelpalooza -- which is just days away!Senior is an artist who quite often uses food as her medium. I ended up in the kitchen because creating is what I do best, and it doesn't matter if the medium is food, art, ... More >>

Slade Grove: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

The caramel sampling continues today with last year's Caramelpalooza winner in both the blind judging and peoples' choice award categories, Slade Grove. Grove is the Executive Pastry Chef for Wicked Kitchen Gourmet and Cookies From Home in Tempe. I ended up in the kitchen because I decided it ... More >>

Danielle Morris: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

​Today's candymaker: Danielle Morris of Cork and the soon-to-be BLD; she is co-owner and pastry chef for both.   I ended up in the kitchen because I don't have to wear makeup! My favorite dish to make is I guess I don't really have a favorite; I like to make new things to keep from ... More >>

Tim O'Connor: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

Today we've got a sweet tooth for Tim O'Connor, co-owner of Honey Moon Sweets and our latest Caramelpalooza candymaker. Before the "Honey Moon," co-owners and bakers Tim & Joan O'Connor met while studying at the Culinary Institute of America in New York in 1983; since then, the culinary duo ... More >>

Brendan McCaskey: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

​Today's caramel-maker is Brendan McCaskey. As he puts it, Brendan is an avid downtowner, candy fanatic, and part-time Smeeks employee whose style is a little Ina Garten, a lot Amy Atlas. He's conquered the traditional cupcake and an occasional tart, and says he's been scoping out th ... More >>

Tracy Dempsey: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

Mari Belardi​We wind up our candymaker profiles today with Tracy Dempsey.After growing up in far-flung corners of the world, Demspey settled in Scottsdale, and migrated from a career in teaching to her first love: the culinary arts. Today she is the owner of Tracy Dempsey Originals. I ended ... More >>

Caramelpalooza 2011: The Results Are In

Jonathan McNamaraYes, that's a peanut butter and jelly caramel. ​The competition got sticky Friday night at the second annual Caramelpalooza, co-sponsored by Chow Bella and Smeeks. We're not sure of the exact head count -- beyond the fact that the line wrapped around the block -- but we do know th ... More >>

Caramelpalooza 2011: A Sticky Situation

Jonathan McNamara​Last Friday, locals craving a sugar rush lined up in the parking lot of Smeeks at Central and Camelback roads for Chow Bella's second Caramelpalooza event. The judging is over, and a favorite was selected by both the audience and a judging panel -- Essence Bakery's deliciou ... More >>

Follow Friday: Baked Goodies

It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. We had a hankering for some treats and thought we'd share some of the Phoenix bakeries on twitter, plus some bonus cupcake love. urbancookies.com Urban Cookies Cupcakes ... More >>

2011 Cupcake Love-In Baker Lineup Announced

Timur Guseynov If last year's entries were any indication, the 2011 Cupcake Love-In will be pretty sweet.​Despite the endless parade of frosted delights showing up in bakeries, at culinary festivals, and on fancy restaurant menus over the past few years,& ... More >>

Pie Social 2011: Who's in the Final Celebrity Baker Line-Up?

​Hey Phoenix, are you ready for pie? Roosevelt Row and Chow Bella are pleased to announce the line-up for this year's celebrity pie contest -- part of 2011's Pie Social, Saturday, November 12 on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. If you don't bake in a commercial kitchen (and even if you d ... More >>

Hey Tammie Coe, Who Deserves a Pie in the Face?

​We're counting down the days to Pie Social 2011 -- 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 at 408 E. Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. Don't forget, you can get in on the action yourself. Here are details for community bakers. And don't forget about our celebrity bakers -- every day we'll introduc ... More >>

Cupcake Love-In 2011: We are Officially Cupcake'd Out

Tedd Roundy Two cupcakers debate over which of Heaven's gluten free cake's to try ​We came, we saw, we cupcake'd.  And we don't want to see another cupcake till next year.  Holy cow, cupcakes really aren't dead! This was apparent the moment we pulled into the chaotic parking lo ... More >>

Top 10 Bread Bakeries in Greater Phoenix

​Bread, often equivalent to the word "food," is an indispensable staple in many parts of the world. Throughout history -- in religion, magic, and custom -- this deceptively simple foodstuff has ensured a seat at our table of survival. Where to find some of the best of it in the Valley? Here ar ... More >>

Caramelpalooza 2012 Chefs Announced

​Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. That's all we can say about the line-up for Caramelpalooza 2012, the third annual caramel tasting event co-sponsored by Smeeks candy store and Chow Bella, going down Friday, March 2 at 7 pm. But don't take our word for it -- check out the list for yourself. Please, try not to ... More >>

14 Ways to Get Your Phoenix Valentine's Day Chocolate Fix

​ Chocolate and Valentine's Day go together like eggs and bacon, or cookie and milk, or cookies and bacon, or bacon and bacon .....mmmmm bacon. Oh wait, we were talking about chocolate. Anyhow, chocolate and Valentine's Day go hand in hand. A Valentine's Day without chocolate would just be a ... More >>