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Vegetarian Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Fresh Vegetarian Fare at 24 Carrot Juice

    It's not always easy to find a place that serves quick, healthy, and satisfying vegan and vegetarian options. Those in Chandler are lucky to have 24 Carrot Juice, conveniently located on Chandler Blvd. near the 202, I-10, and the 101.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Vegetarians and Carnivores Can Unite at Hillstone

    Whether meeting family or friends, chances are good that once or twice this month, you'll go out to eat somewhere fancy. A majority of diners settle for steakhouses, the one place that all Americans are supposed to love. Vegetarians, however, might not be too thrilled with that idea.

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Arizona Restaurant Week 2011; Our Top 10 Menu Picks Revealed

    ​ Restaurant Week 2011 is just one week away. With more than 200 restaurants participating, it's hard to sort through all of those menu. Every time you look at one and think, "Holy cow that sounds amazing," then you look at the next two and completely forgot about the first one sinc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Build a Better Veggie "Burger"

    holycowvegan​ There are two reasons veggie burgers get a bad rap. The first is the name. After all, a good burger is typically defined as meaty, juicy and smoky. A good veggie burder doesn't need to be any of that. Then there is the frozen variety of garden-veggie burgers; the cooked contents ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Vegetarian Street Food Cooking Class Tonight at Andy Food

    courtesy of Sandy Liberman Green Chili Lentils Ole Taco​ "I will no longer eat anything that has a face!" proclaims your teenager. For Sunday night dinner-your sibling is bringing an "oh-by the way they are vegetarian" date. Your book club has finally gotten around to reading Michael Pollan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Five Veggie Dishes We'd Give Up Meat For

    Where's the beef? Not on this plate. ​In honor of Meatless Monday, we present five meat-free dishes from Valley restaurants that we'd happily eat all week long. 1. Mongolian Delight, Loving Hut It looks like beef, smells like beef -- even feels like beef when you bite into it. But th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Buddhist Ham, Soy Chorizo and Fakin' Bacon: A Guide to Meat Substitutes

    Carol Blonder soy chorizo and smart dogs​Since the beginning of the year, going meatless one day a week has been, for us, a way to celebrate the bounty of the farmers' market, winter root vegetables, and a commitment to increasing the variety of grains in our diet. So far we have shied awa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Chad Burnett of Parc Central

    Keyon Fareghi The title "executive chef" means different things at different restaurants. For Parc Central's Chad Burnett, it's a soup-to-nuts kinda thing. He does it all.   Burnett has been part of everything at the Scottsdale Quarter restaurant -- from choosing a mixologist all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Graphic Novel Style Cookbook

    Ryan Dunlavey​ How fun is this new book planned by Dirt Candy NYC? Dirt Candy NYC is a brilliantly named vegetable based restaurant in NYC and is one of the only Michelin-recommended vegetarian restaurants in America. Even the most tired home cooks will drag their weary rears to be inspired ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Kick Off Meatless Mondays with Vegetarian Chili

    Meatless Mondays​ We believe in the adage everything in moderation, no extreme exclamations are on our list of New Year resolutions. Which is why we like the idea of Meatless Monday, a movement that has been quietly growing since 2003 appealing to authors, nutritionists, filmmakers, health p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Charleen Badman of FnB, Part Two

    Chef Charleen Badman has made a name fore herself cooking vegetables at FnB, a trend she attributes to her vegetarian yoga instructor/friend. More specifically, she's embraced the vegetables no one else wants to cook and made them her signature: Converting boring, bland leeks into a cult classic tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Veg Out: Faux Burgers That Don't Suck at Nourish and Houston's

    I'm about to blow your mind. Ready? There exists a veggie burger that's as good as the real thing. And I found it. It's always tough to find a restaurant that suits my vegetarian and vegan buddies as well as it does the rest of us omnivores. They're usually stuck with one bland dish or a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Two Free Meals a Week at Green? Get In On This.

    ​My good friend and colleague Steve Jansen tipped me off to a call for entries in an upcoming Ouija Board-themed art exhibit at Green New American Vegetarian Restaurant. The public will be invited to pick favorites in the exhibition, and the winner will get two free meals per week f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Bryan's Barbeque Wrangles Up Bison Ribs and Artichoke Po'Boys this Fall

    Bryan's Black Mountain Barbeque turns to the open range for autumn inspiration and brings home tasty Bison Ribs and Artichoke Po'Boys starting September 1. Chef Bryan Dooley broke out the recipes a little early to give New Times a taste of what's coming to Cave Creek this fall, and we're telling you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Beating the Meat: Veggie Sandwiches at Taps and Oregano's

    Though I may have some carnivorous tendencies (mmm...carne asada), occasionally I get an urge to get closer to Mother Nature via some fresh vegetables. When a salad just won't do and a veggie burger seems too processed, there's always the classic vegetarian sandwich -- or as I like to call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    87: Pop Cho and Sweet Ginger at The Breadfruit

    ​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 sister ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Break for Cyclists

    Pedal party at the Rusty Spoke

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2008

    Could It Be . . . Seitan?

    Save a gobbler – eat your veggies

  • News

    April 3, 2008
  • Dining

    June 22, 2006

    Iddly Ain't Piddly

    The pleasures of no flesh

  • Dining

    January 1, 1998

    Soy, Happy New Year Tofu

    The pleasures of no flesh

  • Dining

    October 17, 1996

    Second Helpings

    The pleasures of no flesh

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