Listening to chef Christopher Gross explain the mind- and palate-expanding sensation of eating "miracle fruit," I can't help but think of Willy Wonka waxing poetic about Everlasting Gobstoppers.
"You can eat a lemon wedge, and it tastes just like a piece of candy!" he tells me.
It's called flavor tripping. Apparently this is what happens when you nibble on synsepalum dulcificum, a West African berry that's been dubbed "miracle fruit" for its unusual taste-transforming abilities. It makes s
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 Lounge and alternative performance and music venue The Trunk Space.
Husband-and-wife team Liam Murtagh and Emily Spetrino-Murtagh just signed a lease on the space where they hope to open Sweets &
Lauren GilgerA taste of the goodies at Smeeks in downtown Phoenix.It's nice to see a price tag on anything that reads 5 cents. It calls to mind a time way back (a time few among us can remember, but perhaps have read of in books) when gas cost 20 cents a gallon and kids said, "Shucks!"
But that's what you'll find at Smeeks, the newest edition to the CenPho cute shop roster. (To be fair, you'll also find a $2 AbbaZabba, but it's seriously worth it for the cute factor the place is steeped in.)
Sloane BurwellThe mandoline - a serious savings on a powerful tool.
Ask any chef or great cook and they'll tell you - it's all in the tools. Home cooks could spend the rest of their lives amassing their collection, and truth be told - they often do.
But what if you're just starting out, on a budget, or widening your culinary horizons? This week, we'll give you a guide to get you through the salad days of stocking up. From hidden gems found at your local fashion discounter to gigantic p
