All over town, folks are doing the chicken dance. Last weekend’s Tour de Coops proved that — check out our slideshow if you missed it. Now you have a chance to show off your design skills in the Poultry Project’s Chicken Coop Design Competition. This is a challenging one, folks:…
For her latest review in the current edition of New Times, our restaurant critic Laura Hahnefeld headed to Scottsdale to check out the sushi — and the scene — at Pearl, a place better known for racy pictures of pearl thongs than anything racy on the plate. That got…
We must admit it. Chow Bella has quite a crush on Bonfire Grill. Every one of us who’s paid a visit can’t wait to return — and now there’s no reason to wait, with a pretty incredible sounding beer dinner this Tuesday, December 6 at 6 p.m., in partnership with O’Dell…
Tonight at 7 at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, the RecordSetters will attempt a new record: Most readers to share one chimichanga in a book store. It’s all part of the schtick associated with the recordsetter.com phenom — which pushes the belief that everyone can be the best at something. (For example, Cameron…
For some, the Holy Grail of Holiday Cooking is the croquembouche. For others, it’s the perfect latke or maybe the whole turkey-and-fixin’s line-up. But tamales have always topped my holiday bucket list. Maybe because “Tamale Day” has long been described by friends in hushed tones — romantic in its mystery, involving…
We could hardly call the reporting process for this post a journalistic endeavor — etsy.com is one of our favorite shopping spots. So no need to thank us for this gathering of holiday gift ideas for the sweet-lover in your life. (Or — who are we kidding — yourself.) Find out…
Just coming out of that Thanksgiving food coma and looking ahead to your next festive meal? Sunday brunch sounds kinda nice. Now you just have to make it through the week. Here are some of our favorites — including a couple non-traditional list toppers. Feel free to dissent — and…
The latest “Roaming Pork Party” is taking it south of the border with a stop at The Mission in Scottsdale for Chef Matt Carter’s signature modern Latin cuisine. Monday, November 28, you can pig out from 8 to 11 p.m. with a menu priced at $5 to $8. This event began…
Well, hello there! We didn’t expect to see you today. But we’re glad to have the chance to wish you a happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Chow Bella — and to share a little sweet we found just for you. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter. …
If you’re anything like us, you went on a protein binge to get all the sugar out of your system after last Saturday’s Pie Social — and are now emerging ready to bake for Thanksgiving. You are in luck. From the dozens of pies community bakers brought to Pie Social,…
6. Rocky Road Bread Pudding at BLDNext time you find yourself in Chandler, skip dinner and dive right into dessert.Every bite of this over-the-top bread pudding showers us with waves of sugar. The warm, tender squares of sweet custard infused bread are laced with marshmallows, melt-y chunks of…
Don’t know about you, but we’re still on a sugar high after the second annual Chow Bella/Roosevelt Row Pie Social. And with good cause. Hundreds of pies were consumed Saturday afternoon in downtown Phoenix, as some of the best chefs in town squared off in an extraordinary display of pie love. Chocolate…
Hey all you bakers and pie eaters out there — don’t fear the forecast. We know, we know, our iPhones say “rain” too, but the folks at Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row have put our heads together and come up with a rain location (to be decided, if need be)…
OK, so now you know all about Pie Social — this Saturday at 2 p.m., Roosevelt Row, blah blah blah — but you’re still on the fence about whether to make your own pie, aren’t you? Chow Bella’s here to rescue you. More specifically, Amy Morris is here. Morris is…
What happens in Pie Club, stays in Pie Club. Yes, another pilfering of the famed Las Vegas slogan that seems to capture our very human inclination toward naughty secrets. Pie Club is not Vegas, however. It’s a special weekly social hour at my former employer (an unnamed museum in another state — see,…
Armed with only a camera, intern Tedd Roundy hit the grounds of the Arizona State Fair last week in search of the tastiest looking treats. Check out his slideshow here. Beware the maggots and crickets amongst the onion rings, sausage and melted cheese. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter…
We’ll admit it, we went a little doughnut crazy in October. To round out the month, here’s one last bit of fried dough porn — as we document the doughnut making process at Elliot Wexler’s Noca in Phoenix. You’re welcome. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter…
OK, folks, it’s time to get baking. Have you picked a recipe (or two) yet? Pie Social’s in a little less than two weeks, and the community pie tables beckon…. Want to take part? It’s as easy as, well, pie. Get the rules and the rest of the details…
Our Chow Bella correspondents were out in full-force for the first-ever Food Truck Festival, held on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix this Saturday. Both Ando Muneno and Dominique Chatterjee (who took the early and late shifts, respectively) were impressed with the event (which sold out about two hours in, we’re…
Hey Chow Bella readers — and pie lovers everywhere! Want to be a judge at the second-annual Pie Social, coming up Saturday, November 12 on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix? We’ve got a star-studded line-up of celeb bakers, and we’re looking for one more judge to round out our panel. Intrigued?…
9. Bomboloni from Cowboy Ciao The bomboloni at Cowboy Ciao are called “the fancy doughnut situation” for a reason. They’re fancy. But what isn’t at Cowboy Ciao? After the Stetson Chopped Salad or the Exotic Mushroom Pan Fry, we like to end our lunch or dinner with the fancy doughnut…
With the Arizona State Fair headed our way tomorrow, we at Chow Bella decided on our latest challenge: Create a “fair food” that kicks it up a notch No one dared to cook with bugs, but we did have some creative entries. Check back later this week, when critic…
