The guy who brought us Postino and La Grande Orange is at it again, with news today that two stylish-sounding eateries will open next week in Phoenix. This morning, azcentral.com reported that on April 25 Craig DeMarco is opening Windsor (a bar with light food) and Churn (ice cream) in a…
With several pounds of brisket in the fridge and a kitchen table loaded with horseradish, apples, matzo, matzo ball soup mix and every bottle of kosher wine my Safeway had left, I’m pretty sure that the only thing I’m not making for Passover seder is reservations. But after looking at the…
Whether it’s technically a pop-up or not, this weekend’s menu at Cycle sounds damn tasty. Strada Bella food truck — run by Pat Simeri — is just now up and running and ready to serve. Simeri is still only booking special events (you can’t find him parked any place…
Chef Dan Moody is popping up — at Posh, Monday, April 25 — with his RelationChef concept. Spots are filling up fast, so we’ll make this quick and share more details as we get them. Go here to make your reservation. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter…
From the bright green framed moss on the wall to the hot pink chairs in the bar and the tree limbs hanging from the ceiling, the new restaurant at the Westin in downtown Phoenix is downright adorable in a big-ish city hotel kinda way — but twice last week,…
I must not be the only one making brisket for the first time this week. (Trial run for Passover.)A tweet from the United States Department of Agriculture’s safety unit just caught my eye — it links to a handy guide to everything you forgot to ask about how to cook…
Hey, how long you get for lunch? That will become the most important question of the day in these parts beginning tomorrow, as Pizzeria Bianco begins daytime service…
Well, that was quick. Condolences are flying on Twitter and Facebook, after Sunshine Moon Peking Pub — the newish Chinese spot that got good buzz from our former critic Michele Laudig and others — abruptly announced today on its Facebook page that it’s no more: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we sadly…
A highlight of the 8th Annual Forks & Corks — along with the food and drink, of course — was a cocktail napkin that read, COMFORT FOOD DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP ON YOUR PLATE.There was no sleeping on plates last night at CityScape in downtown Phoenix, where dozens…
The results are in, and we’re proud to present the recipients of New Times’ 2011 Big Brain Awards. The winners in six categories were announced Saturday, April 10, at New Times’ Big Brain reception, and each received $1,000 (per category). We profiled the finalists last week and will continue to…
If you don’t read the Phoenix Business Journal, friends, you should. Seems just about every day that little paper shares an extra-tasty morsel or two — and today they’ve got some bad news on the bacon front, in the form of a report from the Arizona Farm Bureau. Read…
We’re still not sure, frankly, that a food truck = a true pop-up experience. But we’re willing to give up that notion for a stiff drink. And that’s what the folks behind Cycle are promising this weekend. Friday and Saturday will be all about “true craft cocktail culture,” as…
Chrysa Robertson, Eugenia Theodosopoulos and Vincent Guerithault were honored last night with induction into the 2011 Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame, mouthbysouthwest reports. Want to learn more about the winners? Chow Bella knows all three…
The Scottsdale Culinary Festival kicks off tonight not just with a kick-off party, but also with the announcement of the winners of this year’s spots in the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame. The nominees make for quite a power meeting, don’t you think? Stay tuned throughout the week for Chow Bella’s festival…
One of our favorite online mags, salon.com, is having a Coffee Art contest. Check out the details — and amazing latte art creation of Stockard Channing (really!) here. Drink up the beauty of Snoopy atop your morning brew — yesterday’s selection for Daily Shot. If you enter, send us a…
An April Fool’s Day prank by Scottsdale’s Papago Brewing backfired Friday. In fact, the situation is bad enough that the brewpub — one of the best beer bars in the country, according to several beer mags — scrubbed Facebook exchanges about incident. Not before Chow Bella recorded the drama, however. (Lucky for…
All guac is not created equal. And if you’ve ever dipped a chip into the offerings at our five favorite spots for the best use of avocado, you know what we’re talking about. 1. Barrio Cafe. Really, here in Phoenix, Silvana Salcido Esparza sets the standard with her…
If she’s not the godmother of the cupcake, she’s definitely the cupcake’s bat-shit crazy aunt — and we love her. Happy Birthday, Amy Sedaris…
I remember the very first coffee house in Phoenix. OK, maybe it wasn’t the first. I’m sure it wasn’t the first. But it was my first. It was 1991(ish) and I’d just moved home to the Valley — and no one around here was into coffee. Yet. It would be…
Consumer Reports has an amusing musing about the Oxford English Dictionary’s latest online update — including some pretty sophisticated culinary terms. Know what chermoula is? How about kleftiko? Had cause to order a babycino lately? Leave us your definition (real or imagined) for any or all of these terms on the…
It’s no secret we’re sweet on Sweet Republic’s ice cream here at Chow Bella, and we know others are, too. Now co-owner Jan Wichayanuparp’s shared news of another fan. A big one. This Friday, March 25, the Food Network will be in Scottsdale to film a segment for “The Best Thing…
