This is a beautiful video about a candy shop on a street in Hanoi, part of etsy’s Handmade Life series. Watch it — just because…

​Looking to celebrate National Margarita Day? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s the thing. The New Times editorial staff can’t agree on anything. Most of the time, we can’t even agree on what day of the week it is. And don’t get us started on the topic of the Sprinkles…

  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…

​                           Oh no. Sunnyslope can’t take a blow like this. And neither can we. You’ll have have to excuse now — we need a drink. Better get one at Bomberos while you still can…

Hummus is the glue — sometimes almost literally — that holds a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean meal together. Do it wrong, and indeed, it’s a little like cement. And not in a good way.But do it well and some of us will fill up on the chickpea dip long before the gyro…

The Arizona Republic is reporting this morning that LGO Public House has pulled out of the CityScape project in downtown Phoenix.  Are you surprised? According to Howie Seftel, LGO is claiming “ventilation” problems in the space they were to occupy.  In any case, we bet the folks who run La…

Thinking about whipping up a batch of candy for Caramelpalooza 2011? Better think quick: The deadline for entering our sweet contest is today, Tuesday, February 8. Chow Bella and our friends at Smeeks candy store are at it again, co-sponsoring a fun, free, filling-defying evening of caramel tasting: Friday, March…

We typically delete the emails that land in our box every day from cooking.com without even opening them, but today we clicked with abandon.Look! One of our favorite Starbucks drinks is now available to DIY. This is great news, as we’ve noticed that salted caramel hot cocoa has fallen off…

Leave it to Kate Benjamin — you know, the woman who’s turned midcentury modern furnishings for your cat (no, really!) into a sleek cottage industry– to find The Nogg, a new, mod kind of chicken coop. We suppose chickens deserve to strut in mod style, too. Check it out. Now we’re off…

It’s being billed as “one of the most comprehensive series of grand opening events in Valley restaurant history,” but to be honest, the line-up for Sam Fox’s Arrogant Butcher is giving us a serious case of heartburn. Jason Rose — the public relations poobah who brought Phoenix pink tacos and too-saucy…

There’s a lot of chatter out there about conversation hearts — cute plays on the iconic candy hearts stamped with messages, waiting in tiny boxes to win your heart and break your teeth. We’ve seen cookies, cuddlies, holiday lights, tee shirts, soap, even felted soap, all designed to look like…

Has it really been almost a year since we stood in the parking lot of Smeeks — sticky and sweaty from a night of caramel tasting/swooning — and swore we’d never eat sugar again? Indeed it has. And we have one thing to say, Phoenix: Bring it. Get the date and…