Funny, the more time we spend sailing the blogosphere, the more we appreciate paper. Like the new album from She & Him. Yeah, we could have downloaded it from iTunes, but we had to own it, if only for the cover art — and the feeling of buying something and holding it…
We keep hearing pie will replace cupcakes as the new It Dessert, and if that’s really true, then the Gateway Dessert has got to be the whoopie pie. They’re popping up all over, including on the cover of this too-cute new book at Frances, one of our fave local…
Extra PEEPS in the back of the freezer? Leftover hard-boiled eggs from that Easter hunt? Bring them down to the Arizona Science Center this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and have some fun. The science folks will explain what really happens when you put a PEEP in…
We saw these treats featured on seesaw design’s blog, and had to share. Hungry for Mexican food but can’t spare the calories? Enjoy the tasty sight of chips & salsa, tamales and pan dulce — all made entirely of felt, available for sale on etsy by Feltalicious (based in…
We just caught wind that the good folks at Urban Cookies will be debuting their new 1958 Aljo Canned Ham trailer downtown tonight, in honor of First Friday. Catch up with the cookie monsters on Twitter, twitter.com/urbancookies, to learn just where they’ll be tonight and beyond, as they’ll be roving monthly……
It’s no secret that Chow Bella’s sweet on Smeeks — we’re still scraping the caramel off our teeth after last week’s Caramelpalooza. And tomorrow we’re grabbing the kids and heading over to our favorite candy store for Smeeks Day. Billed as a special day for kids (akin to a strip…
The Passover seder — simply put, a Jewish ceremony commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt — is all about suffering. There’s a lot of talk of plagues like boils and lice, you eat bitter herbs and, traditionally, the service includes a meal featuring some pretty inedible food. Not this year. This year,…
Our own Jonathan McNamara put together a delicious slideshow of images from Friday night’s caramel-coated festivities at Smeeks. Check it out. (And winners are posted here.) …
As far as we’re concerned, everyone was a winner Friday night — sampling a tasty, creative assortment of caramels under the stars in central Phoenix, as Chow Bella and Smeeks celebrated our first-ever Caramelpalooza. Wynter Holden will parse the competition later this week in Battle of the Dishes, but we won’t…
Big, chewy thanks to the chefs who came out last night to make our first Chow Bella event — Caramelpalooza,co-sponsored by Smeeks — a sweet success. (And showers of caramels on the fine folks from Smeeks, who worked so hard to help us make it all happen.)We’ll announce the winners Monday…
We don’t want to get all icky sweet, but we’ve got to tell you how impressed with are with the line up of contestants for Caramelpalooza, our first-ever caramel tasting at Smeeks candy store. Come on over to Smeeks tonight at 7 for a first-come-first-serve caramel tasting. Along with an…
Caramelpalooza just got stickier. Urban Beans, Honey Moon Sweets Bakery & Dessert Bar and Wicked Kitchen Gourmet have joined Urban Cookies, Tammie Coe, Tracy Dempsey, Bourbon Steak, Sweet Republic and La-Dee-Dahs for our first-ever caramel tasting this Friday at 7 pm at Smeeks candy store. Check back soon for profiles of…
(Note: Judges have now been selected.) Big thanks to everyone who applied to be a reader judge for this Friday’s Caramelpalooza event at Smeeks, co-sponsored by Chow Bella. We had a wonderful assortment of entries — everything from a reader celebrating her wedding the next day; to a reader drooling…
This just in: Tammie Coe — baker and cake decorator extraordinaire — will compete in our caramel tasting, Caramelpalooza, a week from today. Details about the event — and how you can be a judge — here. Tammie joins Tracy Dempsey, Sweet Republic, Bourbon Steak, Urban Cookies and the La-Dee-Dahs…
Heather Hales (Note: Judges have been chosen. But join us Friday!) Caramelpalooza is almost upon us — and it’s not too late to apply to be one of our special guest judges at our caramel tasting event, to be held Friday, March 26 at 7 pm at Smeeks candy store in…
What’s tastier than a sweet, chewy, stick-to-your-dental-work caramel? A big ol’ pile of ’em! Thus (drumroll, please) Chow Bella is pleased to announce our inaugural live Battle of the Dishes event: Caramelpalooza at Smeeks candy store, Friday, March 26 at 7 pm. We’re taking this seriously, folks. We’re determined to…
Look, up in the sky! Er, make that behind the wheel of that car over there. It’s neither bird nor plane, and it’s certainly not that sappy-faced, beef-slinging Wendy character. No, it’s Fry Girl! A new column in Phoenix New Times’ print edition, where each week we’ll bring you reviews…
It must be incredibly demoralizing to be a juvenile-justice-reform advocate in Maricopa County these days. The governor’s made official her plan to close the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, sending about 500 kids incarcerated by the state to the counties, thus cutting roughly $63 million from her budget. The vast…
Truth be told, you can’t technically eat lunch at Eliana’s Authentic Salvadoran Cuisine for under $10. Not if you order an entree. But we know from experience that the entrees at Eliana’s are enough for lunch and dinner. We figured we’d be fine with the appetizer menu — and we were…
Breaking news on the local caramel scene: Veronica Arroyo — pastry chef at the Princess Fairmont’s Bourbon Steak — and the folks from Urban Cookies are joining the lineup of candymakers for Caramelpalooza, Chow Bella’s sweet little fete coming up at 7 pm March 26 at Smeeks. The Sweet…
Jamie Peachey Quick PHX, shot at Smeeks If you’re downtown this weekend, keep an eye out for Quick PHX, New Times’ pocket guide to Phoenix — including art, shopping, nightlife and, yes, food. We’ve got a sweet theme — literally, with plenty to chew (and sip) on from candy…
To eat them or not to eat them? News has spread of a recall of some Lemon Chalet Creme Girl Scout cookies. Frankly, this is not as upsetting as, say, news regarding Thin Mints or Tagalongs. Still, those lemon cookies have their fans. Yesterday we got some bad information from…
