Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week’s harvest: Pinto Beans Speckled “painted” pinto beans are a staple in kitchens of the Southwest. Did you know that you don’t have…
Cleverly designed blog aggrigators seem to be all the rage – you know, like Pinterest or Tastespotting. Well folks, we have another one for food blog porn, and it’s called Punchfork. Punchfork pre-selects popular food blogs to be on their searchable list. So far they only have 36 and it’s…
Phoenix-based artist William LeGoullon was recently featured on the national art/music/pop culture blog, Lost at E Minor for his micro-graph images of the most consumed beverages in the world (besides water): Coffee, Beer, Wine, Tea, and Coca-Cola. His still untitled series of beverage photographs are created using a microscope mounted…
It’s that time again. We’ve compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. We like it sweet and savory (and even a mix of both), we like it with our favorite flicks, we like it at the park, at the fair, we…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. The food blog/writing world was shocked by the sudden loss of food writer Jennifer Perillo’s husband, Mikey, this past Sunday evening as he collapsed and died of a heart attack. That same community has shared support by making (#apieformikey) Mike’s favorite…
Only in France will you find the public’s demand for a freshly baked baguette be so fierce that one of the 33,000 bakeries took advantage of the annual August holiday, where most will close up shop, to install a baguette vending machine. Jean-Louis Hecht’s wife was worried that they would…
Kelsey Strothers is a newlywed Phoenician who has worked in the nutrition field for the last several years. Her friends call her “Roo” and she blogs about her crazy adventures with her husband and shares her love of design and creating things yet she hasn’t quite made the jump over…
When is this heat going to give us a break? Is it October yet? While we’re waiting inside for the calendar to budge, we figured we’d do some research to find out if it’s really true that spicy foods cool you off. In Spanish, “calor” (temperature hot) is not the same…
Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce.This week’s harvest: Yardlong Beans You might have seen these crazy long “green” or purple beans at the markets lately. They’re also called red noodle…
You’ll have to do a double take when you feast your eyes on the work of ceramic artist, Virginia Sin. She’s intentionally warped her work to make it look like the items in our own pantry. Wouldn’t you love to order an ice cream cone at a fancy restaurant and…
It’s that time again. We’ve compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. If you’re like us, you love breakfast at all times of the day. If you’re looking for the latest scoop from some of the best breakfast spots in the…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Native Seeds/SEARCH has a sleek newly designed website/blog. Check it out if you haven’t been there in a while. While you’re at it, apply for a community seed grant if you think you deserve seeds for a community project. There are…
Creatives thrive on inspiration, the five senses, useful tools and ways to express their vision. Talk about eye candy. Go go crazy over at theydrawandcook.com, where you can find loads of illustrated recipes, submit a recipe, dial a meal randomizer, a clickable world map of recipes, and follow their blog…
Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. This week’s harvest: Amaranth Greens Amaranth has come into favor with the healthful properties of the seeds (which can be ground into a high…
Do you ever think, “I should create a website where you input what you have in the fridge and what you are craving and your dietary wishes and it would spit out a bunch of awesome recipes to choose from?” Well, the people behind GoJee.com have already beat you to…
We know you’ve had a secret dream to get up from your cubicle, drive to your farm and turn the keys on to your John Deere. Here’s your chance to be one step closer. Greg Peterson is leading a discussion on starting your own urban farm at Changing Hands in…
It’s that time again. We’ve compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. We sometimes get hit with a “stomach bug” but often it is traced back to poor food handling measures. While it’s rare, we read about people who get really…
The Summer Chef Series — Saturday afternoons through the beginning of September at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market — has to be the best way to escape the heat, meet fellow food folks, learn something new in the kitchen, get fed, sip a variety of local wines, and lose ourselves…
This week marked the Arizona launch of Homemade Harvey. It’s an organic, preservative-free, crushed fruit snack pouch made in Orange California. I got to meet one of the three owners at the Paradise Valley Whole Foods who really eyed me as as I (a mom with two small kids) walked…
Why is it that drawings of food make us so happy? Maybe it’s similar to how real books are so much better than the movie adaptations — we get to use our imagination. Imagine our delight when we stumbled upon Mary MacNaughton’s illustrations of famous authors and their go-to snacks…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Phx Rail Food reviewed Jobot Coffee’s menu and is highlighting the fact that this newish Downtown coffee shop is also a creperie – just what the doctor ordered. Sweet ones like the peanut butter, banana, and raspberry jam crepe and savory…
Chelsea Brown blogs about fashion on her popular local blog Tea Talk. This ASU grad school student is all about great coffee and exploring Phoenix with her boyfriend Scott (who also apprears in the fashion posts). We wanted to know more about where her perfect day of food would take…
