Love wine? You can get a degree in it for real here in Arizona. Did you know enology is the science and study of wine and wine making while viticulture is a subfield specializing in vine-growing and harvesting? If you’re looking for a new career or are just really into…
http://binkleysrestaurant.com/Join the wine feast at Binkley’s. A few times a year, Binkley’s partners with a different winery and hosts a dinner with paired with selections from the label. December 5 brings an epic wine dinner to Binkley’s in Cave Creek. For this feast, Chef Kevin Binkley has created a French…
This week, we tracked down a few professionals to guide us through some traditional Native accessories, clothing and jewelry. And now it’s time to look at great Native-made items that easily work into anyone’s wardrobe free from cultural appropriation. These items will be right at home in your closet or…
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday: It’s non-secular, easy to embrace, and often includes a good dose of shopping — but Thanksgiving this year seems to have brought an “open season” on depictions and appropriations of Native American culture. Instead of concentrating on the mis-guided outfits like Karlie Kloss in…
New to yoga? Heading for a class reunion and doing some yoga to tone up? Looking for an escape from the computer screen? Yoga in wonderful but can be intimidating. Never heard of Lululemon or Spiritual Gangster? No worries…What Not to Wear to Yoga is advice to help you enter…
Thanksgiving traditionally is a time to eat, drink and kick off the holiday season “right.” That of course means wine. It can be tricky to pick a wine for Thanksgiving– it’s hard to please everyone. Kimber Stonehouse, Director of Operations for Sportsman’s Fine Wines & Spirits has some tips on…
It’s here…. Beaujolais Nouveau refers to the first wine of the new harvest and ushers in the new vintage year (in terms of wine). It debuts for sale the third Thursday of November, and it’s a pretty big deal in France. In fact, in France you can go to jail…
It’s that time of year — vegetables are being harvested in local gardens and it serves as an inspiration to many. Thinking about the joy of growing dinner in your own garden? Think it’s too late? Have a fear of failure? Don’t worry, your November veggie garden guide is here…
If you enjoy wine tastings on a giant scale, you’ll want to attend My Wine Cellar & Bistro’s second annual wine festival. Happening November 18, the festival will feature 20 wine samples poured by four wine distributors, as well as live outdoor music. See also: – Best Place to Sniff…
There’s a time to drink, a time to think and time to combine both of these marvelous things. Welcome to a breakdown of some of the best books of the year on wine. From funny to educational, if you’re a wine lover these books should be on your list. The…
Think you can’t grow your own fruit? Think again. Urban orcharding is gaining ground (pun intended). Bryan White of the Green House Farm often teaches about urban orcharding and soil building for the Valley Permaculture Alliance and he let us in some secrets for a fruitful harvest. See also: -Autumn…
Cork restaurant in Chandler has the new distinction of being the only Arizona restaurant to make OpenTable’s 2012 “Top 100 Restaurants with the Most Notable Wine Lists.” The honor, given by the San Francisco-based service, is part of OpenTable’s 2012 Diners’ Choice Awards. See also: -Cork Answers Foie Gras Debate…
So, you’re hosting a Halloween party. Worried your wine selection might conflict with, say, the appearance of supermarket cupcakes? Or a bag of fun-sized Snickers? We’ve got you covered. After a conversation with sommelier David Johnson of Davanti Enoteca we feel better about recommending the following choices that digest beautifully…
In November, the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is opening up a new restaurant called Proof – an American Canteen. See also: – Five Ways Not to Buy Wine – Lifting the Wine-List Veil at Citizen Public House The resort’s sommelier, Shaun Adams, took some time to explain what will be…
If you think Kelvin (Kelly) and Kathy Moss have a lot of kids (Anneke 19, Shelby 15, Sheridan 13, Regan 10, Katie 7, Jackson, 5 and Jensen, 7 months) wait til you hear how many cows they have. Their Mountain Shadow Dairy in Litchfield Park is home to 1200 Jersey…
Welcome to Vine Geeks, with your hostess on all things wine, Kate Crowley. Crowley is not a sommelier, but learned to pour a glass of wine properly at ten years of age — because it is an important life skill to master early. See also: – 10 Favorite Metro Phoenix…
Matthew Clark’s exhibit, Fields of Vision, at ASU’s Night Gallery at Tempe Marketplace explores social relationships and choice and chance using a maze as a visual metaphor. If Facebook were a painting, it could be in this show. The paintings are made of acrylic sheet, vinyl, automotive paint, epoxy resin…
Looking for fall treats not covered in orange frosting? We’ve got five treats in metro Phoenix that will make you the office hero. See also: – Seven Pumpkin Treats in Metro Phoenix Urban Cookies’ Roasted Pear Shortbread – This little gem is just one of many seasonal treats at Urban…
Phoenix Art Museum’s Modern Spirit: Fashion of the 1920s, is a condensed yet fascinating look a period of age of jazz, flappers, and art deco. Many of the styles seen in the exhibition are making a big comeback today, specifically the pleated skirt and the midi length hemlines. If you’ve…
Today we’re introducing a new feature on Chow Bella, Now Growing, in which Kate Crowley talks to local gardeners about what’s in the ground at the moment. Have a topic you’d like to see covered? Leave word in the comments section. See Also: – Phoenix Gets Its First Seed Library…
We try not to judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to food presentation, having the right serveware and bakeware can inspire one to bake and cook away the day. Good looking “ware” also makes it look like you know what you’re doing no matter what the…
A one-stop spot for fitness training and healthy eating is coming to Arcadia, specifically to the northeast corner of 38th Street and Indian School: the Madison Improvement Club (featuring yoga and spin) and its S.e.e.d Cafe (“Sustainable. Edible. Entirely. Delicious.”) See also: Sutra Midtown Builds Juice Bar, Finds Old House…
