Kimberly White, granddaughter of Mrs. White of Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe and sister of Larry White Jr. of LoLo’s Chicken & Waffles, passed away Friday at the age of 34. “She was sweet, not an enemy in the world,” her father, Larry White Sr., told me this afternoon. “Kimberly was…
Can Angry Birds, the crazy-addictive game that challenges players to catapult furious fowl at structures containing egg-stealing swine, get any more popular? Answer: Yes. Now put your apron on. Angry Birds is gettin’ a cookbook. Read on for the egg-y details. Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter…
Ridge wines and Roka Akor deliciousness? Where do we sign up? At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, selections of Ridge wines and sashimi, robata favorites will meet at Roka Akor in Scottsdale for the Ridge Wine Dinner 2011. Along with various wine pairings, the five-course meal includes hirame blueberry pockets,…
After last month’s pop-up restaurant happening in Tucson, Lara Mulchay from Petite Fromage, her (sadly) now-defunct Phoenix cheese shop, and Joel LaTondress, a web developer who has worked on special events with many Valley chefs, are continuing to stay busy with the launch of Community Supported Provisions, or CSP. As…
Do dudes who love socializing on Facebook and Twitter love burgers and fries, too? Charlie White from Mashable reports that’s what social-media researchers at Lab 42 wanted to know as well. So they collected opinions from 500 social networking males aged 18 to 35 about their fast food preferences then…
He’s baaack. And this time, he’s leaving his truck in the garage. Jeff Kraus, owner and chef of Truckin’ Good Food and named one of the nation’s “Top 10 Most Influential Food Trucks” by the Huffington Post, is returning to Cycle, the pop-up venue hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in…
When Cork opened in Chandler in 2008, the concept was simple — fine dining, a small-plates menu, and a kick-ass wine list. (You could almost hear a collective cheer from food lovers in the Southeast Valley: “No more haulin’ it to Scottsdale!”) Three years later, the owners of Cork have…
(Insert hilarious breast-related intro quote here.) According to Entrepreneur magazine, “Breastaurants” (yes, an actual term used to describe restaurants that sport scantily clad women as waitresses), are becoming one of the fastest- growing segments of the hospitality industry. And although sales figures for this nay-nay niche aren’t available (they’re lumped…
What do you get when you mix Gordon Ramsay with Love Actually, a heapin’ spoonful of sappiness and a stick of terrible acting? One plateful of awful. Love’s Kitchen is a new movie which premiered yesterday and features TV’s foul-mouthed chef, Gordon Ramsay (who plays himself), along with Scottish actor…
Say it ain’t so, Susan. After eight years at Orange Table, the fresh-food, made-to-order eatery tucked in the Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza, owner Susan Speidel is calling it quits and selling the business. And as with most labors of love, the decision wasn’t easy. “The economy really hurt the business,”…
Atlanta-based chef Richard Blais, winner of this season’s Top Chef and concept chef of Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta and Birmingham, recently stopped by the menu and meal website KitchenDaily to make a milkshake the only way he knows how: with crazy-mad love for liquid nitrogen and Cap’n Crunch. According…
In what could only be called a duo of deliciousness, famed farm owner Bob McClendon and vineyard owner and movie director Sam Pillsbury are teaming up for a one-night only dinner event at 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 8, (tomorrow night) at seasonal American eating establishment, Beckett’s Table. Aptly named the…
Hard to believe it’s been three years since homemade artisanal ice cream experts Jan Wichayanuparp and Helen Yung first opened the doors of Sweet Republic in Scottsdale. We’ve had smiles on our faces just thinking about their flavorful small-batch ice cream indulgences ever since. Now, with a 3rd birthday celebration…
Paula Deen chewing “butter gum,” Rachael Ray at 7-Eleven, and wait — is that Gordon Ramsay yelling at a nun in a soup kitchen? Like many celebrities, TV chefs get jabbed by the spoof stick, too. We don’t mind, as long as it’s all in good fun. And now that…
What the hell is going on with the Heart Attack Grill? Last Wednesday, The Associated Press reported that the fast food restaurant in Chandler, famous for scantily clad “nurses” serving up such sky-high caloric fare as Bypass Burgers and fries cooked in pure lard, had closed. The news came three…
Aw, feel the love. Last week Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, cookbook author, and food activist, gave props to local celebu-chef Beau MacMillan on his website. After calling him “fun,” “ebullient,” and “one of the great people I’ve met during my travels,” Samuelsson lists Beau Mac’s top five picks for restaurants…
Rejoice, late-night mayhem makers, with a side of the munchies: Jobot Coffee Shop is now open all day and all night on Fridays and Saturdays — starting today! After a run of staying open until 4 a.m. in May, the folks at Jobot said screw it and are now keeping…
One of the advantages of living in Phoenix is the spillover of crazy-good ground beef sandwich stops from California like In-N-Out and Fatburger. Now, burger biters can add The Habit Burger Grill in South Tempe at East Guadalupe Road and McClintock to the rotation. Established in 1969 and with over…
Talk about friends with (food) benefits. Ethan Adeland of the food blog, Tastes Better With Friends, decided to celebrate his friend’s birthday by making her a sweet treat trio of the more adult kind: cakes shaped like hot dogs and covered in three flavors of boozy frosting. Adeland’s three kinds…
Yesterday, Michele Laudig, ex-restaurant critic and food blogger for Phoenix New Times, launched her own blog. And it looks amazing. With an orange banner reading Michele Laudig, Agent of Secrets – Eater of Culture, Laudig’s blog (once you get past the beautiful photography) tells tales of the high-tech new Macallan ice…
Hey, it’s Coronation Day in England! Happy Coronation Day, England — woo, hoo! Wait, what’s Coronation Day? And why should we care? Coronation Day, June 2, is celebrated each year in England and marks the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. We should care ’cause the British Open Pub in…
Tomorrow, Friday, June 3, is National Donut Day — a special celebration for fans of the satisfyingly sweet, ring-shaped fried cakes looking to score a freebie or two. Originally established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to honor the female volunteers known as “lassies” who served donuts to soldiers…
