Z’Tejas Phoenix Hosts Herradura Tequila Dinner Tomorrow

Thankfully, the “End of the World Total Freakout” is over and we can go back to freaking out about more important things like finding our cell phones and whether to friend our Mom on Facebook. Or, we can chill and attend the Herradura Tequila Dinner at Z’Tejas in Phoenix tomorrow…

Atlas Bistro Extending Restaurant Week Special

Sadly, with Arizona Restaurant Week coming to a close on Sunday, May 22, some of us may be wondering where to score our next delicious deal. Lucky for us, Atlas Bistro, one of Restaurant Week’s participants, is extending its special through Saturday, May 28. The intimate, South Scottsdale BYOB restaurant…

Joe Arpaio Re-created in Bacon

After ooh-ing and ahh-ing over Van Gogh’s Starry Night re-created in bacon, we at Chow Bella couldn’t help be inspired to create our own meat candy concoction of a Phoenix figurehead: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Using cooked, pre-cooked, and uncooked varieties of bacon, a stable of sharp instruments, and…

Mary Coyle Ice Cream Parlor May Have a Buyer

Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor said to be closing at the end May, may not be melting away just yet. Since March 3, Mary Coyle’s has whittled its menu of ice cream, sandwiches, soups, and salads down to just ice cream (not a good sign), but an…

Lazy Cakes Relaxation Brownies: Who Exactly Are These For?

Poor Larry Lazy Cakes. The lackadaisical cartoon character (who looks a lot like South Park’s Towelie) and representative of Lazy Cakes, the “relaxation brownies” laced with melatonin and sold in food markets, may have helped to sell millions of the sleepy sweet treat but now two towns in Massachusetts are…

Presidents Gay

Identity politics. Moral dilemmas. Who better to address the problems of America than Abraham Lincoln? Perhaps a group of dancing and controversially gay Abraham Lincolns. Enter Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party, a gay-rights comedy by Aaron Loeb that’s currently enjoying an off-Broadway run after selling out the New York…

Needle Exchange

For some people, the body is a temple. For others, it’s a temple in need of serious redecorating. Hence the many newbies who’ll attend this weekend’s AZ Tattoo Expo hoping to get some ink injected into their virgin flesh. “It’s an opportunity to get tattooed or pierced by the best…

“Big Mac Enthusiast” Will Eat His 25,000th Big Mac Today

Thirty-nine years after 57-year-old Don Gorske bit into his first Big Mac, he’s ready to do it again — for the 25,000th time. Gannett Wisconsin Media reporter Russell Plummer says that Gorske, the “Big Mac enthusiast” who also appeared in Morgan Spurlock’s, Supersize Me, will consume his record-breaking Big Mac…

Chaka Chaka at Cycle This Friday and Saturday

Charlie Blonkenfeld, owner and chef of Chaka Chaka, the downtown breakfast and lunch joint that closed its doors in March, is back this Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, at Cycle Restaurant & Bar, the pop-up joint hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in downtown Phoenix. Lucky for us, Blonkenfeld’s…

Cheeseburger-Themed Macarons: A Small, Sweet Take on Fast Food

Seriously. How cute are these? Obsessed with macarons and wanting to create something sweet but that looked savory, Anna at Diary of a Ladybird whipped up this adorable batch of cheeseburger-themed macarons using macaron cookies topped with sesame seeds for buns, chocolate biscuits for patties, colored fondant for the lettuce…

UN Study Says World Wastes One Billion Tons of Food a Year

Planning on tossing that slightly-bruised banana or uneaten plate of buffet goodies? You might want to think again. According to CNN Money, the United Nations says about 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year — about roughly one third of all the food produced for human…

Peach Cruisers

With velvety skin, a sweet and juicy taste, and mythical virtues like immortality and abundance, the peach isn’t just a tasty treat — it’s a damn sexy stone fruit. And at this weekend’s Queen Creek Peach Festival, there are pickings aplenty of this fresh, fleshy temptation. Hosted by the peach…