See if you can guess today’s gadget and check back next week for the answer, and to see if you’ve won a most-awesome prize. Here are a few shots at this week’s trickster, add yours to the comment box below: – Death-Warmed-Over Warming Tray – Karl the Kitchen Hedgehog Hibernation…
Holy burger bomb! How’s a Fry Girl supposed to catch up with the latest Jersey Shore dirt (news flash: Ronnie called Sammi a bitch — for serious!) when the worldwide interwebs is all bogged down with bloggage about Burger King’s New York Pizza Burger? Set fast-food feak show gun to…
Some secrets are just plain juicy (your best friend’s boyfriend’s into what!?) and others are just so-what’s (your best friend’s boyfriend’s aunt suffers from gout.) Family Style, the new reality show from Food Network that aired a special preview last week and is nowhere to be found on FN’s website,…
A road trip to San Diego during summer is as natural to us Zonies as throwing buckets of ice in the pool. And when highway hunger’s got you looking for the nearest exit sprouting the golden arches, this Fry Girl says don’t get vacay-conventional, go galaxy-like with a Space Burger…
Between Diana Taurasi’s flying elbows, DeWanna Bonner’s concussed head, and the Phoenix Mercury’s post-season future up in the air, the team’s regular-season home finale should be a doozy. The Mercury, 14-14 at press time, are battling for their playoff lives. Tonight’s game against the Seattle Storm is looking pretty much…
In a culture where delivering boatloads of babies, undergoing multiple plastic surgeries, and being rich and vapid pass for “real” female experiences, it’s refreshing to see a collection of inspiring stories of female finesse by women whose names don’t end in Gosselin, Montag, or Orange County.In The Spirit of a…
You’ve seen this, right? If you’ve driven to San Diego, you have. Right off the main drag through Gila Bend, the Best Western Space Age Lodge and Restaurant was opened in 1965 by Al Stovall, a friend of President Eisenhower and supplier of metals and plastics to the federal government…
You’d think after their recent salmonella poisoning incident, Taco Bell would be more careful about what they tell us to put in our mouths. Not so. The company that claims it has always considered itself Mexican-inspired (hey, we use the word “tacos” and have neato, adobe-style restaurant facades. Olé!) recently…
On Wednesday, September 15, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, Bravo will launch Top Chef: Just Desserts, spin-off of the 2010 Primetime Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning Top Chef. “Pastry chefs have a different brain than savory chefs,” says the show’s host and judge of Top Chef for the past seven seasons…
This Fry Girl ain’t got the smarts for no research and development department. So who am I to say that the year and a half(!) that McDonald’s took to develop its new Angus Snack Wraps seems like a year and five months too long. Sure, I could argue that McDonald’s Snack…
Aw, what pretty little dogs you have…CHOMP! These island beauties come from John Stamatakis, owner of the new Maui Dog on Indian School Road. His first restaurant after years of doing a zillion other things, Stamatakis claims there’s nothin’ like his hot dogs on the U.S. mainland. Originally, Stamatakis tried…
John Stamatakis took cooking classes at ASU for one reason. To meet girls. “I learned how to fix cars, too,” the owner of Maui Dog says. “I figured if I knew how to do both, I could fix their cars and then cook dinner for them afterwards.” Color this Fry…
Think rural life is all about idyllic countrysides, rustic charm, and bib overalls? Try lawnmower racing, a Siberian folk artist, OxyContin addicts, and prairie mimes. This month, No Festival Required brings back the Rural Route Film Festival with a “Best of the Rural Route Film Festival” screening of 13 of…
In the 1950s, Elvis Presley cautioned listeners not to step on his blue suede shoes. He didn’t say anything about hiking boots. The folks at Estrella Mountain Regional Park are celebrating rock ‘n’ roll’s brightest star with an Elvis-themed telescope hike. Hip-swivelin’ hoofers can take on the rugged, three-mile loop…
Tomorrow is the season finale of Hell’s Kitchen and, in true Fox form, the drama has escalated (WHAT!?). Last week, Gordon Ramsay cut Autumn Lewis and Benjamin Knack (see ya, misogynist!), leaving Jay Santos (Chef Smurf) and Holli Ugalde (what’s up with the baby-daddy sitch?) as the final two competing…
The Chuckbox? Yeah, good stuff — duh, right? Whether you’re a seasoned burger-bitin’ veteran of the 38-year-old Tempe joint (which once was a Chinese/Italian drive-thru) or a first-time Chuckbox chower, you may want a bit more meat behind what the place is all about. Hey, a lot can happen in…
The Chuckbox in Tempe is crazy-friggin’-good — but then, you already knew that. What you may not know, supervisor Paul Marquardt does. He’s worked at the simple, trend-resistant, survivor of a burger joint for 371/2 of its 38 years, starting when he was a “Mill Avenue punk looking for a…
How does television host, radio personality, and funnyman Adam Carolla feel about the live tapings of his podcast, The Adam Carolla Show? “I really had no idea that any of you would give a shit and come out and support us,” Carolla tells an audience in Irvine, California. “It feels…
Got 100-plus pounds to lose, a competitive edge, and don’t mind letting it all hang out on national television? Get in line. With casting now open for the 11th season of The Biggest Loser, NBC’s hit reality fitness show, ranch-reaching hopefuls are lining up in cities across the U.S., including…
See if you can guess today’s gadget and check back next week for the answer, and to see if you’ve won a most-awesome prize. Here are a few shots at this week’s trickster, add yours to the comment box below: – Side-View Mirror Wiper – My First Ax from Child’s…
With a seemingly endless supply of pineapples at their disposal, Carl’s Jr. is adding another new menu item to its list of those sporting the Dole seal of approval. The Hawaiian grilled chicken salad will join the Teriyaki chicken sandwich, and the single, double, and six-dollar Teriyaki burger in the…
Dreams are awesome. Especially the ones with zombies and double rainbows (oh my God!), but what about the waking dreams we have for our lives? Losing weight, running a marathon, starting a business. Those are cool, too. And for the most part, they take planning. Which is why Food Network’s…
