5 Gifts for a Food Lover: Chow Bella Gift Guides 2014

Stumped for what to buy those special someones on your list? Let Chow Bella do the shopping — or at least the browsing — with our 2014 gift guides. Today: gifts for the food lover. Seats at an Upcoming Blank Space Dinner $75 per person Call 602-358-8666 With an impressive…

Songbird Coffee & Tea House to Relocate Next Year

Rumors about the possible closure of Songbird Coffee & Tea House have been flying around for a while now. The Roosevelt Row coffee shop has been located inside the monOrchid gallery for the past two years. Now, owners Jonathan and Erin Carroll have announced their plans for the future. The…

3 Best Places to Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Southern Rail Tonight The latest installment of the 7 Chef dinner series will go down tonight at Southern Rail in Phoenix. The Fowl Out will feature seven courses of fowl-focused dishes from chefs including Cullen Campbell of Crudo, Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey Originals, Stephen Jones of Bootlegger, Bernie Kantak…

5 Gift Ideas for the Whiskey Lover: Chow Bella Gift Guides 2014

Stumped for what to buy those special someones on your list? Let Chow Bella do the shopping — or at least the browsing — with our 2014 gift guides. Today: Gifts for the whiskey lover. AZ Bitters Lab bitters $18.95/4 oz. bottle www.azbitterslab.com Bill and Lillian Buitenhuys, the husband and…

Wahsun in North Phoenix Has Closed

We’re going to need a moment to get over this one, folks. Because while there are a number of solid options for Chinese cuisine around town, there was only one place where you could pay $8 for an excellent and sizable portion of succulent roasted duck. And unfortunately for us…

3 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Festiv-Ale Saturday, December 6 Beer lovers looking to support a good cause this weekend can head to the Icehouse in downtown Phoenix for Fetiv-Ale, a beer tasting event to raise money for the non-profit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. General admission to the event costs $75 and includes a 4 oz. souvenir…

2015 Arizona Strong Beer Festival Tickets Are On Sale Now

Do you love beer? Do you love beer a lot? Do you love beer as much as you love your significant other? Well, it seems the organizers of the Arizona Strong Beer Festival are counting on the fact that you answered “yes” to all of those questions. Otherwise, beer fanatics…

Ace of Cakes

On Tuesday Sprinkles Cupcakes in Scottsdale will launch a new cupcake ATM that will let diners satisfy their sweet tooth 24 hours a day. In celebration of the launch there will be 50 golden tickets hidden inside cupcake boxes inside the ATM. Each ticket will be worth anywhere from one…

Winner, Winner

The latest installment of the 7 Chef dinner series will go down tonight at Southern Rail in Phoenix. The Fowl Out will feature seven courses of fowl-focused dishes from chefs including Cullen Campbell of Crudo, Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey Originals, Stephen Jones of Bootlegger, Bernie Kantak of Cowboy Ciao/The…

5 Best Things I Ate and Drank in November

If there’s one lesson to be learned from last month’s best bites, it’s that a dish doesn’t have to be big to make a lasting impression. Whether we’re talking about a side plate, an appetizer, or a simple pastry, sometimes it’s the smallest morsels that make the most powerful memories…

Red Goat Wine Delivers Curated Wines at a Discounted Price

Wine lovers looking for interesting buys and a good deal will have a lot to appreciate about a wine membership program launched by a familiar local wine shop. Red Goat Wine, which operates as a division of AZ Wine Merchants, will give members access to a curated list of wines…

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery to Open in Tempe Next Week

Tempe residents with a soft spot for pancakes and coffee will be happy to hear that the wait is almost over for the newest location of Snooze, an A.M. Eatery. The second Valley location of the Denver-based chain will open its doors next week on Wednesday, December 10. Snooze fans…

5 Gift Ideas for the Home Chef: Chow Bella Gift Guides 2014

Stumped for what to buy those special someones on your list? Let Chow Bella do the shopping — or at least the browsing — with our 2014 gift guides. Today: Gifts for the home chef. Designer Apron from GFA Aprons $35- $65 gfaaprons.com If your favorite home chef wants to…

November Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

Last month we welcomed quite a few new dining spots into the local dining scene. The newcomers include a second restaurant from Michael Babcock and Jenn Robinson (Welcome Diner) and a new restaurant concept from chef Silvana Salcido Esparza. In November we also said good-bye to a few of our…

3 Best Places to Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Tonto Bar & Grill Today Today Cave Creek’s Tonto Bar & Grill kicks off a month-long celebration of 20 years in business. Starting this week and throughout the month of December the restaurant will be bringing back some of the popular dishes featured over the years including Grilled Beef Tenderloin…