That, my friends, is an actual cube of french fries covered in cheese and chili. No joke. It looked like someone crammed as many french fries as would fit into a basket, fried them, and then dumped them onto a paper plate. I guess it’s better then the dog bowl full of…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Hallowine! One of our favorite downtown dining spots, Cibo, will be opening their doors this Sunday, October 30th for a very special Halloween wine tasting. The “Hallowine” event is a benefit for the family of little…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Food Party! Get your mouths in the car and head down south for a weekend of eating at the 2011 Tucson Culinary Festival. The four-day event starts tonight with the 6th Annual Margarita Championship on the…
A bit of bad news popped up on our Facebook feed this past weekend. It was a post from Saffron Kitchen (who brought their savoy pies to Valley farmer’s markets each week) which read… “Here’s the news we have been holding off on sharing for as long as possible. We…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Day of the Dead The traditional Dia de los Muertos celebration isn’t until the the first of November but the Desert Botanical Garden just couldn’t wait ’till then. Join the Garden tomorrow night for the kick…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Munchies? If you happen to stumble upon ASU’s Tempe campus today sometime around, oh let’s say the official stoner time of 4:20 p.m., you might be able to score yourself a free dog from Short Leash Hot…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Food Day What the hell is Food Day? We have the answer. Food Day is an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable, healthy food consumption and to making healthy foods more accessible. We hate the name but we love the…
Mmmmm tacos. Everyone loves tacos, right? Of course they do. How could someone not love delicious fillings in an equally awesome tortilla? Last week, my lunching companions and I hit up this gourmet taco shop in Phoenix for a few tacos — and a lot of salsa. This place has…
Oh my gosh, it’s FINALLY here. Phoenix’s first food truck festival is tomorrow! The most talked about event of the season is happening tomorrow evening on Roosevelt Row and we can’t wait. We’re super excited to see what kind of samples our favorite food trucks will be serving up but we’re…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Beer Party! Yes, yes, yes the Food Truck Festival is happening tomorrow but there is also another event going on that we feel might have been overlooked in the midst of all the FTF excitement. The 2nd Annual Peoria Beer Festival…
There is sketchy and then there is down right punishment. It was the latter for our next foodie victim. In this edition of Dare to Dine, Chow Bella editor Amy Silverman and our last Dare to Dine warrior, Erica O’Neil, challenged fellow Chow Bella contributor Shannon Armour to go where…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Woktoberfest, Yes That’s Right, WoktoberfestBored with the typical Oktoberfest fare? Then switch it up this month at Scottsdale’s Ling & Louie’s Woktoberfest. The Asian bar & grill took traditional eats and put their own spin on things…
But don’t get too excited. The popular Tempe brewery and restaurant has plans in the works for a third location but it will mostly be used for the production of the Four Peaks favorite, Kiltlifter. We have known this for sometime, the big question has just been where’s it going to go?Unfortunately,…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Think Pink October isn’t over yet, which means there is still time to hit up these local eating and drinking spots to pitch in your donation to breast cancer research. (Come on, it’s more fun to…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Uncorked & Unplugged 2011Get ready for the meet market of culinary events, the 8th Annual Uncorked & Unplugged event is taking place this Sunday, October 23rd. The Desert Ridge Marketplace will be all a flutter from 6…
CityScape announced today that restaurant mogul Sam Fox will be adding a new gourmet market to his roster — and it just so happens to be in the exact same spot as CityScape’s recently opened Oakville Grocery. Sam Fox, of Fox Restaurant Concepts, and Ashley Young, owner of Chloe’s Corner at Kierland…
Move over, Pumpkin — an often overlooked sugar bomb has taken over a vast majority of the foodie interwebs recently. The telltale white, orange, and yellow stripes of the Candy Corn have managed to make their way into everything from cupcakes to cocktails and even onto a pizza. Take a gander…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?ZuZu’s Chef’s TableHungry for a fancy meal and a few glasses of pinot? ZuZu at the Valley Ho in Scottsdale has you covered. Tonight, join ZuZu for their monthly Chef’s Table Dinner featuring Row Eleven Wines. The…
A couple weeks ago I enjoyed a nice Japanese style lunch with a few of my favorite co-workers in a beautiful converted historic house in downtown Phoenix. Unfortunately, I didn’t take notes, so I can’t tell you the name of this shrimp dish. I can tell you that it was…
we went on a little bit of a rant about a bacon wrapped matzoh ball. It was just too much and we couldn’t contain our disgust any longer. Of course we still love bacon, but we don’t want to write about bacon or even look at photos of bacon, we…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Holy Cow! This is Going to be A Busy WeekendThe Arizona Taco Festival, The State Fair, TASTE of Chandler, Taste of Cave Creek, Tour de Fat — did we miss anything? Maybe an Ocktoberfest somewhere? Start your weekend…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?The Perfect ComboWe are firm in the belief that beer & cheese go together like peanut butter & jelly — it’s almost like one cannot live without the other. Think wine goes best with cheese? Well then…
