Sometimes a burger is just a burger, but this Old Town Scottsdale eatery puts on a show with their giant Kobe beef blend burger topped with cheddar & jack cheeses, caramelized jalapenos & onions, basil, peppered bacon, and red chili cheese sauce. And it’s all on a pretzel bun. It’s…
It’s the last weekend of March, and there isn’t a single food festival in sight! What gives, Phoenix? Oh well, we all need our rest before the big Scottsdale Culinary Festival (April 17 – 22), and there are still plenty of ways to get out of the house to enjoy…
The grilled cheese sandwich — the ultimate comfort food. The G. C. can make you feel better when you’re super sick, it can chase away the homesickness blues, and it can even be your best food friend during a bad break up. Plus, it’s delicious. Here’s a list of our…
From the second the sign went up, Arcadia’s newest casual dining/bar experience, O.H.S.O. (don’t bother asking what those letters stand for; no one seems to know), managed to grab the city’s attention faster than you could even say “nanobrewery.” Beer lovers, foodies, and Arcadia locals were eager to check out…
Do you live in Tempe and love craft beer? If you answered yes, La Bocca Urban Pizzeria & Wine Bar wants to talk to you. The Mill Ave. pizza & wine spot is looking for ten craft beer enthusiasts to join their “Unofficial Beer Advisory Board”. The new team will…
Last week, Seasons 52 at the Biltmore debuted brand new springtime menu additions and invited us to lunch on their front patio to check it out. And for the sake of the blog, we went and stuffed our faces with a couple plates of their guilt-free eats. Haven’t heard of…
Easter is right around the corner, and we’re stoked because it gives us the perfect excuse to make all of the adorable sweet treats we’ve been eyeing on Pinterest and Foodgawker lately. Instead of keeping all the adorableness to ourselves, we’ve put together a list of our most favorite Easter…
We may have caught a touch of rainbow cake fever (damn you, Pinterest!), but we haven’t had a reason — or the time — to whip one up. After we stumbled upon this super cool time lapse Rainbow Cake production video, we decided that we don’t need no stinkin’ reason,…
Weekend time. Come tomorrow, I’m going to be out and about enjoying the first weekend of spring — hittin’ the farmers markets and chowin’ down on tons of awesome food. What are your plans for this beautiful weekend? Eat This: Tons of BBQ at the Chandler BBQ Festival — This…
It doesn’t look like the cupcake trend is going to die out anytime soon — totally fine by us, we LOVE cupcakes. And Phoenix has plenty of places to grab a sweet little cake … or twelve. Check out our favorites cupcakes from around town. 10. Red Velvet from Honey…
Roka Akor, Shinbay, Ruth Chris, and Terroir Wine Pub have a new neighbor. And it has beer … Tucson-brewed craft beer, to be exact. The Tucson-based craft beer brewery Nimbus has finally brought its brewpub eats and tasty beers to the Valley. The award-winning brewery opened its second location last week at…
Last weekend I was hit with a Pho craving so I decided to check out Tempe’s newest Vietnamese Eatery. The pho was really good — not mindblowing good, but really good. The service was awesome and the interior is nice. Do you know where I’m eating?…
FREE CUPCAKES!!!!! We love free cupcakes, and we bet that you do, too. Starting last night, Sprinkle’s Cupcakes in Scottsdale will be staying open until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until 8 p.m. on Sundays. To celebrate their new extended hours, they are giving away one of their heavily…
What better use for an extra case of Girl Scout cookies than a Chow Bella Showdown? In years past we’ve challenged our contributors to make something delicious out of Thin Mints and Trefoils. This time: Savannah Smiles. Stay tuned for more recipes and a decision from our “judge,” web editor…
Hey there, super busy weekend. It’s nice to see you! It’s another packed Phoenix weekend. Not only will every Irish (and not so Irish) bar in the city be partying hard this Saturday, but the Superstition Farms Food Truck Festival and the sneak peek at the brand new Postino Gilbert…
Pretentious and snobby wine bars are, thankfully, a thing of the past — at least as far as we’re concerned. We like our wine bars fun and full of life with an outstanding staff who will refrain from laughing at our questions and will happily pair our food with a…
St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday — yes, it’s on a Saturday this year! Hooray! Time to drink copious amounts of green beer and get completely shitfaced with a bunch of “Irish” strangers at some sort of big St. Patty’s Day party, right? Right. Okay, drinking tons of green beer…
On a recent lunch date, one of my very good friends took me to this absolutely beautiful renovated building on Camelback — all because he wanted to buy a loaf of bread. We ended up spliting a loaf of their fresh baked rustic bread while we waited for our entrees…
That’s right folks — along with the standard issue Facebook like & share buttons, the tweet button, the Stumble Upon button, and the Google + button, we now have a Pinterest button! Did you love our post about those pretty purple cupcakes? Then Pin it. Don’t want to forget about…
It’s going to be another busy weekend for Valley foodies! The Aloha Festival is at Tempe Town Lake, Devoured is at the Phoenix Art Museum, The Litchfield Park Art & Culinary Festival is happening at the Wigwam Resort, and there are tons of new places to eat and drink. I…
Responsible snacking is for the birds. As ‘mericans we should be able to consume as many calories as we possibly can in one sitting. No one is going to take that right away from us! But our right to gorge ourselves on 600 calorie chocolate bars is being threatened. Mars…
Now that fast food companies have ditched the bright pink ammonia-treated meat goop AKA “Pink Slime,” there seems to be an unused abundance of the stuff. So where’s all that disgusting pink goo going to go? To feed hungry dogs in shelters? In the trash? Or maybe meat companies will just…
