Jeff Kraus, the man behind ++Experience++ and the currently-defunct Truckin’ Good Food truck, will be teaming up with HB Hanratty’s on Friday, February 24th for the vintage pub’s Bike In Movie Night. Part of the Arizona Beer Week series of events, craft beer lovers are encourage to ride their bikes to…
If you’re planning a party for the big game this Sunday, we figure you’ve already got the basic four food groups — chicken wings, chips, dip, and beer — covered. But what about the sweets? It’s not a party unless there’s cake, right? And if you’re not throwing the party…
Phew! January was crazy busy but metro Phoenix is now the proud home of 14 new restaurants and we have a whole bunch coming in the near future. Unfortunately, we lost a couple friends including a New Times favorite, Bonfire in Scottsdale. C’est la vie…
If you haven’t seen this picture already, it’s your (un)lucky day. It’s the dreaded “Pink Slime” — mechanically separated chicken cleaned with ammonia hydroxide, And according to Internet reports early last year, your McDonald’s chicken nuggets were made out of the pink paste. It turns out that McDonald’s nuggets have actually been…
In early 2011, filmmaker David Lynch (you know, the dude behind the cult classic television show Twin Peaks, the terribly confusing movie Lost Highway, and my favorite, Blue Velvet) dove into a new venture — coffee. We’ve heard it’s pretty tasty stuff (you can learn more about it and buy it…
Susie Timm of Girl Meets Fork and Kirti Dwivedi from Diya Marketing have been busy ladies! Earlier this month, they brought us the Pancake Quest and next month it’s the Grilled Cheese Throwndown. Join Timm, Dwiveti, and the American Cheese Society February 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Scottsdale…
If the world doesn’t decide to come to an end this year, I’m predicting that Mill Avenue will be nothing but ridiculous college bars, sandwich stations and frozen dessert shops by 2015. Okay, the Starbucks will probably stick around and maybe the bank, but other then that every other store…
It’s an easy one this week — if you guys don’t know where I’m eating then you might as well crawl back under that rock that you call home and stay there until next week when I tell you where this bruschetta is from. I’m not even going to give you guys…
There’s no rest for the wicked — or the hungry. This weekend is a busy one for me (work, work ,school, work, work, and then work some more) which won’t leave much time for eating out, partying, or really much of anything. BUT if someone hadn’t already planned my weekend…
Did you read Chow Bella’s Top 10 Hot Dogs list yesterday? Remember number 3? It was Pittsburgh Willy’s and they happen to be bringing their award-winning dogs to The Hungry Monk in Chandler tonight from 5 to 8:30. How convenient! If you haven’t tried one of Pittsburgh Willy’s dog creations yet…
Chow Bella did it. We succumbed to the most addictive website to hit the internet scene since Stumble Upon. We are now on Pinterest. Never heard of Pinterest? You’re missing out (or lucky, we’re not exactly sure yet). It’s this really great site that lets you organize, categorize, and share all the…
They’re back! Richie Moe, Kris Korf, and Chef Bernie from Citizen Public House are bringing back their popular cocktail dinners and they’re starting with our favorite agave booze, tequila! Join CPH and crew Tuesday, January 31st for the “Southern of the Border” dinner featuring handcrafted cocktails from Moe and Korf…
Today is the start of the 15 day Chinese New Year celebration and it’s the lunar year of the Water Dragon — hooray! It’s been said that those who are born during the Year of the Dragon are wise and powerful but it’s also been said that those people, as…
I have driven past this quirky south Scottsdale New Mexican restaurant thousands of times but yet somehow I had never eaten there. On a whim the BF and I decided to check it out. We started with the chips and salsa which were very, um, average. For the supposed home…
Ahhhh — a much needed quiet weekend with not a single major food event to speak of! No events = no drama — which is going to be a nice change of pace — at least for one weekend. But, a girl still has to eat even if it isn’t…
Beer & burgers, beer brunches, beer dinners, beer & bikes, beer tasting, beer sales…In just 28 short days, Arizona beer lovers are going to be three sheets or more to the wind — and we plan on being right there with them. …
Remember Martin Cizmar? He was our music critic at Phoenix New Times (left last year, he’s now at the Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon) and he also kicked up some dust in the Phoenix food community. As you might recall, Cizmar got into a bit of a tiff with Earl’s…
Do you like farmers markets? What about food trucks? If you answered yes to both of those questions then you need to click here and get your ticket to the Superstition Farms’ Super Farm Market Pop Up Pig Out. Exactly what is the Pop Up Pig Out? It’s kinda like a…
Remember back in of December when I told you that the famed Magnolia Bakery in New York was going to start shipping their cupcakes nationwide? Well here they are. Aren’t they pretty? As a huge fan of the bakery’s cupcakes (and cookies, and brownies, and coffee, and aprons) and without plans…
So you convinced that special someone — or maybe that special someone that you’ve never actually met but you have a really strong connection with via instant messenger — to actually go out to dinner with you. Where are going to take them? Chili’s? Applebee’s? or even worse — McDonald’s?…
When life gives you (Meyers) lemons, make lemon croissants.She’s best known for her macarons, but lemon croissants are — exactly what Eugenia Theodosopoulos of Tempe’s Essence Bakery is focusing on at the moment. The flaky, buttery pastry with a sweet, tangy lemon glaze and a hot cup of coffee was the perfect…
There are so many Thai food restaurants in the metro Phoenix it’s hard to pick a favorite, and everyone has their own, but this Central Phoenix spot has been a stand-by of mine since they took over their one-time-diner digs on McDowell. On a recent trip, I strayed from my…
