Last August, a large wooden crate arrived at the sandwich shop Pane Bianco. In the crate — bearing an Austrian return address — was a 1600 pound stone mill and sifter: the sole piece of machinery that would revive Tempe’s century and a half-old Hayden Flour Mills brand for which…
Good Fellas Grill in North Phoenix has the real estate luck of being located next door to our favorite Mexican/Chinese fusion dive, Chino Bandido, which we like for the fun dish combinations — like jerk chicken and refried beans — at a decent price. For wandering souls looking for somewhere…
In a metropolis that isn’t particularly known for its coffee scene, we’re lucky enough to have three (and really only three) shining examples of how good coffee can taste. A shop that pays attention to its espresso, whether served in a demitasse or swimming in milk, says a lot about…
The Market: Between vendors and visitors, every market has its cheerleaders. But few come as loyal as those who frequent the Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market every Saturday morning. It’s easy to find, located in the parking lot attached to the south side of the Downtown Phoenix Public Market, the permanent…
The Fry Bread House jumped to the top of Valley eaters’ to-do lists when, just two weeks ago, it won a coveted James Beard award in the America’s Classics category (just one of five awarded for 2012, and the second ever in the Valley). The award honors family restaurants across…
The Market: Singh Family Market is an escape to a farm oasis that even locals would be amazed could exist, let alone flourish in the middle of the desert — a 20 acre patch of land on Thomas Rd., not even a minute east of the bustling 101 freeway. The…
After battling lines, dust and pricey eats at two previous festivals in the Valley, mobile eats enthusiasts found a better experience Saturday at Superstition Farm’s first food truck round up. The event drew hundreds of people and more than a dozen trucks, including Phoenix Ale Brewery with watermelon ale…
It got all the way from its home in Mexico to the tables of Southwestern families and restaurants for a reason. Posole is easy to make, share, and customize, and like Mexico’s cultural equivalent to chicken noodle soup, it can hardly do wrong. But unlike chicken noodle, posole is best…
From now through Caramelpalooza — tonight, March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Aimee Sosa, a chef at the Phoenix Public Market.Aimee Sosa may have fallen into cooking by accident, but she got there with…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Eliana House. Eliana House pretty much grew up in the restaurant that her parents named after her, Eliana’s – one of the only…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Amanda Crick , Pastry Chef at the Tonto Bar and Grill. Amanda Crick is a self-taught pastry chef who worked her way through…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Barbara WIlson of Barb’s Sweets and Treats.Barbara Wilson knows her way around the pastry kitchen. She’s been baking for over 40 years (though…
No fair! Here we’ve spent weeks discussing options for an Arizona state food, and here comes the state of Maine with the coolest state food ever: the whoopie pie. Who knew? These treats are kind of (at least in appearance) like oversized French macarons; two rounded chocolate cakes resembling buns,…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Beatriz Alatorre de Hong, or as she’s known in the Mexican popsicle world, Paletas Betty. You could describe a paleta as a Mexico-born ice…
Sometimes you sit down to eat at a diner on the far side of Glendale, order a pulled pork sandwich topped with slaw, finish it with a deep-fried Twinkie, and tell yourself the place would be a great addition to Diners, Drive-ins and Dives – if it weren’t such a…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 17 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Lisa Rast of NutWhats. For years, Lisa Rast has been mixing it up with cinnamon, walnuts, oats, almonds and a…
The Market: The Farmers’ Market at ASU The Hours: From 9 a.m. til 2 p.m. every other Tuesday (Feb. 28, Mar. 13 and 27, April 10) The Location: Just west of the Memorial Union and south of the Hayden Library on ASU’s Tempe Campus. The Parking: There are bike racks…
The Market: Saturday’s Camelback Market behind Vincent on Camelback is one of a kind. Surely, no other restaurant sets up shop with a series of tents offering freshly prepared breakfast and lunches — wood-fired pizzas, barbecue, crepes, omelets, pastries, pin-inis, and farm produce — like ducks in a row. If…
If you let yourself be romantic, a morning stroll through an open-air farmers market like the one in Old Town Scottsdale isn’t all too different than a walk down the shops at Rue Cler in Paris. You can still tuck a baguette under your arm, walk down narrow(ish) streets where…
A couple weeks ago Young opened up her second Chloe’s Corner in downtown Phoenix’s up-and-coming-along CityScape complex that straddles North Central Ave. on the north side of Jefferson Street, occupying an enormous, non-diner-like space that, in contrast to the Chipotle and Five Guys to the west, fits snugly at a…
[jump] Another standout meat vendor was Gilbert’s own Davy Jones Seafood. These guys go up to Kenai, Alaska to catch boat loads (they sunk a boat once because they caught so many fish) of their Alaskan sole and sockeye salmon which they sell $12 a pound (but buy 2 pounds…
The Festival: Glendale Chocolate Affaire The Dates: February 3 – 5 The Theme: Chocolate, just in time for Valentine’s Day! What To Eat: Endless chocolate from more than 30 chocolatiers from across the country. There will be the usual suspects like chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate ice cream, as well as…
