If you missed the opportunity to geek-out and see some pretty sweet comic book related costumes at last month’s Phoenix Comic Con, here’s your next chance to get an eyeful of tight Spandex (good and bad). From 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Thursday, June 9, Scottsdale Public Art is hosting…
Pissed off that New York, L.A. and Chicago restaurants always get the glory — and half the entries in most national dining guides — while Phoenix gets totally ignored (Pizzeria Bianco aside)? Then put your fingers where your mouth is.New York-based Zagat, the company behind one of the restaurant industry’s…
In honor of Guy Fieri’s visit this Tuesday, June 7, with his Guy Fieri Road Show, I dug through the Food Network Top 100 Guy Fieri recipes and found a gem from Guy’s Big Bite: Hot Wieners Rhode Island Style. Now, to us non-Rhode Islanders (or would it be non-Rhodies?)…
Here at Chow Bella, we love food contests. Recipe contests, bake-offs, even disgusting meat-pyramid eating competitions — we appreciate them all. But even we draw the line at a hospital food culinary competition. Naaaast-y. Next Tuesday, cookbook author and Food Network chef Kathleen Daelemans is judging the annual Association for Healthcare…
This Saturday, June 4 marks the Grand Opening of Xtreme Air Jump n’ Skate Park, a new 34,000-square-foot indoor skateboarding and parkour venue at Pecos & McQueen in Chandler. To give parents something to do while their kids are thrashing and grinding the rails, the owners opted to include a…
When it comes to expectations of foreign exchange students, flicks like Summer School and American Pie set us up for disappointment. In actuality, teenage boys who use high-powered binoculars to spy on the hot, sexy, half-naked exchange student next door often wind up with an eyeful of skinny band geek…
Three-headed dogs, mermaids, and unicorns are the stuff of legends. Still, a host of these imaginary beasts managed to find their way into a recent exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. That show inspired local artist Sarah Hurwitz to create “Meat Market,” an art exhibit…
When it comes to expectations of foreign exchange students, flicks like Summer School and American Pie set us up for disappointment. In actuality, teenage boys who use high-powered binoculars to spy on the hot, sexy, half-naked exchange student next door often wind up with an eyeful of skinny band geek…
Not that you ever need an excuse to imbibe more thick, frothy Guinness (the real Irish breakfast), but this weekend, the The Caledonian Society of Arizona is offering up a pretty good one: A shepherd’s pie contest.You might think the beef or lamb pie is a pretty straightforward recipe, with…
Event founders Kelly Garcia of Butter & Me and Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey Originals, and their crew, are trying to get locals excited about this year’s Cupcake Love-In at Scottsdale’s Hotel Valley Ho. Not that they need to — some guests were so upset at being turned away from last…
Andrea White of Saffron Kitchen has made a name for herself dishing up Sexy and Sassy pies at farmers’ markets around town. If you’re a regular, you’ve probably sampled her flaky, buttery crust at some point — and if you’re like us, been lured in by the droolworthy blown-up images…
Remember those fruity blue and red Sno-Cones you had as a kid? You know, the ones that were served at family carnivals — or the faux ones you made at home in a little Snoopy dog house? Those babies are all grown up now.Sushi Roku in Scottsdale is whipping up…
PETA protesters in Phoenix have run the gamut of weird anti-animal-cruelty protests, from grilling a girl on a fake barbecue to stripping naked and showering in front of a downtown hotel. Wonder what they’d have to say about local artist Sarah Hurwitz’s new “Meat Market” show, which opened this past…
College is usually a time for kids to go against the grain and rebel by getting a purple mohawk, or skip studying for an exam in favor of testing their drinking endurance skills. But the artists whose works are featured in ASU Night Gallery’s exhibit, “With the Grain,” have passed…
Lately, we’ve been hearing some buzz about the trend of bottomless cocktails. No, we’re not talking about downing a cosmo in your leopard-print thong — though that could happen after you indulge in one too many of these cocktail specials.Bottomless cocktails are specialty drinks with unlimited refills that have become…
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Apparently, breakfast is another story. In celebration of the Grand Opening of their newest shop at 37th Street and Indian School in Phoenix, BoSa Donuts is giving away a free donut and coffee to anyone who stops by today or tomorrow. Both…
What do Bart Simpson, crocodiles and President Obama have in common? All three have been memorialized as a Chia Pet — the kitschy terracotta planter thing that sprouts a healthy green coat of the mint-related herb. Most people think of Chia Pets as a gag gift (or an easy-to-grow plant…
We’ve joked a few times about how Mill Avenue is becoming the hotspot for restaurants — but seriously, how many eateries can Tempe possibly cram onto one street? The latest is Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, a local franchised outpost of the Delaware-founded sub joint that opens today in the bottom floor…
Even those of us who swore off processed, non-local foods after sitting through Food, Inc. and Super Size Me occasionally find it difficult to drag our lazy, hungover asses out of bed finish up with our morning errands in time for the farmers’ market over the weekend.North Scottsdale Farmers’ Market…
According to the Family Radio billboards scattered around town, “the Bible guarantees” that this Saturday, May 21 will herald the return of the Savior and spark a chain of events that ends with our total annihilation in October. Bummer. In preparation for Judgment Day, Citizen Public House in Scottsdale is…
Yesterday, we caught up with Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House in Old Town Scottsdale. Today, the busy chef shares a recipe for a dish that’s currently on tap for Arizona Spring Restaurant Week.Pan seared scallops with roasted corn grits, snow pea greens and red rock cola gastriqueFor scallops:- …
Rich Orloff is perhaps the nation’s best unknown playwright – or at least, the most prolific one. He’s authored about a dozen one-acts and over sixty short plays that have been performed across the nation and beyond. “I think I’ve finally reached the highest level of obscurity,” quips Orloff. “My…
