Arizona is a big place, one with lots of chefs, farmers, food artisans, and wholesale buyers. The problem is connecting these people with one another. That’s where the annual Farmer+Chef Connection comes in. The event brings together food suppliers, buyers, and restaurateurs for a day of breakout workshops and networking…
The Guilty Pleasure: Hansen’s kale-flavored soda. Where to Get It: Your favorite natural foods store, as long as their buyer has a sense of humor. Price: Three or four bucks a six-pack. What it Really Costs: Lucy, you got some ‘splainin to do! (Also, as with any soda: Whoa, lots…
For the second year, the James Beard Foundation’s Taste America: “Local Flavor from Coast to Coast” tour made a stop in the Valley for a benefit dinner of epic proportions. The A Night of Culinary Stars dinner, presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Signature, was held last Friday at the…
With so many restaurants participating in this fall’s edition of Arizona Restaurant Week — which runs from Friday, September 19, to Sunday, September 28 — it can be hard to tell where your dining dollars will be best spent. Thankfully, we’re here to dish out some suggestions. Some of the…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Looking for a laugh this morning? Well, The Toast made a list of the types of commenters who put their opinions on recipes online. From the shameless substituters to the chronic oversharers, the list of comments is hilariously accurate. If you’ve ever tried to share a recipe of your own…
Beer: Fresh Magic Brewery: Huss Brewing Co. Style: American-style Pale Ale ABV: 5.7 percent A hop picked right off the vine is a beautiful thing — conical, verdant, wonderfully fragrant. But a vast majority of the hops brewers use to make beer don’t look like this. While prized for their…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
The Gladly Today through Thursday, September 16 Now through Thursday The Gladly is celebrating its one year anniversary by thanking customers with a few sweet — and savory — deals. All week the restaurant will be giving dine-in dinner guests one $1 Original Chopped Salad per table, as well as…
A Chemex is a way of brewing coffee that is one part art, one part science, two parts swank. The hand-blown glass brewer was invented in the early 1940s by a chemist who wanted to create a method for making coffee that was both sleek and effective. At first glance,…
Silvana Salcido Esparza Chef, Owner Barrio Cafe www.barriocafe.com If you haven’t been paying close attention, then the past few weeks may have been a bit confusing in regard to what exactly James Beard Award-nominated chef Silvana Salicido Esparza is and isn’t up to these days. So first, let’s clear up…
Here’s a Chopped style challenge for you: go to your nearest Chevron or Texaco station, find some ingredients, and make a tasty creation worthy of a chef’s palate. Well, if you’re not a pro chef already, here’s your chance to whip something up that Chris Bianco will taste. The Chevron…
There’s a decent chance you’re familiar with Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence computing project. Its most noteworthy public appearance was a few years ago on the classic quiz show Jeopardy!, where it beat the tar out of the game’s two best human players. More recently, the team of people in charge…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
This time of year, conversations at Chow Bella staff meetings tend to turn to who’s eaten what and where. With the summer travel season winding down, we bring you one last Food Tour…
You’ll be wanting to take that Yelp review with an extra grain of salt in light of a California court’s ruling last week. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Yelp is allowed to manipulate users’ reviews for money. As in, it’s not illegal for Yelp to remove positive reviews…
Bootleggers Modern American Smokehouse Bootleggers is looking to attract the brunch-time crowd with food and drink deals including $1 moonshine shots and Fried Chicken and Waffle Bites. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, the restaurant will be offering sangria pitchers, moonshine mimosas, and Epic Boot Bloody Marys. Food…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Sometimes working from a recipe is easy and other times recipes assume you know how to make a bechamel or mirepoix. Well, in case you get stuck in that in between stage, there’s a new instructional video series from Salted to help guide you in the basics of cooking as…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
Bakeware can be a very expensive investment, and maintaining it should be a priority. However, sometimes it’s hard to stand and dry every groove of your bundt pan, especially when that delicious cake is gleaming on your cake stand across the kitchen. (If you missed our post on how to…
Any well-made chile relleno is just as good modest as it is dressed up. Stuff it fat with cheese? Perfect. Fill it with bright vegetables and a choice selection of meat? We’re good with that, too. But those who don’t consider Taco Bell Mexican food know the breading is just…
