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…
There are (at least) three taquerias on McDowell between 24th and 36th streets, all satisfying a near-constant flow of customers. Taqueria El Guerrerense, Taqueria Don Beto and Taqueria Yaqui are no-frills hole-in-the-wall spots sending their best displays of tacos to hungry customers, each with a varying selection of meats. We…
As you may know by now, new legislation signed into law in May has changed the regulations on growlers. Thanks to Senate Bill 1397, nicknamed the “Liquor Omnibus” bill, breweries will soon be able to fill growlers made out of stainless steel, ceramic, and any nonporous, sanitary material. The new…
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 in full swing, we bring you Food Tours, our writers’ suggestions of what to eat and drink out of town. There’s no shortage of things to…
Earlier this month we told you that the second location of the well-loved Phoenix institution, Miracle Mile Deli, had closed its doors. A message on the restaurant’s Facebook page cited “new business opportunities” as the reason for the Scottsdale restaurant’s closure and promised diners would still be able to get…
Have you been keeping up the the Kardashians? Be honest. If you have, you might already know that momager Kris Jenner is releasing a cookbook that no one ever knew they wanted and it’s full of family favorites. Because, you know, she’s apparently a cook now too. Or at least…
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It’s been just about two years since Arizona’s lawmakers made the first set of commonsense changes to the state’s laws concerning growlers — large jugs that can be filled with draft beer and taken home. Their updates enabled bars and breweries to fill growlers with any beer they had on…
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…
If you’re lucky enough to lounge during lunch like a modern-day Oscar Wilde character, you have plenty of options. Arcadia has expanded its lunch game in the past year with more and more places that cater to the upper-crust, midday meal crowd. Chestnut, Flower Child, and The Market by Jennifer’s…
Kelly Fletcher Chef The Revival www.therevivalaz.com For years chef Kelly Fletcher wooed diners from the kitchen at Tempe’s House of Tricks, where he’d been working for some 10 years. But earlier this spring he left that post, seeking an opportunity to really do his own thing. He teamed up with…
If you’ve had your mind on lighter or colder dining options lately, rest easy knowing you’re not alone. With swimsuit season in full swing many of us have had our minds on meals that will leave us feeling full, but not looking it. A well-balanced salad is often the perfect…
We already told you that James Beard Award-nominated restaurant owner Sam Fox would be bringing his Culinary Dropout concept to a new project in Tempe. But now, the Arizona-based restaurant group is ready to release a few more details about their biggest project to date. The Culinary Dropout at Farmer…
Having trouble waking up this Tuesday morning? Well, if what you need is a java jolt completely gratis, you should head over to Scramble on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive to try out their house blend…
Beer: Open Road Brewery: Mother Road Brewing Co. Style: English Summer Ale ABV: 5.8 percent Critiquing a beer’s appearance, aroma and flavor can tell you much about that particular brew, but little else. No, to truly know a beer, one must travel to the place it was brewed, see the…
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…
Next Monday, July 28, NYPD Pizza — the locally-owned pizza chain with 11 other locations around the Valley — will open its newest restaurant at 222 S. Mill Avenue. The restaurant will be inside the Tempe Gateway building, across the street from the Mill Ave./Third Street light rail stop. The…
A lot of coffee shops in town seem poised to become chains, and that’s fine. If you’re doing it right and you’ve got your coffee game on lock, why not expand. However, over at Demi Coffee, the brand new spot that took over for Mud Dauber off 16th Street north…
Burger 21 Today Today the Scottsdale location of Burger 21 will open its doors to the public and offer the first 100 guests to visit the restaurant a free Burger 21 t-shirt. The restaurant, which comes courtesy of the the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., will also be…
The sold-out Real, Wild, and Woody craft beer festival debuted on Saturday, July 19 at Tempe Center for the Arts, with beer geeks filling the indoor venue in hopes of getting a taste of countless rare and specialty brews. We’d love to console those who didn’t nab a ticket fast…
According to the Washington Post, raw beef is making a comeback on restaurant menus. Despite the risk of E.coli in uncooked meats, chefs say sourcing high-quality products as the key to safely serving raw beef. Dishes like carpaccio and tartare might be seen more typically on menus now than before,…
I’ve long been amused by people’s culinary prejudices. Earlier this week, I had a discussion of the finer points of using raw egg in cocktails. As it so often happens, the people who hadn’t experienced egg-inclusive cocktails met the idea with a revulsed shudder. As anyone who has experienced a…
