Sol Diablo Cantina Kitchen, the newest restaurant from the folks that brought the Valley the Humble Pie chain of pizzerias, may have soft opened for the ASU game against Wisconsin last Saturday (go Sun Devils!), but this weekend, its fiesta grande time. Promising a “mouth-watering menu of tacos, salsa, and…
This time of year, conversations at Chow Bella staff meetings tend to turn to who’s eaten what — where. With the summer travel season still in full swing, we bring you Food Tours, our writers’ suggestions of what to eat and drink out of town. In 2011 Food and Wine…
Phoenix restaurants are hot right now. It hasn’t been more than two weeks since Melt, the new ice cream shop on Roosevelt Row, got a shout out for being one of the Hottest Ice Cream shops in the country from the national food blog Eater. And earlier this week five…
This year’s Roosevelt Row/Chow Bella Pie Social has something for everyone — the vegans, the gluten-free folks, and anyone with a sweet tooth. This year’s event will take place Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second Street and…
My grandmother, Gloria, should have lived to be 120. She didn’t drink soda, refused processed food, exercised, watched her salt & sugar consumption, and controlled her portions. While my siblings and I would stuff our faces at family picnics with hunks of rich sugary cake, she would eat a small…
We think you’ve seen a Yama Tower by now. But in case you blinked, it’s a wall mounted, cold-brewing glass apparatus that resembles an hourglass and is responsible for a lot of badass coffee drinks currently served around the world. At the 7th Ave. and McDowell breakfast and lunch joint…
Heads up, hot dog hounds: a new food truck loaded with gourmet franks and scratch-made sides will be hitting the Valley’s streets in October. Courtesy of Adam Allison, executive chef at North Scottsdale’s Skeptical Chymist, the hot dog truck, aptly called Frank. (for obvious ties to the tubular meat as…
The empanada is a food that means many things to people all over the globe. The filled turnover could be the savory-sweet and hearty Bolivian variety known as a salteña, the Chilean sort typically stuffed with seafood, or, as in Argentina, the country with which most Americans associate the empanada,…
Food Truck Friday at the Arizona State Capitol Friday, September 20 If you work around the Arizona State Capitol building here’s some good news regarding your Friday lunch options. There’s a new food truck court in town that’s bringing good eats to your neck of the woods. From 11 a.m…
As if the hipsters of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood weren’t already pissed enough about the forthcoming Urban Outfitters store, the company had to go and add fuel to the fire by applying for a liquor license. Of course in most situations we’re all for boozing and shopping (because let’s be honest,…
For those who enjoy the portable perfection of a delicious wrapped snack, there may not be a more satisfying invention than the empanada. A food that means many things to people all over the globe, the filled turnover could be the savory-sweet and hearty Bolivian variety known as a salteña,…
The Guilty Pleasure:Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix Where To Get It: Your favorite grocery store The Price: About $2.25 (plus a couple pantry staples) What It Really Costs: Depends on your feelings about baking mixes (and partially hydrogenated oil). If you’ve been reading my Guilty Pleasures articles for a…
Gluten-free blues got you down? Get in the kitchen and get baking. Here are 10 reasons to love GF chocolate chip cookies — and really, all chocolate chip cookies in general. 1. The only “real” chocolate chip cookies, the ones made from Nestlé Toll House chips using the recipe on…
After a summer-long renovation, a new chef, and a menu re-vamp, the transformation of T. Cook’s, the longstanding restaurant inside the Royal Palms Resort, is complete. And (bonus) there’s a new bar concept, too. Officially unveiled last Monday, T. Cook’s newly remodeled interior emphasizes a more vibrant color scheme as…
What do chefs do when they’re ready to leave the world of country club cuisine behind? Make pizza, of course. At least that’s the path chefs Marshall Reichert (Cottonwood Country Club) and Tyler Anderson (Palo Verde Country Club) decided to take. The duo plans to open H&H City Pizza (the…
If you’re ready to get your grow “on” for Fall, but aren’t sure where to start or are looking to develop new skills, The Simple Farm is the place to be. You can spend a lovely morning in late September or October on the farm and take a “simple inspiration”…
Recently OpenTable, the restaurant reservation service, released a list of the 100 U.S. Restaurants most “Fit for Foodies.” The list, which was created based on more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by OpenTable users for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, includes…
The Spot: Bootleggers 3375 East Shea Boulevard, Phoenix 602-996-4228 www.bootleggersaz.com…
This is part two of our interview with Kevin Lentz, owner of Phoenix’s French Grocery. Yesterday he told us about how he dreamed of opening a cottage bistro in New Orleans – and how that dream led him to French Grocery. Today, we learn about how he fell in love…
Welcome to “Schaefer,” in which Eric Schaefer — a local guy with a big (but discerning) appetite and a sense of humor to match — takes on the Phoenix food scene. My favorite use of the word “falafel” comes from an unlikely source. In 2004, in the heat of the…
The Breakfast Joynt, the locally owned breakfast and lunch spot that closed its North Scottsdale location in April after five years, is ready to (sun)rise again. Over the summer, owners David Phelps and Becky Mazzocco found a new home for The Breakfast Joynt’s tagline “Everyone Likes It in the Morning!”…
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…
