Did you adore our recent listthat featured pets in food costumes? The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. We want to see your pets in their food-inspired costumes. Daschshunds dressed as hot dogs, Chihuahuas in enchilada costumes, let your imagination run wild. Dress your pet as food, and get…
Anyone who has ever ordered a burrito at Chiptole knows the feeling. You bite into that tortilla-wrapped goodness expecting a well-balanced bite of rice, beans, cheese, salsa and meat only to find that your burrito has been constructed along the same lines as a parfait. A savory, Mexican parfait with…
Beer: Peach Ale Brewery: Four Peaks Brewing Co. Style: Fruit Beer ABV: 4.5 percent Screw you guys; I like fruit beer. A combative start to the column, sure, but a necessary one, for although craft beer has made immeasurable strides in becoming an accepted — if not integral — part…
After closing temporarily a few weeks ago Astor House, the adorable neighborhood spot for small plates and cocktails, announced it would be re-opening this week but with a totally new persona. That persona comes in the form of a barbeque menu. And this weekend guests got a preview of just…
By the middle of September each year, our foodie hearts turn toward root vegetables, nutmeg and, of course, pumpkins. Pretty soon the gourd will plague every restaurant, bakery and café menu in town. By the time November rolls around, we’ll surely be pushing the pumpkin pie out of the way…
Scottsdale’s Hilton Village, the 97,000 square-foot shopping center of more than 25 specialty shops, restaurants, and services, is getting some new neighbors of the culinary kind this fall. In addition to current restaurant tenants like Houston’s and Humble Pie, plus coming-in-November Slanted Rice Vietnamese Bistro, the newest restaurant from Hue…
Soon, fans of La Condesa Taco Shop, the contemporary Mexican cafe in Central Phoenix, will need to get used to calling the restaurant by its new name: La Santisima. Felipe Guzman, who owns La Condesa with wife Christina, tells me having to change the name of his three-year-old restaurant was…
The countdown to Best of Phoenix is on. Mark your calendar: This year’s issue will be on newsstands September 26. What better way to warm up than by asking some local “experts” to list their own personal bests? This week Helen Yung of the artisan ice cream shop Sweet Republic…
Kevin Lentz Chef, Owner French Grocery www.frenchgroceryinc.com This week we sit down with Kevin Lentz, owner of French Grocery in Phoenix. The market, which opened this summer, offers a friendly neighborhood spot to get everything from gelato to French press coffee — roasted locally in Tempe. Today Lentz, a Southern…
Another weekend has passed us by but this week in Phoenix there are more than a few dining and drinking opportunities for midweek fun. Here are a some of the events we have on the books. Monday Night Chef’s Table with Four Peaks Brewery Today To kick off the week,…
Brookyln-based patissier, pastry sculptor, and food stylist Ayako Kurokawa makes cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats that are just about as pretty as desserts can ever be. If you don’t believe us, take a look for yourself on her portfolio, Instagram or blog for Elle Japan (which is in Japanese,…
By Pavle Milic In this occasional series, FnB’s Pavle Milic spills about his current mission to learn how wine is made, literally, from the Southern Arizona ground up. I have lived in Arizona on and off for twenty-four years. In that time I’ve seen a lot of growth and change…
Every week, there’s a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you’re like most people, you probably just don’t have the time to get to all of it. So, here’s a recap of some of the top stories from the week that…
The countdown to New Times’ 35th Annual Best of Phoenix is on, but it’s not too late to make your voice heard in our annual Best of Phoenix Readers’ Poll. Submit your top picks for the best Valley restaurants, breweries, bakeries and more and get entered to win free burgers…
How big of a deal is bladesmith Murray Carter to knife enthusiasts? In addition to possibly being the only Caucasian to take the position of number seventeen in the Sakemoto family tradition of Yoshimoto bladesmithing (this after 18 years of training in rural Japan), Carter’s also been awarded the rating…
A curious reader recently asked me: Why do all you bartenders love Fernet Branca so much? You know, that’s a really good question. I partake in Fernet Branca on a semi-regular basis. I enjoy it enough that I’ve written about cocktails with it. But calling Fernet Branca an acquired taste…
After writing about PETA’s letter to the National Buffalo Wing Festival earlier this week, we received a letter of our own from Amanda Schinke, senior media writer for the organization. Schinke wanted to share a “separate analysis” of the research she mentioned in the original letter. This study, completed by…
The season for iced cookies is right around the corner. Your morning trip to the coffee shop, or strolling through the grocery store, will lead you to encounters with iced leaf cookies, fat orange pumpkin cookies with toothy smiles, and perhaps a festively colored turkey. Iced cookies aren’t my pastry…
As if we needed more reasons to spend time (and money) at Whole Foods, the Valley’s newest location is giving us a few more. Set to open at 9 a.m., next Wednesday, September 18, the Whole Foods Market Camelback store (20th Street and Camelback in the Biltmore area) will feature…
You can claim to be above such immature offenses as taking cat-bearding selfies or ordering your pampered pooch a decaf Puppiccino at Starbucks (yes, they exist). But no spine is strong enough, no funny bone numb enough, to resist the pathetic cuteness overload that is pets dressed as food. Go…
The Spot: “We Keep It Local Wednesdays” — open the second Wednesday of every month from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m…
They always say the best seat in the house for watching sports is on your couch, but unless you (or a very generous friend) have invested a couple hundred bucks in NFL Sunday Ticket, you’re going to need to find a comfortable place to watch the majority of the next…
