Still haven’t had a Cronut — or even an imitation? Apparently, there still are people out there who either can’t seem to find them or are just so incredibly obsessed that they need to know the whereabouts of Cronuts™ around the world at all times. Those are the only two…
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…
This week, the mailbag fell open to reveal this missive: “I have a bottle of triple sec on my shelf, and I have no idea why I have it. What is it, and what should I do with it?” As you might have guessed by the pictures on labels, triple…
Ever been to Peru or Cuba? Well, now’s your chance. Province restaurant at The Westin Phoenix Downtown has extended its Latin Passport Dinner Series, a tour of several Latin countries with a stellar menu created by executive chef Randy Zweiban. Seats for the remainder of August (Peru) and September (Cuba)…
The Spot: Tempe Farmers Market, open Sunday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. until 12 a.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 a.m…
Another restaurant has bitten the dust at 2605 North Seventh Street in Central Phoenix (northeast corner of Seventh Street and Virginia). The most recent victim? The Phoenix Cheesesteak Co., the former food truck started in 2009 by owner Ron Blom and his family. Known for its made-to-order original and specialty…
Gyros may not be the most beautiful, photogenic food, but nothing sends more happiness to our hearts and grumbles to our bellies than a moist, slightly crisp pile of meat on a warm pita that has been slathered with tzatziki. Both gyro places featured today boasted stints in Chicago, before…
A few weeks ago I came across Deathwish Coffee and was instantly intrigued. I promptly placed an order; the package came in, and that’s when shit got real. Upon opening the box, I was greeted with attractive packing and . . . a warning label. This is what its website…
Show this to your boss or casually pass it around the office so it will work its way into his or her awareness. A new study shows that eating lunch at your desk is making you more stressed, less creative, and quite possibly less productive…
Got weekend plans yet? Here a few dining and drinking events we’ve got on the books. Lavender and Wine Festival Forget wine and roses, this weekend the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North is celebrating the mix of wine and lavender with a two day festival for visitors and…
So you think you’re hot stuff in the kitchen, do you? Sunday morning comes around and you’re at the stove slinging the world’s best breakfasts for your family and friends. Nice. If so, then you’re just the kind of person who should be pumped up about the second annual “Broken…
We won’t judge you if the thought of having to stop by the local farmers market to get fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables just seems like too daunting of a task after a long day or week of work. We’ve been there. It just seems so much simpler to…
For the past three years, Tracey and Alex Chaker, owners of Gilbert-based Grizzly Foods, have been selling their homemade granola, balsamic vinegars, and Sticky Monkey Bun pastries in farmers markets throughout the Valley. In July, the husband-and-wife team expanded their business to include a restaurant and baked goods shop in…
Java hounds on the hunt for a coffee shop with a European edge may want to make note of Altitude Coffee Lab. Coming to the McCormick Ranch area in early September, Altitude Coffee Lab will feature an in-house roasting system, rare and exotic beans, and “a relaxed European-style atmosphere reminiscent…
You may think a pastry chef’s obsession with butter falls into the same category as Paula Deen deep-frying golden sticks or that annoying Julie girl in the Julie & Julia movie who closes the flick with the cloyingly symbolic gesture of leaving a pound of butter under Julia Child’s picture…
One of my earliest food memories — when I was probably 3 or 4 — was oatmeal at the hospital daycare where my mother would drop my sister and me on the way to her early morning nursing shift. I remember her scratchy-crisp starched white uniform, a disoriented bleary-eyed feeling,…
Try not to freak out, but it’s true. There’s a third Doritos Loco taco coming soon to a Taco Bell near you…
Sipping in your Chevy by the levee. The heady fragrance of ripe strawberries, your arm around your babe, the song by Deana Carter on the radio drowning out the trance-inducing nighttime crickets under the full moon. Why not? We get asked about fruit wines all the time. A common experience…
Looks like Coup Des Tartes, the romantic French bistro in Phoenix, has turned what could have been the lamest landlord story of the year into one of new beginnings. In June, owner Ron Pacioni issued a press release stating the 17-year-old restaurant was being forced out of its former historic…
The fourth annual Arizona Taco Festival expects to bring some 100,000 tacos to Salt River Fields this October 19 and 20. In 2011, USA Today named the event one of the best places to feast at a festival, highlighting the tequila tastings, Lucha Libre wrestling, and, of course, the tacos…
Malabar spinach might be the most amazing thing you’re not growing. Yes, really. Let’s start at the beginning. “Malabar spinach” isn’t even really a spinach, it’s a semi-succulent vine that just loves our hot Arizona summer. There are two main varieties, green-stemmed and the more popular red-stemmed…
Joining the sizzling, patty-filled meat sea of burger chains in the Valley (see: In-N-Out Burger, Habit Burger, Smashburger, Culver’s, etc.), a new contender, Burger 21, has announced plans to throw its hamburger hat into the western U.S. ring with its first Arizona restaurant in Chandler. The fast-casual franchise, founded in…
