If you can’t stand the heat — get in the kitchen. On Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Lounge at Crescent Ballroom, Chow Bella writers are warming up for summer with “Fried,” an evening of true stories. Admission is free; food and drink will be available for sale…
If you’ve seen the historic-looking Copper City Bourbon bottle springing up around town at your favorite watering holes, like Casey Moore’s, Little Woody and even Tucson’s historic Club Congress, you probably didn’t get a chance to read the back label. If you did, you’d have read the story of the…
Have you heard? Chow Bella writers will be playing with fire tonight at “Fried,” an evening of true stories of food and heat. But no food-focused reading would be complete without food, duh, so check out the three newly debuted menu items and two special drinks the Lounge at Crescent…
You might have heard about a new Arizona wine called Kindred. It’s a four-barrel collaboration among some of the most notable vintners in the state: Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, Dos Cabezas Wineworks, Caduceus Cellars and Callaghan Vineyards. The result? “The wine is smoky and rich with red fruits and herbs …
It’s been a long time coming. The Juice Core Corps — mother/daughter teams Kelly Watkins and Taylor Renteria, Patty Flanigan and Katie Flanigan, the fresh-faced foursome who make yummy, unpasteurized green drinks from 100 percent raw and organic juices — have been planning to open a retail space for over…
The local peach season has come and gone — sorry to say — but peaches from cooler climes will meander their way into the produce aisle for the next couple of months. Peaches don’t really ripen after they’re picked, so choosing ripe peaches is key. It’s not hard to distinguish…
The Phoenician Resort is known for its luxurious digs and most Arizonans just gaze in awe at the extravagance when they drive by. Despite its reputation as one of the finest hotels in Arizona, there’s something here for us, too: cuisine. J&G Steakhouse will receive most of the headlines, but…
The Guilty Pleasure: Frosty Waffle Cone Where to Get It: Wendy’s, locations Valleywide Price: $1.49 What It Really Costs: A sticky situation. Another day, another overly eager press release. This time, it’s the nice folks at Wendy’s. Apparently, someone thought it would be a brilliant idea to put their Frosty,…
When Davanti Enoteca closed its doors a few weeks ago, long-time wine sommelier and beverage guru Dave Johnson was put out of work — but he’s found a soft place to land. And he’s not wasting any time at his new gig as GM and Director of All Things Beverage…
If you can’t stand the heat — get in the kitchen. Tonight, Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Lounge at Crescent Ballroom, Chow Bella writers are warming up for summer with “Fried,” an evening of true stories. Admission is free; food and drink will be available for sale…
A pretty surprising new trend is begining to appear not just in the states but all over the world. It’s not a new ingredient or cooking technique, but rather an interest in eating prison food. Up till now if you wanted to experience what food made with minimal money and…
With the crack of a bat and the crunch of a roasted peanut, baseball season has returned, and in Phoenix, that means thousands of fans packing into Chase Field in Downtown Phoenix, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Besides being a great stadium at which to catch a game, Chase has…
If you can’t stand the heat — get in the kitchen. On Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Lounge at Crescent Ballroom, Chow Bella writers are warming up for summer with “Fried,” an evening of true stories. Admission is free; food and drink will be available for sale…
A comment overheard recently: ‘If it looks like a Bar, sounds like a Bar, it is a Bar.’ It’s hard enough to grow and plant wine grapes in Arizona, or anywhere for that matter, and fortunately this is not a majority opinion, but I beg to differ. Let me explain…
We lucky Phoenicians have options when we want to doo-wop and bee-bop and slurp down some milkshakes at on old school soda fountain. Simple, rich ice cream is the base for any good malt or shake, but our favorite old school drinkeries offer a variety of flavors that range from…
Mint. It’s been used for centuries to treat maladies from gallstones to the common cold. There are more than 30 species of mint and all of them have “volatile oil menthol,” which is why mint is “cooling.” It’s also supposed to be incredibly easy to grow — even here in…
The fairytale romance of Prince Will and Princess Kate is still being written as all of England is preparing to welcome a new member of the royal family, the couple’s first child. Arizona might be on the wrong side of the pond, but this rare and joyous occasion can be…
Thanks to food television pretty much exploding over the last ten years, you can hardly swing a frying pan without hitting a chef, restaurateur, mixologist, home cook, food truck owner, etc., appearing on a morning show this or a reality show that. See also: – Chefs, What’s Your Favorite Food…
Word surfaced over the weekend that horror-themed Monsterland Bar & Grill in Mesa, which shuttered back in January, will awaken from its long dirt nap and become reanimated in late August. Here’s the rub: Per its owner Kevin Wynn, however, the haunted house-like establishment — which formerly functioned as a…
If you can’t stand the heat — get in the kitchen. On Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Lounge at Crescent Ballroom, Chow Bella writers are warming up for summer with “Fried,” an evening of true stories. Admission is free; food and drink will be available for sale…
Phoenicians can now open their homes and offices to the King without even having to get up, get in the car and drive to get that greasy bag full of deep-fried foods for yourself. The Burger King Corporation has announced that the Burger King delivery service, BK Delivers, is now…
If you can’t stand the heat — get in the kitchen. On Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Lounge at Crescent Ballroom, Chow Bella writers are warming up for summer with “Fried,” an evening of true stories. Admission is free; food and drink will be available for sale…
