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…
Life got a little sweeter when Duc and Noelle Liao opened Scratch Pastries in a Scottsdale strip mall in 2008, bringing French café food and elegant, inspired pastries to an otherwise dreary corner in central Scottsdale. See also: — Scratch Pastries To Open Phoenix Location in February; Think Baguettes, Burgers…
The Spot: Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails 2 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix 602-258-0231 www.bluehoundkitchen.com See Also: – 10 Hotels for a Phoenix Staycation – Pallets in Downtown Phoenix: Happy Hour Report Card – Cibo in Downtown Phoenix Has a New Happy Hour Menu…
Sometimes, when a friend invites you to dinner, you just want to say yes, without going into a long explanation of all the gluten-y things you can’t eat. You want to go back to that innocent, carefree, ignorant time when you had no idea you had to be careful about…
The Guilty Pleasure: Boneless Rib Sandwich Where To Get It: Burger King, locations Valleywide The Price: $6 and up as a combo. What It Really Costs: As always with fast food, sodium city with over 1,500 mg for the sandwich alone. See also: – Why You Can Shut Up About…
Beer: Homefront IPA Brewery: Phoenix Ale Brewery Style: American IPA ABV: 6.5 percent I didn’t know Gregory Fretz well. I really only met the man once, during the Beer for Brains Bocce Brew HaHa held in 2012, as he was pouring glasses of Phoenix Ale Watermelon Wheat. He told me…
In the next few weeks Phoenicians will say bonjour to a new Central Phoenix spot serving French-inspired New Orleans cuisine. See also: – Squid Ink Sushi to Open Monday, June 10, in Downtown Phoenix – Founder of Long Wong’s Opens Elvis-Themed Barbecue Joint French Grocery, located at 7th Ave and…
This is part two of my interview with Steve Freidkin, owner and operator of TEXAZ Grill. If you missed part one, where Freidkin dished about chicken fried steak, his favorite local deli and two local chefs he admires, read it here. See also: — TEXAZ Grill’s Chicken Fried Steak is…
Father’s Day tends to pale in comparison to May’s Mother’s Day, but there’s no reason not to go all-out for both — especially if that means taking Dad to a metro Phoenix restaurant (or comedy club!) for beers, BBQ, and bar food. There’s a lot to enjoy on Sunday, June…
Because deep fried Kool-Aid wasn’t enough, a southern California fry fanatic is now making a Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe doughnut sandwich. That’s right, a glazed doughnut with Sloppy Joe meat and cheese in the middle. Gotta love America. See also: – Piggly’s at the Fair Opens in Mesa, Deep Fried…
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 think you’ve masted the simple things like salsas, sauces and jams and are ready to take on the world of canning, you might want to invest in some professional guidance. Unlike making your own barbeque sauce, when canning goes wrong it can result in botulism, a rare and…
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 JK Grence, who pens Chow Bella’s Last Call column, shares…
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…
It might not be possible to make the food-lovers pilgrimage to the James Beard House in New York this summer. But the good news is by the fall, a traveling showcase of culinary all stars, influencers and chefs will be making their way across the country for the James Beard…
Fruit fanatics ventured out to Historic Glendale’s Murphy Park to celebrate the revival of the Arizona Watermelon Festival on Saturday. They enjoyed watermelon, of course, but also water games, watermelon slices, and a pageant to name the Arizona Watermelon Queen. See also: – Revival of Arizona Watermelon Festival in Historic…
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 to catch a game, Chase has plenty to…
Steve Freidkin TEXAZ Grill 6003 N. 16th Street, Phoenix 602-248-7827, texazgrill.com See also: — Free Ice Cream: Sweet Republic’s Five Year Anniversary on Wednesday, June 12 — Next Up on Diner’s, Drive-Ins and Dives: Tempe’s Curry Corner and The Duce in Downtown Phoenix This is part one of my interview…
Phoenix has always been a tough restaurant town: too many square miles, too many chains and too many white-bread diners with prosaic palates. And then there’s summer — 100+ days of 100+ temperatures — enough to fill the pluckiest of restaurateurs with dread. See also: — Heirloom Tomato Dinner at…
Once upon a time, there was a New York baker who decided he wanted to combine two humble baked goods: the doughnut and the croissant. French chef Dominique Ansel, operating out of a storefront in SoHo, spent two months finding the perfect fusion of the two breakfast bakery treats and…
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 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…
