When I was in junior high, my family moved to Hawaii, and I was enrolled in a school where I was often the only white student in my classes. At lunch, I would play cards — Hearts mostly — with a group of Japanese girls who took pity on the…
Last Wednesday, the folks over at Forbes put together a 48-hour itinerary of places to eat, stay, and play in Phoenix. (Hey, suits need vacations, too!) See also: – Chou’s Kitchen in Chandler Makes Travel + Leisure’s List of Best Chinese Restaurants in the U.S. – Chef Kevin Binkley a…
We love dining out at local restaurants. Not only do we get to nosh on good eats, we also leave with a nice case of the warm fuzzies for giving our hard-earned dollars to a local business owners. See also: – Mark Tarbell, Beau MacMillan, and Barbara Fenzl to Team…
Jacques Qualin J&G Steakhouse The Phoenician Resort 6000 East Camelback Road, Scottsdale 480-214-8000, jgsteakhousescottsdale.com See also: — Matt Pool on Chris Bianco, Andreoli Italian Grocer, and Phoenix as a Food Town — Chef Kevin Binkley a Finalist for James Beard Award This is part one of my interview with Jacques…
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you a series of videos designed to demonstrate novel means of separating Oreos from their cream. Today, we’re going to introduce you to a pump-action slingshot gun that splits cookie from cream at high velocities and minimal regard for safety. See Also: –HERB…
For over 20 years, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival and the Scottsdale League for the Arts have been presenting the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame awards, where the best chefs, restaurateurs, and beverage masters in the state have secured a place in culinary history. See also: – Chef Kevin Binkley a…
Beer: Seven Brewery: Upright Brewing Co. Style: Saison ABV: 8 percent Not sure if you guys have noticed, but craft beer is going all Manifest Destiny right now. With the likes of New Belgium, Oskar Blues, and Green Flash breaking ground on East Coast facilities, big brands are going nationwide…
Easter is less than a week away. Forget to make plans? You’re not alone. Get in on the last-minute scramble to make reservations now before it’s too late. To help you find the perfect restaurant for your family or friends, here are 10 more top picks for Easter brunch and…
As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella’s fourth annual Caramelpalooza — coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION — get out the candy thermometers, we’ve got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. If you’ve ever taken a cooking class with Denise…
Bartender Kenta Usuzawa, who has pushed beverage of various sorts as bartender, sommelier, and/or bar manager at Tapino, Petite Maison, and Tottie’s Asian Fusion (both locations), took the entrepreneurial plunge last week, quietly opening his own restaurant — Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails — at the northwest corner of Warner…
Good-bye Coal Burger, hello Chloe. See also: – Pallets, a Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese Restaurant, Opens on Roosevelt Row – Squid Ink Sushi Opening Second Location at Downtown’s CityScape As of December, Coal Burger, the “burgeria with a conscience” from the folks at Grimaldi’s Pizza, is no more. The restaurant,…
Growing up in Hermosillo, in northern Mexico, in the 1980s, my school lunchbox was filled with healthy and delicious snacks of juicy orange wedges, crunchy cucumber spears, jicama slices drizzled with lime juice and sprinkled with salt and chile powder, and a cold can of Jumex brand mango nectar. I…
This Sunday, lots of folks will celebrate Easter not only with their hearts and minds, but also with their stomachs. See also: 10 Easter Dining Options at Metro Phoenix Restaurants Here are 13 of the best/work Jesus cakes for the season that should do the trick. They’re sacri-delicious! 13.) I’ll…
Chef Chris Curtiss, who has spent the past 19 months implementing a house-made pasta program for Sam Fox’s NoRTH Fattoria Italiana, is leaving Fox’s organization to work for James Beard Award-winner Michael Mina at Bourbon Steak in the Scottsdale Fairmont Princess. See also: — Chris Curtiss Dishes On His First…
Apparently Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a documentary — not a work of fiction — because London has just played host to an edible “cake hotel.” The rug is meringue, the books are cake and a doughnut tower. It looks like pretty much every horizontal surface was covered…
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…
Ring the bell, it’s time for Last Call, where JK Grence, bartender at Shady’s, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. The folks who come in to the bar lately…
Just because you need to eat gluten-free, doesn’t mean you have to skip Passover at your Bubbe’s. Manischewitz, the world’s largest matzo manufacturer, has a new line of gluten-free products just in time for the holiday. Manischewitz was founded by Rabbi Dov Behr Manischewitz in 1888 in a small Cincinnati,…
Tis the season for eggs — boiling them, decorating them, and baking them into breads. After being on Pinterest for so long I feel like nothing can surprise me, but then I come across something like this and I’m once again feeling like a six year old. See Also: -DIY…
Take note and give your creative friends a big pat on the back — we’re announcing the finalists for the 2013 Big Brain Awards. The award was created to recognize emerging local creatives, and for the past few weeks we’ve been narrowing the long list of submissions to 18 finalists…
It’s the latest edition of “As the Resort Restaurant World Turns,” folks. And this time, it’s the pastry chefs doing the moving. See also: – Todd Sicolo Leaves Royal Palms; New Menu Stays in Place – Lee Hillson Leaves T. Cook’s for The Phoenician “Completely revamping the dessert menu.” That’s…
We’re throwing a party. Our annual Big Brain Awards celebrate emerging creatives in a variety of media throughout the Valley (and give them cash prizes to put toward their passions). And while you’ll have to wait until this afternoon to find out who the finalists are, you’re more than welcome…
