The Spot: Lucky Strike Lanes, 50 West Jefferson Street Phoenix, 602-732-5490, bowlluckystrike.com/locations/arizona/phoenix/. See Also: – Best Bowling 2012: Let It Roll Bowl – New Gypsy Bar at Lucky Strike Brings Video Games and Dance Club Action to Cityscape – Dick’s Hideaway: Happy Hour Report Card The Hours: Happy Hour is…
No matter who you are, there’s universal truth to the fact that sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them for you. Which is why we’re always happy to holster our own spatulas and turn out for a night of grilled cheese sandwiches made by some of the Valley’s best…
Fork and Dagger CEO Julian Wright — the Mill Avenue mini-mogul who keeps Tempe fed and watered at La Bocca Urban Pizzeria + Wine Bar, Canteen Modern Tequila Bar and The Handlebar — has big plans for a venue that’s near and dear to his heart. See also: — Margaritas…
After waiting nearly a year for its federal microbrewery license, Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe can now brew suds right along with its top-notch coffee. See also: Tempe’s Sleepy Dog Saloon and Brewery Opening Gilbert Spinoff (With Eats) in February Appropriately enough, Cartel’s new craft beer selection will debut at…
Like a lot of folks in the Valley, I was stricken by germs of the nastiest nature this month (so many hot toddies and TV). See also: The 10 Best Things I Ate in 2012 But despite the lingering ailments, I still managed to find some great eats for January…
Restaurateur and James Beard Award nominee Sam Fox is no stranger to opening new concepts, but The Yard may be his most ambitious one to date. See also: – Scratch Pastries to Open Phoenix Location in February – Old Dixie’s Food Truck Finds Brick-and-Mortar Home at Welcome Diner Teaming up…
This is part two of my interview with Doug Robson, chef-owner of Gallo Blanco Café. If you missed part one, where Robson described eating beetles and maguey worms, read it here. See also: Gallo Blanco: Happy Hour Report Card — Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson Won’t Ditch the Rooster Your most…
Will Ferrell’s one man revival of Old Milwaukee beer continued with yet another guerrilla Super Bowl advertisement that only ran in a handful of tiny markets. According to Reddit, this ad, featuring Ferrell passionately kissing a woman on the bus to the strain of vintage Chinese music, ran in Sherman,…
Beer: Racer 5 Brewery: Bear Republic Brewing Co. Style: American IPA ABV: 7 percent Brewing beer and distilling whiskey are closely related enterprises. To make beer, all you need to do is add yeast to a boiled blend of malted barley and hops called wort. To make whiskey, you take…
There’s nothing special about Tuesday. Monday kicks it off, Wednesday is halfway through the week and Thursday and Friday? Well, they slide right into the weekend. But even the most lackluster day of the week can get a little infusion on fun when you throw in some Latin flair. Which…
It’s only been about a month since the short-lived pop-up venture inside Downtown Phoenix’s Squashblossom fell apart due to a falling-out between Squash Blossom owner Brian Lester and the pair behind the P. Joseph Project, Jason Raducha and Patrick Boll. In January, Lester said he’d be looking for new partners…
Since it opened last April, Astor House, from architect DJ Fernandes, who also owns Tuck Shop, the adjacent Coronado neighborhood restaurant, has been trying to find its groove. See also: – Liberty’s Biscuits: Bringing Comfort Food to the Streets – A New Weekly Food Truck Event: Washington Wednesdays at CO+HOOTS…
Doug Robson Gallo Blanco Café, The Clarendon Hotel 401 W. Clarendon Avenue, Phoenix 602-274-4774 www.galloblancocafe.com See also: — Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson to Open New (and Slightly Different) Mexican Restaurant in March — 8 Best Neighborhood Mexican Restaurants: Best of Phoenix 2012 This is part one of my interview with…
Sugar lovers, rejoice. We can’t believe it’s already time to announce the details for the sweetest event of the year, Chow Bella and Smeeks’ fourth annual Caramelpalooza, coming Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. See also: – Caramelpalooza 2012: The Winners! – 5 Sweet Spots for Valentine Treats in Metro…
This month we bid adieu to longtime Valley restaurant Oaxaca Restaurant and Cantina but we also welcomed a few new ones, including a couple coffee shops and a spot in Queen Creek that serves traditional Dominican food. See Also: –Metro Phoenix’s 2012 Restaurant Openings and Closings –November Openings and Closings…
We’re not going to say that the staffs of Doritos or Taco Bell imbibe in mind-altering and appetite stimulating chemicals but their latest joint venture seems to provide some circumstantial evidence that this might be the case. Doritos has announced plans to release a Taco Bell flavored chip for a…
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. It’s kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won’t all…
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. Mardi Gras is coming up quick. The fuel of…
Matt Carter started the local nose-to-tail trend four years ago, slow-roasting a whole pig in La Caja China for Sunday brunch at The Mission. Kevin Binkley jumped in whole hog last fall, offering an all-you-can-eat pig dinner on Saturday afternoons and evenings at Cafe Bink. Now Jared Porter is getting…
Because you’re happy. Because you’re sad. Because you just got promoted. Because you just got fired. Because you’re lonely. Because you’re out with friends. Because your girlfriend just dumped you. Because you’re trying to get laid. Because you’re golfing. Because you’re at the game. Because a steak just doesn’t taste…
One of the Valley’s Southern-flavor mobiles recently gave up its wheels in favor of a brick-and-mortar home. But let’s not forget about the other biscuit truck out there, one that’s still hitting the Valley streets offering comfort food to the masses. Liberty’s Biscuits owner Rachel Millard isn’t from the South,…
When it comes to fast casual Asian eats served up chain-restaurant style, you would have thought the Valley would be full up thanks to the nearly 20 locations of Pei Wei Asian Diners. Not so. See also: – Cupcake Love-In Founder Opens Coffee Shop Inside Her Scottsdale Bakery – Scottsdale’s…
