The Spot: Fate Brewing Company , 7337 East Shea Boulevard #105 Scottsdale, 480-994-1275, fatebrewing.com. See Also: – Brews and Chews at Fate Brewing Company – Happy Hour Report Card: San Tan Brewing Company The Hours: Happy Hour is offered Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m…
Recently we popped into Mid City Kitchen for a quick lunch combo. Past the parking garage (which you’ll have to pay for since they don’t validate — or take the light rail, it’s right nearby), through the maze of Phoenix Plaza high rises and tucked behind their own coffee bar,…
Carnival may already be in its second week, but Mardi Gras fans in the Valley still have time to score one of the event’s most popular traditions before Fat Tuesday, February 12: King Cake. See also: Barb’s Bakery in Phoenix Kicks Off Carnival with Signature King Cakes Akin to coffee…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Eric Flatt, co owner of Tonto Bar & Grill and Cartwright’s restaurants in Cave Creek, not only sources from ranchers, he’s also an avid and accomplished hunter himself. Flatt grew up on a small ranch in Colorado and started fishing and hunting as a child. “It’s knowing where your meal…
For most folks, the 2013 Ripe Awards, “a selection of five of the Valley’s edgiest chefs,” probably garnered as much attention as the also-rans at this year’s Golden Globes. After all, a new culinary award program takes time to develop, even when, as in the case of Ripe, it’s likened…
This is part two of my interview with Joshua Johnson, chef de cuisine at Kai at Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa. If you missed part one, read it here. See also: — Todd Sicolo Dishes on Hostess Apple Pies and Why He Admires Eddie Matney — Dwayne Allen of…
Remember those “Got Milk?” and “Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner” ads? Well Norway is apparently trying to convince its people to eat more fish and to that end they’ve introduced a series of truly horrifying awesome advertisements promoting sushi. See Also: –Watch This: Someone Eating Little Baby’s (Ice Cream) –Watch…
bellsbeer.com Beer: HopslamBrewery: Bell’s Brewery,Inc.Style: Imperial IPAABV: 10 percent See also: – Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Banana Ale – Ballast Point Victory at Sea. Not to get you guys all excited, but Bell’s, the best damn brewers in all of Kalamazoo County, posted this on their blog…
Unless you’re a wine wonk like Mark Tarbell, Peter Kasperski, Amy Binkley or Dave Johnson, you probably find reading a multi-page wine list and making a smart selection intimidating. Too many wines to choose from and way too much terminology and lore to master. So you take a shot in…
Oaxaca Restaurant & Cantina has closed — again. But this, time, it looks like the downtown Phoenix Mexican restaurant and 30-year-plus landmark near the state Capitol has shuttered for good. See also: Mesa’s Monsterland Bar & Grill Closing Its Doors CLOSED: Ivy League Dogs in Goodyear Oaxaca first closed in…
Notable Valley pastry chef Tammie Coe is doing her spring cleaning early this year. See also: – There’s a New Marzipan Company in Phoenix and Tammie Coe’s a Fan – Anatomy of a Fondant Covered Cookie with Tammie Coe of Tammie Coe Cakes In December, three months after ending her…
Hard core food nerds know that Instagram isn’t actually about photography or being social. It’s all about the food. We’re snapping away every time we sit down to eat and can’t stop salivating over each other’s meals. But as with all social media, it’s time to pause and put down…
Joshua Johnson Kai at Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa 5594 W. Wildhorse Pass Boulevard, Chandler 602-225-0100 www.wildhorsepass.com See also: — Todd Sicolo Dishes on Grant Achatz and His Short-Lived Las Vegas Marriage — Conor Favre Leaves Arizona Biltmore for Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa This is part one…
The Hapifork is a bluetooth enabled phone fork that vibrates when it detects you’re eating too quickly. No word as to whether it also yells at you to get your elbows off the table and we like to think that it vibrates so hard that it causes you to fling…
Last year’s first-ever Street Eats festival did not exactly endear itself to many of our readers — and we weren’t so happy either, for that matter. Among the problems: long lines, terrible traffic, confusion about payment methods and trucks running out of food. To be fair, this is a challenge…
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…
West Valley residents have lost the place to score deep-fried franks as well as Oreos and Twinkies. Ivy League Dogs in Goodyear is shuttering. Opened in spring of 2010, Ivy League Dogs came courtesy of Derek Pyle, who named the place after his Chihuahua-Jack Russell mix pup and operated the…
I couldn’t help but notice that this week, it seems like everyone has some form of plague. I should know. I’m still sniffling and stuffy. My prescription is a nice Hot Toddy. See Also: -Need a pick-me-up? Irish Coffee is just the ticket. The Hot Toddy is more of a…
First of all, if there is a significant difference between spring and summer rolls, I’m sorry. Some sources say that they’re the same and others note that spring rolls are fried and summer rolls are not. There is no consistency and I’m not one to make the call. I’m more…
Heads up, sophisticates: Luxury just got transformed and its food’s become inspired by the Southwest. See also: New French Bistro from Notable Valley Chef Opens in North Scottsdale So says the Montelucia Resort & Spa, the luxury hotel in Scottsdale. It’s recently turned its eatery, the former ROQ American Bistro,…
The folks at Nakedwines.com, a British online wine retailer that recently launched in the United States, say they have some bad news for wine lovers. “When you spend $50 on a bottle of delicious Napa Cab, you are spending about $7 on wine,” the website says. “And $43 on sales,…
