While a jumbo tub of hot buttered popcorn is one of our most frequently indulged guilty pleasures, we think a good movie deserves a little better company than junk food. Try out our movie and meal pairings for yourself or feel free to suggest one of your own favorites in…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See Also: Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields Artisan Bakery Mediterra Bakes Fantastic Bread, and We’ll Tell You Where to…
For much of the country, January 6 is just another day on the calendar. But on the streets of New Orleans and other cities along the Southern coast, the day marks the Twelfth Night after Christmas, the day Mardi Gras season begins. And for those that celebrate the tradition, that…
First off, if you eat shark, you’re a bad person who should feel bad for contributing to the decline of a species that helps keep our scallops and lobster plentiful. Also, here’s another reason why you probably shouldn’t eat it: In China it might not actually be shark fin and…
If you’ve ever been inclined to dismiss rum as a legitimate spirit because of slushy vats of hot pink strawberry daiquiris, flaming tiki drinks or frat boys chugging Bacardi and Coke, hang on one little minute. Dwayne Allen, who co-owns The Breadfruit and Rum Bar with his partner Danielle Leoni,…
The rise in mobile comfort food — mostly southern up to this point — is taking a turn to the east, the Far East, with the debut of a new food truck scheduled to hit the streets of Old Town Scottsdale tonight. Hao Bao, a Chinese soul food truck, will…
Humble Pie is turning 5 (aww) and to celebrate they’re giving a gift to you. On Tuesday, January 15, the locally owned pizzeria with currently 5 metro Phoenix locations (the sixth Humble Pie at Stetson Village is set to open sometime during the week of the restaurant’s anniversary) will be…
Part of the pomelo’s charm is its size, so I’m inclined to add them at the last minute, so that the people eating my salad are part of the process.
Ever feel like your coffeehouse cool is blown once you get up to the register and see an option other than drip? Still think espresso has an ‘X’ somewhere in it? Well, you’re in luck, java novices — a local coffee connoisseur has started a noble mission to teach everyone…
On June 30, 2012, Nick Watts’ dream of owning his own food truck came true. And then, on the same day, it ended. See also: L.A.’s Grilled Cheese Truck Makes Phoenix Debut This Weekend Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields…
When it comes to beer, Angels Trumpet Ale House is a blessing. Thanks to its 31 craft brews rotating on tap, which include local favorites, seasonals, and all-over IPAs, the one-of-a-kind drinking establishment, opened last August, is a popular choice with the downtown crowd. Many worship their brews atop stools…
Their optimism about P. Joseph Project — a permanent pop-up in the Squash Blossom in downtown Phoenix — certainly was short-lived. Three and a half weeks after Jason Raducha and chef Patrick Boll signed an agreement with Squash Blossom owner Brian Lester to share the space, the pop-up partners had…
The New York Times is reporting that a Tokyo sushi baron, Kiyoshi Kimura, dropped the equivalent of $1.76 million on a 488 pound bluefin tuna in what is likely the most expensive bluefin ever sold. We’ll spare you the math, it works out to roughly $3,600 a pound for a…
For suds lovers, downtown’s Angels Trumpet Ale House is a blessing. With 31 craft brews rotating on tap, beer enthusiasts would be hard-pressed not to find one to their liking. Most do, and regularly. They turn the sizable room, which features a bar nearly the length of it, into a…
It’s time to say good-boo!-eye to Monsterland Bar & Grill, the horror-themed restaurant and nightclub on downtown Mesa’s Main Street. See also: Mesa’s Monsterland to Close Next Weekend on Jackalope Ranch Originally a two-story haunted house and slasher movie museum that opened in September 2011, Monsterland transformed part of its…
One of the finest examples of a regional guilty pleasure in the desert Southwest is the green chile cheeseburger. While it’s more of a New Mexico specialty (where the green chile shares State Vegetable honors with the humble pinto bean), fine examples have found their way west to the desert…
Fox Restaurant Concepts, a culinary tour de force in the Valley since 1998, is preparing to launch its biggest project to date. Located on 7th Street a few blocks south of Bethany Home Road, The Yard will be like a backyard, front porch, living room, and kitchen all rolled into…
2013 brings a wide array of wine related feasts, but you’ve got to a love a wine dinner that features Frog’s Leap Winery, a special guest speaker, caviar and Twinkies, yep — Twinkies! (Well, a pastry chef’s approximation, anyway.) The Wigwam’s four-course wine dinner on January 25th is affordable and…
When Simply Bread closed nearly two years ago, it was a major blow for those of us who love crusty, European-style bread. Good news is: there’s a new bakery called Mediterra Bakehouse in town (well, in Coolidge, to be precise), and they’re turning out ravishing artisan loaves — large and…
If you’re like us, you have a smart phone…a smart phone that is being highly under-utilized, subjected to menial tasks when it could really be tackling complex algorithms or at the very least launching virtual birds out of a slingshot. Which is why we at Chow Bella have decided to…
The stigma around vegan food is that it doesn’t taste good. The hard truth about downtown’s Bragg’s Pie Factory building is, after the 1960s, it never had any pie. Liam Murtagh, chef at Jobot Coffee Shop, downtown’s late-night coffee and crepe house, hopes to change both. See also: -10 Favorite…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Movie stars and musicians opening their own restaurants is nothing new — even legendary rocker…
