Beer (cider): Crispin Bird on a Wire Brewery (cidery): Crispin Cider Co. Style: Apple Cider ABV: 6.9 percent The beer of the week this week isn’t a beer at all — it’s a cider. But it’s fermented, in part, with beer yeast. Does that count? I think it counts. Here…
What kind of restaurant has dessert so insanely good that it gets its own storefront? Windsor/Churn, that’s what. It kind of feels like I’m cheating here because the whole premise of Dessert First is to test restaurants’ final courses, but when breaking the rules tastes so sweet, who the hell…
Don’t like to work out unless there’s a sweet reward at the end? Boy, do we have a mini-marathon for you. At the Hot Chocolate Race, participants in the 5k or 15k earn a steaming hot mug of delicious cocoa at the finish line. Thanks to scientific research, chocolate milk…
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Meat Lover. We all know that person. The person…
Gourmet-minded fans in the Valley now have one more reason to celebrate Gina Buskirk’s dedication to small batch, scratch-made goodies made with premium ingredients: Her shop, Gina’s Homemade, has been named a finalist in the 2013 Good Food Awards. See also: Gina’s Homemade Opens Shop in Northeast Scottsdale Established in…
“Ugly,” “loser,” and “moron” may not be the first words that come to mind as a way for a restaurant owner to speak to an unhappy customer, but Amy Bouzaglo chose to use them anyway. In 2010, the owner of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale reacted to a negative, one-star…
Hey, what are you doing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12? Wrong answer. You’re heading downtown to Crescent Ballroom to hear some of the Valley’s best writers nosh on the holidays, in the form of “Eating Christmas” — our first-ever Christmas/Food mash-up. See also: -Tania Katan’s Gasoline-Soaked Thanksgiving You’ll…
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on yours. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the beer lover. See also: -Sun Up’s The Nut Before Christmas…
M.J. Coe Tammie Coe Cakes and MJ Bread 610 E. Roosevelt St., No. 145 Phoenix, 85004 Federal Pizza 5210 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 See Also: Aaron Chamberlin Dishes on (Not) Being a Celebrity Chef and the Hype Around St. Francis When It Opened Steven “Chops” Smith Dishes on…
Hanukkah (or Chanukah) — the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights — begins at sundown on Saturday, December 8, this year and ends on Sunday, December 16. If you’re planning a special feast to kick off or end the holiday, there are several places in town cooking up Jewish specialties to…
If you have ever wondered what the FD&C Yellow #5 in a Twinkie actually looks like, wait no longer, one man has gone through the trouble of photographing every Twinkie ingredient individually. That’s 37 ingredients, with the most innocuous sounding of them being wheat flour. See Also: –5 Ways to…
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…
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…
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. A simultaneous perk and hazard of the bar industry…
It’s that time of year. The holidays. And though it’s tempting to wake up early the morning of a holiday party to bake, we recommend making these freezable recipes now, for easy baking later — and a chance to sleep in. These aren’t your typical sugar cookie recipes; these will…
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Starving College Student. There’s no single word that universally…
High-quality specialty oils and vinegars, gourmet herb mixes, and European ceramic dishware all in one place sounds like a gift-giving haven for food lovers. And conveniently enough, one is set to arrive in the Valley just in time for the holiday shopping season. See also: Olive Oil Boutique Opens on…
There’s no kitchen, no official signage (yet), and the long, industrial building with the green stripe probably won’t be winning any architectural awards, but there’s beer in them there walls, folks — Four Peaks beer. See also: Best Local Beer 2012 – Four Peaks Hop Knot This week, Four Peaks,…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See also: – Hana Japanese Eatery Makes Travel + Leisure’s Best Sushi Restaurants in U.S. – Five Things to Eat and Drink Before the End of the World Christkindlmarkt: A…
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Food Geek. See Also: -Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for…
PETA has announced plans to sue Hot’s Kitchen for violating California’s recently imposed ban on the production and sale of foie gras. The ban on foie gras has proven difficult to enforce as the wording has been called vague and local law enforcement seem reluctant to dive into duck liver…
For most of us, the phrase “Tom & Jerry” conjures two crazy cartoon characters, a cat and mouse who tortured each other in every fiendish way possible. But our grandparents probably remember Tom & Jerry as a frothy, warming alcoholic beverage similar to eggnog. See also: – Eleven Holiday Cocktails…
