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In what has to be one of the strangest movie tie-ins in recent history, Denny’s is rolling out a Hobbit-themed menu just ahead of the release of the Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The seemingly innuendo-ready dishes include a cheddar filled “Hobbit Hole,” “Shire Sausage” and “Gandalf’s Gobble…
El Chiltepin is as much a restaurant as it is a mad scientist’s laboratory: an offbeat little place where Mexican and American ingredients and flavors are pieced together to create a parade of Frankenstein-style street food the likes of which the tortured doctor himself might be hardpressed not to try…
So, you’re hosting a Halloween party. Worried your wine selection might conflict with, say, the appearance of supermarket cupcakes? Or a bag of fun-sized Snickers? We’ve got you covered. After a conversation with sommelier David Johnson of Davanti Enoteca we feel better about recommending the following choices that digest beautifully…
Lounge music plays pleasantly at Chloe’s Corner as we arrive for lunch. See also: – $10 Lunch at Dilly’s Deli – $10 Lunch at Fresh Mint Restaurant – $10 Lunch at Green Vegetarian Restaurant…
Given the many television shows that have returned or are returning for the fall season, one thing, it seems, has been missing: “breastaurants,” an actual term used to describe restaurants that employ scantily clad women as waitresses. Well, push pause on that remote control, my friend, ’cause these breastaurant ta-tas…
Trick… or treat? For the latest Chow Bella showdown, our writers whipped up a dessert reminiscent of, or incorporating, their favorite Halloween candy. Check back all week for recipes; on Friday our critic Laura Hahnefeld will pick her favorite. Today: Katie Johnson’s Twix Cheesecake Pie I’ve never been much of…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…
Remember the 2000s, when cupcakes were just another bakery treat to enjoy on special occasions like birthdays and holidays? Yeah, so do we. But since those long gone days the little, frosted cakes have become America’s sweetheart of sweet treats. They’re everywhere we look it seems and have spawned a…
Maybe you shouldn’t forget candy completely, but as a grown up, there are ways to celebrate Halloween that are far more delicious than chalky, corn syrup-filled packaged sugar. There are pumpkin beers and entrées, horror-themed cocktails, and frightening foods like headcheese (real head included). Or you can just stay up…
It’s almost pie time, folks. A little more than a week til Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row bring you the third annual Pie Social, featuring a sugar-glazed, star-studded line-up of celebrity bakers. See also: – The Final Celebrity Line-Up for Pie Social – ASU Sculpture Students to Create Wickets For…
Hooray for food! Yes, we love food. We talk about it all day every day here on Chow Bella, but what exactly is Food Day? In short, Food Day is about supporting clean, fair food through community-driven events and reenergizing the conversation on the same day, every year. The Center…
SceneTap, an app that uses the foulest black magic facial recognition cameras to discern the gender and age makeup at bars, clubs and other venues, has come to Phoenix. The idea is that a person could pull up SceneTap and see which places are hopping, which ones are have a…
We’ve spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we’re finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix…
Over a year has passed since former luxury hotel executives Tom Kelly and Brian Pierce opened TK’s Urban Tavern in the Scottsdale Quarter in January of last year. Now, the two have embarked on their second, tavern-y Scottsdale venture: Tavern Americana. At 20469 North Hayden Road (North Hayden and Thompson…
Trick… or treat? For the latest Chow Bella showdown, our writers whipped up a dessert reminiscent of, or incorporating, their favorite Halloween candy. Check back all week for recipes; on Friday our critic Laura Hahnefeld will pick her favorite. Today: Ando Muneno’s candy sushi For this competition I wanted to…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…
A wise man (Homer Simpson) once said, “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.” And if the problem happens to be how to raise brain cancer awareness, then the Beer for Brains RAREaffair has glasses full of the solution. From 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.,…
The Valley already claims one rock-and-roll cupcake dealing food truck and soon will be welcoming a savory counterpart to the scene. Enter: Goodness Gracious Great Balls & Sliders – expected to hit the streets late next month. See also: – The Slider: Delicious Burger Innovation or Small, Sad Excuse for…
Oh the onion ring, a staple side dish among burger joints and steak houses alike, but often overshadowed by its potato cousin. While you can get your fix of french fries nearly anywhere in this metropolis, the task of finding onion rings is a little more challenging, which is why…
This is part two of my interview with Chrysa Robertson, chef-owner of Rancho Pinot. If you missed part one, where Robertson talks about what it takes to be a woman chef and whether she’s a marshmallow or a hard ass, read it here. See also: Aaron May Dishes on Being…
Ahead of the reissue of Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, publisher Ecco has released a series of videos of Bourdain describing what a difference a decade makes. See Also: –Watch This: David Chang and Anthony Bourdain’s New Show ‘Mind of A Chef’ –Chef Josh Hebert Dishes on Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain and…
