Scottish craft beer company BrewDog is not fond of the massive corporate backing of the Olympic games. It is protesting the likes of McDonald’s and Heineken by producing a beer guaranteed to contain “at least 50 percent of your daily allowance of sarcasm.” BrewDog’s protest beer is called Never Mind…
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…
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I love elaborate cocktails. I’m also more than a bit of a stickler when it comes to classics being done right (but that’s another column). And, I’ve come to find that I enjoy a nice low- (or no-) class dive when I go out drinking. This leaves me in a…
Glendale is now home to a supermarket called LF Market Oriental & Seafood. As the name implies, LF Market specializes in ethnic food of the Asian persuasion. While we haven’t been able to get out to its distant north Valley location, it certainly sounds promising. Even if it doesn’t have…
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From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
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From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
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Old Town Sarajevo manager Sladjana Ahmetovic tells me in Bosnia, most dishes can be eaten at any time of day. “There are no set times for food like breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” she says. “If you want cevapi in the morning you can have it.” I like that idea. Considered…
Calling itself, “a traditional American bistro with a modern touch” Sevens’ Bistro, a new restaurant at 7707 East McDowell Road (McDowell and 77th Street) that will also service the 3 Palms Hotel in Scottsdale, is scheduled to open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday, August 4…
It’s been a few months since we first introduced you to White Eyes Fry Fresh Bread. And while some of you may be sick of food truck mania, Phoenix food trucks don’t seem to be sick of you. See also: New Food Truck: White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread See also:…
It was a rough, rough month for coffee and tea shops around the Valley. While we bid goodbye, at least temporarily, to places like Royal at Market, we also picked up some new faces. Scottsdale has a new place for fancy sausages and beer and downtown picked up a new…
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It’s said that if you find yourself in Sarajevo — especially in Bašcaršija, or the Old Town district — you will eat the best cevapi in the world. But for those of us in the Valley whose immediate travel plans don’t include a trip to the capital of Bosnia, there’s…
