See Also: Ten Favorite Metro Phoenix Craft Beer Bars Starting this Thursday, you’ll be able to fill up growlers of your favorite craft beer on draft at most of your favorite craft beer destinations but you’re still going to need your trusty liquor stores to pick up beautiful bottles (and…
See also: James Porter, Eddie Matney and Others Team Up with Local Brewery to Make Their Own Beer This is part two of my interview with James Porter, chef-owner of Petite Maison. If you missed part one of the interview, read it here. Favorite food smell: Saffron and white wine…
See also: FnB Line Cook Minerva Orduño Launches Muñeca Mexicana Product Line When you’re cooking, it’s all about a dash of this and a splash of that. But baking is another matter, an exact science. In this series, we’re going behind the bakery case and into the kitchens of some…
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Bistro 202, the cafe inside the Hotel San Carlos, downtown’s historic boutique hotel, hasn’t exactly been destination dining for the city set, but San Diego sisters Lan and Hue Tran are hoping to change that. The owners of Rice Paper, the Vietnamese restaurant in midtown which opened last summer, are…
Sure, I like gourmet burgers. But every once in a while, I long to worship at Mary Elaine’s altar again.
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…
See also: Ten Favorite Metro Phoenix Craft Beer Bars Mat and Sharry Englehorn know and love craft beer, and in their travels through California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado (where they’ve hoisted their fair share in the name of research), they concluded one thing: Phoenix doesn’t have nearly enough places to…
See Also: Kevin Binkley, Shinji Kurita, Kelly Fletcher, and More Scheduled for Beau Mac’s 2012 Lunch & Learn Series See Also: Beau Mac Dishes on His Favorite Herb and What It’s Like Being Famous This past Saturday, local celebrity and executive chef at Elements restaurant, Beau MacMillan, and the Sanctuary…
On Saturday evening, After Hours Gallery turned into the makeshift home of BACCHUS MISCHiEF, Chef Gabriele Bertaccini’s underground wine event. Guests trickled into the jazz-filled entertaining area complete with skyline views, natural lighting, and the il Tocco staff preparing sweet and savory bites. Couples, friends, and a few solo artists…
See also: New Coffee Shop Coming to Downtown Phoenix On the second day of Songbird Coffee & Tea House’s soft opening, co-owner Erin Carroll runs out the door just in time to catch a customer who fidgets with the door handle for a moment, think’s the shop’s closed, and proceeds…
According to some, love is a battlefield, the drug, and blindness. But when it comes to dining out, one thing it shouldn’t be is all-the-time expensive. That’s why we’ve come up with a list of 10 favorite casual romantic restaurants that go easy on the wallet (between around $15 and…
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…
See Also: Chef James Porter Leaves Big Earl’s BBQ James Porter Petite Maison 7216 E. Shoeman Lane, Scottsdale 480-991-6887 www.petitemaisonaz.com This is part one of my interview with James Porter, chef-owner of Petite Maison. Come back tomorrow for part two, when Porter explains why Deadliest Catch is better than anything…
See also: Chef Peter DeRuvo to Head Kitchen at New Davanti Enoteca Early this summer we told you Chef Peter DeRuvo (of Sassi, then Prado and most recently Cuoco Pazzo) was getting ready to take on a new venture in Scottsdale. Well, the time is drawing near for Davanti Enoteca…
Brooklyn based artists Laura Ginn recently hosted a $100 a head gourmet dinner that used rat as it’s central ingredient. The meal, prepared by a professional chef, began with a “rat and pork pate” appetizer, followed with braised and grilled rat and finished with a sorbet. The dinner took place…
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…
See Also: Craft Beer Review of the Week: Moa Imperial Stout Happy Friday Chow Bella friends! Have you had enough of the triple digit temperatures yet? Ready to get outta town? This weekend we’re doing exactly that with a trip up north to the cooler temps of Flagstaff for a…
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…
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. See Also: Trader Vic’s original Mai Tai, from yours…
Get ready food schmoozers, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has just announced the lineup for its 7th annual Dine Out with the Chefs benefit. Translation: you’ve got two hours to booze, stuff your face, and snap some grip and grins with some of the Valleys most notable taste…
See also: Name Kitchen 56’s Giant-Ass $18 Burger (and Then Possibly Be Killed By It) Located in a former 1960s gas station and auto repair shop, Kitchen 56 appropriately serves a menu of comfort classics that matches the retro-turned-contemporary atmosphere. While the offerings are mostly American, featuring mac n’ cheese,…
