See also: District American Kitchen: Happy Hour Report Card See also: Humble Pie: Happy Hour Report Card The Spot: Crudo, 3603 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, 602-358-8666, www.crudoaz.com. The Hours: Dinner, 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at Crudo. Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at…
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Singapore style fried rice noodles (sing chow mai fun) is that although they can be found in nearly every Cantonese-style Chinese eatery in Hong Kong (as well as the U.S., Canada, England, and Australia), the dish is, for the most part, not recognized in…
Heads up, chichi Scottsdalians with a penchant for prime, dry-aged porterhouse steaks: New York’s Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse is planning a move to your fair city this fall. Taking over a vacant Outback Steakhouse at 4180 Drinkwater, Ben & Jack’s promises to continue its tradition of exceptional prime, dry-aged steaks…
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…
It’s Sunday morning, you have a pounding headache, your teeth feel like someone climbed in your mouth while you were sleeping and knitted a tiny sweater on each and every one of them, and you’re still not sure why you thought that order of Super Nachos was an awesome idea…
See also: Johnny Chu, Tastemaker 2012 This is part two of my interview with Johnny Chu, chef-owner of SoChu House Neo Asian + Martini Bar. If you missed part one of the interview with Johnny Chu, read it here. Is your cooking more influenced by one Asian cuisine another, or…
After a week of high-profile condemnation for Chick-fil-A’s CEO’s public stance on gay marriage, the hits just keep on coming. The most recent defection is the Muppet’s own Jim Henson Company, which announced via Facebook that it would be forming no new partnerships with Chick-fil-A because of the company’s stance…
See also: Fairytale Brownies in Bite-Sized Morsels — a Dream Come True See also: Tammie Coe, Fairytale Brownies and Goody Twos Toffee for Valentine’s Day 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…
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…
Hey, readers, get ready. We’re putting new meaning into the term “street food.” For Chow Bella’s latest mission — “Eating 16th Street” — we’ve employed a young woman who’s literally eaten her way around the world. Alex Rodriguez has eaten borscht in Moscow, steak in Buenos Aires and a “life-changing…
See also: Seven Summer Olympic Sports That, Yes, Really Are Olympic Sports With the 2012 London games fast approaching, we here at Chow Bella are tirelessly trying to find ways to make gluttony an Olympic sport. And while we know that may take some time to pass over the Olympic…
See also: 10 Favorite Breakfast Spots in Greater Phoenix and Is Matt’s Big Breakfast Really Worth Getting Out of Your PJs For? As famous for its exceptional home made breakfast dishes as well as its long lines, Matt’s Big Breakfast, the tiny eatery in Central Phoenix from chef-owner Matt Poole,…
Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform for creative pursuits ranging from a nano-satellite that lets you “tweet” from space to a comic book about a killer zombie monkey to Bike-In Theater, allows enterprising idea people to skip conventional means of project funding and go right to the folks that matter: the believers…
See also: Johnny Chu Opens SoChu House with a Hip Ambiance and Plenty of Cocktails Johnny Chu SoChu House Neo Asian + Martini Bar 2801 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix 602-340-9777 This is part one of my interview with Johnny Chu, chef-owner of the just-opened SoChu House Neo Asian + Martini…
Ikea, haven to college students looking for cheap furniture and Swedish meatballs, has introduced a new product for the masses (at least in the UK): Ikea beer with a name just as unpronounceable as any of their other products. ÖL LJUS is a lager and ÖL MÖRK is a dark…
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: How to Make Unforgettable Scones See also: Scone for the Holidays: AndyTalk’s Recipe for Being a Good House Guest 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…
See also: Tastemaker No. 72: Johnny Chu See also: Johnny Chu’s SoChu House to Open Thursday, July 19 When the curtains rose Thursday night at Johnny Chu’s latest venture, SoChu House Neo Asian and Martini Bar, we were planning to drink and dine the night away at what will surely…
See also: Beckett’s Table Resurrects the Grownups Table for Summer: Three Courses + Wine for $39 Many may be familiar with chef Justin Beckett’s seasonal American food at his restaurant, Beckett’s Table, in east Phoenix, but fewer may know about the establishment’s stellar wine selection — until now. In its…
See Also: Last Call’s Gin Primer, How to Drink It and Like It There I was behind the stick a few days ago. A guest ordered a gin and tonic. I whipped up one for him, he tasted it, and pronounced that it was a darn fine one. I shrugged…
Extending a middle finger high and proud to rising food prices, world hunger, and nationwide obesity, Kitchen 56, the Arcadia restaurant serving American comfort food, wants you to name its newest burger. The reward? The winner gets one a month until the end of the year. Where, given the burger’s…
Calling itself “a delizioso escape from boring fast food,” a new fast-casual Italian restaurant is gearing up to open at 15425 North Scottsdale Road (in Zocalla Plaza, just north of Scottsdale Quarter and across from Kierland) in North Scottsdale. The Republic reports that Pellini Italian Eatery (pellini is Italian for…
