Hey Tempe, you have a brand new pizza spot and it may be the best five dollar pizza we’ve ever tasted. Located on Apache just east of Dorsey in the same complex as Food City, Big Jimmy’s is cranking out crazy good pizza for crazy cheap prices. It’s no Cibo…
You’re welcome. I knew you couldn’t live without seeing this super giant prawn for yourself. Last week, scientists on a deep sea research mission off the coast of New Zealand came across something huge — a super giant amphipod, aka a MASSIVE prawn. The scientists found seven of these unrealistic…
In what may be the Valley’s quickest opening and closing of a new restaurant by a legendary tastemaker, Barrio Cafe owner and chef Silvana Salcido Esparza has decided to close the second of her two concepts, Silvana Bistro, and devote all her energy (and Silvana Bistro’s space) to the first:…
Beer: BigfootBrewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Style: American BarleywineABV: 9.6 percent They called me crazy. You’re wasting your time, they said. You’ll never find it, they said. But I always believed, and my desperate search finally paid off. I found Bigfoot. Though, to be honest, it wasn’t really all that…
If you’ve been wondering why nobody’s thought (much) to bring vegetarian and vegan food into the burgeoning food truck scene, we’ve got the answer: They have. Meet The Romanoffs: Erin and Chad, a pastry chef and occupational therapist, who will be hitting the streets in their 1968 vintage Avion trailer,…
For someone who’s made cakes for the likes of Yoko Ono, Al Pacino, and the Rolling Stones — not to mention a couple notable weddings and two White House stints — you could say Colette Peters knows her fondant. The owner of Colette’s Cakes in New York City, author of…
It’s always a treat to go to True Food Kitchen to enjoy fresh juice drinks with their signature Tuscan Kale Salad, but when you don’t have time to dine out,luckily they’ve shared the recipe to make at home.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s always nice to see the love, especially on a national level and when it’s given to Valley restaurants. Three Valley dining spots and L’Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek in Sedona made the list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the US…
In an effort to make Mom proud, Chow Bella’s taking a good, hard look at the most important meal of the day in the form of Scrambled, a mashup of breakfast recipes, news and reviews of local restaurants serving the a.m. crowd. We wanted to try the breakfast (now being…
A few years ago, downtown’s menu of dining options could be counted on one hand, but slowly, ever so slowly, that situation has been changing. With the arrival of CityScape, the high-rise residential, retail, office, and hotel complex in 2010, those in downtown now have more options of where to…
We’ve all been there: drunk and hungry, only to find most of the local food joints are closed. As a remedy to this dire situation, we’ve done our best to find some downtown Phoenix spots where you can still grab a bite after most of the other restaurants have closed…
It’s not a secret. We are pretty addicted to Pinterest here at Chow Bella. We sit online for hours on end wondering how someone managed to carve a picture of the globe into an apple or wishing we could somehow make an M&M ombre cake ourselves. Seriously, it’s a great way…
Just when we thought the bacon craze was over — this happens. Jack in the Box releases a bacon milkshake. A BACON MILKSHAKE!…
Tuck Shop is literally tucked into the corner of 12th St. and Oak. With only a small neon sign, it’s easy to pass by this place without knowing what delicious food and comforting environment are inside.
Yesterday we found out why Worcestershire Sauce is mixing it up with other stuff on the bitters shelf. Today, we give you three recipes in which the savory condiment is essential. Who knew there were that many? Bloody MaryThe most popular hangover curative around, the Bloody Mary was introduced to…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Trying to find the perfect place for a unique Valentine’s date? EaterAZ gave us a sneak peak at what the Four Seasons in Scottsdale has to offer next week. On Saturday, February 11th the resort is holding “Feast the Senses” where guests…
For those of you who couldn’t make it to Changing Hands Bookstore last night for Gabrielle Hamilton’s packed house — the very last stop of her paperback tour — here’s what you missed: We found out that Hamilton’s marriage has, in fact, ended and that she has returned to Italy, though…
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, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened,…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. From predicted national trends in cuisine like Scandinavian flavors, caneles,…
My favorite downtown pizza spot recently started serving weekend breakfast and it’s good. Like, really good. My omelet eggs were cooked to fluffy perfection and then stuffed full of Shriner’s breakfast meats; the rustic toast arrived with just the right amount of char; the apricot preserves were tangy; the little bowl of…
Welcome to our new(ish) column, “Ask the Pastry Chef,” by Amy Morris, a pastry sous chef at J&G Steakhouse. Have a question for Amy? Leave it in the comments section. What are 3 indispensable tools for pastry? There are many directions to go with this question. Tools for making a…
Okay this is it. We promise not to talk about the Super Bowl for an entire year after this post but we found these four things while looking for extremely important stuff on Pinterest. Like the above video of Top Chef champion Michael Voltaggio makin’ his super boneless chicken wings…
