Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Weekend Wine Hey Arizona wine lovers — are you ready for the wine event of the season? This Saturday, November 19th join The Farm at South Mountain for the 3rd Annual Festival at the Farm — it’s one…
Gina Buskirk started Gina’s Homemade in 2010 with her husband, Christopher Buskirk. You might have seen her delectable foods at the Old Town Farmer’s Market or Whole Foods. If you don’t know, Gina’s Homemade is where you can get creamy, oozy artisinal cheeses, loads of flavors of crunchy biscotti, tomato…
A cantina-gone-Scottsdale? It’s true. And at El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria, they’ve got something more unique than their surrounding providers of party-packed good times — tabletop taps. Here’s a taste: “An ingenious invention that, like Eden’s apple, simply must be sampled despite its most assuredly sinful outcome, the self-serve taps…
The tender: Beth SaccoThe bar: British Open Pub (1334 N. Scottsdale Road, 480-941-4195)The pedigree: Sacco spent a decade cultivating a large following at Billet Bar, but when the bar closed down in November 2010, she began teaching bartending at ABC Bartending School in Tempe. She began working at British Open…
If you’re hosting Thanksgiving I can’t give you a formula to guarantee a perfect meal. I can, however, share the method to the madness of my own Thanksgiving preparations. I start by taking a moment to focus on the meaning of the holiday. The Pilgrims and Indians broke bread at…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Foodiebear’s blog makes you feel warm and fuzzy with the stellar snaps and well-written reviews of local restaurants. This week Foodiebear takes us to Tien Wong Hot Pot in Chandler. Head over for helpful hints on how to enjoy a hotpot…
If you’re looking for a traditional Thanksgiving beverage to enjoy during the holiday, toss the wine aside. Beer was far more likely to have enjoyed a spot at the first Thanksgiving — in fact, a shortage of beer may have been the very reason the Pilgrims even chose to stop…
Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let’s face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the Valley. This week: Pambazos from El Nopalito ¿Como se dice?:…
This week we talked with DJ Fernandes, owner of Tuck Shop. He’s an architect-turned-restaurateur but the success of his first venture led us to believe his recipes won’t taste much like cinderblocks and concrete. Fernandez brings us his personal recipe for pot roast made in a pressure cooker, which he says…
wanted?) Thanksgiving guest and shares her mother’s stuffing recipe. In a small rental car due back the next day at the same time, we sped toward Morenci, Arizona. It was Thanksgiving Day and my new girlfriend (who looked like a cross between Roma Downey and a real angel) held my…
Chef Cullen Campbell, owner and chef of Crudo, has been restaurant-less since July, when he was forced out of the Steven Paul Salon where Crudo made its home on the patio and in-house cafe. Since then, he’s been searching for a new location while bringing his inventive raw seafood and…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where each week Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question or topic 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. They’re masters at their craft and…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? D.I.Y. Pie Our 2nd Annual Pie Social may be over and done with, but with Thanksgiving just a week away it’s still pie season. And you just happen to be in luck. Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and the one and…
One does not go to El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria for dinner. One goes to El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria for the tabletop taps. An ingenious invention that, like Eden’s apple, simply must be sampled despite its most assuredly sinful outcome, the self-serve taps sit like condensation-kissed gas pumps of…
Looks like the Agritopia farming community and the Fresh & Easy marketplace at Higley Road and Ray Road in Gilbert will be welcoming a new neighbor in late December. A new, family-owned, fast-casual restaurant called The Spot will occupy a tall and narrow space with an an interior mezzanine where…
Slow Food Phoenix needs some creative help and we thought that one of you Chow Bella readers might be the key. They posted on Facebook that they need a “catchy slogan” or image for their new t-shirts and we know you can come to the rescue. Find out what you’ll…
Steamed buns. A tasty addition to any table tasting of dim sum. We say table tasting because these bite-sized portions of Chinese-styled dumplings are best ordered family style–which allows for much more variety. With choices ranging from steamed buns and dumplings to rice noodle rolls and egg tarts, you might…
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,…
6. Rocky Road Bread Pudding at BLDNext time you find yourself in Chandler, skip dinner and dive right into dessert.Every bite of this over-the-top bread pudding showers us with waves of sugar. The warm, tender squares of sweet custard infused bread are laced with marshmallows, melt-y chunks of…
The Saguaro, the stylish new hotel that opened the first week of November in Scottsdale (formerly Hotel Theodore and Mondrian), has two of its three eateries from executive chef and Iron Chef Jose Garces ready to be sampled. Old Town Whiskey is an upscale saloon featuring over 100 varieties of…
This last weekend on The Splendid Table, American Public Media’s radio food show that airs here on Sundays at 2 p.m. KJZZ, the fabulous Lynne Rossetto Kasper interviewed Michael Hearst of the band One Ring Zero with a recipe project that marries food and music in an unusual way. Simply…
Last year when my neighbor Louise asked us if we’d like to join them for Thanksgiving, I almost kissed her on the lips. But I had to get some vital information before I started to pucker. “Is butter allowed?” I asked. “Yes…?” she replied, looking a little puzzled. “Are the…
