Beer for Brains sure knows how to throw a party. On Saturday, close to 800 beer lovers soaked themselves in suds at the RAREaffair, thrown by the Beer for Brains Foundation. Held at Talking Stick Resort, this no-limit food-and-drink-tasting event featured more than 75 beers for sipping. While some brews…
We’re counting down the days to Pie Social 2011 — 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 at 408 E. Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. Don’t forget, you can get in on the action yourself. Here are details for community bakers. And don’t forget about our celebrity bakers — every day we’ll introduce…
Jeff Moriarty, founder of Ignite Phoenix, wants to do for food what Ignite Phoenix has done for ideas: inspire, educate, and entertain. “We want Ignite Food to include all aspects of growing, preparing, and eating food,” says Moriarty. “We would like to hear from not just some of the amazing…
Jon Lane hasn’t owned a restaurant before, but he’s worked in several of them. “My dad owned a banquet facility and I’ve worked in fast food, fine dining, and was a bar tender for Four Peaks and Dos Gringos for a while,” he says. “If you’re in the restaurant business,…
Chow Bella and Changing Hands Bookstore are proud to present the next Chow Bella Book Club (an online book club for people who love food, books and books about food) selection. For the month of November, we’ll be reading A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by…
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,…
Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, the new restaurant from the owners of Arcadia Tavern and whose name alone should be adequate enough to understand the concept, is now open in north Scottsdale in the Grayhawk Plaza on Scottsdale Road between Thompson Peak and Grayhawk Drive. The menu will feature half pound…
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 weekly review of local breakfast spots.We love downtown Tempe and its ever-flowing supply of booze. But in a town populated primarily of college students…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Dinner with the MoonFree for dinner Thursday? How about dinner with this week’s full moon? Join J&G’s Steakhouse this Thursday, November 10th for their monthly “Full Moon Social Dinner.” The four-course meal takes place on the elegant patio…
After seven years, Market Bistro, the family owned lunch and dinner eatery of pizzas and sandwiches (not to be confused with Vincent Market Bistro), has shuttered both of its locations. The Moon Valley location, on 777 East Thunderbird Road, opened in 2004 and the Kierland location, at 6501 East Greenway…
True Food Kitchen’s website states, “We believe that simple, fresh, pure ingredients create the most memorable and satisfying meals.” So, their dessert has to be good, right? Not only that, but several of their desserts are vegan and/or gluten free.
Yesterday we met Samantha Rogers, bartender at the Hotel Valley Ho’s Café Zuzu. Today she shares with us the recipe for the Elderfire, a drink she invented for a mixology competition held by Bombay Sapphire. “I went in a classic direction,” Rogers says. “With all the botanicals in gin and…
Here’s a little tip: If you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck make sure you’re actually buying local. Just because someone is selling produce out of a stall does not mean they didn’t ship their cantaloupes in from California and are passing those costs on to you…
Thursday night, Whole Foods Scottsdale looked like a mini set from a Food Network challenge as five regional WF chefs, including hometown favorite (with his own cheering section) Nathan Hirsch, calmly competed in Round Two of the market’s Ultimate Food Fight. The competition pantry was stocked with fresh local produce,…
”It’s different than a traditional beer festival; it’s a party.” That, friends, is straight from the mouth of Louis Dolgoff, founder of the Beer for Brains Foundation — a national nonprofit association of craft beer lovers, distributors and brewers committed to raising awareness and dollars for brain cancer research. You…
We’re counting down the days to Pie Social 2011 — 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 at 408 E. Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. Don’t forget, you can get in on the action yourself. Here are details for community bakers. And don’t forget about our celebrity bakers — every day we’ll…
This north-ish, westside-ish hole in the wall churns out egg rolls that are better then any we’ve ever had. Even the fancy pants places don’t hold a candle to these fried meals. Inside of the tasty fried-to-perfection crispy skins you’ll find crunchy cabbage, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, chicken and shrimp living in…
The rosy red hue of an apple, the rustic brown of braised short ribs, the unrefined greens of leaf lettuce — BOOOOORRRRR-ING! Now you can change the color of everything you eat (as long as it’s to gold, silver, red, or blue) thanks to Esslack, a tasteless, non-toxic, edible spray…
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,…
This week, Serious Eats, the website and blog created by food critic and author Ed Levine and winner of two James Beard awards, released its first publication entitled, “Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are.” The new book features recipes as well as…
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! This can’t be. How can Cathy’s close? Who is going to make the cake for my wedding if I find some sucker to marry me? Damn it. This really puts a wrench in my imaginary plans. After almost 37 years in business, Cathy Bua has shut the doors to…
Gone are the days of cupcakes in the classroom. By now most parents know that. But are Pop-Tarts acceptable? What about a few Oreos? Snack Time became Headache Time this semester for one Tempe mom left shaking her head over just what’s okay to serve kids in public school. Instead…
