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…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?BrewFest! Uh oh. Two beer events in one day? Sounds like trouble! For those of you who really want to attend tonight’s Rare Affair at Talking Stick Resort but can’t afford the $75 price tag, we’ve got a consolation…
The tender: Samantha RogersThe bar: Café Zuzu (6850 E. Main St., 480-421-7997)The pedigree: Rogers got into bartending when she was 20, starting as the daytime bartender at My Big Fat Greek Restaurant in Tempe. She spent four years there, eventually working her way up to bar manager and crafting the…
The one thing all pies have in common is crust. Despite the ubiquity at the bottom of every pie, a good crust is often hard to find. The problem for most people is that they do not make enough pies to become crust-proficient. The solution is a foolproof crust.
Ramen (when it doesn’t come in noodle-brick form out of a package from the grocery store) is a Japanese dish made of wheat noodles served in a flavored broth. The dish has been a part of both Chinese and Japanese cultures for decades and thanks to Nissin Foods, in the…
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…
Since its opening in 1929, the Arizona Biltmore Resort, located in Phoenix near 24th Street and Camelback Road, has been carrying on the 200-year-old English pastime of afternoon tea. Now, in its 82nd year, the Arizona landmark is planning to delight tea freaks and the infusion-curious alike by continuing the…
Rise and shine, breakfast lovers! If the first meal of the day is as important to you as it is to me, you’ll need to check out my review of Perk Eatery in Scottsdale. These folks know breakfast — lunch, too — and they’ve got some of the best pancakes…
A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. We were alerted to this Scottsdale-based blog about customer service from an ex waiter who spent many years in kitchens and he’s ready to tell his stories and get yours on Amazing Service, Really. We thought that his post on Front…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Wine, Beer, Music, FoodIt’s fundraising season and the fun-raising continues this weekend in Peoria at the 2nd Annual Vistancia Music & Wine Festival. Enjoy a full day of local Arizona music while sampling dozens of wines this…
If you are from the Midwest, you understand that breakfast is serious business. By nature, it is a hearty endeavor — designed to be satisfyingly filling and prepare its consumer, forkful by loaded forkful, for an array of seasonal servitudes. There are gardens to be planted in the spring, sprawling…
Who serves the best drunken noodles in Phoenix? When in the mood for a dish that’s so spicy it clears up the sinuses, look no further than drunken noodles, or pad kee mao. This stir fry can be made about a thousand different ways, but the staples are Thai basil, chili, garlic, and rice noodles.
Pie Social is right around the corner — do you know what you’re baking? Well, you’re in good company, friend, because neither do we. We decided we couldn’t be the only ones drowning in a sea of pumpkin, searching for an escape form the ordinary. After all, this is the pie…
CityScape, downtown’s newest highrise (and ongoing restaurant scene saga) of residential, retail, office, and hotel components, has announced three new restaurants opening in the coming weeks: a second location of Scottsdale’s The Breakfast Club and Barrista Bar, The Strand, a fast-casual Italian restaurant, and the Mexican grill, Chipotle. The news…
Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats and Drinks by Stephanie Izard and her friend Heather Shouse, published by Chronicle Books, has the look and feel of many of the celebrity cookbooks you’ve seen before. Colorful and engaging graphic design, photo of the chef looking…
Richie Moe from Citizen Public House, chef Josh Hebert of Posh, Julie Hillebrand Tomey from J&G Steakhouse — they’re just three of twelve Valley mixologists battling each other and competitors across America for the title of greatest Hangar One cocktail and an all-expense paid trip to the Hangar One Vodka…
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. Salt and pepper shakers, flatware, tea lights — restaurants are used…
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…
Scorpions dipped in chocolate, anyone? Larvettes in a box for you, dear? And how would you like to sample the chef’s newest specialty, the Maggot Melt Sandwich? Only one event could bring us such fine fare: the Arizona State Fair. If you’ve tackled the exotic cuisine at this year’s festivities,…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Wright’s Winemaker Dinner Part Deux Wright’s at the Biltmore will be hosting the second Winemaker Dinner of the 2011-2012 season this Thursday, November 3rd. Dinner number two will feature wines from the Rombauer family, whose vineyards have been producing Napa…
We hope you were able to read along with us the first Chow Bella Book Club selection for the month of October – Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn. Today is the day for our first online book club “meeting” to discuss our thoughts and feelings on this book…
