Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 7: Desert…
Carl Seacat is a mainstay of many Valley farmers markets. Seacat grows his produce in the West Valley on Blue Sky Farms farmland as well as up in Cottonwood during summer/fall months. You can find his produce at markets around the valley including Roadrunner, Downtown Phoenix Public Market, Old Town…
Editor’s Note: We just learned that tickets for the October 16th event at The Accidental Yard will go on sale Tuesday September 27th at 10 a.m. MST through her website http://goat-tour.com/.Also, turns out tickets are $150, not $125 as we originally reported. Phoenix (or Scottsdale, rather) is getting some love…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Wine Dinner, BLT Style BLT Steak’s September installation of their monthly wine dinner series is happening tomorrow night at 6. The award-winning Paradise Valley restaurant will be joined by Bryan Del Bondio, president of the Markham Vineyards in Napa Valley, CA, for…
The Spot: Geisha A Go Go, 7150 E. 6th Ave., Scottsdale, 480-699-0055.www.geishaagogo.comThe Hours: 3 to 7pm. daily. Open to close (3 pm – 2am) every Sunday.The Details: Enjoy half off select apps and drinks every day — but what we really enjoy is Sunday’s deal at this happy hour spot. Rock…
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Phoenix is getting a new music venue called the Crescent Ballroom (you can read about it here). Phoenix music fans are pretty excited for the venue’s October 3rd opening and it looks like Phoenix foodies have something to look forward to, as well. …
The Valley has never hurt for cheap Mexican food but good cheap Mexican food requires a bit of looking. Taqueria Mi Casita (2050 North Alma School Road, Chandler) in Chandler joins a long and proud Phoenix tradition: Excellent food hiding in a strip mall. Their combination plate, featuring any of their…
Beer: Pumpkin PorterBrewery: Four Peaks Brewing Co. Style: American porterABV: 5.5 percent Here in Arizona, we don’t get much indication when the seasons change. The unbearably high temperatures might drop to slightly less unbearable range; the leaves might go from green straight to dead. Looking outside, you might not be able…
Want your next cup o’ Joe with a little retro on wheels? Meet Shine Coffee, an espresso bar housed inside a 1957 Airstream trailer. Coming soon to a farmer’s market or home tour near you, Shine features coffee beans sourced from Arizona roasters, fair trade and organic teas and chai,…
Yesterday we brought you the first half of our chat with Chef Dean (Deano) Delgado of the new Tempe breakfast spot Ncounter. Today we’ll chat with Deano and owners Kathy Coker and Tysen Manuel about why they chose to move to Mill and their vision for the future. You’ve done…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 8: Quesadilla…
Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce.This week’s harvest: Tomatillos If you’re not used to cooking with them, tomatillos can be the black sheep of summer produce — so misunderstood, so…
If an Iron Chef is “a king among chefs” then what’s a king among Iron Chefs called? A SUPER CHEF, YO, THE ONLY TITLE THAT MATTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a move that has nothing to do with sagging ratings, the fourth season of The Next Iron Chef, premiering October 30 on the…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Cooking and Composting with Singh Farms If you’re thinking about starting your very own garden, you will not want to miss Singh Farms’ fall workshop series. The 20-acre Scottsdale farm hailed as a “hidden oasis” will…
The business:T-Licious Tasty Teazy Tacos What you need to know: Oaxaca-style food fused with classic French techniques. Chef/owner Jordan Kean and manager/owner Cathy “Red” McGoldrick bring decades of experience to this endeavor, creating unique flavors like the duck confit taco on the right. Beyond the duck simmered in its own…
There’s not much that leaves us speechless, but several of us here at Chow Bella didn’t know quite what to say after reading the stream of comments that came in last week following food critic Laura Hahnefeld’s first-taste review of Tina’s Ethiopian Cafe in Chandler. The colorful comments — both for…
Tempe welcomed the chic, urban sibling of Mesa’s well-known breakfast joint, T.C. Egginton’s, to the corner of Mill Ave and Third St. For the past six weeks, Ncounter has been serving up breakfast and lunch to everyone from the hungover starving college student, to the busy business suit crowd. It’s…
Wait — something feels different. Did the temperature drop a couple of degrees?! Time for comfort food! Better carb-load for that cool winter we know is coming. No worries — Chow Bella’s here with a half-dozen must-try noodle dishes. You’re welcome. 6. Butternut Squash Mac at Cheuvront An eclectic wine bar…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 9: Flying…
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.This week: Crackers & Co. Cafe in MesaFor a busy Saturday morning, the staff at Mesa’s Crackers & Co…
With the punishing heat of summer finally looking as if it’s going to change its Facebook status to “Over,” those of us who have been patiently getting plastered indoors with a glass or two of vino can finally take our imbibing outside (and put some clothes on) at the fourth…
Wake up, downtown Phoenix, your Mexican breakfast is ready. Vitamin T, celebu-chef Aaron May’s home of tacos, tortas, and tequila in the Cityscape building, officially opens for breakfast today and my does it look tasty. Think smoked ham and oven-roasted chicken tortas, a breakfast burrito, and huevos rancheros all for…
