In the kitchen with: Anthony Spinato Making: Get Meaty Pizza This week, Chow Bella gets a behind-the-scenes look into the fifth–and newest–location of Spinato’s Pizzeria in Ahwatukee. After the lunch rush on a recent summer day, Spinato’s has a sleepy, quiet vibe to it. One family shares a pizza in the larger dining…
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. 47: Bob’s…
Sweet Republic last week, Paletas Betty yesterday, and now this? Phoenix is gettin’ some major TV time. ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY TV GODS, FOR THEY HAVE SMILED DOWN UPON OUR HUMBLE VALLEY. Seriously, nice to see. Urban Cookies, the neighborhood bake shop of organic, gourmet goodies in Phoenix, is set…
Gwen Ashley Walters is a professionally trained chef, and spends her days writing about food — you might know her blog Pen & Fork. She is a “smoothie savant” and tweets (@chefgwen) about her ultra creative smoothie ingredients like Avocado + Kiwi + Lime + Sriracha. She’s a restaurant critic,…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Beer For Brains! Tomorrow night, Rico’s American Grill at the Pointe Squaw Peak and the Beer for Brains Foundation are teaming up with four of our beloved local breweries for a special fundraising dinner. Start with appetizer at 6:30 p.m…
The Spot: The Garage Public House, 4855 East Warner Road, Ahwatukee, (480) 940-6455www.publichousegarage.comThe Hours: 3- 7 p.m., 7 days a week. A reverse HH is also offered from 10 p.m.- 12 a.m., Sunday through Thursday. The Details: @font-face { font-family: “ＭＳ 明朝”; }@font-face { font-family: “Cambria Math”; }@font-face { font-family:…
Local growers like those you find vending at the Scottsdale Old Town Farmers’ Market and Downtown Phoenix Public Market are typically a peaceful lot. But this past weekend, that calm was shattered when word got around about a recent online article by Kate McClendon of McClendon’s Select about their decision to not…
Looks like Big Earl’s BBQ, chef James Porter’s home of “old school ‘Q” in Old Town Scottsdale has found a replacement for Tony Morales, their pitmaster since January who left last week to focus on Desert Smoke BBQ, his business of signature sauces and spice rubs. Chef James Fox, who…
Coffee and Tea Express lives up to its name, and beyond — the cozy coffee bar in downtown Glendale provides quite a few tasty options that don’t fall under the beverage category. Hidden behind a parking garage (bonus: constant shaded parking) and open at 6 a.m., the café is a…
Ever since Epic Meal Time landed on the scene last year, Youtube cooking shows, blending hearty amounts of internet humor and ego with varying levels of culinary talent, have been on the rise. In the digital age, where everything and anything can be recorded and put online, it seems anyone…
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. 48: Tinga…
Oh my, looks like we lost two Valley restaurants as of late. Parc Central, home of progressive American cuisine in the Scottsdale Quarter and only open since January, posted on its Facebook page last Wednesday that it was closed for the day and to make reservations for a future date…
Ridged. Fried. Kettle cut. Baked. What seems like a simple, easy snack — the classic potato chip — is now found in supermarkets in a gazillion combinations of flavor, texture and cooking method. While it’d be easy to grab a few bags and make the taste test comparison, Cooking Virgin…
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: Purslane/Verdolagas Purslane is the fancy schmancy succulent weed that you see at farmers’ markets around town and the rest of the…
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Usually, phone calls at 2 a.m. bring no good, but for Noca owner Eliot Wexler, this one was a welcome wake-up. The call came from 27-year-old chef Matt Taylor. Taylor, currently working at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas with celebrity chef Michael Mina, had called to inquire…
A French saute pan flew across the floor, and the crowd warmed up like a TV audience as Chef Beau MacMillan taunted Chef Robert Irvine during introductions Saturday night at the latest Lunch & Learn event, part of the summer cooking demonstration and dining series at The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain. Tongue…
The beer: The VermonsterThe brewery: Rock Art BreweryStyle: American BarleywineABV: 10 percent Normally, I like to introduce you to new beers in this space. There’s been no shortage of choices in that regard — tons of great breweries have been entering Arizona lately. But while some grow and expand, others…
I don’t know about you, but I am ready to give my cook top a break — send it on vacation with the chefs who, like a NYC shrink, shutter their doors for a summer respite. My ambition to make a meal has been reduced to quick and easy preparations that…
Following Sweet Republic’s stint last week on Food Network’s The Best Thing I Ever Ate, looks like another Valley ice cream eatery will be getting some cool television exposure. Paletas Betty, the paleteria with locations in Chandler and Tempe and specializing in handmade Mexican popsicles, will be featured on the…
In the mood for some new summertime fare with minty freshness? Me, too. District American Kitchen & Wine Bar, the American comfort food restaurant at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, has a rooftop garden bursting with several varieties of the flavorful herb (think chocolate mint, pineapple mint, spearmint, and peppermint),…
Oh my, is it here already? Cycle, the pop-up venue hidden inside the Lexington Hotel in downtown Phoenix, will shut its doors on August 27th, when the restaurant and hotel will transform itself into a boutique, arts-driven hotel and restaurant concept opening in 2012. But this pop-up powerhouse ain’t goin’…
