Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Yelp Eats for a WeekMake your reservations now for next week’s Yelp Eats 2011. From July 11th through July 17th, popular valley restaurants will be dishing out a few of their favorite apps, entrees and desserts for…
Ever since filmmaker Morgan Spurlock gained 25 pounds in one month by eating McDonald’s grub for his documentary Super Size Me, the public eye has scrutinized fast food’s contribution to the American obesity epidemic. Obama’s 2010 legislation requires large chains to post calorie counts, which prompted many restaurants to alter their menus…
Sometimes, we just want a cheap lunch, we want it quick, and we want to stray from our weekly burrito bowl at Chipotle. Thankfully, if you’re on the westside around 75th Ave. and Bell Road, this won’t be a problem. Around here, non-chain spaces are sparse, so when Leo’s Island…
This week we talk to Hanna Gabrielsson, the woman behind the delightful little Scandinavian bistro with an even more delightful name, Beaver Choice. The restaurant has been open in Tempe on the corner of Broadway and McClintock for only ten months but the community is quickly discovering the wonders of…
Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House, the new restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale serving up standard American favorites with a delicious kick in the ass, will be heading North to Cave Creek to join Jon Spahr, chef and owner of Amaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge, for a special wine…
While most folks were content with flipping their third-pound burgers atop a grill this weekend, Brett Enright, chief executive of Juicys traveling barbecue and ASU alumnus, and Nick Nicora, co-owner of Ovations Food Services, joined forces to create a record-breaking meat beast at the Alameda County Fair on Saturday. The…
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. 64: Barbecue…
Today, the worlds of cooking and sex have never been more intertwined. With raunchy, fouled mouthed food celebs like Anthony Bourdain constantly in the public eye, and delicious food porn all the rage, we live in an age open to oral stimulation of both the kitchen and bedroom variety. Fortunately,…
Yay! Spring rolls in CenPho. Yet another reason to love the Coronado neighborhood. Opening later this month, Rice Paper will feature more than 20 different types of fresh and crispy spring rolls. This will be the second Vietnamese restaurant brought to the Valley by sisters Lan and Hue Tran. They’ve also opened…
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: Melons It’s time to enjoy the fruity floral spheroids. There are quite a few varieties of melons that you will find…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Five for Five at FiveGood news happy hour hounds, BLT Steak at Camelback Inn has revamped their happy hour menu with new summer items. Monday through Friday, join the resort restaurant from 5 to 7 p.m. for…
Hey, aren’t you supposed to be off lighting something on fire? Go back outside, but before you do, check out our favorite fireworks. An oldie but a goodie. Have a safe and tasty Fourth of July, from all of us here at Chow Bella. …
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week. FnB Goes BYOB For the Summer: Whoops! Our 10…
Yesterday we met Trudy Thomas, former student of Wolfgang Puck and current bar manager at BLT Steak at Camelback Inn. Today she shares with us the recipe for Passionate Pisco Punch, a cocktail new for BLT’s summer 5@5 menu inspired by Thomas’ current infatuation with Pisco, a strong, clear grape…
You should all know where I’m eating this week. It’s a holiday weekend so I figured I would throw out an easy one. This Chandler hot spot is home to steaming bowls of broth that bubble gently while cooking strips of raw meat, plump mushrooms and lefty greens. And if…
My first thought when I saw the title of Lobsters Scream When You Boil Them was please, spare me from another irreverent take on serious kitchen happenings. Relief came when I spotted the authors names. Team Bruce Weinstein (chef) and Mark Scarbrough (food writer) have collected culinary notches on their…
Nirvana can be achieved just off Hwy 101 and Thomas Rd., at the rich, shaded 20 acres of Singh Farms. Every Saturday from 8am to 1pm, Ken and Lee Singh open up their farmers’ market to the general public. Otherwise, the couple sell to individual hotels and restaurants the rest…
Looks like folks in North Phoenix will soon get a taste of The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based burger joint best known for its made-to-order “Charburgers,” smoke-flavored patties grilled over an open flame. Established in 1969 and with over 30 locations in California, The Habit Burger Grill came to Arizona…
We like beer, we like brains, and we like teamwork, so we’re loving this one. Louis Dolgoff, head of the Beer for Brains Foundation, told us yesterday a collaborative beer specially brewed for his organization is in the works and will eventually hit national distribution. Dolgoff says the brew will…
Summertime in the Valley may be a scorcher, but the Arizona Biltmore, one of Phoenix’s first resorts built in 1929 with the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright serving as the consulting architect, is playing it Hollywood cool. As part of their Hollywood & Wine summer-long series featuring celebrity bands and Hollywood…
Sometimes called Sonoran style, these bacon wrapped beauties are a favorite throughout Arizona. Whether you get one from the guy who sets up his cart and a few tables in front of the barber shop at Priest and Baseline in Guadalupe or order up the bacon wrapped Kobe Dog at…
Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburbian-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley’s rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Crispy Pata from Chef Susan Bilas of Gingerroot (1076 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, AZ) The Basics: Crispy pata, or deep-fried pig’s…
