Chef, you had us at “late night Japanese street food.” From 10 to midnight this Thursday, March 24, Josh Hebert at Posh restaurant in Scottsdale will donate half his proceeds to the Red Cross in support of disaster relief efforts in Japan. The fare at Posh is “globally-inspired French…
Did you know that McDonald’s restaurants offer a real lobster sandwich? Apparently, if you hit up the Golden Arches in New England or Eastern Canada, you’ll find the McLobster: a combination of questionable seafood chunks, mayo, tartar sauce and lettuce packed in an overrated hot dog bun. In early March,…
Got some Girl Scout cookies in the pantry? So did we — hence, the Chow Bella Trefoil Showdown. When the challenge was given to create something tasty using Trefoil (shortbread) Girl Scout Cookie, the stress was on. The question is to do something savory or something sweet, to totally transform…
Most American restaurant foods are easy to replicate at home: grilled cheese, burgers, the classic BLT. Japanese and hybrid-Asian foods are another matter. It might seem simple to toss together some rice, crab, seaweed and avocado to make a basic California roll, but ask any sushi chef and they’ll tell you…
The Lexington Hotel was an unexpected stop on the Art Detour route over the weekend, as the group behind Cycle, downtown Phoenix’s first pop-up restaurant, opened their doors for a secret opening. There was no kitchen unveiling or menu sampling during the event. Instead, Art Detour volunteers served up local…
Not long ago, a friend posed a good question. He wanted to know where he could get dessert in central Phoenix. And not just a meal-ender. This needed to be dessert worth leaving the house for. Here are Chow Bella’s five suggestions for destination desserts in Phoenix. 1. Postre de chocolate…
Winter and early spring visits to the farmers markets around town have us obsessing about vegetable tarts. We started out thinking of the quintessential tomato pie, the kind we used to crave in the mid-west in August, brimming with juicy Big Boys and fresh-picked sweet summer corn. But this weekend…
Last night’s line up on Food Network’s All Stars Tournament Round 3 pitted Beau MacMillan against Nate Appleman, Anita Lo, and Jacques Torres. You all know Beau from elements at The Sanctuary, as Iron Chef winner besting Bobby Flay at his own American cuisine game, and Season 1 of Worst…
There’s a certain art to pouring an espresso shot, and many baristas won’t serve a shot of espresso if it’s not perfect. Robbie Pfeffer, manager of The Fixx coffee shop and arts venue in Tempe, says some people take “the art of espresso shots” too seriously, but even he throws…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Wine Dinner Christopher’s never fails to impress us with their monthly wine dinner’s mouthwatering menus. This Month’s wine dinner takes place tomorrow, March 22nd and features wine from the Maison Marques & Domaine collection. The expertly paired…
The Phoenix Sister Cities sponsored the 6th annual WorldFEST this weekend, and promised a celebration of cultures from around the globe, or at least from Phoenix’s nine sister cities. Unfortunately, if you weren’t a small child or a beer lover, it’s likely the festival offered very little for you to…
Trader Vic’s is taking pride in its decades-long history and throwing a throwback “Vintage Vic’s” dinner party this Sunday — and I don’t know why they haven’t done this sooner. Let’s do the time warp! Think about it — how many restaurants have food and drink archives going back 77 years? Chef Justin Pfeilsticker…
A Bahn Mi craving jumped up and smacked us in the face the other day around lunch time and we were nowhere near Lee’s sandwiches. Good thing the downtown area recently acquired a Vietnamese eatery where your Pho and Bahn Mi cravings can be momentary satisfied. Our Bah Mi Dac…
Last night marked the launch of a new South Scottsdale hangout called Smok’n Joe’s Roadhouse, which took over the space that used to house Mardi Gras (8040 E. McDowell Rd.). The concept started in Canada and is just breaking into the Arizona market. Although a menu isn’t available yet, one…
Film: Winter’s Bone (2010)Popcorn Alternative: Root Beer Glazed PopcornEntrée: Rabbit Stew with Bread and ButterBeverage: Beer or Root Beer See what we’re cookin’ after the jump…..
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?HBDBirthday party time! This Sunday, March 20th, The Vig Uptown is celebrating their very first birthday and you’re invited to the party. From 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. all of the Vig’s signature cocktails, wines, beers and…
Yesterday we finished chatting up Patrick Boll of The Spotted Donkey Cantina ii and today he will guide us in putting together a super simple fish tostada. With the dog days of summer just nearly here, lighter fare incorporating fish just sounds all the more appetizing. This dish fits the…
Hey! Add some variety to your diet, infuse some cannabis into your favorite oil.
There are a few oils that I will recommend and share with you how to best prepare them here.
Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let’s face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Molotes from Tacos Atoyac. ¿Como se dice?:…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Why are you reading this? Shouldn’t you already be head first into a warm, over priced “pint” of green beer? Normally we would already be on the patio of our beloved Casey Moore’s,…
There’s something about The Herb Box that makes me want to play hooky. As spring fever strikes with a vengeance after a fairly gloomy winter, it doesn’t take much to justify an extended lunch on the patio here. All it takes is an appetite. This new Old Town Scottsdale location…
hen Conspire’s coffee operations moved down the street to become Jobot Coffee, the Downtown hangout/gallery switched gears and started serving smoothies and vegan baked goods and desserts. Now, Conspire is undergoing yet another makeover, and this time it includes a relaunch with a full in-house vegan eatery. At this point,…
