Yesterday, Wynter Holden AKA The Virgin Cook gave you a Valentine’s Day menu built on ease of preparation and maximum effectiveness…ahem…outside of the kitchen. Today, we’re all about comfort foods courtesy of The Thrifty Cook. These thrifty options are great because they make more then you need for one meal…
In the eighteenth century, Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist credited for the naming and classification system used to distinguish plants and species found in Europe and the New World, named the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, “food of the gods”. Cacao had a long-established spiritual connotation among the Mayans and the…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Paso Robles Grand TastingWine week events continue tonight as the El Chorro Lodge and the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance host the Grand Tasting. Sample wine from over 30 different winemakers showcase more then 150 wines. El…
The Spot: Brio Tuscan Grille, San Tan Village Mall, 2150 E. Williams Field Rd. Suite 118, Gilbert, 480-917-9177,www.brioitalian.com There is another location at 15301 N Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale. The Hours: Monday through Friday 3-7 pm and then again from 9 pm to close. The Details: While we were surprised that…
If there’s anything good about Valentine’s Day, it’s that it gives us an excuse to stuff our faces with chocolates, candies and other heart-shaped confections. Whether you’re looking for a sweet gift or plan on drowning your relationship sorrows in sugar, the following are some of our favorite local…
The latest installment in that ongoing series you readers love to hate takes us behind the scenes at one of the greasiest spots on earth: Jack in the Box. Take an as-told-to guided tour of the hate with a former JITB employee who spent three formative high school years slinging burgers. She…
Located a baseball’s throw from Chase Field, Coach & Willie’s is one of the only joints around with its own parking lot — which makes it a prime destination for locals who don’t have time to fiddle with parking meters on their dwindling lunch hours. There’s not much directly around. A…
hef Matt Carter, a trip across Scottsdale means a journey from France to Spain — and back again. Now, that’s a worldly guy. The Mission in Old Town Scottsdale offers margaritas and twinkly lights alongside the Spanish cuisine, while Kierland Commons’ Zinc Bistro is tres Francais from soup to nuts. Chef at both, Carter moves from one to the…
Following nearly everyone else in fast-food land, Carl’s Jr. has finally come out with its own chicken wrap. Called Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrappers, each one features one of CJ’s chicken tenders rolled up in a flour tortilla with shredded lettuce, cheese and choice of buttermilk ranch, honey mustard, or barbecue…
The Arizona Republic is reporting this morning that LGO Public House has pulled out of the CityScape project in downtown Phoenix. Are you surprised? According to Howie Seftel, LGO is claiming “ventilation” problems in the space they were to occupy. In any case, we bet the folks who run La…
Uh oh! You better hurry up and make reservations for Valentine’s Day or you’re going to be stuck pretending like you actually planned a romantic dinner for two at home, a cooking disaster waiting to happen. Besides, cleaning up the kitchen will take away from, ahem, business time. Here is…
Thinking about whipping up a batch of candy for Caramelpalooza 2011? Better think quick: The deadline for entering our sweet contest is today, Tuesday, February 8. Chow Bella and our friends at Smeeks candy store are at it again, co-sponsoring a fun, free, filling-defying evening of caramel tasting: Friday, March…
We typically delete the emails that land in our box every day from cooking.com without even opening them, but today we clicked with abandon.Look! One of our favorite Starbucks drinks is now available to DIY. This is great news, as we’ve noticed that salted caramel hot cocoa has fallen off…
I like to think I’m a girl who’s willing to try anything once. So when our boss suggested a little friendly Valentine’s Day competition between Ask the Chef’s Carol Blonder, Thrifty Cook Cyndi Coon (their recipes will appear tomorrow and Thursday) and yours truly, I accepted the challenge — and…
Leave it to Kate Benjamin — you know, the woman who’s turned midcentury modern furnishings for your cat (no, really!) into a sleek cottage industry– to find The Nogg, a new, mod kind of chicken coop. We suppose chickens deserve to strut in mod style, too. Check it out. Now we’re off…
Colin Chillag The painter is currently showing his work in a group show at 5 and 6 Gallery in Scottsdale. He also has a solo exhibition planned for April at the same space. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Last night for dinner, it was linguini with sauteed eggplant,…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Paso and PorkBeat the Valentine’s Day weekend madness by taking that special someone to a special Tuesday night Wine dinner. Join Cowboy Ciao tonight for their “Paso & Pork” dinner featuring wines from Paso Robles Wine Country…
It’s being billed as “one of the most comprehensive series of grand opening events in Valley restaurant history,” but to be honest, the line-up for Sam Fox’s Arrogant Butcher is giving us a serious case of heartburn. Jason Rose — the public relations poobah who brought Phoenix pink tacos and too-saucy…
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: Preserving the harvest Part of being a responsible backyard gardener, CSA member, farmers market supporter is using up what is in season…
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: Radishes Here’s a vegetable appropriate for Valentine’s Day. These blushing fireballs are cute and sassy, come in lots of shades of…
Many savory recipes — whether vegetarian or with meat — call for the use of stock or water as a liquid ingredient. Adding stock contributes more flavor to the final dish than adding water. Choose stock to add that extra layer of flavor and deliver a more complex and tasty final…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Valentine’s DayHurry up folks, Valentine’s Day is just one week away! IF you still haven’t made dinner plans and need an affordable suggestion, look no further. Blanco’s Taco + Tequila at the Borgata in Scottsdale is offering…
