Phoenix has crazy love to thank for Chef Guido Saccone’s pizza and pasta at Cibo Urban Wine Cafe & Pizzeria. Saccone, who was born just outside of Naples, fell in love with the American girl working in Tuscany for the summer, who just happened to be from Mesa. A love story straight out of a fairy tale lead the Italian chef to Arizona.
Pastry Chef Austin Chantos enjoys taking old world classics, and giving them a new twist. Today he shares a recipe for Sicilian Tiramisu with layers of biscotti soaked in espresso simple syrup and chocolate sponge. recipe after the jump…
How did we make it through Thanksgiving without alcohol-infused whipped cream?! Well, bring on Christmas — because we’ve found Whipped Lightning here in Phoenix and the liquor stores where you can get it opened this morning at 9. (And thanks to our sisters in Orange County and Houston for tipping…
Yichao Wang The artistic director of CloPet Theatr can be seen performing with Jester’Z improv this December and January What’d you eat for dinner last night? I ate at Hong Kong Gormet Buffet in Ahwatukee. Delicious though a bit pricey–but lots of yummy seafood, and great sushi as well! Favorite…
Now this is a home tour you can sink your teeth into. All over town, artists, architects, pastry chefs, fire departments, and neighborhood schools are busy creating and building — out of gingerbread. After Hours Gallery and Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Phoenix are partnering to present the first annual HOME…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?It’s Finally HereHappy early Christmas to us! Just in case you haven’t heard, the much anticipated downtown Pita Jungle officially opened it’s doors yesterday. Now those us of that live, work and play downtown can finally get…
Christmas is everyone’s favorite holiday, but true beer fans know that the most wonderful time of the year is made even more wonderful with a pint in your hand. Winter warmers and other dark, comforting brews take over around the holidays to help carolers and Christmas tree shoppers thaw out…
Anyone who has searched the couch cushions for a handful of change knows that boozing on an extreme budget can be a risky proposition. To help you decide how to spend that meager pile of pennies, we’ve scraped the Bottom of the Barrel to review some of the cheapest swill…
Pastry Chef Austin Chantos grew up eating hearty midwestern meals in central Illinois. He still favors the flavors and kind of cooking his chef father provided for the family: biscuits with gravy and one- pot meals filled with meats, vegetables and potatoes. Austin glimpsed the restaurant world over his Dad’s…
Perhaps on Tuesday, Clare Patey will explain just what the Sacred Mayonnaise Ritual is — it takes place during her annual “Feast on the Bridge,” which re-purposes a public bridge in London to create a serious (and outrageous) food party. Patey’s an artist and a curator whose work revolves mostly…
We know Phoenix Suns fans love their two free tacos from Jack in the Box when the team scores 99 points, but just in case the Suns don’t do the deed, US Airways Center has several new menu options that may win fans over. Levy Restaurants and US Airways Center’s…
Even if your oven sits cold all year, chances are you’re considering firing it up, right about now. As a holiday twist on our “What Are You Eating” feature on Chow Bella and “What Are You Wearing?” on Jackalope Ranch, for the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you “What…
Do you need a little inspiration to get in the mood to make your gingerbread house for the holidays? Take some time to test out the gingerbread flavors offered around town. Once you are cozy and warm in the belly with gingerbread treats you’ll be ready to make your own…
The last time we visited Cup O’Karma in Mesa, it was May (hot), and we had the Iced Chai Frappe (cold and yummy). But now November is almost over, and we’re back on the hot stuff to keep us warm and fueled in this freezing Phoenix winter weather (anything below…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Arizona Wine FestivalHope you didn’t spend all your Holiday shopping money this past weekend because this upcoming weekend is the 2010 Fall Tempe Festival of the Arts. This year take a break from browsing the arts and…
Home from your Black Friday shopping — with a few things still unbought? We’ve got good news. Christa and Jim Kent’s kitchen consignment boutique Kitchen Switchin’ opens Monday November 29th. We stopped in to check on the progress of the opening, and found Jim handily finishing display shelves while Christa was tagging newly…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Black FridayAhhhh Thanksgiving is over, now it’s time to shop! Forget about the nervous breakdown you are about to have, or worse, getting tramped by crazed Wal-Mart shoppers while you are out and about on this lovely…
We’re glad you showed up. We just weren’t expecting an audience on the old blog today. Not sure if you heard, but it’s Thanksgiving. We’re sort of on holiday as it were. Still, Chow Bella is not known for turning away an audience. For you loyal followers who took time…
The northwest corner of 16th Street and McDowell is like a Mexican mullet — La Hacienda Carniceria lunch business in the front, an outdoor fiesta in the back. The host of the party side? Rico’s Tacos. The celebration starts every day at 4 p.m., when La Hacienda closes its doors…
The dude at the Cheba Hut cash register doesn’t know me, but he grins and greets me like a friend who just showed up at his house party. “What’s up, mama?” Uh, isn’t it obvious, buddy? I have the munchies, big-time. I’m staring at the menu, dazed and confused (low…
Remember that scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory where disgusting gum-chewing champion Violet Beauregarde gets her choppers on a piece of gum that tastes like a roast beef dinner, complete with tomato soup and blueberry pie? According to the Institute of Food Research, we’re not far off from a similar lazy man’s dinner…
The intersection of 16th Street and Bethany Home is hotter than ever, thanks to the addition of yet another stylish spot called Garage. Tucked between Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and a new bakery called Cupcakes By Design, and just a stone’s throw from the swanky new Vig Uptown, this winebar/hangout just opened…
