Donna Gabrilson and Stacey Barnes, the mother-daughter masterminds behind GoodyTwos deviously delicious toffee, are whipping up a host of other ways to indulge in their seven highly addictive toffees. At GoodyTwos Toffee Company, the only thing better than toffee is toffee AND something else. Today, they share the recipe for Crème de la Crunch Carrot Cupcakes with white chocolate cream cheese frosting.
We ventured up to Fountain Hills to see if the rumors of real New York style bagels were true, and we confirmed it: DJ’s Bagel Café is an authentic, East Coast bagelry.
Chef Rick “Koji” Hashimoto rocks and rolls as he prepares sushi at Hana Japanese Eatery, dressed to the nines and showing off his skills. Today, we pick Koji’s brain about his sushi technique, the brown bag lunches he couldn’t escape, the best bone-removal method and if any deadly catches will be hitting the sushi boat decks and Hana’s any time soon.
Warning: these frozen fall treats from Culver’s are dangerously addictive. If you’re not into pumpkin stuff, feel free to jump down to the next post, but if you’re like Fry Girl and anxiously await autumn’s arrival of all things of the large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent…
Ever wondered why Italians have come up with so many quirky shapes for pasta, or why they’ve given them so many whimsical names? This clever, cute, and geeky book has all the answers you need, along with recipes on how to make them all. I’ve never made homemade pasta before, but now…
I’m totally in love with this surprise gift a friend just gave to me. What could it be? The tiny matchbox promising “Serious Cleavage” had me intrigued . . …
Preston SmithPreston Smith The improviser, director, instructor and marketer for Jester’Z Improv Comedy in Scottsdale performs regularly with the troupe. What’d you eat for dinner last night? I teach improv comedy, and a student brought me a pie to the last class. I took it home and forgot about it…
Rico’s American Grill opened this weekend adjacent to the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort boasting classic American fare with a Southwest twist and keeping hush-hush the fact its executive chef is still TBD.
Somewhere between BK’s Subservient Chicken and “Avoiding the Noid” at Dominos Pizza, comes the best and longest-lasting game the fast food world has to offer: McDonald’s Monopoly. Starting today and ending November 1, Mickey Dees Monopolites can eat, peel, and (possibly, maybe, sometimes, not often) win prizes from free food…
bunsinmyoven.com Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Free Omelette? Yes please! Get outta bed early tomorrow and join First Watch restaurant for breakfast or lunch and score yourself a free omelette. To help raise money and awareness of the valley’s homeless and hunger…
A couple of local food trucks hit a bump late last week, one trucker tells Chow Bella. Two popular vendors — creme-brulee-wielding Torched Goodness and barbecue connoisseurs Pork on a Fork — were approached by an enforcement official Friday for violating city code near Scottsdale Industrial Airpark, 15770 N. Greenway Hayden…
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 wines…
With so many restaurant openings lately — Stan’s Metro Deli, Kanpai Sushi, Cutie’s — Mill Avenue has been on a roll, and the momentum continues this week with the planned Thursday opening of Canteen Modern Tequila Bar, at 9 p.m. Formerly Regions Bistro, at 6th Street and Mill, the place has…
We went up to Northern Arizona this weekend where we went to a car show, a quilt show, and drove through Oak Creek Canyon. To eat we had chimichangas, cheeseburgers, tacos, and some big slices of chocolate cake. It was fun, but now it’s time to take it easy and…
We ate like royalty (minus the royal treatment) with some of the Valley’s finest Sunday afternoon at Dine Out with the Chefs at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
OK, folks, things are really getting exciting. We have more tickets to give away to the October 9 Best of A’Fare at CityScape in downtown Phoenix. The evening will include free food and drink from more than two dozen Valley restaurants; tickets are valued at $35 each. (And BTW, this…
Last week we asked you to tell us your superpower, in exchange for a chance to win a pair of tickets to this Saturday’s Best of A’Fare at the new CityScape in downtown Phoenix. We got some great responses — though some had to be tossed, since we also asked…
Hungry for a late night bite on Mill Avenue? How ’bout a hot dog from a hottie? Cutie’s, a new hot dog shop featuring gourmet dogs and brats as well as “an eye-catching staff” (according to their chipper website), just opened last week for lunch, dinner, and beyond, on 6th Street at…
To everything there is a season — a phrase that applies especially to beer. Take a hint from nature. As the leaves begin their annual shift from gold and green to deeper hues, so should your drink. Fall is the season of maerzens, oktoberfests, harvest ales and pumpkin beers, and…
My mom loves to frequent antiques shops and estate sales, and always keeps an eye out for the kind of Japanese knick knacks I love. Today, I just got a surprise package from her in the mail that contained a very vintagey sake box, sans the actual bottle of rice…
Mother-daughter duo Donna Gabrilson and Stacey Barnes blend their traditional and modern styles to make some not-so-innocent toffees at GoodyTwos Toffee Company. One part old school and one part you-have-to-taste-it-to-believe-it twists means some seriously light-hearted toffee genius (that earned our stamp of approval).
Does Smashburger know something we don’t? Rather than introduce a new tasty burger to its lineup (shed tear here), the place that bills itself as “Every City’s Favorite Burger Place” has gone chicken, with three new Smashchicken sandwiches: BBQ Ranch, Avocado Club, and Buffalo — and four new chicken Smashsalads:…
