Like your eggs runny? You might not, after reading this post. Dr. Joli Weiss, foodborne disease epidemiologist for the Arizona Department of Health Services, confirms that some of the 228 million tainted eggs involved in the national recall making news all over the place were, in fact, distributed in Arizona…
Centurion, which opened in June, is Chef Eric Osburn’s first foray into restaurant ownership and his proudest accomplishment to date. “European fusion” is how he describes the food. “We focus on all of the countries of Europe as where I pull all of my ideas and thought processes from, but we refuse to make one defined dish.”
It sounds tiny — and alas, there is only one farmer confirmed so far — but there’s a new weekly farmers market launching tomorrow at POOL, the collaborative marketplace located in a former Mervyn’s in Mesa, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Perhaps they should just call it a gourmet market…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope…
It’s hard to resist the allure of a good rack of ribs, even if you know you’re going to need a dozen wet-naps to clean up afterwards. Many professional BBQers spend a lifetime trying to perfect their baby back recipe. Since we didn’t have that long to wait, we checked out…
The September issue of Bon Appetit hasn’t hit the streets yet, but the word straight from publisher Conde Nast is that local restaurant Noca gets a mention in Nina Elder and Andrew Knowlton’s roundup of “The Country’s Best Daily Specials.”About one recent Sunday special, the grilled heirloom tomato and mozzarella…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?”Dry It, You’ll Like It”Dust off the Ronco and put it to work.Tomorrow night, learn everything you need to know about everybody’s favorite subject, food dehydration, at the Desert Botanical Gardens. Chef Rachel Albert-Matesz will be going…
The Spot: FEZ, 3815 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, (602) 287-8700 http://www.fezoncentral.com The Hours: Double the hours, double the cheap drinks with a 4 to 6:30 happy hour for the after work crowd or from 10 to close to satisfy the late night CenPho scene. The Details: Two-for-one wells and beer,…
Chef Eric Osburn, who opened Centurion in Roosevelt Square this June, has been cooking ever since he saw his dad flip an omelet for the first time at age 11. By 13, he was cooking all the meals at home, had his first kitchen job at 15, and was taken under chef Sam Caniglia’s tutelage in a country club outside Chicago at 16.
Two Hippies Beach House gives fresh meaning to a paper bag lunch. The newest installment of peace, love and tacos, residing in the chartreuse building with the wrap-around porch at the corner of 16fh Street and Earll, packs up lunch in the brown sacks just like mom did, but in place of the PB&J, cold cuts or mystery meat, you can pick and choose tacos, burritos or hot dogs – all for less than $10.
With pie on the brain these days (if your calendar’s not marked, write down November 13 for Chow Bella’s Pie Social and dust off your cookbooks), we couldn’t resist sharing a couple slices of sweet dishes that will hold up even in this heat — they’re felted. Buy a pattern…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope…
Turns out it was limited after all: popular North Phoenix hangout Unlimited Coffee, at 7th Street and Glendale, closed last week, much to the dismay of java lovers and folks who frequented the spot as a sort of office-away-from-home.Owner Hans Mathiesen confirms, “Yes, I’m very sorry we have permanently closed our…
Mack Duncan The puppeteer, filmmaker and founding member of The Torch Theatre improvises with Apollo 12, Die Puppet Die and Mack Duncan: 1-Man Show. Some of his upcoming performances may be found at www.thetorchtheatre.com What’d you eat for dinner last night? The second half of the Little Ceasars pizza I…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Pink Wine NightTonight from 6 to 9 the Arizona Princess Program and My Florist Cafe will be hosting an educational networking event to raise awareness for their unique program that provides an outlet for Arizona girls in…
You’d think after their recent salmonella poisoning incident, Taco Bell would be more careful about what they tell us to put in our mouths. Not so. The company that claims it has always considered itself Mexican-inspired (hey, we use the word “tacos” and have neato, adobe-style restaurant facades. Olé!) recently…
This Saturday will be the last chance you can swing by cheese goddess Lara Mulchay’s artisanal cheese and charcuterie spot, Petit Fromage — for the time being, anyway. The year-old business, located inside of D’licious Dishes at 7th Avenue and Missouri, will be “on hiatus,” Mulchay says, as she takes…
So there’s a stylin’ new bowling alley opening next Friday at downtown’s long-awaited CityScape complex — what’s that got to do with you, hungry reader? Turns out, Lucky Strike Lanes isn’t just a place to knock down a mess of pins. The 18,000-square-foot, 12-lane bowling facility also has its own full-service…
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 screw-top…
On Wednesday, September 15, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, Bravo will launch Top Chef: Just Desserts, spin-off of the 2010 Primetime Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning Top Chef. “Pastry chefs have a different brain than savory chefs,” says the show’s host and judge of Top Chef for the past seven seasons…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope…
