The average person’s stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds’ worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food than they should eat in a week — daily recommended…
Fresh lettuce and tomato. Heaping piles of bacon. The BLT is a classic for a reason — it’s quick and easy to make, but deliciously crisp and decadent when done well. We scoured the planet (ok, the city) for places offering a classic sourdough BLT and found two worthy contenders…
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…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Nicky’s Week This week is Nicky’s Week at all RA Sushi locations. One-hundren percent of the proceeds from select food and beverage items on the RA menu will be donated to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital in honor…
Culver’s, the blue-roofed home of the ButterBurger, is spicing up summer with the launch of a 3 Pepper Chipotle ButterBurger and an Ultimate ButterBurger Build-Off. While the Wisconsin-based chain has been shy about venturing into the ring of spicy food, they’ve come out swingin’ with the 3 Pepper Chipotle ButterBurger…
The Spot: Fuego Bistro 713 E. Palo Verde Drive, Phoenix 602.277.1151 http://www.fuegobistro.com/…
Oh, TV, how did you get so smart? Just when the temperature starts to rise on another fiery Phoenix summer, you go and give us a bunch of new and returning foodie shows to keep us safe from sunburn, hanging out with you in air-conditioned bliss. Plus, yesterday’s launch of…
How well do you know your favorite cookhouse contraptions? See if you can guess today’s gadget and check back next week for the answer, and to see if you’ve won a most-awesome prize. Here are a few shots at this week’s trickster, add yours to the comment box below: -…
Karen Tack and Alan Richardson may be the only two people outside a candy factory that know how many green candies a box of Dots yields. Karen, cooking teacher/food stylist, and Alan, photographer/cookbook author, have applied their talents and their love of candy to the art and craft of cupcake…
According to Chinese legend, a wise emperor was sitting on his porch one day, enjoying the view and his usual drink of piping hot water, when the wind blew some dried leaves into his cup. Apparently not the kind of ruler who would waste a perfectly good cup of…
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…
Click here to see what this week’s contest is — enter and win front row seating at Cat Cora’s Tempe reading June 23, a spot in the “A” group for her book signing, and a Chow Bella apron…
Damon Brasch The guitar player for Phoenix band MISR WAT (and chef and owner of Green Restaurant and That’s a Wrap!) is busy writing new songs with his band. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Simple Broccoli and Pasta (recipe below) Favorite food: Probably fresh artichokes, we make them…
The swimming pool days are upon us. Does anything cut through the heat like a jump in the pool? It’s time to throw some food on the grill and eat outside in our bathing suits. What’s that? You don’t have a pool, you say? Well then find someone who does, and…
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…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Happy Memorial Day! Hopefully you are leisurely sitting at home getting ready to go jump in a pool and get your grill on with your favorites. To make your barbecue better we wanted to share this…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Giant Coffee Opens Alongside Bunky Boutique Whataburger Brings Back…
The more unusual Chinese dishes are on the dinner menu, but that didn’t stop me from swinging by Lao Ching Hing for a decent lunch that ran me a little more than ten bucks, including a pot of hot tea…
Yesterday, we learned of Julie Hillebrand’s love of fresh herbs and penchant for lighting things on fire. Today, she shares the recipe for one of her newest cocktail creations, the Thangan — a citrusy, spicy drink made using curry and homemade bitters, of course…
Here’s a timely question that just came in from someone who wants to know where to grab a bite of Mexican food while they’re in downtown Phoenix for the five-mile-long protest march from 7th Street and Indian School to the State Capitol on Saturday.Turns out, CenPho is chock full of…
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and stuff your face. While it’s well past November, we did both of these things after chowing down this turkey and cranberry sandwich. From our large glass table, we dutifully people-watched, commented on the lack of Diet Coke, and snacked on lightly salted…
Now, as in tomorrow, is the time to snag a bunch of certified organic California raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries at two packs for $5 ($3 each, but who needs just one?) from Janna Anderson’s Pinnacle Farms. They have stalls at Roadrunner Park and Old Town Scottsdale Farmers’ Markets.BTW, tomorrow, May…
