Beauty Lab: Cookin’ up good looks in nature’s pharmacy. Stupid showers. According to Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman, beauty experts and authors of The Beauty Cookbook, they’re one of the reasons (along with others, like doing dishes and pollution) our hands look like they’ve zapped one too many flying monkeys…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Wine and Tequila Tasting Tonight Up for a short road trip? Saturday May 29th, Tiburon, the aquarium restaurant in Litchfield Park hosts “Explore the Safari”. From 6 to 9 p.m. sample sustainable wines by Parducci and…
When it comes to steaks, we like ours so rare a good vet might be able to save it. Arizona just so happens to be a hell of a place to get a cut of meat. Don’t believe us? Check out Food Critic Michele Laudig’s post on The Stockyards in…
They work hard to deliver hot, cheesy goodness to your front door and expect only a paltry tip in return. They are pizza guys and their stories deserve to be heard. The following is the tale as told to me by such a pizza guy. Should he attach his name…
I’ve seen this olive oil plenty of times on the shelf at Pane Bianco (along with other gourmet items I don’t necessarily need, but want — sometimes just for the packaging), but didn’t stop to really examine the label. Recognize that? It’s the facade of Pizzeria Bianco at night. Apparently Chris…
Lenard Rubin has a confidence about him that comes from being a two-time James Beard House invitee with 25 years experience as a chef — most notably with the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain. The guy’s background includes an extensive stints in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, Boston, New Mexico and New Orleans. So what…
Chef Aaron May is once again bringing Spanish cuisine to the local dining mix, this time with Basque influences. His new spot, Iruña, just opened to the public on Tuesday, in the Old Town Scottsdale space that was the longtime home to Pischke’s Paradise (7217 E. 1st St., 480-398-3020). May…
Last night, a few dozen hopeful urban gardeners turned out for the Phoenix Permaculture Guild’s lecture on turning your front lawn into a garden of edibles. Instructor Doreen Pollack outlined the process she took in transforming the front yard of her historic Phoenix home from half-dead lawn to gorgeous garden. “My…
Since helping open the Phoenician’s J&G Steakhouse over a year ago, Julie Hillebrand has been hard at work changing the way people think about cocktails. A trained chef, she’s an advocate of fresh ingredients and unique flavors who uses her culinary skills to concoct improv cocktails that combine flavors 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 Ranch, for a companion series on 100 Creatives who make Phoenix…
Nothing. No flashing “open” neon sign, no guideposts, no outdoor banners screaming, “Curt Schilling Loves Our Green Chile Burro!” or “Guy Fieri Got the Brush-Off Here!” For over 30 years, Rito’s Mexican Food has been hidden in an off-the-beaten-path neighborhood in Central Phoenix, with only in-the-know insiders able to track…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Humble Summer Date Night Pizza and wine bar Humble Pie is helping ease you into summer with some cool summer savings. Thursdays are date night, so grab a date and enjoy your choice of pizza, 2…
I’m here to talk about food, not politics. But let me tell you, the calls to boycott Arizona businesses have made me upset. If local establishments falter from the fallout — and they’re barely starting to show signs of life after this ass-kicker of a recession — it’ll be bad…
Chris Bianco bags burritos here for Pizzeria Bianco’s kitchen staff, America’s Taco Shop proprietor America Corrales does food swaps with the owner, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’ Guy Fieri got blown off for an interview two years ago, and Sunset magazine named it as a Reader’s Choice for burritos in Arizona…
Way to go, Cheesecake Factory. Congratulations, California Pizza Chicken. Jabba the Hutt would be pleased. Along with P.F. Chang’s, Chevy’s, Bob Evan’s, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, and Outback Steakhouse, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has named scale-tipping fare from these restaurants as “winners” of its…
Here at Chow Bella, we’re weak in the knees at the thought of Cat Cora’s upcoming book signing at Changing Hands Bookstore, June 23. And we’ve got a friendly competiton to get you fired up. (Learn all about the contest after the jump.)…
It’s some kind of culinary Manifest Destiny. America’s Taco Shop, the delightful carna asada joint that’s got CenPho covered with its original location on 7th Street and recently-opened second outfit on 7th Avenue, is heading east, with a new Tempe restaurant scheduled to open this summer. According to the Republic,…
Like bangers and mash or bubble & squeak, fish and chips is the kind of perfect pairing you’ll find at any decent English pub. It’s also the only way most parents can get their kids to eat fish — because everything is better when battered and fried. For this week’s battle, we…
Finally got over to Matt and Erenia Pool’s new Giant Coffee first thing this morning, and I love it already…
Have you ever wanted to go to the voting booths completely sloshed — if nothing else, just to forget how lousy your choices are? We’re pretty sure there’s some sort of legal issue there, so don’t bother. You can, however, enjoy some vino with your voting at the…
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 Ranch, for a companion series…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Meet Winemaker Gary HogueTonight May 26th Eddie’s House in Scottsdale hosts “Meet the Winemaker” with Gary Hogue of Hogue Cellars at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a 6 course tasting of food and wine for only $49 per person…
