Just when you thought eggplant was off the market for the winter, Maya’s Farm shows up to the market with beautiful rosa bianca eggplants. This Italian heirloom varietal can be distinguished from typical eggplant with its beautiful light purple-pinkish striping. They are also generally smaller than store-bought eggplant with a…
Once again this year, Chow Bella writers are gnawing on the holidays — in the form of stories of Christmas and food. Hope you have some Alka-Seltzer handy. Enjoy. My friend Shawn struggles to make sense of the ham that sits in a tin-foil tray on the buffet table. “Would…
Except the cronut. We love the cronut. (Photo: Tejal Rao)Here are 13 food trends whose ubiquity has dulled the sheen of novelty — now they’re just boring and sometimes annoying, in spite of an exciting debut. (To keep things interesting, we’ve included a few food trends we hope continue into…
Thank you, pink zin. If you are still reading you are probably looking for some seriously sarcastic snark. Sorry, that’s not what’s coming. Those of us who make a living in and around the wine world, and those of you who enjoy the gigantic selection of really great wines available…
It could be said that Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails in Chandler truly supports the arts. Not just on its walls, where local artists hang and sell their works, or during its art-inspired dinners, but through its cuisine as well. And if you can get past Barrelhouse’s inability to put…
Once again this year, Chow Bella writers are gnawing on the holidays — in the form of stories of Christmas and food. Hope you have some Alka-Seltzer handy. Enjoy. It’s the day after Christmas, and my spouse is showing photographs of dumplings to total strangers. “We were going to make…
The Upper East Side Big Band at The Farm at South Mountain Saturday, December 21 Enjoy our region’s comfortable winter weather this weekend when The Upper East Side Big Band, Arizona’s premier jazz big band, comes to perform at The Farm at South Mountain. Attendees are invited to bring a…
Just in time for the holiday season, pastry chef Country Veldaor and husband Sergio opened their sweet-minded shop in Old Town Scottsdale. Called Super Chunk Sweets and Treats the charming retail spot is an outpost to get your hands on a variety of the chef’s handcrafted desserts. The store, meant…
We’re not going to say we told you so, but we did say Bar Crudo was the best place for specialty cocktails in the Valley. And we’re not the only ones who think so…
Described as “incorporating the refined culinary influences of Los Angeles, New York and London,” Chestnut Fine Foods & Provisions, an artisan-minded eatery and marketplace, opens its doors at 7 a.m. today. A kind of reincarnation of Chestnut Lane, chef-owner Polly Levine’s short-lived, from-scratch cafe that opened in 2009 at 4233…
The Spot: Clever Koi 4236 North Central Avenue, Phoenix 602-222-3474 www.thecleverkoi.com…
Once again this year, Chow Bella writers are gnawing on the holidays — in the form of stories of Christmas and food. Hope you have some Alka-Seltzer handy. Enjoy. I feel obligated to create an elaborate December for my daughter. When I was eight years old, my mother bought Martha…
Honey adds a certain richness and delight to a garden’s bounty. It pretty much never spoils, and lucky for us — it’s in abundance from local sellers in the Valley. Zack Funke, of The Health Foodie has been beekeeping for a little more than two years and studying bees for…
In Chow Bella’s new comic, Wait or Die, we tell the stories of waiters and waitstaff from restaurants around the Valley. Submit your stories here: waitordie@newtimes.com — and be sure to let us know if you wish to remain anonymous…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. As Sriracha, foam, and molecular gastronomy slowly fade into our culinary memories, a new group…
The bartenders at Virtu Honest Craft in Scottsdale and Cork in Chandler are mixing up cocktails to accompany your New Year’s Eve imbibing. While Kailee Gielgens, Virtu’s new head mixologist, takes a more culinary and experimental approach to the her cocktails, Jon Doholis goes for simple pairings that you can…
Since last spring Starbucks has been secretly testing the market for “handcrafted sodas.” The experiment has been limited to stores in Japan, Singapore, Atlanta, and Austin, Texas where baristas have been using Soda Stream-like machines to carbonate beverages. But it doesn’t just stop with soda. The coffee giant has been…
Gourmet tacos and signature salsas are coming to Central Phoenix in January by way of a new restaurant called Urban Tacos. The project of Valley native Tim Perkins, owner of the defunct Timothy Michael’s Hideaway in Phoenix, Urban Tacos will be located at 6522 North 16th Street (formerly Europa Pastry…
This is the second part of our interview with Chef Cullen Campbell of Crudo in Phoenix. Today we’re picking up where we left off yesterday, when he told us all the work that went into his experience cooking dinner and the James Beard House in New York City. Despite hours…
Keenan Bosworth and Joshua Riesner, the culinary duo behind Pig & Pickle, the casual spot serving upscale comfort food in south Scottsdale, are no more. The two chef-owners, both formerly of Atlas Bistro, opened Pig & Pickle, their first restaurant, a year ago after having cooked in various kitchens (Bosworth…
If you are looking for something to unglue those crusty morning eyes, or if you just want a jump start at some other point in the day, stop by downtown Phoenix coffee shop Jobot Coffee and order a Sunrise. This espresso and orange juice combo is a lip-smacker and a…
If you’re already up to your ears with holiday stress from gift shopping, you can forget about planning an elaborate feast for your friends and family. Make reservations at one of the Valley’s finest restaurants to enjoy a Christmas dinner with lots of love and laughter — and less of…
