It’s probably been a few years since anyone thought of conveyor belt sushi restaurants as anything more than a gimmick. Sure, having plates and plates of shining fish slide right past your table, ripe for the picking, is a cool experience — once. But a new restaurant in Tokyo is…
Beer: Lolita Brewery: Goose Island Beer Co. Style: American Wild Ale ABV: 9 percent “We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless.” ― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita Eloquent, no? It’s not often I get to quote literature in…
Eugenia Theodosopoulos Owner/chef Essence Bakery and Café www.essencebakery.com It’s been a busy few weeks for Essence Bakery owner and chef Eugenia Theodosopoulos as she’s opened her bakery’s second location, in Central Phoenix. Known for making delicate French-style pastries and light breakfast and lunch fare, Essence Bakery has been a Francophile’s…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. In addition to the celebrity baker lineup, anyone out there can bring two pies…
Since the short-lived Cask 63 closed this May (co-owner and chef Brian Feirstein is now heading up the coming-soon new Salty Señorita in Old Town), the Shops at Gainey Village has been short a restaurant for its North Scottsdale diners. But in a few weeks, the space at 8877 North…
The classic way to end a Thanksgiving meal is with a slice of pie. Or, let’s be honest, a slice of every single pie that was brought to the party. Make sure there’s plenty to go around by pre-ordering one of these 10 delicious desserts for your holiday table. Of…
Shine, our annual pocket guide to all things Scottsdale, is out. And this year, local artist Luster Kaboom is taking readers on an illustrated ride through the city’s best spots for food, drink, art, and entertainment. Here, in no particular order, are the five best places for coffee in Scottsdale…
Market Street Kitchen Wednesday, November 13 This week, Market Street Kitchen will welcome Todd Bostock, winemaker at Dos Cabezas WineWorks, to the Valley for a one-night dinner featuring the Sonoita winery’s products. The three-course dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a reception featuring deviled egg and Dos Cabezas 2012…
Last week, the FDA announced it’s making the move to eliminate trans fats from processed food. The news comes after the administration announced it had determined that partially hydrogenated oils are no longer “generally recognized as safe” in foods. And after a 60-day comment period, get ready for a complete…
You know you’re a native Arizonan when it’s 60 degrees outside and your thoughts turn to wintry things. There I was, enjoying a late-night dinner on a restaurant patio after work when I got in the mood for a warm nightcap. Dinner was hearty, so coffee sounded good. What should…
From time to time, Chow Bella’s contributors challenge one another to a showdown: Make the best dish you can, using one common ingredient. This time (naturally), it was pumpkin. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the results, and at the end, we’ll let you know who won. Today:…
Central Phoenix’s Melrose District just got a lot more cozy and roast-y with the addition of The Refuge, a combination coffee shop, restaurant, and wine bar that manages to balance and blend all three components nicely — no identity crisis here. What’s extra nice about this homey spot on Seventh…
After 10 years, Old Town’s Salty Señorita is ready for a makeover. And she’s getting one in spades. On Sunday, November 17, the good-time cantina will host a final celebration before closing its doors to move up the street. Salty’s new location will be at 3748 North Scottsdale Road (in…
Brining your T-day turkeys is, like, so in right now. It seems not too long ago that deep-frying was all the rage in turkey cookin’, but tides change. Lucky for us, local chef Jennifer Jackson has created an easy way for Phoenicians to stay en vogue with their Thanksgiving dinners…
Okay. I’ve become the annoying convert everyone avoids. I make visitors to my house taste my latest green smoothie, even though they look like deer in the headlights as they stare at the liquid that is not the color of anything you would willingly drink. I describe my lunch items…
Hunting just got a whole lot easier in Montana, where it’s now possible to print out a roadkill permit that gives you permission to harvest animals like deer, elk, antelopes, and moose for food if you hit them with your car. And because that still might be too much work…
Two weekends ago, with the gorgeous Phoenix sunset and mountains as a backdrop, I got married. I married the greatest guy ever. A Southern version of Julia Child’s ever supportive husband Paul Child, he schleps my pastry equipment and supplies, does delivery runs for my business, treats my friends and…
Singh Farms Saturday, November 9 Located just off Loop 101 at Thomas Road, Singh Farms opens up its 20 acres of farmland every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The weekly farmers market offers a selection of organic produce and artisan food products. With great values on items like…
Does a loud and lively Mexican beach party sound tempting? If so, then Mariscos Altata on the city’s west side is probably going to be a place you’ll enjoy. But if your feelings about parties (and noise) don’t include an ever-present blasting of banda beats from a jukebox, squawks from…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
Scottsdale-ites who love the hand-held turnovers known as pasties will now be able to get their fill in their own neighborhood. The third location of Cornish Pasty Co., founded by Cornwall, England, native Dean Thomas, opened for business Wednesday at 3800 North Goldwater Boulevard in Scottsdale…
Prepare to be made pretty darn uncomfortable with one man’s love for Doritos Locos tacos. In an article for Vice titled “My Doritos Locos Tacos Gave Me a Boner,” writer Joshua David Stein describes — in particularly specific and sexually infused detail — his experience with a trio of Doritos…
