Fate Brewing’s Flagship, Irish Red

Beer: Irish Red Brewery: Fate Brewing Co. Style: Irish Red Ale ABV: 5.4 percent Having just attended a gathering of beer industry leaders who discussed the merits of drinking local and supporting a brewery’s core brands, I am (for this week, anyway) pumped on flagships. These are the beers that…

McDonald’s Habanero Quarter Pounder: Why Bother?

Food rules in my world are surprisingly few in my out-of-the-kitchen hours: 1. Eat Mexican seafood or Asian food at every opportunity. 2. Anything on a bun is friendly territory. 3. If fast food is involved, make it McDonald’s. Everyone in the culinary industry has their fast-food weakness, no matter…

5 Things To Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Just because the weekend is over doesn’t mean you have to starve. Here’s what we’ve got on our plate this week. Beyond Frybread – Discovering Diné Nuevo Cuisine This Thursday, July 18, Tertio winebar chef Renetto-Mario Etsitty will create a one-of-a-kind Navajo-influenced menu for “Beyond Frybread — Discovering Diné Nuevo…

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there’s a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you’re like most people, you probably just don’t have the time to get to all of it. So, here’s a recap of some of the top stories from the week that…

How to Make the Best Manhattan Cocktail

While looking through all the Last Call columns I’ve done, I was somewhat taken aback that I’d been writing about cocktails for this long and have yet to discuss a cocktail cornerstone, the Manhattan. It’s a very elegant cocktail; it has only three ingredients, but its flavor is almost infinitely…

5 Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. Bastille Day On Sunday, July 14, the French and francophiles around the world will celebrate the national French holiday, Bastille Day. Mostly, we’ll be using it as a good excuse…

Guy Fieri’s Grown Ups 2-Themed Chili. Really.

Because apparently there’s no justice in this world, the powers that be have brought together the cast of Grown Ups 2 (a perfect example of why sequels are almost always a horrible idea) and the world’s most famous blond goatee, Guy Fieri. That scary combination resulted in a Grown Ups…

5 Reasons to Visit “Stocked” at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Any food-lover knows that every culinary creation must start somewhere, and that place is usually the grocery store. Now through September 1st, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is featuring “Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles,” an exhibition that highlights the role of grocery stores in modern culture. We met…

Bink’s Very Special Bacon-Infused Burger

Just four months ago Bink’s Midtown didn’t exist. The cozy bistro at 24th street and Osborn used to be the French Sophie’s Bistro, but after James Beard Award Finalist Kevin Binkley bought the central Phoenix location, the restaurant has turned from serving French to American cuisine…