Since it hit the road last fall Old Dixie’s Southern Kitchen, the food truck of killer Southern eats courtesy of Michael Babcock and Jenn Robinson, has been leading the Valley in the Southern food trend already happening in other parts of the country. See also: – New Food Truck Alert:…
When we hear about soup so delicious the restaurant that offers it sells out of it nearly every day, we definitely get curious. When it comes with promises of flu-fighting magic, it’s pretty much a must have, rocketing to the top of our taste test list. Dragon Wok’s slow-cooked-with-love broths…
Cowboy Ciao is spicing up your Wednesday, and possibly getting you tipsy, with a twist on their “sommelier showdown.” This time the showdown event is “Sadie Hawkins” style with ladies preparing the main course and pairing them with wines. And instead of waiting to be asked on a date to…
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Veggies might not be the average person’s favorite food group, but Hip Veggies, an educational partnership between local creatives and food community members have been trying to change that fact. Through art and food-based events they advocate for people to showcase some less-than-familiar fruits and vegetables. This time aorund they’ve…
Since what seemed like a mass exodus of restaurants over a year ago from the Camelback Esplanade, the mixed-use development on the southeast corner of Camelback Road and 24th Street, the seven-month-old Del Frisco’s Grille was the first to show the complex still had a chance at new culinary life…
Shoppers at Lam’s Supermarket, the Asian grocery store on the Phoenix’s west side, may have been a bit surprised to see the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in the aisles last week. And they weren’t on the hunt for prawn-flavored chips or chocolate-stuffed egg rolls. See also: Joe Arpaio Says MCSO…
Pop quiz: On what day do one third of all Americans visit a restaurant? If you guessed Mother’s Day, often referred to as the busiest day in the restaurant biz, you’re wrong. Valentine’s Day is the holiday that draws out the diners, so if you’re planning a fancy date night…
This is part two of my interview with Greg LaPrad, chef-owner of Quiessence and Morning Glory Cafe. If you missed part one, where LaPrad gave negative “foodies” a serious tongue-lashing, read it here. See also: — Joshua Johnson of Kai Dishes on Antelope Liver and Working for a Celebrity Chef…
As Wake Up Call has frequently highlighted, the Japanese and Asia on the whole are fearless culinary travelers, nomnauts if you will. But even by the most generous of standards, miso ramen flavored ice cream is pretty strange and apparently not exactly delicious. See Also: –Wendy’s Japan Presents: A Lobster…
bellsbeer.comBeer: Sex Panther Brewery: SanTan Brewing Co. Style: Porter ABV: 6.9 percent I don’t know how no other brewery snatched up the name “Sex Panther” before SanTan did, but I’m ecstatic they all missed out, because now I get to pepper this review with Anchorman quotes. Thank you, other breweries’…
Apple Annie’s Orchard, the family-owned orchard just outside of Wilcox and one of the Valley’s favorite spots to pick its own fruit, is branching out — and it isn’t with more Granny Smith or Pink Lady apples hanging from the trees. See also: – Maya’s Farm Celebrates Organic Certification with…
Greg LaPrad Quiessence & Morning Glory Cafe The Farm at South Mountain 6106 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix 602-276-0601 (Q), 602-276-8804 (MG), quiessencerestaurant.com, morningglorycafeaz. com See also: — Phoenix Cold Snap Is Over But What Are the Repercussions For Local Farmers and the Restaurants Who Buy From Them? This is part…
Since they opened their original, modest little ‘cue joint in South Phoenix in 2011 (and shut down their Scottsdale location last summer), Texas expats Mike Pitt and Doug Dieckmann of Texas BBQ House have been serving up smoked pieces of tender, glistening animal flesh any dedicated carnivore would drool over…
By now your food truck schedule should be getting pretty full, but make room for one more weekly locale to hit up. CO+HOOTS has announced they’ll be hosting a pair of food trucks every week in conjunction with their weekly midweek business advisement sessions. One of the newest Valley trucks…
Festival season’s about to hit full tilt. Are you ready? Now you are. Here are some of our favorite local food & beverage events happening from now until the end of April: FEBRUARY 2/1 – Haute Chocolate Market & Festival Where: Heard Museum Price: $30 in advance, $35 day of…
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. It’s kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won’t all…
Ring the bell, it’s time for Last Call, where JK Grence, bartender at Shady’s, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. I don’t know what’s been going on, but I’ve…
It’s 5 P.M., I just got back from an out-of-town wedding, I’m hungry, and the only thing I know for sure is that I’m staying home. I have a spaghetti squash on my counter, and some cherry tomatoes that I put in the refrigerator before I left for the wedding…
If the Valley restaurant scene seemed “off the chain” this week, blame it on restaurateur and Food Network host Guy Fieri. The spiky-haired chef was in town quietly filming six Valley restaurants for the 14th season of his popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. See also: Guy Fieri Spends Time…
Gettin’ Vig-gy with it (sorry) in the downtown area might be a reality in the next several months for the popular upscale tavern The Vig. See also: Cupcake Love-In Founder Opens Coffee Shop Inside Her Scottsdale Bakery and Jobot Duo to Open Vegan/Vegetarian Diner in Bragg’s Pie Factory Celebrating six…
Payton Curry is still making pickles and stuffing sausages at Brat Haus, but his consulting business called Curryosity took on a new client a few months back, and now the fruits of Curry’s labor will be unveiled. See also: — Payton Curry Dishes on Marketing Bullshit and the Futility of…
