After four years as executive chef at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Frank Belosic is coming back to The Phoenician. But this time, as its new executive chef. See also: Lee Hillson Leaves T. Cook’s for The Phoenician Prior to the Sheraton, Belosic was the chef de cuisine at Mary Elaine’s,…
The Spot: House of Tricks 114 E. 7th Street, Tempe, 480-968-1114 www.houseoftricks.com See also: — Tastemaker #57: Robin Trick — Cartwright’s: Happy Hour Report Card — Timo: Happy Hour Report Card Hours: Happy Hour is offered from 4 to 6 p.m. every day…
The city of Cave Creek may be celebrating its annual food festival this Wednesday and Thursday, but unfortunately there’s one place that won’t be joining in on the fun. Cave Creek Coffee Company, also known as C4, has shuttered. Started in 1998 and currently owned by Todd and Rose Newman,…
Milkshakes, candy by the pound, bowling shirts? Be still our beating retro heart — Bertie’s has come to Arcadia. Located at 4041 East Thomas Road (40th Street and Thomas), Bertie’s opened Monday (with cake pops in hand, natch) offering a sweet treat or two to go along with the vintage…
If you think Kelvin (Kelly) and Kathy Moss have a lot of kids (Anneke 19, Shelby 15, Sheridan 13, Regan 10, Katie 7, Jackson, 5 and Jensen, 7 months) wait til you hear how many cows they have. Their Mountain Shadow Dairy in Litchfield Park is home to 1200 Jersey…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the third annual Pie Social Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. We’ve got an all-star line up of bakers making pies for you to taste, and from now til Pie Social, we’ll introduce…
Want to have a little fun Cave Creek-style? Head to the town’s annual festival –2012 Taste of Cave Creek — held this coming Wednesday and Thursday nights (October 17 and 18) from 5 to 10 p.m. at Stagecoach Village (7100 E. Cave Creek Road). See also: — Chef Kevin Binkley…
We’ve spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we’re finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix. Need a jolt…
Salvatore Calabrese mixed up world’s most expensive cocktail at the Playboy Bar in London, which he owns. The single drink, dubbed “Salvatore’s Legacy,” cost more than $8,000 and was mixed exclusively with alcohol 100 years old or older. See Also: –Creating Fall Cocktails with Belinda Chang and Julie Hillebrand at…
Lucky Megan Dobransky! Our Chow Bella contributor managed to make it to two Okoberfest celebrations — in both Munich and Tempe. She’s here to compare and contrast. Oktoberfest has been a beer drinker’s mecca for centuries. The name alone conjures up images of massive beers so heavy you need two…
Beer: Brown Shugga’ Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Co. Style: American Strong Ale ABV: 9.9 percent Shovelfuls of dank hops. Scoops of honey and brown sugar. A blast of grapefruit juice. Brown Shugga’, how come you taste so good? Lagunitas’ barelywine-gone-awesome, Brown Shugga’, has appeared in this space before, but under much…
An open letter (not really) from the bottomless chicken fried steak offer happening this Wednesday, October 15, through Friday, October 26, at Texaz Grill, the neighborhood bar and restaurant, in east Phoenix. Dear Endless Breaksticks and Salad from Olive Garden, Shhh. Do you hear that? Yes, the laughing. The loud,…
With a generic name and an all-American menu that at first glance doesn’t look like anything special, Phoenix City Grille might not seem like much. That is, until you actually go there and dine. The interior is plush and comforting, although also fairly generic, with the only unique personality shining…
Two casualties to report on Camelback Road in the form of restaurant shutterings. The first, at 1575 East Camelback Road at the southwest corner of 16th Street and Camelback Road in Central Phoenix, was once the home of Fuji Buffet. In April, the space was split into two restaurants: Mediterranean…
Food has been used as a gag reflex in horror movies for decades. Which of us hasn’t squirmed when Jane brings Blanche her “lunch” in 1962’s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, felt sick during the force-feeding spaghetti scene in the 2003’s, Se7en, or shivered during Hannibal Lecter’s description of…
Lynne Rossetto Kasper — longtime host of NPR’s James Beard Award-winning The Splendid Table — was in town over the weekend to help KJZZ with its pledge drive. When I mentioned to four different friends that I was interviewing her, I got the same excited (and clearly envious) response every…
Hot Pockets, the official sports food of geeks everywhere, has recently released a truly inspired advertisement. Snoop Dogg Lion has redone “Drop It Like It’s Hot” into the Hot Pocket-friendly “Pocket Like It’s Hot.” See Also: –Don’t Eat That: Vagina Onion Ring Found at Burger King is Now on eBay…
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…
It’s time again for the high holy days of Guilty Pleasures: the Arizona State Fair. Everywhere you look, there’s some random foodstuff getting dipped in batter and deep-fried. This year, it seems like the food vendors held back a little bit. Gone were the chocolate-dipped scorpions and mealworm sandwiches that…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
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. By now, you might have heard about the new…
Unfortunately, ice cream can’t run for president. But, from now until November 6, you can cast your vote by eating a scoop at Superstition Farm’s ice cream shop. Head to Udder Delights to select one of two political flavors: Ba-Rocky Road or Mint Romney. See also: – The Sweetness Ice…
