Welcome to our new(ish) column, “Ask the Pastry Chef,” by Amy Morris, a pastry sous chef at J&G Steakhouse. Have a question for Amy? Leave it in the comments section.This week’s question: How Do I Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries?Chocolate covered strawberries are perfect for Valentine’s Day. Around this time, you’ll…
This is sure turning out to be an interesting year for Valentine’s Day gifts. Screw the flowers, the fancy dinners and the chocolates — this year the ladies want testicle pie and …..
Who hasn’t wanted to spend a few minutes chatting up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. The catch? We only got about three minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch…
When a reader recently suggested checking out Durant’s Strawberry Shortcake, our first reaction was skepticism. However, there’s quite a buzz about this dessert online, and Durant’s has been a local hit since the ’50s.
Yesterday we discussed Miller Coors’ recent buyout of Crispin Cider as well as Anheuser Busch’s foray into the apple wine category. Cider is growing in popularity for a reason — it’s great on its own — but it can also play very well with others. Like Batman and Superman, cider…
Whole Foods Market in Chandler is showing some birthday love to Arizona and its shoppers next Tuesday by offering free sweet treats that are made right here in the Valley…
Somehow I had never made it out to Food Truck Friday but I manged to change that last week. I’m not sure which trucks were there because I had known all week that I was going to go there for one specific truck that I had been hearing tons of…
If a type of booze could be considered “high-brow,” mead or “honey wine” would definitely be it. Known as the drink of choice during the Middle Ages and having influence over many important literary and mythological texts, the ancient history behind this favorite fermented honey drink dates back to times…
Many East Coast transplants in the Valley might argue that getting a decent bagel in Phoenix is difficult, if not impossible, to find. Then there are others who say Hot Bagels & Deli comes pretty damn close. Hot Bagels & Deli, the little breakfast and lunch spot with three locations…
The Market: Saturday’s Camelback Market behind Vincent on Camelback is one of a kind. Surely, no other restaurant sets up shop with a series of tents offering freshly prepared breakfast and lunches — wood-fired pizzas, barbecue, crepes, omelets, pastries, pin-inis, and farm produce — like ducks in a row. If…
For all of you procrastinators out there, we’ve dug up 10 more Valley restaurants that would love you to dine with them on Valentine’s Day. (Here’s our original list.)This is it though. There isn’t going to be anymore help after this. So make a decision and make reservations. You don’t…
Ever since Italy and France began making iced and flavored confections made from milk or cream in the 17th century, ice cream has become one of the most successfully cool, dairy-based treats on the planet. Not sorbet, ices, or gelato (we promise those lists will come later), here are 11…
Editor’s Note: The original headline on this post was “The Manly Man’s Guide to Cooking for Your Woman,” but since our intern Jayson Swearington is still in high school, that didn’t feel quite right. And yet you’ll likely agree after reading this post about making chicken piccata for Valentine’s Day…
Eat This: Dinner at That’s A Wrap! — After reading Laura’s First Taste of That’s A Wrap’s new dinner offerings, I have been DYING to get over there to try out the new evening menu. I can’t wait to get my hands on that beautiful soy-ginger flank steak or the twice-spiced pork…
Chocolate and Valentine’s Day go together like eggs and bacon, or cookie and milk, or cookies and bacon, or bacon and bacon …..mmmmm bacon. Oh wait, we were talking about chocolate. Anyhow, chocolate and Valentine’s Day go hand in hand. A Valentine’s Day without chocolate would just be another holiday…
Cider is so hot right now. On Monday, Miller Coors craft/import division Tenth & Blake purchased Minneapolis, Minn.-based Crispin Cider. The deal also includes Fox Barrel Cider Company, a Crispin affiliate that produces multiple varieties of pear cider. Not to be outdone, Anheuser-Busch announced in a memo to distributors that…
If you’re on Pinterest you’ve probably seen the Heart Cake. It’s a white four-layer cake with a red heart baked into the center originally found here. I’ve never been crazy about Valentine’s Day. I’m not a girly-girl, I don’t care too much for pink or hearts, and yet – there’s…
Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let’s face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Lucha Libre Tostilocos from Barrio Queen Tequileria…
Since Peter DeRuvo left Prado, the Andalusian-inspired fine-dining spot at the Montelucia Resort & Spa, last September, the Paradise Valley luxury hotel has been looking for a new executive chef. Now, a little over four months later, they’ve got one. Chef Michael Cairns will head up all aspects of dining…
Werner Herzog on Chickens from Tom Streithorst on Vimeo. Hey Werner Herzog, famous German film director, why don’t you tell us what you really think about chickens? I found this video over on the Tosh.0 blog (I don’t know how I ended up there. I swear I have been doing…
Traditionally, white pepper is used in white or pastel foods to avoid seeing little black specks. The French hate seeing those little flecks in their bisque.
Next Tuesday, February 14, Arizona celebrates 100 years of statehood. So where are the eats? The official state food eats? Sadly, there’s not one to be found. Which is why, after this long, it’s time to get hungry for an official state food. Here’s an excerpt from my column in…
