Prado’s new chef de cuisine, Peter DeRuvo (formerly of Sassi), hasn’t wasted any time in the kitchen since he came on board. First up among the things he’s rolling out is a new tapas menu, available starting on Friday, February 25. Available in the restaurant’s lounge, Mbar, the tapas menu…
What We Ate: Stouffer’s Farmers’ Harvest Chicken & Parmesan Pasta Bake with Vegetable Medley White chicken and parmesan pasta with a medley of broccoli, carrots and red peppers in a butter sauce. The Facts: 310 calories, 8g fat (3.5g saturated fat), 920g sodium and 38g of carbsWhy This One: We love new…
Unlike Taco Bell, who is currently dealing with a lawsuit claiming their “meat filling” contains only 36 percent beef, Wendy’s newest menu item, the Asiago Ranch Chicken Club, falls under its current advertising slogan, “You know when it’s real.” Pressure’s on, pigtails, don’t mess this one up. The Asiago Ranch…
Keyon FareghiYesterday we chatted with Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon Peking Pub about what has brought him to this point in his life. Today our conversation continues as we discuss his plans for the future, Korean food and Anthony Bourdain. Morales comes from quite a large family, which has contributed…
It’s never too early in the day to start obsessing about lunch when you’re heading to Tempe’s Essence Bakery Cafe, where chef-owner Eugenia Theodosopoulos creates fantastic soups, sandwiches, and salads to compliment the day’s array of fresh croissants, macarons, and other pastries. Each week, she sends out a email newsletter previewing…
OK- so my BadMammaJamma would always make caramel corn and we would take it to the drive in, or the regular theatre, or when we watched movies..you get the drift. BMJ, we shall call her, was a mother during the height of microwave popularity.
When it comes to alcohol, beer has historically been considered the responsible choice. Just check out the photo above — these two prints, titled Beer Street and Gin Lane, were issued in 1751 by British artist William Hogarth to contrast the evils of liquor (someone catch that falling baby, for…
Catch a free screening of the documentary Lunch Line at the downtown ASU campus February 28. It’s a regular smorgasbord. Seems like everyone is trying to improve school lunches these days. Of course there’s Michelle Obama. And our Michele Laudig blogged about a recent event in Scottsdale that brought chefs, and students together…
This curry recipe is all about the Crock Pot. The Crock Pot might be the thriftiest small appliance you could have in your kitchen. That’s because it is not only thrifty with your ingredients money, it is efficient on energy and your time. You just plop everything into the crock…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Craggy Range Wine DinnerWine Maker and Owner Terry Peabody of New Zealand’s Craggy Range Winery will be teaming up with Paradise Valley’s LON’s at the Hermosa for a special evening of food and wine Thursday February 17th…
The Spot: Caffe Boa, 398 S. Mill Ave. Tempe, 480-968-9112, http://www.cafeboa.com The Hours: 4 to 7 pm, daily. Caffe Boa gets a little extra credit for hosting Happy Hour through the weekend. The Details: Available only in the bar, Happy Hour prices include half price wine by the glass priced…
They have astroturf on the walls here! The folks behind The Dugout Sports Grill take game day seriously, boasting 18 flatscreen HDTVs inside and another five televisions out on the patio. If you can’t get a good view of the sports action from just about anywhere in the joint, you…
When we visited Barbara Gardner at Let Them Eat Cake, we didn’t find the Michael Jackson Cupcake. Instead, a tribute to I Love Lucy was on display, and that is what Barbara likes to do: switch up flavors, decorations and continue to create beautiful and whimsical cake designs. Today Barbara shares…
After a recent announcement stating that steak would be getting sacked from its menu and chicken would be the fowl focus, El Pollo Loco rolled out two new fish tacos as a limited-time offer. What the cluck? Why now? Of course — Lent starts in March. How could my guilt-ridden…
The Arizona Renaissance Festival may be more famous for jousting knights and busty babes in barmaid costumes, but there’s a wealth of cheap eats to be found here. We traveled back in time — and way out to Apache Junction — in search of a decent meal for under a…
Any excuse to hang out at the iconic Arizona Biltmore resort is great (oh, that architecture!), but if you’ve got a thing for gourmet cooking, there’s extra incentive to visit, thanks to the new “Inside the Chef’s Studio” series. This will be your chance to step inside the Biltmore’s main…
Ever given in to temptation at Downtown’s Royal Coffee Bar — the hip coffee shop tucked in the back of the Phoenix Public Market — and grabbed one of those scrumptious oatmeal raisin cookies, bacon brownies, chocolate chip scones, or vanilla cupcakes to go along with your latte? I sure have,…
We can already tell that this competition is going to be sticky. Chow Bella and Smeeks are proud to announce the line-up of candymakers for Caramelpalooza 2011 — a free, open-to-the-public caramel tasting to be held Friday, March 11, at 7 pm in the parking lot at Smeeks candy…
Transitioning from the corporate life to running a restaurant of your own is no easy task. Close to 28 years in the making, Sunshine Moon Peking Pub in Old Town Scottsdale shows it can be done. Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon, shares his journey from sous chef with P.F. Chang’s to…
I’m going to help you make canna butter. Now, there are several ways you can make it, but the super concentrated one I am about to show you is my personal favorite. This way you get the most butter for your buck, after all, how much weed do you want to waste?
Ignite Phoenix 9 happened Friday, and we at Chow Bella are still aflame about the food-related topics discussed. If you’re unaware, Ignite Phoenix is an event at which citizens of the Valley’s creative community get on stage to present short, five-minute lectures about the things they’re passionate about while slides shoot rapid-fire…
Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?S.A.D.No Valentine for you this year? Guess what tonight is your night to get off the couch, outta those p.j.’s and hit the town! Grab your best single friends or go it alone and drink to the…
