Chilaquiles — a starchy, spicy, comforting dish of quartered and fried corn tortillas, ladled with or simmered in chile sauce — are one of Mexico’s favorite hangover cures. They’re also the go-to for thrifty Mexican mamas who want to whip up a quick breakfast and get rid of going-stale tortillas…
See also: Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Aspiring Bartender See also: Make Puerto Rican Egg Nog Now, Enjoy It Later I’m officially committed to making all of my gifts this year. I blame Pinterest. And while I don’t expect you to make everything yourself too, I do urge you…
Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. The arrival of cold season (See: bleh) means suggestions of…
For food lovers, offerings of fine cheese are as fun to give as to receive. And who better to help you select one than Lara Mulchay, founder of WedgeFestUSA, owner of the defunct Petite Fromage, and advocate for American artisan and craft cheese. See also: Tastemakers 2012 – Lara Mulchay…
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Dessert Lover. See also: – Chow Bella’s Gift Guide…
The Guilty Pleasure: Combo Sandwich Where To Get It: Chicago’s Taylor Street Deli, Scottsdale Road north of Loop 202 Price: $6 ($7 with peppers, highly recommended) What It Really Costs: You might want to get your shirt dry-cleaned after eating. One of my favorite regional guilty pleasures that has found…
We love to buy local for Christmas. So naturally we were giddy to hear the news that it’s one stop shopping for us again this year at the third annual Phoestivus Open-Air Market on December 5 and 12. In addition to more than 50 local handicrafts and bric-a-brac vendors, there’s…
When grocery stores started their own prescription services, they looked a little more like pharmacies. And now, the pharmacies, specifically, Illinois-based Walgreens, are looking a little more like grocery stores — and food trucks. See also: 10 Corporate Food Trucks Totally Bogarting the Mobile Kitchen Scene, Man It’s true. The…
Local fooditarians who keep a culinary Who’s Who in their heads surely remember Patrick Boll as the right hand man to James Beard Award-winner Robert McGrath at Roaring Fork in its heyday. Boll eventually left his longtime mentor to take chef gigs at Il Vinaio, El Chorro and the now…
Another busy month of openings and closings with a number of late month shockers like the closing of Nimbus Bistro and Sophie’s French Bistro. However, Phoenix also welcomed some interesting newcomers like a southern cooking food truck and a new brewing company. See Also: –October Openings and Closings…
This is part two of our interview with MJ Coe, the bread and butter behind MJ Bread and creative genius behind the wood-fired creations at Federal Pizza. To find out the weirdest thing that MJ ate (or rather, couldn’t eat) and where his hatred of Cupcake Wars stems from, check…
What kind of restaurant has dessert so insanely good that it gets its own storefront? Windsor/Churn, that’s what. It kind of feels like I’m cheating here because the whole premise of Dessert First is to test restaurants’ final courses, but when breaking the rules tastes so sweet, who the hell…
Don’t like to work out unless there’s a sweet reward at the end? Boy, do we have a mini-marathon for you. At the Hot Chocolate Race, participants in the 5k or 15k earn a steaming hot mug of delicious cocoa at the finish line. Thanks to scientific research, chocolate milk…
Gourmet-minded fans in the Valley now have one more reason to celebrate Gina Buskirk’s dedication to small batch, scratch-made goodies made with premium ingredients: Her shop, Gina’s Homemade, has been named a finalist in the 2013 Good Food Awards. See also: Gina’s Homemade Opens Shop in Northeast Scottsdale Established in…
“Ugly,” “loser,” and “moron” may not be the first words that come to mind as a way for a restaurant owner to speak to an unhappy customer, but Amy Bouzaglo chose to use them anyway. In 2010, the owner of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale reacted to a negative, one-star…
Hey, what are you doing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12? Wrong answer. You’re heading downtown to Crescent Ballroom to hear some of the Valley’s best writers nosh on the holidays, in the form of “Eating Christmas” — our first-ever Christmas/Food mash-up. See also: -Tania Katan’s Gasoline-Soaked Thanksgiving You’ll…
M.J. Coe Tammie Coe Cakes and MJ Bread 610 E. Roosevelt St., No. 145 Phoenix, 85004 Federal Pizza 5210 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 See Also: Aaron Chamberlin Dishes on (Not) Being a Celebrity Chef and the Hype Around St. Francis When It Opened Steven “Chops” Smith Dishes on…
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…
High-quality specialty oils and vinegars, gourmet herb mixes, and European ceramic dishware all in one place sounds like a gift-giving haven for food lovers. And conveniently enough, one is set to arrive in the Valley just in time for the holiday shopping season. See also: Olive Oil Boutique Opens on…
There’s no kitchen, no official signage (yet), and the long, industrial building with the green stripe probably won’t be winning any architectural awards, but there’s beer in them there walls, folks — Four Peaks beer. See also: Best Local Beer 2012 – Four Peaks Hop Knot This week, Four Peaks,…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See also: – Hana Japanese Eatery Makes Travel + Leisure’s Best Sushi Restaurants in U.S. – Five Things to Eat and Drink Before the End of the World Christkindlmarkt: A…
For most of us, the phrase “Tom & Jerry” conjures two crazy cartoon characters, a cat and mouse who tortured each other in every fiendish way possible. But our grandparents probably remember Tom & Jerry as a frothy, warming alcoholic beverage similar to eggnog. See also: – Eleven Holiday Cocktails…
