A particularly giddy (and macabre) holiday reveler in a much colder part of the country created her own Frosty the Snowman cocktail (aka Frosty-tail) this weekend — and it was too cute not to share. The drink is a combo of snow (the real thing!), diet ginger ale and Absolut Citron,…
In the spirit of tying up loose ends, we’re recapping some of our favorite food-related finds of the year. We’ve already recapped the Best Books, Battle of the Dishes, and Just Offal favorite posts from 2010; today we bring you our favorite recipes. The recipe picks for 2010 are as varied as our…
Oregon or Auburn? We’re still on the fence about which team we hope wins the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) next week. What we’re really excited about is the Bud Light Fiesta going on at Scottsdale’s SouthBridge January 3-7. As the name of the festival implies, there will be plenty of…
Christmas means spending time with your family, not wasting moments surfing the Internet. Good lord! Don’t you know that’s what work is for? Still, we’re not the types to send you away empty-handed. Consider the above video our gift to you for showing up when we took the day off…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Jennifer Woods, What Are You Baking? 5 Pre-Order Holiday…
If you don’t like eating things with a face (or a shiny, red nose) you may want to steer clear of this week’s feature story on local celebrity chef and controversy enthusiast Payton Curry. This holiday, Curry’s got reindeer on the menu. Don’t tell the kiddies. Food Critic Michele Laudig…
Even if your oven sits cold all year, chances are you’re considering firing it up, right about now. As a holiday twist on our “What Are You Eating?” feature on Chow Bella and “What Are You Wearing?” on Jackalope Ranch, this holiday season we brought you “What Are You Baking?”…
Chef Andrea Volpi of Local Bistro learned to cook at an early age, watching his mother in the kitchen and helping her with fresh, simple recipes like this delicious Italian Bolognese sauce. Mangia! Pappardella Bolognese What you’ll need: 1/ 4 lb. ground pork, coarse1/2 lb. ground veal, coarse1/2 lb. ground beef, coarse2 large…
Even if your oven sits cold all year, chances are you’re considering firing it up, right about now. As a holiday twist on our “What Are You Eating?” feature on Chow Bella and “What Are You Wearing?” on Jackalope Ranch, this holiday season we brought you “What Are You Baking?”…
There’s a hot new ride tearin’ up the streets of America, and it’s called the food truck. Thanks to shows like The Great Food Truck Race, in addition to new chow wagons popping up all over the Valley, folks can pig out in the open air of a parking lot…
Who could conceive of butchering poor Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Payton Curry. And he’s come up with fancy ways to show off the gastronomic possibilities of feasting on Santa’s adorable sidekick. A couple of weeks ago, when the cheeky, curly-haired executive chef of Tempe’s chic Caffe Boa announced he’d be…
When bakeries started selling decorated cupcakes at three bucks a pop, I thought the fad would fall faster than an overbaked soufflé. I was wrong. Call it the Starbucks effect, but years later people are still willing to shell out thirty bucks for a dozen cupcakes they could make at home for…
Yesterday, we spoke with Chef Andrea Volpi of Local Bistro about his gypsy ways and his life growing up in Italy. Today, the conversation continues… First cooking job: I was a manager at a 14-top place in Chicago in ’87. My job was to make espresso, cappuccino, slice of cake…. Favorite…
Even if your oven sits cold all year, chances are you’re considering firing it up, right about now. As a holiday twist on our “What Are You Eating?” feature on Chow Bella and “What Are You Wearing?” on Jackalope Ranch, for the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you “What…
As we bid farewell to the year and look ahead to 2011, for the next two weeks Chow Bella contributors will bring you some greatest hits from 2010. We’ve already highlighted Carol Blonder’s most memorable food-related books. Today, we’re looking at Wynter Holden’s top Battle of the Dishes moments. A…
Even if your oven sits cold all year, chances are you’re considering firing it up, right about now. As a holiday twist on our “What Are You Eating?” feature on Chow Bella and “What Are You Wearing?” on Jackalope Ranch, for the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you “What…
Wild holiday parties are great, unless you’re the one sober person watching everyone else prance around with gift wrap bows on their heads, slurring mangled X-rated versions of “Jingle Bells.” Sucks for you! The least we can do to ease your pain is to provide a few holiday “Mocktail” recipes that taste…
The Chow Bella team came out in force for our latest food showdown, this time a battle of holiday cookie recipes. Thank goodness somebody showed up with a gallon of milk! I had an entire plate filled with all kinds of baked treats, and somehow I had to taste through them…
Courtesy of Local Bistro Milan-born chef Andrea Volpi fancies himself a gypsy. After learning to cook in his mother’s kitchen, Volpi enrolled in a top Italian culinary school; then traveled through Italy and Spain for several years before crossing the ocean and settling in Chicago in 1989. He later moved to Arizona, where he…
Charles “In Check” Eis The guitarist for The Rails is gearing up for the band’s upcoming album release in February. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Buffalo Burger at Native New Yorker. Favorite food: Enchiladas Least favorite food: Anything that’s even been in the same room with onions. Favorite…
Carol Blonder Walnut Spritz CookieCookie exchanges are a staple at every holiday office party, including the offices of Chow Bella. But the contributors to this blog are a cutthroat bunch, and with an inordinate amount of trash talk thrown about, our cookie exchange quickly became a cookie showdown. Today’s our…
What are you baking for the holidays this year?I’m baking a lot less this year since I’m not hosting a cookie exchange. I always need to make my aunt Bonnie’s divine Sour Cream Cookies with browned butter frosting. My husband is the biggest sugar monster so I’ll be making him…
