22: Hirame Carpaccio at Nobuo at Teeter House

Hungry yet?We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular orderLeave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section.Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series on 100 Creatives who make…

Wendy’s VIP Event: A Serious Fry Girl FAIL

“Are you a salesperson?” “No, I’m a writer for the New Times.” “Oh, what do you write?” “I write a column about fast food called ‘Fry Girl'” “I don’t like fast food. It’s not very healthy.” (cue uncomfortable silence and shifting self in chair) This is Wendy’s? It is this…

Chef Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer’s Cashew & Rosemary Encrusted Salmon with Hibiscus-Lime Sauce

Chef Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer serves up dishes with so much flavor and flair at Razz’s Restaurant & Bar that we’re tempted just to order takeout, plate the dishes at home, and pretend they’re our own. Today Razz shares his recipe for Cashew & Rosemary Encrusted Salmon with Hibiscus-Lime Sauce so that we don’t have to take such drastic (and deceitful) measures to impress our next dinner guests.

23: Hot Pressed Tuna at La Grande Orange

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer of Razz’s Restaurant & Bar, Part 2

Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer is self-proclaimed “old school” when it comes to cooking.

“Everything came naturally to me; I grew up in the business,” Razz says of his time in culinary school. “Things that you don’t normally see, they were common things to me. I was fortunate enough to travel a lot, to taste and see everything.”

24: Chilaquiles at La Tolteca

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

Amanda Melby, What Are You Eating?

Amanda Melby The actress is the owner/coach of Verve Studios, with teen and adult classes starting this fall. She is also the executive director of Independent Feature Project Phoenix, which puts on classes, 48-hour film challenges and screenings. She can also be seen in films S.I.S. and Jake’s Corner on…

25: Pho Tai Nam at Da Vang

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

This Week In Chow Bella:

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: James Mulhern, What Are You Eating? Forest Hamrick of…

26: Olive-Oil Poached Arctic Char at Kai

Hungry yet?We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular orderLeave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section.Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series on 100 Creatives who make…

Cafe: Nobuo at Teeter House

Eat the soft-shelled crab sandwich at Nobuo. Seriously. Go eat it now. And if you won’t take our word for it, here’s what Food Critic Michele Laudig has to say on the subject: For the impeccable quality, lunch here was a bargain. I can see myself becoming a regular for…

Forest Hamrick’s Tacos de Langosta

Forest Hamrick, the chef de cuisine at La Hacienda, has a thing about tacos: keep it simple. “As long as you have the flavors that just kind of explode, the simpler the better,” Hamrick says. “The more stuff you pile into it, it really takes away and you don’t really know what you’re eating.”

Today, he shares his simple but delicious recipe for tacos de langosta, but make sure to get quality ingredients so the taste pops.

Eric Ireland of Torched Goodness

With the sweet smell of caramelized sugar floating from his white catering truck, Chef Eric Ireland plays with fire on a daily basis.   In fact, when he’s not concocting next week’s flavors or updating his faithful followers about his next stop, that’s pretty much all he does. As a…