For years, I’ve been keeping a mental checklist of things I’d like to see in downtown Phoenix, especially in the way of restaurants. So much seems ripe for the taking — there’s no French, no Vietnamese, no Spanish. Being a shameless Japanophile, I’ve longed for an authentic izakaya where I…
The Jamaican oxtail soup at Starlight Cuisine is nothing short of a religious experience — tender meat falling off the bone, with lima beans and thick, doughy pods called “spinners” bathed in a rich, spice-filled gravy that regulars order by the cupful. But for Janet and Trevor Brown, owners of…
Classic Caribbean fare with a little help from above? It’s got to be Starlight Cuisine. “People will just order the gravy,” owner Janet Brown tells me of the spice-filled sauce she uses in her oxtail soup. “They take cupfuls of it home and just pour it over their regular food.”…
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…
It was only a matter of time before the gastropub craze hit Tempe. Don Lococo, one-time executive chef of Pennsylvania’s Eden Resort and former owner of Appetitos and The Hideaway, is readying to open Spitfire Grill & Tavern at 1706 E. Warner Rd. in south Tempe. “We have completely redone the…
Chef Forest Hamrick, a nursing school dropout, abandoned the sickly when he was tired of school and has been feeding the healthy flavorful modern Mexican at La Hacienda for five years (well, seven, minus the two-year hiatus).
Watching actress Drew Barrymore chow down on some Buffalo wings in her latest rom-com Going the Distance — her face slathered in sticky orange goo and creamy white sauce — got me all hot and bothered. Hot for some crispy, golden wings, that is. Offered in varieties from grilled and dry rubbed to deep-fried…
Earlier we listed for you a Challah round up including bakeries, delis and markets around town to find Rosh Hashanah fixins’. For us, a holiday meal just isn’t the same without the aroma of home made food pulling us to the table. The scent of freshly baked bread ranks right…
Chef Forest Hamrick grew up 20 miles from the Mexican border surrounded by Mexican food and people who loved eating it – the perfect recipe for La Hacienda’s Chef de Cuisine.
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…
James Mulhern The singer/guitarist of local band What Laura Says, who just issued their second studio effort, Bloom Cheek on Terpsikhore Records, plays at Yucca Tap Room in Tempe Saturday, September 25. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Various hand-rolled sushi–California, eel avocado, yellowtail, spicy tuna. Favorite food: My…
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: 6 Dining Tips for ASU Downtown Students Heart Attack…
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…
This week, Jack in the Box released a new sandwich to join a stable of grilled grinders that includes the Deli Trio, Turkey, Bacon & Cheddar, and breakfast sandwiches. The Pastrami Grilled Sandwich features hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, pickles, and deli mustard between two slices of grilled artisan bread. Different,…
What’s the cuisine guaranteed to get our salivary glands working over time? Indian food. Just check out what this week’s Cafe column has to say about Guru Palace and you’ll see what we mean. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Guru Palace: Chewy, blistered rounds of naan bread were tasty naked…
Chef Jerry Alday of Nello’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant shares the recipes for his light yet savory Garlic Shrimp with Gremolata Butter – straight off Nello’s menu.
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…
He denies having anything to do with the gigantic photos of two of his political clients — Joe Arpaio and Vernon Parker — hanging on the wall at The Grind, but local public relations trickster Jason Rose is happily taking full credit for Stingray Sushi campaign signs popping up around…
September is here, which means the worst of summer is (almost) over! Time for a quick look back at our new restaurant options and the ones we unfortunately lost during the brutal month of August. Lucky for us, the number of restaurants opening was greater then the number lost. Hello!…
Summertime temps are lingering, and let’s face it: Around here, there’s no end in sight. The fast-food world feels our desire to chill, and has offered up some new and limited-time frozen fare to cash in on our need to beat-the-heat eatings. Are these new cold concoctions worth getting fired…
Before I talk about food, let me offer a few words of praise for the humble strip mall. What? You scoff? Sure, strip malls can be the bane of urban sprawl, but they’re what this area has in abundance. As an architecture and design fan, yeah, I’d rather be describing…
Say what you will, J. Crew catalog, I ain’t in the mood for stretchy tights and a merino wool cardigan just yet. Summer’s still hangin’ around and Fry Girl needs to chill. Good thing the fast-food world has provided some new and limited-time frozen sweet treats for the tastin’. Arby’s…
