See also: Chef Bernie Kantak Returns with Citizen Public House Bernie Kantak Citizen Public House 7111 East Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale 480-398-4208 www.citizenpublichouse.com This is part one of my interview with Bernie Kantak, chef and co-owner of Citizen Public House. Come back on Tuesday for part two, when Kantak reveals where…
Every week, there’s a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you’re like most people, you probably just don’t have the time to get to all of it. It’s kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won’t all…
Glendale is now home to a supermarket called LF Market Oriental & Seafood. As the name implies, LF Market specializes in ethnic food of the Asian persuasion. While we haven’t been able to get out to its distant north Valley location, it certainly sounds promising. Even if it doesn’t have…
See also: Chef Robert McGrath Leaves Spotted Donkey Cantina When Matt Taylor said adios to Noca in May, foodistas who’d come to love his elegant spin on Southern classics worried he’d leave the state, just as he did when he left Metro Brasserie for Bellagio in Las Vegas. Lucky for…
See also: Noca Owner Eliot Wexler on Chef Claudio Urciuoli See also: Windsor and Churn: Behind the Design Scenes with Craig DeMarco, Lauren Baily and Daniel Germani What a difference a month makes! Owner Eliot Wexler closed Noca for summer hiatus the first of July. And today, he re-opens with…
See also: Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Brings Out Supporters; Protesters’ Kiss-In Planned for Friday; Says Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriot, “They Used to Have Something Called ‘Hot Brown’ and It Was So Good!” (Mm, Sinful) Just two days after backers of Chick-fil-A showed their support for company President Dan Cathy and…
See also: Tracy Dempsey: Tracy Dempsey Originals See also: Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House See also: Chef Pete DeRuvo To Head Kitchen at New Davanti Enoteca See also: Tastemaker 86: Cullen Campbell Nothing says “Hey, Y’all” like a big ol’ Mason jar of sweet tea, and folksy restaurants (corporate…
See Also: Here Come The Growlers: Starting at Midnight, Bars Can Hand Over 64 oz To Go Happy weekend Chow Bella friends! Ready for another road trip? This time we’re heading out west to sunny Palm Springs, California for one of the desert’s biggest craft beer parties. Then we’ll head…
From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
See also: AndyTalk: The Five Most Common Kitchen Mistakes, Starting with Gray Meat I have a drawer at AndyFood labeled “shot glasses.”‘ That’s where I keep all of the more esoteric knives. More to the point, that’s where I keep those knives away from the unknowing. I watch people use…
Old Town Sarajevo manager Sladjana Ahmetovic tells me in Bosnia, most dishes can be eaten at any time of day. “There are no set times for food like breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” she says. “If you want cevapi in the morning you can have it.” I like that idea. Considered…
Calling itself, “a traditional American bistro with a modern touch” Sevens’ Bistro, a new restaurant at 7707 East McDowell Road (McDowell and 77th Street) that will also service the 3 Palms Hotel in Scottsdale, is scheduled to open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday, August 4…
It’s been a few months since we first introduced you to White Eyes Fry Fresh Bread. And while some of you may be sick of food truck mania, Phoenix food trucks don’t seem to be sick of you. See also: New Food Truck: White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread See also:…
It was a rough, rough month for coffee and tea shops around the Valley. While we bid goodbye, at least temporarily, to places like Royal at Market, we also picked up some new faces. Scottsdale has a new place for fancy sausages and beer and downtown picked up a new…
See also: Laurie Notaro’s Five Reasons Why Haboobs Are Awesome Several weeks ago, I was forced by the hand of hormones to make a pan of brownies. It happens. One moment you’re browsing an Anthropologie catalog thinking, “They’d do so much more business if they sold sizes boobs actually fit…
It’s said that if you find yourself in Sarajevo — especially in Bašcaršija, or the Old Town district — you will eat the best cevapi in the world. But for those of us in the Valley whose immediate travel plans don’t include a trip to the capital of Bosnia, there’s…
See also: Chick-fil-A Flap Summed Up In Bizarre Taiwanese Animation Since Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy said his Georgia-based fast food chain opposed gay marriage, the company has been scorned by the mayors of Chicago, Boston, and Washington, parodied by trannies — hell, even the fuckin’ Muppets don’t want anything to…
From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
See Also: Ten Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix for Craft Beer by the Bottle (or the Can) Starting August 2, the much-discussed new AZ Growler Law goes into effect, which means as early as midnight tonight you can be taking home 64oz of your favorite beer from any bar willing…
See also: Angels Trumpet Ale House — Aimed at Beer Geeks — to Open in August and 500 Bottles, 58 Taps, Nothin’ But Craft: World of Beer in Tempe Opening August 8th Looking for a local cold one? In the next two months, you’ll have a few more choices for…
See also: Five Examples of Why You Should Not Pimp Your KitchenAid If there’s a single phrase that sums up the contents of Pinterest it’s “eye candy.” In this post we look at my favorite types of eye candy: art history and food or, edible art history! Who knew? The…
