In what may be the Valley’s quickest opening and closing of a new restaurant by a legendary tastemaker, Barrio Cafe owner and chef Silvana Salcido Esparza has decided to close the second of her two concepts, Silvana Bistro, and devote all her energy (and Silvana Bistro’s space) to the first:…
If you’ve been wondering why nobody’s thought (much) to bring vegetarian and vegan food into the burgeoning food truck scene, we’ve got the answer: They have. Meet The Romanoffs: Erin and Chad, a pastry chef and occupational therapist, who will be hitting the streets in their 1968 vintage Avion trailer,…
It’s always a treat to go to True Food Kitchen to enjoy fresh juice drinks with their signature Tuscan Kale Salad, but when you don’t have time to dine out,luckily they’ve shared the recipe to make at home.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s always nice to see the love, especially on a national level and when it’s given to Valley restaurants. Three Valley dining spots and L’Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek in Sedona made the list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the US…
A few years ago, downtown’s menu of dining options could be counted on one hand, but slowly, ever so slowly, that situation has been changing. With the arrival of CityScape, the high-rise residential, retail, office, and hotel complex in 2010, those in downtown now have more options of where to…
Tuck Shop is literally tucked into the corner of 12th St. and Oak. With only a small neon sign, it’s easy to pass by this place without knowing what delicious food and comforting environment are inside.
Yesterday we found out why Worcestershire Sauce is mixing it up with other stuff on the bitters shelf. Today, we give you three recipes in which the savory condiment is essential. Who knew there were that many? Bloody MaryThe most popular hangover curative around, the Bloody Mary was introduced to…
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, some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened,…
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. From predicted national trends in cuisine like Scandinavian flavors, caneles,…
Okay this is it. We promise not to talk about the Super Bowl for an entire year after this post but we found these four things while looking for extremely important stuff on Pinterest. Like the above video of Top Chef champion Michael Voltaggio makin’ his super boneless chicken wings…
After a little over four months at Cuoco Pazzo, the Italian restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, chef Peter DeRuvo has left. Citing differences in the management and business operations of the restaurant with father/son owners and operators Mario Rana Sr. and Jr., who also owned Mad Chef Gastropub before it…
During my probably-unhealthily-regular perusing of the liquor store shelves this week, I noticed something peculiar nestled amongst the bitters: a bottle of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce. What was my favorite steak condiment doing next to the likes of Angostura and Peychaud’s?…
[jump] Another standout meat vendor was Gilbert’s own Davy Jones Seafood. These guys go up to Kenai, Alaska to catch boat loads (they sunk a boat once because they caught so many fish) of their Alaskan sole and sockeye salmon which they sell $12 a pound (but buy 2 pounds…
The Festival: Glendale Chocolate Affaire The Dates: February 3 – 5 The Theme: Chocolate, just in time for Valentine’s Day! What To Eat: Endless chocolate from more than 30 chocolatiers from across the country. There will be the usual suspects like chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate ice cream, as well as…
If it looks inviting, tastes good, feels brittle, and sounds crunchy you’ll experience the salt with four of your five senses.
Last week the R& D department at Taco Bell grew tired of spinning the wheel-o-ingredients for zany breakfast products (French toast sandwiches? Denver stuffed hashbrowns?), and rolled out their new “First Meal” concept across 10 lucky states. “First Meal” is what we can only assume is the hangover-killing meal you…
In the Valley Dongbei cai, or the food of the Northeastern China, is a rare find indeed. In fact, at Chou’s Kitchen in Chandler, owners Tong Rizzo and Ping Chou may be the only ones serving up this region’s comforting and sometimes unfamiliar cuisine of distinctive flavors, colorful presentations, soft…
Chou’s Kitchen isn’t just the kind of restaurant that’s used to being excluded. It’s the kind of restaurant that’s used to being excluded twice. In the Valley, this restaurant’s menu of mostly unfamiliar northeastern Chinese cuisine (devoid of Americanized General Tso’s chicken, crab wontons, and fortune cookies) might turn less-adventurous…
Today, the Phoenix location of Morton’s The Steakhouse, located at 2501 East Camelback Road (in The Shops at the Esplanade), has been shuttered. The Denver Post reports the closing of the Phoenix Morton’s and eight other locations across the country, each employing around 40-60 people, coincides with Landry’s Inc. boss…
If you’re planning a party for the big game this Sunday, we figure you’ve already got the basic four food groups — chicken wings, chips, dip, and beer — covered. But what about the sweets? It’s not a party unless there’s cake, right? And if you’re not throwing the party…
Did somebody say bacon? The Oink Cafe, a new breakfast and lunch spot in Paradise Valley, is slated to open at 6 a.m. Monday, February 13, at 4326 East Cactus Road (across from Paradise Valley Mall). Along with breakfast and lunch fare, The Oink Cafe will offer five kinds of…
A drink called the New York style “egg cream” is thought to have been created sometime after the popularization of soda drinks and the birth of the soda fountain in the late 19th century, but fizzled sometime before the modern-day milkshake and 2-scoop waffle cones. What is an egg cream?…
