“Finger Food” Floating Rings Are Digit-Adorable

How do we show mad love to our favorite foods? Usually by eating them. But now, thanks to artist Sofia Molnar, we can wear them too. The Canadian artist, now living in Japan, has her own business called SouZou Creations. Along with earrings and pins, Molnar’s most adorable food jewelry…

Baynchaiv Crepes from Sekong by Night

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 92: Baynchaiv…

In Season: Garlic

Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce.This week’s harvest: Garlic You might be surprised to know that garlic is one of the prettiest plants in the field. The plants have these purple-tinged…

Vegetarian Street Food Cooking Class Tonight at Andy Food

“I will no longer eat anything that has a face!” proclaims your teenager. For Sunday night dinner-your sibling is bringing an “oh-by the way they are vegetarian” date. Your book club has finally gotten around to reading Michael Pollan’s food manifesto. Yes, all right, it’s time to add more meatless…

Will Restaurant Tablets Replace Servers?

Does a high-tech upscale dining experience sound appealing to you? We found this new product for restaurants called E La Carte that uses special tablets (not iPads) placed on the dining table for guests to use for various uses…

Funghi Pizza from The Parlor

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 93: Funghi…

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. AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Winners Announced: CANgratulations are…

Restaurant Week 2011: Fuego Tacos

Craving a fancy night out on the town, but the $30 per plate price of Restaurant Week gotcha down? Look no further than Fuego Tacos, which will help to stretch the value of your dollar by offering a 2-can-dine-for-$29 deal. (It’s actually 30 bucks. We just couldn’t let a jingle…

Get Thin, Man: Dinner and a Movie

Staying in? We’ve got you covered — both on the culinary and entertainment fronts. Now presenting Dinner and a Movie — a guide to a do it yourself evening of food and film. ​Nick and Nora Charles investigate the disappearance of a wealthy inventor while ignoring the Prohibition laws and drinking lots…

Scottsdale Farmers’ Market Now Offering Delivery Service

Even those of us who swore off processed, non-local foods after sitting through Food, Inc. and Super Size Me occasionally find it difficult to drag our lazy, hungover asses out of bed finish up with our morning errands in time for the farmers’ market over the weekend.North Scottsdale Farmers’ Market…

Croissant from Essence Bakery Cafe

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we’re back – with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 94: Croissant…

Joe Arpaio Re-created in Bacon

After ooh-ing and ahh-ing over Van Gogh’s Starry Night re-created in bacon, we at Chow Bella couldn’t help be inspired to create our own meat candy concoction of a Phoenix figurehead: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Using cooked, pre-cooked, and uncooked varieties of bacon, a stable of sharp instruments, and…

Mary Coyle Ice Cream Parlor May Have a Buyer

Mary Coyle, the landmark Phoenix ice cream parlor said to be closing at the end May, may not be melting away just yet. Since March 3, Mary Coyle’s has whittled its menu of ice cream, sandwiches, soups, and salads down to just ice cream (not a good sign), but an…

Laurie Notaro Gets Cozy with a Chicken Pot Pie

This week in Phoenix New Times, Laurie Notaro tells us what she really thinks about some high falutin’ culinary trends. Turns out the Eugene, Oregon-based author returns to her hometown of Phoenix when she gets the chance, and heads straight to Rosita’s. Or Mrs. White’s. Anyplace they don’t serve nettles. Here…

Lazy Cakes Relaxation Brownies: Who Exactly Are These For?

Poor Larry Lazy Cakes. The lackadaisical cartoon character (who looks a lot like South Park’s Towelie) and representative of Lazy Cakes, the “relaxation brownies” laced with melatonin and sold in food markets, may have helped to sell millions of the sleepy sweet treat but now two towns in Massachusetts are…

Bernie Kantak’s Pan-Seared Scallops with Roasted Corn Grits

Yesterday, we caught up with Chef Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House in Old Town Scottsdale. Today, the busy chef shares a recipe for a dish that’s currently on tap for Arizona Spring Restaurant Week.Pan seared scallops with roasted corn grits, snow pea greens and red rock cola gastriqueFor scallops:-   …

Now Open: Caves & Ives

Not long ago, Sacks Art of Sandwicherie left its strip mall digs at 48th Street and Indian School for a larger, two story, bright orange building down the street. The new location was designed to not only house Sacks but also the sandwich shop’s new dinner venture, Cave & Ives. Cave and…