Last year, we told you that a horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico was working to open its doors and begin processing (read: killing) horses for human consumption. Valley Meat Company, located in southern New Mexico, had been trying to get up and running since 2011 when Congress effectively lifted a…
My husband stormed into the bedroom the other night in a rage. I know you are starting to think you clicked the wrong link and that this is Katie Johnson’s awesome Jackalope Ranch column, Courting Disaster, in which she writes about sexual exploits. Nope, just a cake pop hater here…
Bad news for drinkers who also are trying to watch their figures. According to Scientific American, a new study found that drinking cocktails made with diet sodas can make your breath-alcohol levels 18 percent higher than those made with full-calorie sodas. The study, completed by researchers in the Department of…
Originally published in 1824, The Virgina Housewife is often considered the first American cookbook. And if not that — because some would argue Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery (1796) claims that title — it’s certainly the first regional cookbook. In it, you’ll find recipes for Southern-style specialties like gumbo, catfish soup,…
For those days when you wake up and think, “Gee, I could use a cup of coffee and a piece of buttered vagina bread” (don’t lie, you know who you are), we present The Vagina Toaster. No, it’s not a joke. It’s a real thing and you can buy your…
Picked before reaching maturity when the bulb and stalk dries out to a more of a husk, green garlic has a much more fresh and light flavor and texture than garlic cloves. While green garlic, which is also called young or spring garlic, looks more like leeks or scallions, it…
If you’re a daily juicer and have a habit of throwing a certain leafy green superfood in your Vitamix, you might want to put down that leaf of kale. At least until after you read this. A recent piece in the New York Times titled, “Kale? Juicing? Trouble Ahead,” has…
Despite overwhelming evidence that the American public is sick to death of Dominique Ansel’s trendy pastry hybrid, the Cronut — seriously, people, there’s even scientific proof — it seems food producers, or at least East Coast bakeries, aren’t ready to give up on the trend just yet. Proof: There currently…
For the second year in a row, an Arizona wine made SF Gate’s list of the top wines of the year. This year the recognition goes to the 2012 Sand-Reckoner Malvasia Bianca, which comes from Rob Hammelman in Cochise County. If you’ve been paying close attention you will have already…
In today’s installment of People Eating Things You Thought They Couldn’t (for part one see “Watch This Woman Eat a 72-Ounce Steak in Less Than Three Minutes”) we present a video of competitive eater Kevin Strahle, who goes by the name L.A. Beast, eating two cacti. And we’re not talking…
In my house, we have been watching a lot of Alaska: The Last Frontier of late, and some days I dream about being a homesteader. The TV show follows the story of three generations of hardcore homesteaders living in the harsh Alaskan frontier, growing, raising, hunting, or gathering everything they…
For those people who can barely finish a petite sirloin, this video seemingly will defy the laws of nature. In it, Molly Schuyler, a competitive eater and mother of four from Minnesota, demolishes a 72-ounce steak in 2 minutes and 44 seconds. Seriously. You have to see this…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture shut down a Foster Farms poultry plant in California on Wednesday after finding cockroaches on site for the fourth time since September. The USDA won’t say how many roaches were found but did say the pests were found in various locations throughout the plant. This…
But what about your mom’s famous queso dip? Well, she might have to use — gasp — actual cheese this year because Kraft Foods has warned that it may run short of its famous Velveeta processed cheese product. The possible shortage comes at a time when the cheese product tends…
Okay, we know. This picture may not be the world’s most appetizing food porn shot we could use to convince you to buy a guinea hen. But after about an hour and a half of roasting these locally-raised hens, it’ll be easy to see why you picked one up. One…
We’ve followed Phoenix photographer and trained chef Heather Gill on Twitter for years and recently her Farmers Market Series of photographers caught our eye on her Etsy shop…
Hold onto your stomach because you’re likely to get more than a little upset about the sources of some common food additives. We’ll start with red food coloring, much of which derives its hue from the female Dactylopius coccus, an insect that’s been used as a source of red dye…
When a small brewery outside St. Louis received a cease and desist letter from corporate coffee magnate Starbucks for naming its beer “Frappicino” (a slightly different spelling of the trademarked Starbucks drink), owner Jeff Britton decided to respond in possibly the best way ever. His genius reply starts with his…
With another year officially over and gone, it means another opportunity to appreciate how many changes we didn’t make to our eating habits in 2013. Last January, we swore we were going to work out more and eat better. But we’ll be honest: That kick lasted all of about five…
Did you pop a bottle of champagne to ring in the New Year? Or did you indulge in a finger or two (or three) of Maker’s Mark? Either way, what you drink supposedly says a lot about how you’re likely to vote. According to consumer data supplied by GFK MRI,…
What? You don’t follow us on Instagram already? Well you should fix that by finding our Chow Bella Instagram account: @chowbellaphx. We posted hundred of photos from our food adventures last year, generating thousands of likes and hundreds of comments. Thanks to all our followers for your interaction. And in…
Pondering pastry from 2013 has been pretty easy. There were some powerhouse trends, and some more subtle scary trends that slipped in, pinging our radar. Trends are just that: trendy. And there is a need for them eventually to be buried in a time capsule…
