When you think about the long hours and financial hardship it takes to own and operate a successful restaurant, you can’t help looking at those who do it and wonder: “Why?” Sometimes it’s because of a true, artistic passion for the culinary arts. Sometimes the alternative is foreclosure. Joseph Levy’s…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
The two guys from Scottish brewery Brewmeister have unveiled their newest creation, Snake Vemon. The brew apparently is the world’s strongest beer, with a ridiculously high alcohol content of 65.7 percent ABV. In case you were wondering, that means this beer is stronger than most liquors and most definitely should…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
Believe it or not the “poop coffee world” is, like, a real thing. Because now in addition to tree-dwelling cat poop coffee and elephant poop coffee (and human poop coffee, apparently) you can also buy bird poop coffee. As in coffee that’s been brewed with beans digested by birds. And…
There’s nothing quite as satisfying as a nice hot cup of tea on a chilly autumn night, and the local tea connoisseurs at Olive Leaf Tea Company do it the right way. The fair trade and organic tea blends feature as many locally sourced ingredients as possible, starting with the…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second Street and Roosevelt. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
Wine collectors and enthusiasts can now have vino from all over the country delivered directly to their front door through Amazon.com. The internet retailer launched their Amazon Wine Shop last November and recently added four additional states, including Arizona, to the list of those that can purchase wine through the…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second Street and Roosevelt. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced Fahman Enterprises Inc. of Dallas was voluntarily recalling Pran Turmeric Powder after the product was found to have “high levels” of lead. The spice, which was distributed in Dallas, was imported from Bangladesh. The recall has now prompted the FDA to look…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social on Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste,…
If there’s one thing that unites the tens of thousands of Arizona State University students and grads, it’s pride in the fact that we know a thing or two about drinking. And not just the act of drinking — though we can generally kick ass at all sorts of drinking…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second Street and Roosevelt. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
We Americans may have an international reputation for being fat and loud, but it turns out our neighbors to the south may have even, uh, bigger issues than we do. Mexico recently surpassed the United States in obesity rates, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization with 32.8…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social Saturday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second Street and Roosevelt. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
The folks over at Deadspin recently compiled a ranked list of each state’s regional specialty. They then created a nicely illustrated map of what they’re calling “The Great American Menu.” We’re not at all surprised that we got credited with the deep-fried burrito creation called the chimichanga (remember that campaign…
You think you can have just one, or maybe a two, and before you know it the whole bag has disappeared. But don’t worry. It’s not your fault. Scientists at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut are now saying that those beacons of chocolate cookie-and-creme goodness really might be as…
What’s that adorable little treasure atop your beef tartare? A quail egg, of course. You might not recognize these mini protein boosts in their natural form because of their black-speckled shells, which truthfully only add to their allure. Once you crack one open, you’ll quickly notice that, while smaller in…
As it does every so often, national food blog Eater has assembled a list of the 24 hottest pizzerias in the country right now. The pizza restaurants must have opened in the past year, and wouldn’t you know, two of Arizona’s own made the cut — including one longtime fave…
Nope, this isn’t a joke. Wine made exclusively for cats officially is on sale in Japan. This important news comes by way of Japanese website Sankei Biz, which reports that the concoction is called “Nyan Nyan Nouveau.” “Nyan,” in Japanese means “meow.”…
Since the first day of the government shutdown (October 1), the Food and Drug Administration has said that it would have to stop most of its routine food inspections. But now the agency has confirmed that all inspections will be stopped besides those “facilities that it has cause to believe…
A recent New York Times article looked at a new trend in New York City that has some big-name chefs pretty darn excited. Guys like Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Burke are all in a tizzy over what are being called Green Circle chickens, which are most probably — actually, we’re…
