Anyone who has ever ordered a burrito at Chiptole knows the feeling. You bite into that tortilla-wrapped goodness expecting a well-balanced bite of rice, beans, cheese, salsa and meat only to find that your burrito has been constructed along the same lines as a parfait. A savory, Mexican parfait with…
Brookyln-based patissier, pastry sculptor, and food stylist Ayako Kurokawa makes cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats that are just about as pretty as desserts can ever be. If you don’t believe us, take a look for yourself on her portfolio, Instagram or blog for Elle Japan (which is in Japanese,…
The season for iced cookies is right around the corner. Your morning trip to the coffee shop, or strolling through the grocery store, will lead you to encounters with iced leaf cookies, fat orange pumpkin cookies with toothy smiles, and perhaps a festively colored turkey. Iced cookies aren’t my pastry…
The Spot: “We Keep It Local Wednesdays” — open the second Wednesday of every month from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m…
(And don’t worry, it’s ok to celebrate. He’s not related to those other Kochs.) Jim Koch co-founded Boston Brewing Company in 1984, armed with a family recipe and a brewing process that his great grandfather used in the mid 1800s. These days the brewery, which you’ll know for its signature…
Recently, PETA sent a letter to Drew Cerza, founder of the National Buffalo Wing Festival asking the event to “take steps to ensure the safety of pregnant women” by not allowing them to participate in eating impressive amounts of chicken wings during the annual-wing eating contests. Why? Because the animal…
Get hungry, people. We’ve got some amazing chefs participating in the fourth annual Roosevelt Row/Chow Bella Pie Social, coming Saturday, November 16. We can only take 20 celebs — and the spots are filling up fast. So if you are prepared to make 12 pies (all the same kind) in…
With everyone talking about the rise of the American “foodie” (not to mention the continuation of the American drinker and smoker) you might think that we’re spending a pretty penny on dining and food — more than anywhere else in the world. But you’d be wrong. Using data from the…
Ever seen sashimi fillet and prepare itself? Neither had we — until now. In this totally awesome stop-motion video from a Boston sashimi bar, you’ll see how to break down a full Japanese yellowtail and prepare a (pretty funny-looking) geoduck. Warning: If you don’t like raw fish, just walk away…
The Spot: , Open Wednesday from 5 until 8 p.m…
No, you didn’t read that wrong. The infamous Ramen Burger™ will be within road trip distance this weekend only. If you’re reading this like, “What Ramen Burger™?,” here’s the deal. Last month, Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg market birthed a creation that combines two ramen noodle buns and one juicy beef patty. Keizo…
After the chocolate chip cookie search, a request came in for where to get an iced cookie in the Phoenix area. Iced cookies may not always be on the shelf at your local bakery, as they are typically iced up to celebrate holidays or occasions. I found three iced cookies…
If you ask Ruth Reichl about what words you can, or rather, should, and shouldn’t use to talk about food, she would tell you: “‘Yummy’ is not a word that’s respectful to food. It’s like baby talk.” Or at least that what’s she says in a recent New York Times…
Open your pie holes, Phoenix. Here we come! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row are looking for entries in the professional baker category of our contest — and don’t worry, as usual there will be an opportunity for everyone to make and eat pie. We’ve got the date and location, so…
Hint: It’s probably not the one you’re thinking of. But before we tell you who it is, we’ll take a moment to point out that the list of the food blog’s favorite ice cream shops includes one of our own picks from our list of 10 crazy ice creams made…
Americans are known for their deep-fried food fetish, and bizarre new concepts crop up at state fairs every year, like fried Cadbury crème eggs, mac ‘n’ cheese, and Coca-Cola. But the United States isn’t the only country that enjoys covering everything in batter and sticking it in the deep fryer…
You’re headed to your go-to section of the grocery store: the cookie aisle, ice cream freezer, or snack section. As you grab a container of your favorite food, greasy potato chips or chocolaty brownies, your mind starts to drift off to the moment when you get home, sit down on…
Tarts tins. Ring molds. Loaf pans. Mini tart tins. Pastry bags. Pastry tips. All of varying sizes and shapes. Cake plates. Pie plates. Muffin tins. Madeleine tins. Bundt pans. Sheet pans. A multitude of small wares for manipulating fondant. Cannoli tubes. Chocolate molds. Silpats. Rolling pins. The list goes on,…
The Spot: Yasha From Russia, Open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m…
Chocolate is healthy — potentially lowering blood pressure, reducing risk of heart disease, and staving off dementia, research shows — but only in small quantities. It’s recommended to eat less than 3 ounces of dark chocolate per day because it is so calorie-dense and high in saturated fat. However, a…
Cronuts™ have been dominating food news all summer, and New Yorkers are still lining up in the wee hours of the morning to get a taste when the bakery opens at 8 a.m., a trend that — with the promise of a fig-mascarpone variety in September — isn’t likely to…
By now you know that the world’s rarest and most expensive coffee is picked from the feces of palm civets, or toddy cats. Coffee berries are part of the Southeastern Asian animal’s diet, and after the beans are excreted, they’re collected, fermented, and roasted to make Kopi Luwak, which sells…
