An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Johnny Cupcakes doesn’t make the kind of cupcakes you put in your belly, more along the lines of the cupcakes you put on it. T-shirt guru and entrepreneur John Earle, AKA Johnny Cupcakes, will be speaking tonight about…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Italy has banned the ingredients used for Molecular Gastronomy from their restaurants “for the security of it’s citizens.” The ingredients are still okay for use in industrial foods and the ban expires December 31st of this year. Read…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight, Devoured Culinary Festival is sponsoring a cocktail contest at St. Francis. Starting at 5:30, bartenders will compete in 3 rounds, each making their own special concoction. There is a $10 admission charge, but you get to test…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. If you are in metropolitan Phoenix and you purchased Lemon Chalet Creme Girl Scout cookies, do not fret. The Arizona batch of cookies is not part of the lot that you might have heard has been recalled. If…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The macarons from Essence in Tempe are legendary, but how much do you know about the rest of the sweet fare there? Seriously, have you ever heard anyone make a peep about how amazing the Mexican wedding cookies…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The SWRBC 2010 has sadly been canceled. Jason Silberschlag and his company, the much adored Cartel Coffee, were the reps for The Southwest Regional Barista Competition which was suppose to take place in mid March. Visit Arizona Coffee…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Think your salsa is the best of the best? Here’s your chance to prove it. The 2010 My Nana’s Salsa Challenge is April 24 at Tempe Beach Park and they are still looking for contestants. Go to this…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Today from 5 pm till close, Sens Asian Tapas and Sake Bar in downtown Phoenix will be hosting a fundraiser along with the American Red Cross to raise money for Haiti relief and development efforts. One hundred percent…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The New York Times gives a nod to local restaurant Amuse Bouche. Located in a stripmall in Surprise, they are noted for their simplistic approach to keeping afloat in a troubled economy. Read the full story here. Tomorrow…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Spiked! Is returning this spring to the Desert Botanical Garden. Starting March 4th the DBG will be hosting 8 nights of local music, food and drink. The $25 ticket will get you all access to the gardens, a…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Gallo Blanco at the Phoenix Clarendon just announced their new happy hour. Monday thru Thursday from 3 to 6pm take advantage of $1 off tacos, $5 guac and chicharons, $3 drafts and $5 cocktails. While you’re there, enjoy…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The Newest Trend in wine has hit the Valley in the form of a 5 gallon keg. That’s right folks, a keg o’ wine. Valley favorite Postino has started serving wine on tap at both the Arcadia and…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight is the grand opening celebration of Cartel Coffee Lab’s second shop located at 1 N. 1st Street in Downtown Phoenix. Head on down between 5 and 9 for free food, music and a raffle. At Momofuku in…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Cheese has a new use — at least for winter Olympian Lindsey Vann. She has been using Topfan, an Austrian cheese to reduce the inflammation in her leg. Check out the full story at CNN. Its not surprising…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. The 20th Annual Phoenix Chinese Culture and Cuisine Festival is taking place this weekend at the Chinese Cultural Center located at 668 N. 44th Street in Phoenix. Festivities to include Dragon Dances, Martial Arts demonstrations, a Koi Exhibit…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. A parasite diet? You must be joking. Unfortunately, no. There is an actual diet where you ingest real intestinal worms to lose weight. Hong Kong is now warning people of the risks involved with this extraordinarily bizarre diet…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. A disturbing turn of events regarding an older issue: China has seen the melamine tainted powered milk resurface. The tainted product was supposed to be destroyed back in 2008 but was apparently repackaged for retail sale. Read the…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. In the weirdest food news we’ve heard in a while, two men robbed a pizza delivery guy and were caught by the trail of pizza sauce and wings that led police right to them. Read the Arizona Republic’s…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Get ready for Valentines Day or just go and stuff your face with samples and other goodies at Glendale’s 15th Annual Chocolate Affaire. Festivities kick off today at 5:00pm and continue through the weekend. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Scottsdale based Cold Stone Creamery had to yank all Grab and Go Shock-A-Cone ice cream containers from stores after customers said they found glass in one of the containers, according to this press release. Cold Stone Creamery later…
A daily dose of food news, with no preservatives or additives. Tonight marks the one year anniversary of the Blue Martini at City North. They’re throwing a party to celebrate and they want you to go, here’s your invite. What doesn’t have salmonella these days? Turns out it was the…
A daily dose of food news, with no preservatives or additives. In local news, the owner of the Heart Attack Grill, Jon Basso, is suing the owner of the Florida restaurant Heart Stoppers for allegedly stealing his idea. Click here for the full story. Cheese-lover Prudence Staite, who is known…
