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Nine Favorite Mac and Cheese Dishes in Metro Phoenix

Ah, mac and cheese. Whether it comes from a blue box or your mother's oven, few childhood comforts can compare. These days, your cheesy noodle perfection can be customized with additions ranging from the gourmet (pancetta, panko bread crumbs, and lobster) to the not-so-gourmet (hot dogs, ketchup, and noodles shaped...
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Phoestivus Market 2012: Handmade Holidays Gifts For One and All

The annual Phoenix tradition of holiday shopping, airing of grievances, and festivities kicked off its two-day run on Wednesday night at the Phoenix Public Market. This year's Phoestivus features dozens of local vendors, plenty of munchies, and a beer garden. From 4 to 8 p.m. the downtown community gathered to...
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Windsor in Phoenix: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: Windsor, 5223 North Central Avenue, 602-279-1111, www.windsoraz.com. See Also: - Culinary Dropout at The Yard in Phoenix: Happy Hour Report Card - Butter Pecan and Vietnamese Coffee Ice Creams at Windsor/Churn - Windsor: Happy Hour Report Card The Hours: Happy Hour is offered daily from 11 a.m. to...
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Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - Astor House in Phoenix to Host "Mega-Authentic N'awlins Crawfish Boil" on Sunday, April 14 - Rough Draft's Barrel-Aged Freudian Slip: Your Subconscious Will Love It (Free!) Feast...
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8 Beer Cocktails in Metro Phoenix

Beer cocktails are nothing new. Remember the Boilermaker -- a shot glass of whisky dumped in a beer? It was a blue collar, let's-get-down-to-business kind of drink, a little déclassé compared to the la-ti-da beer cocktails made today. But then, why wouldn't beer cocktails become more artisanal and interesting, given...
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9 Great Places to Drink Outdoors in Metro Phoenix

It's March. The weather is as damn near perfect as it's ever going to get, and most of us want to be outside doing something -- or better yet, nothing -- every gloriously balmy minute. You've probably already run through a mental Rolodex of restaurants with great dining patios, but...
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Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Bachelor

What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we've been making lists -- and checking them twice -- and we've got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella's Gift Guide for the Bachelor. Oh to live the bachelor lifestyle, where 20...
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Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails Opens in Chandler

Bartender Kenta Usuzawa, who has pushed beverage of various sorts as bartender, sommelier, and/or bar manager at Tapino, Petite Maison, and Tottie's Asian Fusion (both locations), took the entrepreneurial plunge last week, quietly opening his own restaurant -- Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails -- at the northwest corner of Warner...
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Five Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See also: - 10 Metro Phoenix Desserts to Pre-Order for Thanksgiving - Happy Hour Report Card: Davanti Enoteca NovemBEER at World of Beer This month World of Beer in Tempe...
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Chow Bella’s Top Phoenix Food Stories of the Week

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all...
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8 Best Neighborhood Happy Hours: Best of Phoenix 2012

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoenix. See Also: -...
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NYPD Pizza Partners With Phoenix Ale Brewery for Exclusive Brew

What happens when a locally owned and operated New York pizza chain gets thirsty for more local? It partners with one of Arizona's newest craft breweries. See also: Best Beer Bar 2012 - The Hungry Monk 8 Beer Cocktails in Metro Phoenix In December, New York Pizza Department (NYPD Pizza),...
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St. Patrick’s Day Guide 2013

If you happen to have a vacation day to burn, it's most definitely gonna come in handy during St. Patrick's weekend. That's because the annual Irish holiday happens to fall on a Sunday this year, which might ordinarily throw a kink into your plans to engage in a massive Celtic-style...
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Cinco de Mayo 2013 Guide

Special Events Chandler Public Library 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler Pint-size pups both speedy and swanky will be celebrated during Chandler's Cinco de Mayo Festival on Saturday, May 4. The event's tradition of Chihuahua races and beauty pageant once again will serve as its main attraction and offer the chance...
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St. Patrick’s Day Guide 2013

If you happen to have a vacation day to burn, it's most definitely gonna come in handy during St. Patrick's weekend. That's because the annual Irish holiday happens to fall on a Sunday this year, which might ordinarily throw a kink into your plans to engage in a massive Celtic-style...