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Jeff Kraus Teams Up with HB Hanratty’s for Beer Week

Jeff Kraus, the man behind ++Experience++ and the currently-defunct Truckin' Good Food truck, will be teaming up with HB Hanratty's on Friday, February 24th for the vintage pub's Bike In Movie Night. Part of the Arizona Beer Week series of events, craft beer lovers are encourage to ride their bikes to...
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“Rustic, Urban American Fare” Coming to Scottsdale’s DC Ranch

On the heels of Chicago-based Italian chain Mia Francesca opening last month, Scottsdale's Market Street in DC Ranch is announcing another new restaurant tenant set to open this summer: Market Street Kitchen. A dining experience of "rustic, urban American fare," Market Street Kitchen will feature small-bite appetizers, natural-wood grilled meats,...
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Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake This Weekend

BBQ, beer, peaches -- sounds like the makings of a spectacular time! This weekend is packed full of fun outdoor food events and you better get outside and take advantage of 'em before even just the though of stepping one foot outside gives you a sunburn. Here's what's on our...
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10 Favorite Gelato Spots in Greater Phoenix

The origins of gelato -- Italian ice cream made with less butterfat, a higher density, and served slightly warmer than its American counterpart -- date back to frozen treats made from mountaintop snow and ice in ancient Rome and Egypt. Thankfully, for those of us in search of the frozen...
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La Petite France: Bon Appetit in Scottsdale

If you want to experience the French answer to pizza, you should order the flammekueche at La Petite France in Scottsdale, an Alsatian dish that seems to express everything that the region in northeastern France (not to mention this restaurant) is all about. Also called tarte flambée in the rest...
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Ten Favorite Spots for Seafood in Greater Phoenix

Those who may have heard (and believed) people who say, "You can't get decent seafood in the Valley 'cause we live in a desert," might also want to keep an eye out for while-you-were-sleeping organ harvesters and tendon-slashing gang members who wait under cars at the gas pump. It is...
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Ten Favorite Spots for Wings in Metro Phoenix

Wings. America's number one bar food is also a favorite around Chow Bella. There is nothing we like more than sitting down to a basket full of steaming hot wings with sauce so hot it'll burn the hairs right outta your nose. Unless we have a hankering for a batch...
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Craft Beer Can’t Get Better Without Constructive Criticism

​Hypothetical situation: A friend of yours, who recently decided to buy a kit to brew his own beer at home, has presented you with a bottle of his first batch and asked for your honest opinion. This beer is flat, sour and looks like it was brewed with 51 percent spittle...
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Chow Bella Hates on Fruit Beers With Lumberyard Brewing Co.

Who hasn't wanted to chat up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below...
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Uwe Boer of SunUp Brewing Co., the Jolliest Man in Brewing

Who hasn't wanted to chat up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below...
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Paper, Not Plastic: Do You Have Your Copy of Quick PHX Yet?

Yeah, yeah, we're all about the smartphone these days, but sometimes don't you dream about putting down that iPhone and flipping through something real, something paper? Something you can rustle, turn the pages down on, tear pictures from and stick them on a real bulletin board? (Sorry, Pinterest.) You're in...
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Our 21 Top Picks for Arizona Beer Week

Arizona Beer week starts Saturday and we are so freakin' excited! After spending hours looking at each and every of the more than 150 events that will take place between Saturday, February 18th and Saturday, February 25th we have come up with a list of our favorites. We tried to...
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Brewing Down South with Barrio Brewing Co.

Who hasn't wanted to chat up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below...
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Is Bill Murray Planning to Crash Parties in Phoenix?

No one crashes a party like Bill Murray. The über-eccentric actor, who's always followed his own kooky muse, has developed a humorous habit in recent years of popping by unannounced at other people's festivities. Tales of Murray's penchant for party crashing have spread like wildfire online, such as stories about...
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Brats and Brews Coming to Old Town Scottsdale

For those full-up with new wine bar announcements in Old Town Scottsdale, there's a new spot coming this summer that's more interested in sausage than Sauvignon. Brat Haus, an artisan sausage and craft beer concept, will be taking over the Oregano's at 3622 North Scottsdale Road in Old Town Scottsdale...
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Food

TAKE IT AWAY So you're more paper plate than gourmet china? There's a wide variety of places downtown to grab a quick bite to-go. That's a Wrap has some of the best wraps you'll ever get your hands around, including the Prince of Thai and Veggie Jackson. Order online to...
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10 Favorite Burrito Joints in Metro Phoenix

In his new book, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, Gustavo Arellano, the scribe behind the syndicated column ¡Ask a Mexican! and editor of New Times' sister paper, OC Weekly, says there's no known etymological origin for the word, burrito -- even where it was created is a mystery...
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Chow Bella Rides With Mother Road Brewing Co.

Who hasn't wanted to chat up the guys who make their favorite brews? The Chow Bella team, lucky dogs that we are, recently got the opportunity to do just that. Thing is, we only got a few minutes with each one. These guys are busy! Watch the short video below...