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April Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix

Despite spring being a great season for Valley restaurants with tons of out of towners coming in and giving the scene a cash boost, not all restaurants made it through the season. However, in a very springy way, there was much more growth in the restaurant scene this month than...
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6 Ways to Pair Girl Scout Cookies with Metro Phoenix Craft Beer

There's a reason the majority of New Year's resolutions to finally start eating right last only about a month: Girl Scout cookies. Once those cute little be-sashed monsters start peddling their boxes of high-calorie deliciousness, it's game over. But we here at Chow Bella buy into the "in for a...
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Mikkeller, Arizona Wilderness and Mexas Ranger: Denmark in the Desert

Beer: Mexas Ranger Brewery: Mikkeller Style: Spiced Beer ABV: 6.6 percent You may have heard that Mikkeller, renowned Denmarkian gypsy brewer, is making his way to Arizona this week to cook up a beer in collaboration with the best new brewery in the world. Arizona Wilderness has been discussed at...
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Dragoon Sarcosuchus Does Not Suck

Beer: Sarcosuchus Brewery: Dragoon Brewing Co. Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 10.5 percent Hanging on a wall in Dragoon Brewing Co.'s Tucson tap room is a small chalkboard, and on this chalkboard employees have drawn a pair of animals: a hippopotamus and a crocodile. These creatures were drawn out of boredom,...
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The Arizona Beer Week Weizenbock

Beer: Beer Week Weizenbock Brewery: Four Peaks Brewing Co., Wanderlust Brewing Co., Mother Road Brewery, Huss Brewing Co., Ten Fifty-Five Brewing, Dragoon Brewing Co. Style: Weizenbock ABV: 7.5 percent Happy Beer Week, readers! You tired of beer yet? Me neither. This week's brew encompasses the best that Arizona has to...
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The 25 Best Club Candids Photos of March

If you were out soaking up the sounds at the Monarch Theatre during Pete Tong's spectacular set last month, we might have taken your picture. Ditto for those who hung out at both Bottled Blonde and El Hefe in Scottsdale, folks celebrating Spring Training at Dos Gringos and Giligin's, or...
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Tempe Artist Tyson Krank: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city's creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year's Best of Phoenix issue, we're profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 28. Tyson Krank. Tyson...
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5 Best Restaurants in South Scottsdale Right Now

This time of year, downtown and central Scottsdale become the Valley's biggest tourist destinations, thanks in no small part to the high concentration of top-notch restaurants you'll find in these trendy neighborhoods. With so many choices it's hard to pick the very best of the crop but right now our...
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5 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2 The culinary event of the year is finally here, which means this weekend dozens of the Valley's best chefs will gather at the Phoenix Art Museum for the annual Devoured Culinary Classic. Catch restaurants including Clever Koi, FnB, Roka...
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Strong Beer Festival 2014: Beer? Yes. Strong? Not Really.

Pretzel necklace? Check. Four-ounce tasting cup? Check. The drinking constitution to be able to take down high-alcohol beers and keep on ticking? Blazing sun in February and no shade to be found? Check, check, check. Welcome to the kick off event for the 2014 Arizona Beer Week, the Arizona Strong...
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23 Favorite Places to Party in Phoenix

Quick PHX, our annual pocket guide to art, shopping, and partying in Phoenix, is on stands now -- just in time for Viva PHX on Friday, March 7, and Art Detour 26 on Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9. Illustrated by Sarah Hurwitz, the hand-held guide will keep you...
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Nebraska Brewing Co.’s Barrel Aged Reserve Series

Beer: Melange a Trois, Hop God and Apricot au Poivre Brewery: Nebraska Brewing Co. Style: Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Belgian IPA, Saison ABV: 10.1 percent Before last week, the following list contained everything I knew about the state of Nebraska: They grow lots of corn. They have people whose job...