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Caramelpalooza 2013: And the Winners Are....

By Amy Silverman

Apr 8, 2013

Twenty chefs, hundreds of people, and thousands of caramels -- Smeeks and Chow Bella's Caramelpalooza 2013, held Friday night at Biltmore Fashion Park, was (if we say so ourselves) the biggest and best yet. Stay tuned this week for a complete caramel play-by-play by judge JK Grence, who writes Chow...

Caramelpalooza 2013: An Illustrated Field Guide for April 5

By Claire Lawton

Apr 4, 2013

Tomorrow night's the night, people! Caramelpalooza 2013 is here: Friday, April 5, 7 p.m. (and don't dawdle, the caramel's gone fast in previous years). If you haven't already bought tickets, no worries -- there will be plenty for sale at the event: $10 for five tickets, with proceeds benefiting the...

Caramelpalooza 2013: The Winner of Our Contest to Be a Judge Is . . .

By Amy Silverman

Apr 3, 2013

Who knew we had so many poets out there? You wowed us with your sweet words about caramel, Phoenix, but there can be only one winner in our contest to choose a judge for Friday's fourth annual Caramelpalooza, and that person is . . . See also: - Caramelpalooza 2013:...

Caramelpalooza 2013: Wanna Be a Judge?!

By Amy Silverman

Mar 29, 2013

With just a week to go before the fourth annual Caramelpalooza, the candy makers are busy boiling sugar and over here at Chow Bella, we're tightening up the dental work in anticipation. What about you? Do you have your tasting tickets yet? Get 'em quick online or wait til the...

Millie's Caramel's Jill McNamara: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Lauren Saria

Mar 29, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. She might be new to the caramel scene, but...

Crepe Bar's Jeff Kraus: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Lauren Saria

Mar 28, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Crepe Bar isn't the kind of restaurant people would...

Caramelpalooza 2013: Buy Tasting Tickets Now

By Amy Silverman

Mar 27, 2013

Polish off that sweet tooth, Phoenix, because Caramelpalooza 2013's just a little more than a week away. Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual caramel tasting will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- a new location but the same sugar rush (more, in fact) you've enjoyed...

Tonto Bar & Grill's Amanda Crick and Erin Glassburn: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 27, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Amanda Crick and Erin Glassburn are bona fide Southern...

Muñeca Mexicana's Minerva Orduño Rincón: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 26, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Minerva Orduño Rincón is a chef who knows how...

Denise Is Cooking's Denise Clayton: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 25, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. If you've ever taken a cooking class with Denise...

Urban Table's Traci Zitzer and Russell Johnson: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 22, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Traci Zitzer and Russell "RJ" Johnson are one dynamic...

Sweets by 5ftLatina's Kathryn James: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 21, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Like may people out there, Kathryn James is all...

Bourbon Steak's Veronica Arroyo: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 20, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Veronica Arroyo is no stranger to the sugary showdown...

Urban Cookies Bakeshop's Brady Breese: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Lauren Saria

Mar 19, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Avid fans of the Food Network show Cupcake Wars...

Pistol Whipped Pastry's Rachel Miller: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 18, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. For Rachel Miller, there's nothing more delicious than yesteryear...

Slade Grove: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Heather Hoch

Mar 15, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Last year at Caramelpalooza, Slade Grove took second place...

Twist Caramel's Donna Croyle and Julie Schobert: Caramelpalooza 2013

By Katie Johnson

Mar 14, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Just over a year ago, Donna Croyle and Julie...

Essence Bakery's Eugenia Theodosopoulous: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Heather Hoch

Mar 13, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Chances are if you live in Phoenix and you're...

Urban Beans and Tertio's Virgina Senior: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Lauren Saria

Mar 12, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Things don't stay the same for long at Urban...

Goodytwo's Stacey Barnes and Donna Hansen: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

By Heather Hoch

Mar 11, 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. In the kitchen, Goodytwo's Stacey Barnes and Donna Hansen...

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