foodgoesinmouth.com Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Viva Mexico!Celebrate Mexican Independence Day the right way with tequila and tacos. Today marks Mexico’s 200th year of Independence and Cien Agaves Tacos & Tequila is throwing a party in their honor. Starting at 6 p.m.,…
It was a Fry Girl first: I felt out of place at a fast-food joint. I felt out of place at Wendy’s. Well, it wasn’t really Wendy’s — not this morning. It was Breakfast Experience Wendy’s, an event for “VIPs” and media only. The redhead was dressed to impress for…
Dig deeper. The wealth of little Mexican restaurants and markets along 16th Street has long been a pet subject of mine, but CenPho has much more to offer than just the options along that main drag. To get to some of the really good stuff, you have to get beyond…
Get your speed-dial ready, folks.Tomorrow, September 16th is a National Day of Action in Washington, D.C. sponsored by Food and Water Watch. You can add your voice to those opposed to allowing this fish into our food supply. Otherwise, call Marge Simpson, and ask if she will share her recipe for…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…
Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there’s more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles that don’t make the cut at your local grocer. Just Offal is here to explore these…
You’ve heard that dried spices and herbs only last so long before they lose their potency and should be tossed. Well, what if you are cheap and can’t part so easily with your spices? They are expensive, after all. Here is a recipe to use up your about-to-expire green spices to…
For many of us, nightmares typically involve monsters, forgetting to wear clothes in class, and being forced to watch M. Night Shyamalan flicks. That was me, too, until recently. Now, my nightmares all involve Cantina Tacos from Taco Bell — killer Cantina Tacos, deadly, foul-tasting Cantina Tacos, and worst of…
You wine drinkers know what pearly purples are. So what if I just made up the term? Purple teeth syndrome comes with the territory when you’re busy drinking Merlot and Amarone. A friend of mine who’s big into wine invited me over for an impromptu tasting recently, and we hung out…
Forget acai berries and pomegranate. Chocolate is our “superfood” of choice”: decadent, rich and packed with antioxidants and endorphins. Hell, it’s like taking a vitamin and a happy pill all at once! It’s also delicious whether it’s eaten in traditional bar form or used as an ingredient in cakes and cookies. But add in…
I’ve been one of those lucky night owls who’ve enjoyed FnB’s late-night specials too many times to count. Starting at 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, the happening Old Town restaurant does wallet-friendly specials for industry peeps and foodniks who get the urge to eat chef Charleen Badman’s chilaquiles or pho or…
Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer is self-proclaimed “old school” when it comes to cooking.
“Everything came naturally to me; I grew up in the business,” Razz says of his time in culinary school. “Things that you don’t normally see, they were common things to me. I was fortunate enough to travel a lot, to taste and see everything.”
Right around the time the weather should be cooling down — but isn’t — a day trip out of the Valley starts sounding good. And if your trip just so happens to find you sampling salsa, sipping artisan beer and wine, or feasting on local dishes, all the better. Here’s…
www.melskitchencafe.comHungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Tacos and TecateLooking to grab dinner and a drink for cheap tonight? We have the perfect place. Los Sombreros in South Scottsdale is serving up the perfect combo this fall season. Slow roasted pork carnitas tacos and…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…
The Spot: Carlsbad Tavern, 3313 N. Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, 480-970-8164 http://www.azeats.com/carlsbadtavern/ The Hours: Enjoy drink specials and cheap appetizers every day of the week from 3 to 6 pm. Reverse happy hour also kicks in from 10 to 2 am Sunday through Thursday, or 11 to 2 am Friday and…
Asian fast food you can feel good about? Check out Loving Hut’s new CenPho location, dishing up vegan wontons, stir-fries and soups without the Omnivore’s Dilemma guilt – aside from the guilt-tripping “Be Veg. Go Green. Save the Planet!” mantra plastered everywhere: the sign, logo, menu, wall art, you get the idea.
Situated a block off Mill Avenue, (21 E. 6th St., Ste. 114, behind the Brickyard building), the restaurant still has an organic, local focus, and a light, healthful menu of sandwiches and salads. Original owner Austin Vickers has new partners now — Dee Dee Maza and Nick Buchholz. Founding chef Damon Brasch is…
Growing up in a family of seven generations of chefs, Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer of Razz’s Restaurant & Bar felt the pressure to go into the family business and went running in the other direction instead.
Spicy, sweet and floral. No, it’s not the latest fragrance release; it’s the Chiles and Chocolate Festival coming to the Desert Botanical Garden 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12-14, promising samples of “zesty salsas” and “indulgent gourmet chocolates” as well as moles and other concoctions that combine the two.
All right class, settle down, settle down. It’s been brought to my attention from a student who wishes to make gadget class more than things going up your nose with a rubber hose (thank you Mr. Widwitz) that some of you Sweathogs may be cheating in an attempt to “win”…
