Thanks to props from Oprah, Martha, and all the culinary mags, Pizzeria Bianco’s wood-fired pies are about as famous as it gets. But the wait at the restaurant is just as legendary. On a good night, you might wait an hour and a half, killing a bottle or two at Bar…
The human sense of smell is one of our strongest survival tools. Without our olfactory perception, we might eat rotten food, not shower for days, and fart in church. We are biologically engineered with the ability to deduct that something that smells like crap probably tastes like crap, too. I almost didn’t want to take…
Guten tag, German food fanatics! If you haven’t been getting your fix of schnitzel, sauerkraut, and strudel, head on over to Tonto Bar & Grill in Cave Creek for their Oktoberfest celebration.German chef Ernst Andreas was brought in from Tonto’s sister restaurant, Stables Ranch Grille, to prepare authentic Deutschland cuisine…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Chef Payton Curry to Leave Digestif for Expanding Caffe…
Yesterday, luxury department store chain Barneys New York opened its first Arizona location ever at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Along with high-end fashion Barneys brings Scottsdale the culinary creations of Fred’s Restaurant. This marks the third Fred’s restaurant with the other two belonging to Barney’s in New York and Chicago. See a…
This Sunday brings another chance to eat, drink, and be merry in the name of charity. Taste of the Park, Litchfield Park’s third annual culinary festival, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on October 18 in downtown Litchfield Park, at Old Litchfield Rd. and Wigwam Blvd. And it…
Seafood and sushi fanatics, rejoice. Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to stuff yourself silly at Roka Akor’s decadent new Saturday brunch buffet. For $35, take a deep breath and dig in to five kinds of sushi rolls, such as the salmon avocado roll, as well as salads and appetizers like…
America’s Taco Shop hasn’t even hit its first anniversary yet (that’s next Tuesday) but the successful restaurant is already planning a second location. Remember the short-lived Bantu Bistro on 7th Avenue? That’s the spot (4447 N. 7th Ave.) America’s Taco Shop owner Terry Bortin says he’s already torn up the…
Cupcakes are so last season. Their day in the baking limelight is over. They’re cute, they’re sweet, they’re fun to make, but we’re getting kind of bored with the cake and frosting combo. What could replace the simplicity and grabability of the cupcake?We here at Chow Bella headquarters pored over…
The Turf Restaurant and Pub may be an Irish bar, but Jameson and Guinness are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to The Turf’s list o’ libations. No matter what yer poison, The Turf’s bartenders can make it–and they don’t need a bevy of “house cocktails” to…
Here’s your bad food joke for the day. We love eating French onion soup, but seldom do we have the thyme to make it. We think that joke works on multiple layers. It’s also completely true. Why cut down a bunch of bulbous tear-jerkers when a restaurant like Petite Maison…
Unless you happen to catch a free demo at a culinary festival, it doesn’t get much cheaper than ten bucks for a cooking seminar. Sounds too good to be true, but believe it. Fleming’s Peoria is offering the irresistible price for 90 minutes of instruction from chef Jeff Fearing, who’ll be giving guests…
Matt and Ernie Pool haven’t opened their new spot, Giant Coffee, but I just got word that they’ll be hosting another soft opening event tomorrow, in conjunction with the Third Friday gallery reception for the New Times Best of Phoenix “Wonderland” exhibition. Stop by for some coffee and a glimpse of downtown’s…
RSVP Public Relations Chompie’s just announced that they are selling pink bagels from now until October 30, donating some of the proceeds to the Susan G. Komen fund. Besides Chompie’s, we have noticed a lot of other products turning pink for the month of October, so we decided to see…
Founded in Milan in 1926, the first BiCE Bistro to hit the States opened in New York in 1987. Now the Italian restaurant has a new Arizona location in its lineup. BiCE Bistro’s Glendale home debuted last week in the Westgate City Center (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.), with a modern, 80-seat dining room, a…
Want to learn more about eating a sustainable diet? Stop by Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe tonight for a signing event with author Terry Walters, whose book Clean Food has a subtitle that explains it all: “A Seasonal Guide for Eating Close to the Source With More Than 200 Recipes…
Realeza Michoacana vs. La Reina MichoacanaRaspados are basically Mexican snow cones, but they’re better than their US counterparts because real fruit juice is drizzled on top of the ice, instead of the sugary syrup most of us are used to. This gives you the feeling that what you’re eating is…
There are people who tend bar, and then there are bartenders. Both can mix you a drink and take your money, but a true bartender wears more hats than a balding boy band. One must learn to be drink-maker, host, counselor, server, cashier, bouncer, manager, custodian, concierge and friend (often…
Three Valley-area barbecue teams have been selected to compete in the “prestigious” 21st Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue.Barbecue pros from Blake’s BBQ in Gilbert, Otis and the Bird in Mesa and Rhythm ‘n QUE in Phoenix will duke it out against sixty other teams from all over the…
Cozy wasn’t what I was in the mood for until a couple of weeks ago. But then somebody flipped a switch — the nights dropped from balmy to crisp, my wardrobe shifted from tank tops to light layers, and my appetite went from cool gazpacho to comforting French onion soup…
Maybe it’s because I’m turning 40 this year, but I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about decisions I’ve made in the past. I mean, really, it takes only one or two bad decisions to change your life. Let me rephrase that: It takes being caught only once or…
How can the purchase of one clay bowl nutritiously feed 75 hungry people? Waste Not’s 19th Annual Empty Bowl Event aims to do just that. The handcrafted bowls for sale at the event are made and donated to Waste Not from the Arizona Clay Association. The empty bowls have a…
