Food won’t be the only attraction at soon-to-open Urban 7 in Scottsdale. There will be world beat dance music, showings by local artists, and fashion shows, too. It’s the vision of Frank & Lupe’s owner Teddy Bernal and his wife Diana Prieto-Bernal, who have transformed the nearby Marshall Way space…
Last week, culinary students from The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Phoenix were busy preparing for the American Culinary Federation’s Southwest Regional competition.This week they returned with a third place title. A half point behind the Hawaii team (who won the national title last year), the five…
Whether you’re hosting a singles’ party this Valentine’s Day or looking for a tasty cocktail to get you in the mood, these drinks from Sassi look pretty and are simple to make. They’ll also be served at the upscale Italian restaurant this V-Day. Start salivating now. Coppa Venere Ingredients: 1…
Uh-oh. It’s the Thursday before Valentine’s Day and you haven’t said a word to your honeybunch about Valentine’s Day dinner. Maybe she/he is assuming you’ve got stealthy super-secret plans that will be so romantic they’ll squeal with delight and impale themselves onto Cupid’s arrow. More likely, little snookems is getting antsy that…
Yesterday, Chow Bella got to know Traci Wilbur and her local bakery, Pie Snob. The pie business keeps Traci hopping with deliveries to local cafes and custom orders,including a recent pie social where Traci turned out 27 pies. When asked about the logistics of making so many pies at once, Traci explains…
Dip and Squeeze (Heinz Ketchup) Dip and squeeze, dip and squeeze, Heinz’s new package, is the bees knees. Well it took forty years, but common sense is finally here, with a dip and squeeze for you and me. Dip and squeeze, dip and squeeze, with three times the ketchup, the…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. A parasite diet? You must be joking. Unfortunately, no. There is an actual diet where you ingest real intestinal worms to lose weight. Hong Kong is now warning people of the risks involved with this extraordinarily bizarre diet…
Last fall, when Lisa G Cafe Wine Bar owner Lisa Giungo told me she was selling her business to take a break from the hectic pace of entrepreneurship, it initially struck me as gloomy news, especially considering the work she’d put into transforming the Seventh Street bungalow into a cozy…
Yesterday Christopher Mayo of Metro Brasserie dished on Scottsdale cuisine, his hopes for rabbit and his various kitchen gigs. Today he shares his Croque Monsieur recipe. A classic french lunch dish, the Croque Monsieur (pronounced “krohk muh-syuh”) dates back to a Parisian cafe menu in 1910. While it is not…
Behind Traci Wilbur’s Arcadia ranch home is a little building. We step through the door into a room with pale lavender walls and shiny industrial ovens surrounded by gleaming subway tile. A breeze blows in through an open window mingling with the scent of freshly baked pie. Have we died…
Could any restaurant in the Valley possibly be generating more excitement right now than tiny FnB, the cozy, convivial spot that ever-gracious front-of-the-house multitasker Pavle Milic opened late last year with chef Charleen Badman? Not in my book. Local food fanatics are raving about this place, where something as humble as braised…
Maybe it’s the women’s studies classes talking, but in our opinion there’s nothing quite as offensive as products marketed specifically and shamelessly toward the “fairer sex” (particularly when they target women assumed to be shopping-obsessed, pink-loving, rhinestone-studded gossip queens who appear to love their flirty life of singledom, but waste…
Who says you have to wait for Friday to enjoy killer specials? Several Central Phoenix restaurants have started a dangerously fun trend–bottle of wine and food specials for under $25. Even better, there’s a special out there for every day of the week!…
After skipping out on both the Jell-O and dip showdowns recently, I decided to whip something up to show the Chow Bella staff some love, in honor of the season. Almonds seemed like the perfect treat — healthy (pretend healthy, at least) and tasty, particularly with a few sweet additions…
Just got a last-minute copy of St. Francis’ menu for tonight’s farm and blessing dinner, with organic produce provided by Duncan Trading Co. — pan-roasted sea scallops with lincoln leek puree, beets, and citrus is calling my name . . . FarmBlessing_1Up.pdf…
Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to have a good time? “We can’t go back in there.” “I know. It’s too much, even for the two of us.” “You call it. I mean, I’ll do it, but if we go back in, who knows what’s…
What a major, major coup for downtown Phoenix. Bob Lynn, the creator of La Grande Orange Grocery — which brought new life to east Phoenix and spawned a busy hub of eateries at 40th Street and Campbell — will be launching a new gastropub by the end of the year…
When we went to Society Café in Las Vegas a few months ago, we were totally impressed with the American restaurant’s innovative takes on classics–pasta drenched in truffle cream, egg-topped ham-and-cheese sandwiches and mouthwatering cocktails. Lucky for us, the former chef of that restaurant, Jeremy Pacheco, is now back in…
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we thought we’d get you in the mood with a little friendly competition of gooey, rich and chocolatey desserts. We have two serious competitors: a deep, dark chocolate cake and a brownie-like dessert served with a side of warm chocolate sauce. So light some candles…
An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. A disturbing turn of events regarding an older issue: China has seen the melamine tainted powered milk resurface. The tainted product was supposed to be destroyed back in 2008 but was apparently repackaged for retail sale. Read the…
Christopher Mayo may be a fresh face at Metro Brasserie (he was named executive chef when Matt Taylor left in November), but he’s certainly no food-scene virgin. At the tender age of 20, Mayo opened Grilled Expedition at Desert Ridge. Later he split for culinary school in New York, then to the kitchens of Daniel…
