Mr. P-bodyThe 15-year Valley resident, professional DJ and bassist for local band Elvis Before Noon is spinning at the Hotel Valley Ho this New Year’s Eve. He also spins and plays regularly at AZ 88, Olive & Ivy and The Vig. What did you eat for dinner last night? That’s somewhat of a…
Breaking up is hard to do. Even harder might be cooking for yourself when so many recipes are meant to be shared.Local food fanatic Joel LaTondress — you might recognize his Chowhound/Facebook moniker, azhotdish — feels your pain. He turned a defunct romance into a smart concept for a home cooking blog,…
Gallo Blanco chef-owner Doug Robson says he had no idea he’d be opening two restaurants in one year, but things just organically turned out that way. His new place, headed by chef Patrick Fegan (formerly of Fiamma and Olive & Ivy), is called Hillside Spot, and it just opened for breakfast and…
Not satisfied with competing in the art of making stuffing, the Chow Bella staff is at it again. This showdown is all about Jell-O. So far we’ve brought you Sparkling Grapefruit Pie. Today we’re bringing you a recipe that’s the culmination of our years of suffering through bad Jell-O molds…
Grabbing to-go food might not be the healthiest choice, but it’s often a heck of a lot easier than busting out cooking utensils, going shopping for ingredients and trying to make bean burritos and pad Thai ourselves. But with New Year’s resolutions of losing weight staring us down, we’re looking…
This winter season, the specialty cocktails offered on the happy hour menu of Spotted Donkey Cantina in north Scottsdale will have you feeling like it’s a lot warmer, as the chic southwest Mexican restaurant presents sweet, brightly colored drinks more suited for the beach than for cold months. Happy hour’s…
Used to be, you could easily find a weekday lunch for around five or six bucks. Nowadays, it’s tricky to get a bite for less than ten dollars, unless you stick to fast food joints or tacos. But Padre’s Modern Mexican just unveiled a new menu of lunch specials that…
Two weeks ago we began reporting on an epic project, the creation of Martha Stewart’s holiday showstopper, the croquembouche. Here’s Part One and here’s Part Two. This week we bring you the conclusion. We wake up grumpy and taciturn. While making coffee we start playing with the word croquembouche in…
It had been quite a while since I’d been to Chelsea’s Kitchen, and ages since I’d heard anyone talk about it. But I stopped by recently when I’d heard good things about new executive chef Bruce Kalman, who’s keeping some menu faves for the regulars but playing around with daily…
This past Friday evening, hundreds of Food Network fans crammed into the Mesa Arts Center for an evening of fast paced, rockin’ fun at the Guy Fieri Road Show. This was the show’s second to last performance on the 24-city tour (the last being Vegas, baby), so Guy pulled out all of…
Most locals know Chef Beau MacMillan as the guy who bested Iron Chef Bobby Flay. MacMillan’s headed back to Food Network in January for a new show called The Worst Cooks in America, where he and Chef Anne Burrell attempt to whip some of the most pitiful home cooks into shape via a cooking…
‘Tis the season for holiday drinks, and while many people are running for seasonal ales, caffeine junkies need some holiday cheer, too. And the best seasonal caffeine drink we’ve found this year comes from Fair Trade Cafe, located on Central Avenue, off Roosevelt.The eggnog latte might sound bizarre at first,…
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: Dive Bar Dinner Club: Chino Bandido Takee Outee Sets…
Not satisfied with competing in the art of making stuffing, the Chow Bella staff is at it again. This show down is all about Jell-O. Jell-O? The last time we consumed Jell-O sans alcohol was fifteen years ago at a cousin’s outdoor wedding reception when Great Aunt Betty, mistaking her…
Upscale American cuisine with a Southwestern spin is the house specialty at CORE Kitchen & Wine Bar, which opens today at Tucson’s new Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain. Chef Joel Harrington, formerly of Fearing’s Restaurant in Dallas, incorporates plenty of regional ingredients in his dishes, such as barbecued quail and pulled rabbit…
For me, college was mostly a blur of all-day breakfast at Tom’s (the diner storefront always pictured in Seinfeld episodes), roast beef sandwiches from the student center, and bagels from anywhere I could get ’em. But college kids these days are eating a lot more sophisticated grub, it seems. Sodexo,…
SavorySweetLife.com blogger Alice just posted an incredible-looking recipe for salted hot caramel hot chocolate, with a porn-worthy photo to boot. Wow, does it ever look delish . . . The genius thing about it is that created her own version of the drink after she got addicted to the Starbucks…
We love to cook. We love good food. So why do people claiming to understand our passion give us Chili’s gift cards, elf aprons and used chocolate body paint? It’s not their fault, really. They just need a little help. That’s why, this holiday season, we’ve done the dirty work…
Coffee fanatics have been waiting for the opening of Lola Coffee on Roosevelt, the second location of Daniel Wayne’s popular java joint, and it’s finally here. Stop by the historic Gold Spot building at 1001 N. 3rd Ave. (the entrance is actually on Roosevelt) between 7 and 10 p.m. tonight. Wayne’s done…
To get you in the holiday spirit, we created a holiday tune based around local foods we’d love to get for Christmas — sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Could be some good gift ideas for food lovers, or places to treat your sweetie to a pre-holiday dinner. Last week, we…
We’re used to Salty Senorita as being a rowdy spot full of 20-something’s downing margaritas while munching on Tex-Mex-y food, but this Sunday, December 20, the colorful bar in Peoria welcomes families as it hosts a Santa brunch–and yes, the man himself will be there, flown in by helicopter. Way cooler than a…
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