See also: 10 Favorite Vietnamese Restaurants in Greater Phoenix See also: What the Heck is Bibim Bap? See also: Point-Counterpoint: Is Pho King or Is It Pho-King Awful? Hi, I’m Mabel. You might recognize the byline from my series The Baker’s Lab. I’m from the Midwest and spent a couple…
See also: Tastemaker #40: Jeff Kraus See also: A Sneak Peek at Jeff Kraus’s New Crepe Bar Jeff Kraus Crepe Bar 7520 S. Rural Road, Tempe 480-247-8012 www.facebook.com/TruckinGoodFood This is part one of my interview with Jeff Kraus, chef-owner of the recently opened Crepe Bar and former owner of TruckinGoodFood,…
Every week, there’s a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you’re like most people, you probably just don’t have the time to get to all of it. It’s kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won’t all…
See also: Tediberto’s: Drop Your Vitamix and Put on Your Animal-Friendly Dancing Shoes, Vegans, We’re Goin’ Out to Eat See also: Vegan Mexican Restaurant Coming to Downtown Phoenix See also: Vegan Mexican Restaurant Owner Not Helping Stereotype of Vegans It’s one of the worst kept secrets in the downtown Phoenix…
See also: Fox Restaurant Concepts Planning to Open a (Shh…) on Camelback Road In April, when I asked Fox Restaurant Concepts, the company headed up by restaurateur and 2012 James Beard Award semifinalist Sam Fox, to respond to a rumor I’d heard about them leasing some land on Camelback Road,…
As far as successful food hookups go, the longstanding one between well-known local pastry business Tammie Coe Cakes and La Grande Orange, the popular grocery and pizzeria in Arcadia, may be one of the Valley’s best-known. But the relationship has come to a end. In a Facebook post today on…
From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
See also: Sam Fox to Open Second Culinary Dropout in Phoenix As reported by Chow Bella last January, local restaurant mogul Sam Fox plans to open a second local Culinary Dropout in the space that formerly housed a series of motorcycle and car dealerships on Seventh Street in Phoenix. Construction…
See also: Fast Food Dump Continues at Seventh Avenue and McDowell, and It Stinks See also: Potbelly Sandwich Shop (and a JoS. A. Bank Clothiers) Coming to CityScape: One Smoked Ham and a Dress Shirt, Please Enjoy a smoked ham sandwich while listening to the acoustic stylings of the next…
Schools are starting back up again across the Valley, and in two weeks, ASU’s fall classes will begin. Downtown Tempe is soon to become a rushed blur of students as they move in, settle down, and get ready to hit the books. Until winter break brings some relief, study groups…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Welcome to Brunched, where Chow Bella samples local restaurants’ offerings for our favorite meal. (Hey, you get to sleep in and eat breakfast — what’s not to like?) See also: Iron Chef Jose Garces of Distrito at The Saguaro What: Distrito at the Saguaro Hotel Where: 4000 N. Drinkwater Boulevard,…
What’s in a name? In the case of Bad Mother Cluckers, a new late-night, fowl-filled eatery in Tempe’s Mill Avenue District, chicken — and lots of it. Set to open on Friday, August 24, Bad Mother Cluckers (BMC) will feature signature rotisserie and fire-grilled chicken as well as salads, sides,…
See also: World of Beer Grand Opening in Tempe Happy weekend Chow Bella friends! We’re going to sweat it out this weekend with a little bit of barbecue at one of Phoenix’s newest restaurants, then we’re popping over to Tempe to check out their newest beer bar, and wrapping things…
See also: Tastemakers 2012: Tracy Dempsey See also: Tracy Dempsey’s Caneles See also: Tracy Dempsey’s Perfect Food Day When you’re cooking, it’s all about a dash of this and a splash of that. But baking is another matter, an exact science. In this series, we’re going behind the bakery case…
Listen up, lousy tippers. Yeah, you. You know who you are: stiffing your restaurant server, leaving him or her less than what they’re owed after you’ve filled your face, and especially the guy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who, after having dinner with his family of five, left me the “tip”…
From now ’til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers — Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you’ll know; for others, it’ll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you’re here, check…
See Also: AndyTalk: Sushi for Dessert – See Also: AndyTalk: Why You Should Make Pizza From Scratch When you do a job and don’t care, everyone knows. The lackluster appearance of halfheartedly prepared food foreshadows the ho-hum flavors to come. The art of cooking goes hand-in-hand with the concept of…
A hustle and bustle breakfast or lunch in this heat? Not for this lady of leisure. Lately, I’ve been taking my meals at Astor House. Run by architect DJ Fernandes, who also owns Tuck Shop, the adjacent Coronado neighborhood restaurant, and Vovomeena, a breakfast spot slated to open in September…
See also: Vincent Guerithault: Tastemaker #53 Like hairstyles and handbags, desserts go in and out of fashion. When’s the last time you saw Crepes Suzette, Bananas Foster or Baked Alaska on a restaurant menu? And rightly so. You’d probably hoot at the very notion. But there’s one old school dessert…
See also: Sacha Levine: Tastemaker #74 If you keep abreast of culinary up-and-comers, then you already know about Sacha Levine. She works for Chrysa Robertson at Rancho Pinot and puts in prep time for Charleen Badman at FnB — which is to say, she’s been mentored by two of the…
Astor House is so easygoing it seems less a restaurant and more the home of a friend who doesn’t mind the unexpected pop-in. Outside the tiny teal dwelling, a bike leans lazily against a tree. Inside, you’ll find wicker-backed chairs, petite flower vases and — if you’re lucky — a…
