“It’s ridicuously good. Seriously. It makes chocolate dipped pretzels child’s play.” So says Julie Kossak, owner of Pink Spot, the all-day breakfast, coffee, and scoop joint in Phoenix. Kossak’s recently added several varieties of chocolate covered bacon to her restaurant’s menu, and she couldn’t be more excited. Come to think…
Hundreds of you came out to lick, crunch, chew and otherwise gobble caramel confections prepared by 18 of the Valley’s finest chefs Friday night, all part of the third annual Caramelpalooza, co-sponsored by Smeeks and Chow Bella. We might be a little biased, but we think it was our best…
Anyone else have a wicked sugar hangover this morning? Thanks to all — chefs, judges, caramel eaters — who came out to Smeeks candy shop last night for the third annual Caramelpalooza, co-sponsored by Smeeks and Chow Bella. Folks began lining up at 5:30, descended on the candy/ice cream/paleta/sauce/cookie makers…
When I saw that Amuse Bouche listed Clafoutis on its online menu, I knew I had to drive across town just to check it out. After all, Chefs and Owners Kierstin and Snir Mor both attended the esteemed École Grégoire-Ferrandi in Paris.
From now through Caramelpalooza — tonight, March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Aimee Sosa, a chef at the Phoenix Public Market.Aimee Sosa may have fallen into cooking by accident, but she got there with…
During Arizona Beer Week, we had the opportunity to sit down with David Walker, co-founder of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Part one of the interview premiered yesterday; read on for part two, when we talk about the state of the beer world, Firestone’s blending process, and what new beers the…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 17 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Slade Grove of Slade Grove Creative Gourmet. With a commitment to “over-the-top indulgence,” Slade Grove has been making an impression…
Yeah, yeah, we’re all about the smartphone these days, but sometimes don’t you dream about putting down that iPhone and flipping through something real, something paper? Something you can rustle, turn the pages down on, tear pictures from and stick them on a real bulletin board? (Sorry, Pinterest.) You’re in…
Deep Eddy’s Vodka, an Austin distillery, will make its Arizona debut from 2-5pm on Friday, March 2nd at TEXAZ Grill to commend the Lone Star State.
We were happy to get a return call from Zenyata White yesterday. She apologized for not getting back to us more quickly as she’d been busy with new fewer than five different news stations and calls from CNN affiliates after the what happened at District American Kitchen on Sunday…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Veronica Arroyo of Bourbon Steak. Veronica Arroyo is the executive pastry chef at Scottdale’s ritzy Bourbon Steak and has been baking professionally…
The man: David WalkerThe brewery: Firestone Walker Brewing Co. The history: Walker is a British expatriate and the husband of Adam Firestone’s sister. He brought an English twist to Firestone’s beers, and the two founded Firestone Walker in 1996. We sat down with Walker during Arizona Beer Week. Busy week…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Eliana House. Eliana House pretty much grew up in the restaurant that her parents named after her, Eliana’s – one of the only…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 18 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Amanda Crick , Pastry Chef at the Tonto Bar and Grill. Amanda Crick is a self-taught pastry chef who worked her way through…
There were no tomatoes in Italian food until the late 17th or early 18th century. Indigenous to the New World, it was well after Columbus set sail that tomatoes made their way to the tables of Europe. There were no tomatoes on my own table until about 15 years ago…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 17 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Brendan McCaskey. Brendan McCaskey tells Chow Bella he “lives downtown, and loves downtown!” A Scottsdale Culinary Institute graduate, he’s…
I realized recently that I’ve probably been giving you the wrong impression about me and about Pinterest. If you know only what you’ve read these past three weeks you might be inclined to think that all I’m interested in is junk food. If you’re not a Pinterest junkie you might think…
We need about 100 of these sent to the New Times office like right now (attn: Shannon Armour, please). We don’t even care if it’s an “Unholy Union” between the Girl Scouts and Nestle or if the Girl Scouts are “selling out,” we just want to get our hands on…
Good news Mesa! You’re getting another BoSa Donuts! If only BoSa could take over all of the empty fast food buildings in town (including one somewhere near the New Times building) — then we could be constantly surrounded by their melt-in-your-mouth glazed goodies. We would be oh-so happy. Until then…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 17 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Brady Breese of Urban Cookies. A self-taught baker, Brady Breese started Urban Cookies several years ago with his wife, Shaun,…
Have you been following the story about Kenyata White and Aeimee Diaz, the lesbian couple asked to leave District American Kitchen after another table of men complained about their distaste for the female pair’s public displays of affection? We have, too, and have since reached out to both the couple…
From now through Caramelpalooza — March 2 at Smeeks candy shop — Chow Bella will introduce you to the 17 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Tina Chau of Slickables Ice Cream Sandwich. Slickables has only been around for a few months but this Tempe business…
