Yesterday we chatted with Carol Konyha, freelance dessert designer. Carol’s Hungarian roots and fondness for butter and sour cream drive her approach to baking. Her keen senses and skill with her hands produce desserts as pretty to look at as they are to devour. Best of all, Carol’s baked goods…
Jeff Moriarty The founder of Ignite Phoenix and organizer for ImprovAZ wants you to come to the No Pants Ride on Sunday, January 9. Find more details here. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Had an incredible meal at FnB in Scottsdale that I will fondly remember as I…
When I met my in-laws, I tried to bake a pie for the first and only time. I had this ingenious idea that if regular pecan pie tasted good, a pie made using cans of salted mixed nuts would be even better! The thing tasted like a lemony salt lick and looked like…
We believe in the adage everything in moderation, no extreme exclamations are on our list of New Year resolutions. Which is why we like the idea of Meatless Monday, a movement that has been quietly growing since 2003 appealing to authors, nutritionists, filmmakers, health professionals, athletes, environmentalists, public school administrators,…
There’s a new heavy metal cookbook in stores called Mosh Potatoes (Atria Paperback), and even if you’re not a headbanger, you’ll find something to appreciate in this clever tome. Where else could you ever find recipes for things like “Hot Rod Penis Loaf” (courtesy of Gen from Genitorturers) or “Shrimp…
Once again you’ve found us away from the office and enjoying a holiday. As you might imagine, we’re a bit…shall we say unprepared? Still, we’d hate to send you out into New Year’s Eve empty-handed. Instead, we’ll shower you with the above fireworks. Somehow exploding Peeps make it seem like…
Reflecting over the last year, I’m mulling over a handful of wonderful food memories: sinking my teeth into a perfectly cooked cheeseburger, its hot, meaty juices soaked up by a soft, sweet-smelling bun; enjoying the brightness of ripe vegetables in a refreshing seasonal salad; taking a giant bite of creamy,…
Burgers, dogs, burritos, fries, shakes, sandwiches, cheese curds — Fry Girl’s packed her breadbasket with as much fast-food fare as one year could deliver. So what’s the verdict? Dig my list of “mosts” and find out what fried food was fabulous and what flopped in 2010. Most unique: When it…
Lazy Cakes Relaxation Brownies kicked our ass.After trying the Drank Relaxation Beverage and finding it lacking, we had low expectations for these brownies, which are sold in head shops around the Valley (we picked ours up at It’s All Goodz). But we’d heard Lazy Cakes brownies were all the rage,…
Whatever the plans for New Year’s Eve, a night in with family and libations or a cocktail hour soiree with friends before heading out on the town, you need some simple and elegant bites to accompany the champagne. We have a menu in mind, and recipes for classic Hors D’Oeuvre…
Every city has a certain type of cuisine it’s known for. In New York, there’s a pizza place on every corner. Memphis and Kansas City have great BBQ joints. In Phoenix, it’s Mexican food. While finding a late-night burrito or enchilada in this town is a piece of cake (tres leches, of…
There are two days in every year that it is acceptable to get drunker then Li-Lo at a va-jay-jay flashing contest and wake up with the worst hangover known to man: St. Patty’s Day, and New Year’s Eve. Those of us who happen to call the bar our second home…
It’s been called “weed in a can” and “a can of drag ass” by media, but does Drank really offer a mellow buzz? We must admit, we were skeptical of the powers within this purple aluminum can. When somebody told us about Drank, the “extreme relaxation” beverage, two thoughts crossed…
We hear a hot diet trend for 2011 is the Baby Food Diet. The idea is simple: Substitute two meals a day with baby food purees and you’ll have a slim, baby-sized waistline. Hollywood types most likely have their people mix up homemade concoctions of the mush to ensure organic mixes. Good…
Michelle Donovan The co-owner of the Nile Theater and The Mantooth Group wants you to come to Madball and Comeback Kid at the Nile Tuesday, January 18. What’d you eat for dinner last night? I had a bunch of mini-candy bars. It was the only thing on my desk. Favorite…
Still hungry? Try not to get drool on your keyboard as you check out our sweet slideshow of holiday goodness. Now hit the treadmill!…
A particularly giddy (and macabre) holiday reveler in a much colder part of the country created her own Frosty the Snowman cocktail (aka Frosty-tail) this weekend — and it was too cute not to share. The drink is a combo of snow (the real thing!), diet ginger ale and Absolut Citron,…
In the spirit of tying up loose ends, we’re recapping some of our favorite food-related finds of the year. We’ve already recapped the Best Books, Battle of the Dishes, and Just Offal favorite posts from 2010; today we bring you our favorite recipes. The recipe picks for 2010 are as varied as our…
Oregon or Auburn? We’re still on the fence about which team we hope wins the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) next week. What we’re really excited about is the Bud Light Fiesta going on at Scottsdale’s SouthBridge January 3-7. As the name of the festival implies, there will be plenty of…
Christmas means spending time with your family, not wasting moments surfing the Internet. Good lord! Don’t you know that’s what work is for? Still, we’re not the types to send you away empty-handed. Consider the above video our gift to you for showing up when we took the day off…
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: Jennifer Woods, What Are You Baking? 5 Pre-Order Holiday…
If you don’t like eating things with a face (or a shiny, red nose) you may want to steer clear of this week’s feature story on local celebrity chef and controversy enthusiast Payton Curry. This holiday, Curry’s got reindeer on the menu. Don’t tell the kiddies. Food Critic Michele Laudig…
