Welcome to Chow Bella’s Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here. We’ve all been there: hungrily taking the first bite of…
The Spot: Citizen Public House, 7111 E. Fifth Avenue, Suite E, Scottsdale, 480-398-4208, www.citizenpublichouse.com. See also: Bernie Kantak Explains What’s Good About Food Network and How Josh Hebert Inadvertently Changed His LIfe Tastemaker #16: Bernie Kantak The Hours: Happy Hour is offered 3 to 6 p.m. daily…
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…
Like your locally owned shops boutique-sized and gathered together in one 7,200 square foot area of retail space? See also: Vintage Apparel, Sewing Supplies, Paper Goods, and a Newsstand Just Added to The Biltmore’s UNION (Coming Soon) Whoopie Baking Co. Opens Commercial Kitchen; Next Stop, Biltmore Fashion Park Then you’ll…
A one-stop spot for fitness training and healthy eating is coming to Arcadia, specifically to the northeast corner of 38th Street and Indian School: the Madison Improvement Club (featuring yoga and spin) and its S.e.e.d Cafe (“Sustainable. Edible. Entirely. Delicious.”) See also: Sutra Midtown Builds Juice Bar, Finds Old House…
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…
The Guilty Pleasure: Pumpkin Greek Yogurt Where To Get It: Trader Joe’s, several locations Valleywide Price: $1.29 for an 8 ounce tub. What It Really Costs: As much sugar as an 8 ounce serving of soda. It’s closing in on the end of September, which means the season of pumpkin-flavored…
When it comes to the local food movement, no one puts his money where our mouths are quite like Edward Farrow, the executive chef of The Café at MIM. On any given day, this cafeteria-style museum restaurant (so much prettier and just plain better than a museum cafe is ever…
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…
The First Annual Chile Pepper Festival is upon us, people. September 29, this coming Saturday, Roosevelt Row will celebrate the beloved chile in all forms roast, dried, cooked and fried. And in case you were more or less hesitant about attending an event that would undoubtedly leave a fire in…
Turkish Kitchen, we hardly knew ye. Opened in October 2011 and lasting less than a year, Turkish Kitchen, the much-buzzed-about restaurant from chef-owner Orhan Yildirim, the man behind defunct Efes in Tempe, which closed in 2010, has shuttered…
If you were thinking that the 50 Shades of Grey shenanigans would die down well before the release of its tentative 2014 movie, you may have been wrong- 50 shades of wrong. See Also: So This Exists: The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Suing Ben &…
With fall (finally) in the air, so are the aromas of two new brunch offerings from upscale restaurants Lon’s at the Hermosa in Paradise Valley and Mastro’s Steakhouse in North Scottsdale. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 13, and continuing every second Saturday of the month until…
I’m in love with Monti Carlo. And if you’ve listened to her lighthearted patter on My 103.9 or seen her emoting on Master Chef or met her in person (in which case, she gave you a great big hug, guaranteed), you’re probably in love with her too. See also: Local…
If there ever was a sign that Americans are getting dumber and the apocalypse is nigh, it’s the popularity of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. It should tell you something when both the Democratic and Republican conventions fail to garner higher TV ratings than the antics of former Toddlers and…
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…
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…
If you have your ears (or, er, tongues) open in the Phoenix food scene, Binkley’s Restaurant needs no introduction. Chef and owner Kevin Binkley has been nominated for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef Southwest for several years in a row, and this year he was named as a finalist…
Sad news for Paradise Valley folks: Floyd’s Kitchen has shuttered. Opened over three years ago, the small, neighborhood restaurant featuring Italian, Mediterranean, and American fare was located in a strip mall just north of Cactus on Tatum and across the street from Paradise Valley Mall. Floyd’s was a locally owned…
New York deli fans looking for pickled corned beef and pastrami, matzo ball soup, and New York style bagels with lox and schmear would do best to keep their eyes peeled for the opening of Abe’s of Scottsdale, the deli and restaurant opening soon in the Acacia Creek Village Shopping…
Just a little more than a week after owners Allen and Traci Thompson opened a second location of their popular Arcadia burger joint, The Grind, in North Scottsdale, the two are getting both locations into the weekend breakfast business, starting tomorrow, Saturday, September 22. See also: Owners of The Grind…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See also: Six Oktoberfest Celebrations in Metro Phoenix Carol Steele Tribute Dinner at Rancho Pinot Sept 23: Menu Features C. Steele Classics and Asian Pear Belinis from Aravaipa Farms Maine…
