18: Morning Glory Benedict at Morning Glory Cafe

​ Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion…

Downtown Mobile Food Court Postponed

We’re still scratching our heads from yesterday’s announcement that Crave Culinary Festival is being postponed until January 2011. Today’s news: The Mobile Food Court that was supposed to happen every Friday starting October 1 at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market has now been pushed back to November 5, pending permit…

Cheaters Never Win, in Guess That Gadget

See if you can guess today’s gadget and check back next week for the answer, and to see if you’ve won a most-awesome prize. Need a refresher on what not to do? Go here. Here are a few shots at this week’s trickster, add yours to the comment box below:…

It’s the Velvet Pumpkin, Lynne Bonnell!

Temperature forecasts be damned, it’s fall. And fall means pumpkins. In fact, at yesterday’s weekly Chow Bella meeting, we couldn’t stop talking about all things pumpkin, so get ready for an onslaught — soon. In honor of fall, this morning we went looking for velvet pumpkins. No, this is not a…

19: AZ Sweet Shrimp Po’Boy Sliders at District American Kitchen

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

New Burger King Breakfast Items: Is BK Even Trying Anymore?

Remember that kid who totally ruled at Guitar Hero and then, one day, when you’re coming closer than you ever have to beating him, he stars screwing around and acting bored and you get super pissed off and throw the plastic Gibson SG on the floor and start screaming, “You’re…

Michelle Burchfield, What Are You Eating?

Michelle BurchfieldThe actress, writer and performance artist is a cast member of First Friday Night Live, which goes down Friday, October 1 at 11 p.m. at The Firehouse and on ustream. She’s also appearing in Show & Tell: Performance Art at Sweets & Beats during the Grand Avenue Festival Saturday,…

20: Oaxaca Special at Carolina’s

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

21: Chicken Tikka Masala at Guru Palace

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

This Week In Chow Bella:

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: Charles Shaw “Two Buck Chuck” Sauvignon Blanc Amanda Melby,…

Cafe: La Tolteca

We’ve been known to travel great distances in search of Mexican pastries. Perhaps that’s why we almost drooled right through the Cafe page while reading this week’s New Times. Food Critic Michele Laudig on La Tolteca: The smell alone is enticing, and I get a little giddy about the overwhelming…

22: Hirame Carpaccio at Nobuo at Teeter House

Hungry yet?We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular orderLeave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section.Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series on 100 Creatives who make…

Wendy’s VIP Event: A Serious Fry Girl FAIL

“Are you a salesperson?” “No, I’m a writer for the New Times.” “Oh, what do you write?” “I write a column about fast food called ‘Fry Girl'” “I don’t like fast food. It’s not very healthy.” (cue uncomfortable silence and shifting self in chair) This is Wendy’s? It is this…

Chef Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer’s Cashew & Rosemary Encrusted Salmon with Hibiscus-Lime Sauce

Chef Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer serves up dishes with so much flavor and flair at Razz’s Restaurant & Bar that we’re tempted just to order takeout, plate the dishes at home, and pretend they’re our own. Today Razz shares his recipe for Cashew & Rosemary Encrusted Salmon with Hibiscus-Lime Sauce so that we don’t have to take such drastic (and deceitful) measures to impress our next dinner guests.

23: Hot Pressed Tuna at La Grande Orange

Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…

Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer of Razz’s Restaurant & Bar, Part 2

Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer is self-proclaimed “old school” when it comes to cooking.

“Everything came naturally to me; I grew up in the business,” Razz says of his time in culinary school. “Things that you don’t normally see, they were common things to me. I was fortunate enough to travel a lot, to taste and see everything.”