From now until Labor Day, Taggia at the FireSky Resort & Spa is offering an Italian-infused happy hour experience every day with their new Aperativo Hour. $5 appetizers and drink specials, with a focus on herbal amaros, will help you have a little mini-getaway on sunny summer afternoons without breaking…
Popsicles also known by their new trendier name, palettas, have become uber hip. A rainbow of paletas is popping up all over the place in funky flavors, making it easier to get your lick on. But as with most things, I want to make them myself…
On their own, avocados are jam-packed with vitamins, omega fatty acids, and minerals, so the case for including an avocado in your regular meal routine is a pretty easy one to make. However, according to new research, adding an avocado to your salad might not only bring you the benefits…
While folks around Phoenix continue to get their kicks frying eggs on the sidewalk, a “culinary research team” has found a way to grill up a steak and some corn using molten lava and they’ve posted a video to prove it…
Although one study out of Stanford University found two years ago that organic produce isn’t actually much more nutritious than the GMO or pesticide-laced foods, a new study claims that organically-grown produce might actually contain more antioxidants, which have been found to protect cells from aging effects, cancer, and heart…
There’s no denying the explosive popularity of both kale and Brussels sprouts among food snobs in the past year or so. However, one British vegetable seed house, Tozer Seeds, has been working on combining the two for 15 years and is finally ready to launch the hybrid veggie this fall…
I like the classics. A bowl of smooth ice cream. A tart made with fresh fruit. The buttery, flaky shatter of the first bite of a croissant. Maybe I just appreciate a simply, beautifully made baked good, but I do get a bit worried when a new pastry trend hits…
We’re officially in the middle of the dead zone– You know, that time every year where many Valley restaurants take a couple weeks or even the whole month off. That’s why it’s all the more important to patronize restaurants right now that are sticking it through the summer season lull…
A Ukrainian design student has submitted his idea to the Electrolux international design competition, and you might want to grab a drink before you hear this one. This year, the competition is focused on “creating healthy homes,” and the Yura drone bartender aims to do just that, though it’s still…
An Ohio resident named Zack “Danger” Brown is raising eyebrows after his Kickstarter campaign raised nearly $40,000 in about a week. The mission? To make potato salad of some sort…
A few doors down from Cartel Coffee Lab’s flagship roastery location in Tempe, there’s a door that reads “Cartel World Headquarters.” Inside, Drew Scharntizke, along with his fellow coffee instructor Bill Kennedy, spend most days using refractometers to ensure their brews are being extracted properly or educating new baristas. Since…
Although not all restaurants participate in voluntary health grading from the county, a look into last month’s reports does give a pretty good picture of the compliance of local restaurants. While the vast majority scored A and B grades that participated, thirteen spots across the Valley were given D grades…
After a silver medal win at the internationally-renowned San Fransisco Spirits Competition earlier this year, Arizona Distilling Co.’s Desert Dry gin was definitely representing for our state’s ability to make craft spirits. Now the Desert Dry gin can add a second silver medal win to its list of bragging rights…
I fell in love with cheese at my first job out of culinary school. In many restaurants, the pastry department is responsible for cheese plates, and Bouchon was no different. The first time I placed Humboldt Fog in my mouth, my world expanded. A whole new world of flavors and…
One of central Phoenix’s favorite dinner spots is serving up more than just great eats this summer. While other restaurants are closing for parts, if not all, of July, Tuck Shop is offering a dinner deal with four plates for $39…
Hey Phoenix, we know that right about now you’re all about hot dogs and ice pops, but believe it or not, in some pockets of the city, the fall countdown is on. And at Chow Bella, that means one thing: PIE. EDITOR’S NOTE: THE DATE OF PIE SOCIAL 2014 HAS…
If TV food personalities operated on Highlander rules, Anthony Bourdain would be the only one on air. In another step toward that — with Gordon Ramsay throwing in the Kitchen Nightmares towel — Adam Richman’s new show, which was slotted to premier today, has been postponed without news of a…
What if I told you that you could mix butter and oil in your coffee in the morning and reap health benefits from weight loss to increased mental acuity and even help digestion and heart health? If you think I’m absolutely crazy, I really wouldn’t blame you, but that’s exactly…
In a perfect world, good service would mean a good tip, but that doesn’t always happen. That might just be why more and more restaurants are doing away with the tipped-worker model, which largely depends on diner kindness rather than employer satisfaction to pay employees. From New York to L.A.,…
Ice cream holds some magical power over me. It could be a winter wonderland outside and I will be ready to put down a pint of my favorite gelato. Stracciatella is similar to a “chip” ice cream, made by drizzling warm chocolate into frozen ice cream, to create irregular chips…
With news of the Kitchen Nightmares series coming to an end, we’re looking back — and it’s certainly been a long and bumpy ride for Gordon Ramsay and every restaurant owner on the show. It’s safe to say that some of those featured restaurants faired better than others. In fact,…
If you’re in the mood to treat yourself to some upscale fare without breaking the bank, head over to Different Pointe of View at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort for their $39.95 prix-fixe menu special…
