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5 Best Places for Dinner in Scottsdale

Shine, our annual pocket guide to all things Scottsdale, is out. And this year, local artist Luster Kaboom is taking readers on an illustrated ride through the city's best spots for food, drink, art, and entertainment. Here, in no particular order, are the five best places for dinner in Scottsdale...
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10 National Food Trends for 2014 Translated for Arizona

The plates may be cleared from the 2013 dining table (don't let the door hit you on the way out, Cronut), but that doesn't mean a new slew of food trends for 2014 aren't already being served up across the country. From the "hottest" to the "most disgusting" to those...
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Closed: Renegade in North Scottsdale

Just over a month following the split between ex-Kai chef Michael O'Dowd and partner Ed Leclere of Vivid Lifestyle Concepts (VLC), Renegade in North Scottsdale has shuttered. First opened in May under the moniker Renegade by MOD, O'Dowd and Leclere's restaurant featured an eclectic menu of re-invented foods from around...
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5 Best Bites & Dishes of 2013

For over two years, Valley chefs and restaurateurs have been responding to questions about food, service, the restaurant scene, customers -- pretty much anything -- that I've had on my mind for a weekly post we call Bites & Dishes. For 2013, I've rounded up five of the best topics,...
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20 Best New Restaurants of 2013 in Greater Phoenix

The good news is that, in 2013, as most of the country was transfixed by the shenanigans of the now-infamous Amy's Baking Company, we eye-rollers in the Valley were being treated to a crop of new restaurants more focused on well-prepared food than overcooked reality. From big-name chefs and restaurateurs...
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10 Best Things I Ate in November

Wait, what? November's already over? Ah, so it is. And with it, some of the best things I ate. From dishes like a Mexican breakfast by way of Paris to an abundantly spiced Chettinad dish and a perfectly prepared rainbow trout, here are 10 of the best things I ate...
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Top 5 Places to Eat This Week in Metro Phoenix

Tuck Shop You'll always find comfort food and one of the Valley's most famous gin and tonics at Tuck Shop in central Phoenix. And the restaurant recently introduced its new winter menu with tasty dishes including Catfish and Crawfish, Pine AZ Spiced Steak and Salmon and Shrimp Cakes. Chef and...
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New Mediterranean Restaurant Coming to North Scottsdale

Since the short-lived Cask 63 closed this May (co-owner and chef Brian Feirstein is now heading up the coming-soon new Salty Señorita in Old Town), the Shops at Gainey Village has been short a restaurant for its North Scottsdale diners. But in a few weeks, the space at 8877 North...
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Top 5 Places to Eat This Week in Metro Phoenix

Joe's Farm Grill Wednesday, November 6 Joe's Farm Grill is thanking customers with the annual "Free Cheeseburger Day" this Wednesday, November 6. All you have to do is show up, stand in line between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and you can get a free cheeseburger, french fries and a...
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12 Ideal Arizona Brunches of Valley Chefs and Restaurateurs

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. It could be said that no meal makes us feel more sociable, cheery, and worry-free...
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12 Secret Supermarket Helpers of Valley Chefs and Restaurateurs

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. Think chefs don't rely on a little help from the neighborhood supermarket to kick up...
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What Is the Future of Meat?

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. For many years, meat's been the star attraction of the American plate. But with the...
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This Man Eats Nothing But Raw Meat — Oh, and Rotten Raw Meat.

We're really wishing our gag reflex had an on/off switch right about now because after reading (and checking out photos) of how Derek Nance eats, our stomachs are feeling a bit queasy. Five years ago, Nance began having trouble eating. For reasons unknown to him and his doctors, he lost...
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5 Things to Eat and Drink in Rome and Florence

This time of year, conversations at Chow Bella staff meetings tend to turn to who's eaten what -- where. With the summer travel season in full swing, we bring you Food Tours, our writers' suggestions of what to eat and drink out of town.  For most people travel means sightseeing...
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5 Reasons to Visit “Stocked” at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Any food-lover knows that every culinary creation must start somewhere, and that place is usually the grocery store. Now through September 1st, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is featuring "Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles," an exhibition that highlights the role of grocery stores in modern culture. We met...