November Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix
It’s going to be hard to keep up with all the new restaurants that opened this month including several highly-anticipated spots from local chefs. Check out all the comings and goings…
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Picky Eating Habits Start in the Womb, Says Science. Thanks A Lot, Mom.
They say no matter what we do we’ll all turn into our parents. And while we’re not sure if there’s scientific proof that someday you’ll love Elvis and John Wayne films, there is scientific proof that what you like to eat is heavily influenced by what your mom ate while…
Meagan Micozzi of Scarletta Bakes on the Evolution of Southwest Cuisine
This week, we’re chatting with Meagan Micozzi. You might be more familiar with her blogging pseudonym, Scarletta Bakes. The Scottsdale-based food blogger has been sharing her culinary adventures online for several years and just released her first cookbook, The New Southwest, which she describes as a primer on modern southwestern…
The Searzall: A Hand-Held Broiler Created by Food Scientist Dave Arnold
The Kickstarter campaign to fund Dave Arnold’s The Searzall has already received funds from some 900 backers since launching at midnight on Thanksgiving. With more than three weeks left to go, the campaign needs only $20,000 to be fully funded. Though technically the hand-held kitchen torch is still in beta…
Top 5 Places to Eat This Week in Metro Phoenix
Ingo’s Tasty Food Tuesday, December 3 La Grande Orange’s newest restaurant concept Ingo’s Tasty Food opens Tuesday in Arcadia. Located across the street from the popular neighborhood pizza spot — on the northwest corner lot of Campbell and 40th Street — Ingo’s will serve dishes such as a shredded kale…
Meagan Micozzi of Scarletta Bakes on Her First Cookbook, The New Southwest
Meagan Micozzi Food blogger, scarlettabakes.com Author, The New Southwest When Meagan Micozzi started writing her blog, Scarletta Bakes, two and a half years ago, she had no idea that a few short months later she’d be a recognizable face at a national conference of food bloggers. When she set out…
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Scientists Have Explained the Physics of Beer Tapping
We’ve all been there. When a “friend” hands you a freshly opened bottle of beer and you’re thinking, “Wow, what a nice guy to have gotten me a fresh brew!” Only to have said friend oh-so-gently tap his beer on top of yours. Suddenly, you’re watching as the foam builds…
Cockentrice: Forget About Turduckens, This You’ve Got to See
Ah engastration — as in the art of stuffing one animal into the insides of another animal, then cooking and eating it. The most popular example of engastration would arguably be the Turducken, or a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey. It’s believed the crazy creation dates…
Sweet Home
Whether or not you can hear the bells, you’ll still be able to appreciate the extravagant gingerbread houses showcased at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix hotel. This year’s whimsical creations will be inspired by The Polar Express, the movie and book about how one boy learns what it means to believe…
Swede Deal
Since 2010, Hanna Gabrielsson has been serving utterly delicious eats at Beaver’s Choice, which recently moved to Mesa from Tempe. The Polish-born chef spent time living and working in Sweden and later Canada, which explains the eclectic nature of the restaurant’s menu. At her cozy eatery you’ll find everything from…
Top 5 Things to Eat This Weekend in Metro Phoenix
Tracy Dempsey Pop-up Holiday Boutique Friday, November 29 Since Tracy Dempsey left her gig as pastry chef of Cowboy Ciao in 2009, she’s been focusing her energy on her line of packaged boutique confections, Tracy Dempsey Originals. They’re available locally at Smeeks, in addition to being sold throughout the southwest…
Are Eggs Becoming Obsolete?
Ask Bill Gates about the future of food and he’d probably point you to his website, where, through info-graphics and interviews, he lays out the argument that we should all be getting protein off our plates. In the presentation, he mentions a company called Hampton Creek Foods, which is working…
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5 Gifts for the Dance Lover
Whether you’re shopping for an aspiring prima ballerina or a semi-professional tango artist, we’ve got plenty of gift ideas that will have the dance lover in your life strut, swing, and sway with joy…
Joe Strelnik and Tyson Holzheimer of Snooze, an A.M. Eatery on Falling in Love with Food and Getting Involved in Their Community
This week the Valley welcomed its first Snooze, an A.M. Eatery. The Colorado-based breakfast restaurant chain specializes in creative takes on breakfast classics with seasonal menu changes and an ever-changing Pancake of the Day. Today, we’re sharing the second half of our chat with Joe Strelnik and Tyson Holzheimer, co-executive…
Go Eco-Friendly This Christmas with Plantable Wrapping Paper
Presentation is an important part of gift-giving, which is why we go through rolls and rolls of wrapping paper and ribbon each year during the holidays. And if you’re feeling a bit guilty about all that waste, innovators in the United Kingdom have come up with a genius solution to…
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…
Tyson Holzheimer and Joe Strelnik: The Chefs Behind Arizona’s First Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
Tyson Holzheimer and Joe Strelnik Co-Executive Chefs Snooze, an A.M. Eatery www.snoozeeatery.com If the food at Snooze, an A.M. Eatery is as fun, thoughtful, and well-balanced as its two executive chefs, then Phoenix certainly is in for a treat. Tyson Holzheimer, the quieter (though no less zealous when it comes…
5 Gifts For The Food Geek
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we’ve been making lists — and checking them twice — and we’ve got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella’s Gift Guide for the Food Geek. Ah, the food geek. Not to be…
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Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Are Landing Kids in The Emergency Room
Maybe we’re just taste bud masochists, but we’ve definitely plowed through a whole bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos at least a couple times in life. Those crunchy chips are so damn spicy that it hurts — hurts so good, that is. But apparently they can actually, like, hurt you. As…
Now Open: Mark Tarbell’s The Wine Store in Former Sportsman’s Fine Wines Space
Phoenix nearly lost one of its gems when Edward Basha III, president and CEO of Bashas’, confirmed that Sportsman’s Fine Wine and Spirits would be closing its doors in August after more than 50 years of business. But then restaurateur and chef Mark Tarbell, whose namesake restaurant is located right…
Scottsdale’s POSH Restaurant Offers Thanksgiving Dinner for Pickup or Delivery
If you’re anything like us, you’re probably still worried about what you’ll feed your hungry guests on Thanksgiving. Because whether you’re ready or not, they will be hungry when they arrive. Luckily, Scottsdale’s Posh restaurant has an option that will take you from stressed hostess to energetic entertainer. The restaurant…
Isabel’s Amor in Gilbert Now Open; Clever Koi and Ollie Vaughn’s to Open Monday
Get ready, because there are going to a lot of hot new places to park yourself these next few days. Earlier this week, Gilbert’s newest Mexican restaurant Isabel’s Amor opened its doors. The restaurant comes courtesy of the owners of Poncho’s and Someburrosand features cocktails from none other than the…