For years macaroni and cheese has been billed as a perfect food for tiny tots. But at the Mac and Cheese Throwdown, some of the city’s best chefs will prove it’s not just for kids’ meals anymore.Nine chefs, including Michael Rusconi of Rusconi’s American Kitchen and Jeff Caswell of EVO…
There’s a new spot for craft beer and wine on Grand Avenue now that a cozy-looking new watering hole has opened behind The Groove on Grand, a mixed-use development in the heart of the Grand Ave Arts and Small Business District. The Red House Pub, 1028 Grand Avenue, offers a…
Anyone who’s worked in the restaurant biz knows autograting, or the ability to automatically add a tip to a restaurant bill, is a server’s best friend. The practice makes it worthwhile to take on large parties because you know you’ll get at least a certain percentage of the bill in…
Want some Pie Social 2013 swag? Of course, you do! The more reasonable question would probably be who doesn’t want to rock a Pie Social tee! And good news pie fans, you’re in luck. AZ Screen Printing will offer on-site screen printing of the image above on your choice of…
This is part two of our interview with Eugenia Theodosopoulos, owner and chef of Essence Bakery Cafe. Last month, she opened a second location of the popular Tempe eatery and yesterday we learned a little more about the building she and her husband and business partner, Gilles Combes, bought in…
It’s probably been a few years since anyone thought of conveyor belt sushi restaurants as anything more than a gimmick. Sure, having plates and plates of shining fish slide right past your table, ripe for the picking, is a cool experience — once. But a new restaurant in Tokyo is…
Eugenia Theodosopoulos Owner/chef Essence Bakery and Café www.essencebakery.com It’s been a busy few weeks for Essence Bakery owner and chef Eugenia Theodosopoulos as she’s opened her bakery’s second location, in Central Phoenix. Known for making delicate French-style pastries and light breakfast and lunch fare, Essence Bakery has been a Francophile’s…
Market Street Kitchen Wednesday, November 13 This week, Market Street Kitchen will welcome Todd Bostock, winemaker at Dos Cabezas WineWorks, to the Valley for a one-night dinner featuring the Sonoita winery’s products. The three-course dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a reception featuring deviled egg and Dos Cabezas 2012…
Last week, the FDA announced it’s making the move to eliminate trans fats from processed food. The news comes after the administration announced it had determined that partially hydrogenated oils are no longer “generally recognized as safe” in foods. And after a 60-day comment period, get ready for a complete…
From time to time, Chow Bella’s contributors challenge one another to a showdown: Make the best dish you can, using one common ingredient. This time (naturally), it was pumpkin. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the results, and at the end, we’ll let you know who won. Today:…
Hunting just got a whole lot easier in Montana, where it’s now possible to print out a roadkill permit that gives you permission to harvest animals like deer, elk, antelopes, and moose for food if you hit them with your car. And because that still might be too much work…
Singh Farms Saturday, November 9 Located just off Loop 101 at Thomas Road, Singh Farms opens up its 20 acres of farmland every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The weekly farmers market offers a selection of organic produce and artisan food products. With great values on items like…
During October and November nonprofit organizations and other community groups throughout Arizona will come together to host events that celebrate Native American culture. As part of the 31st annual Native American Recognition Days, Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center is presenting Native Now. The festival will include music,…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
Scottsdale-ites who love the hand-held turnovers known as pasties will now be able to get their fill in their own neighborhood. The third location of Cornish Pasty Co., founded by Cornwall, England, native Dean Thomas, opened for business Wednesday at 3800 North Goldwater Boulevard in Scottsdale…
Prepare to be made pretty darn uncomfortable with one man’s love for Doritos Locos tacos. In an article for Vice titled “My Doritos Locos Tacos Gave Me a Boner,” writer Joshua David Stein describes — in particularly specific and sexually infused detail — his experience with a trio of Doritos…
If you’re buying products not made by local businesses, you’re pretty much handing your money straight to The Man. And you really have no excuse for that, when the Certified Local Fall Festival brings more than 100 local vendors together for a day of shopping, eating, and dining.On Saturday, November…
Forks up, Phoenix! Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row present the fourth annual Pie Social from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, at the “What Should Go Here” Pop Up Park at Second and Roosevelt streets. We’ve got an all-star lineup of bakers making pies for you to taste, and…
This week, we’re talking to Eddie Hantas, owner and chef at Tempe’s relatively new Mediterranean restaurant Hummus Xpress. Here, Hantas does street food-style eats with a serious chef’s attention to detail. You’ll find roasted, sauteed seasonal vegetables as well a rotating array of colorful hummus varieties. Yesterday, we got the…
Making a charitable donation has never been as easy (or as boozey) as it is with New Times’ monthly happy hour event, Brews to Benefit. This Thursday, November 7, we will be at Taste of Tops in Tempe pouring Four Peaks brews to raise money for a local non-profit. Ten…
Remember that national junk food tax Mexico was poised to pass a few weeks ago? Well, it was approved Thursday, October 31, and already it seems it’s going to have effects that will reach us all. Or at least all fans of Mexican Coke. Because of the tax, some Coca-Cola…
Eddie Hantas Chef/Owner Hummus Xpress www.hummusxpress.com Since January, Eddie Hantas has been serving healthy, fresh Mediterranean food in a fast-casual atmosphere at Hummus Xpress in Tempe. The Subway- (or if you prefer, Chipotle-) style restaurant is his second venture, opened about year after he shuttered his first place, a pizza…
