Whether you’re an ass man or more into a nice set of knockers, the Japanese have created the perfect dessert to combine sexy time with meal time. No, butt pudding isn’t a reference to a nasty accident in your pants, it’s an actual product that allows you to make your…
Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, sent a letter to the Arizona Department of Corrections this week asking Director Charles L. Ryan to take meat of the menu. The idea was spurred by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who recently made that move at…
There’s always something good cooking at FnB Restaurant in Scottsdale, and that includes the three dining and drinking series the restaurant is kicking off this fall. Owner and front-of-the-house host extraordinaire Pavle Millic has rounded up a group of “grape geeks” for a Late Night Winos Tasting Series that will…
Gay rights advocates are calling for a boycott of the largest pasta company in the world, Barilla Group, after the company’s president said in an interview Wednesday that he wouldn’t use gay families in the company’s advertising. And as if that weren’t already enough to spark outrage, Guido Barilla went…
The event season starts off hot this weekend with Roosevelt Row’s second annual Chile Pepper Festival, and if that doesn’t strike your fancy, know that Oktoberfest celebrations are in full swing. There’s still enough time for one last summer road trip though, and we’ve got a few good reasons to…
50 Shades of Grey author E.L. James launched a line of wines inspired by her now famous trilogy earlier this week. You can have your choice between the subtly sexy white wine, “White Silk,” or a red varietal dubbed “Red Satin.” We’re honestly a bit surprised there isn’t a gray…
In this arid desert climate it’s not exactly easy to make things grow. But on the upside, that forces us to appreciate the things we can coax out of the soil, like chiles. The little peppers are great agricultural ambassadors for our region, with a wide variety of flavors and…
There are already plenty of ways to get drunk. (See: shots, keg stands, chugging, or just sipping your damn beer like a normal person.) But if none of those options sounds appealing, you can now inhale your booze, thanks to the Vaportini, a product released earlier this year. The Vaportini…
Central Phoenix’s neighborhood coffeeshop and wine bar Tertio is hosting New Times’ upcoming charity happy hour event, Brews to Benefit, on Friday, October 4. This month’s event will benefit YNPN Phoenix, a nonprofit that provides “professional development and networking for young nonprofit professionals, emerging leaders and community activists in metro…
This is part two of our interview with chef Andrew Nienke of Café Monarch in Scottsdale. Yesterday he dished about his belief in “no bullshit” food and today we discuss what will change and what will stay the same at the restaurant this year. Cafe Monarch will re-open for the…
It’s been tough going for the Mexican truffle here in the U.S. It seems that neither time nor efforts by the James Beard Foundation to increase popularity have been able to make people understand that corn smut, or huitlacoche, is a truly tasty delicacy that’s really no funkier than your…
Craft beer is a pretty big deal considering that while beer sales in the states continue to shrink in comparison to wine and spirits, craft beer is a thriving industry that’s shown steady growth for several years. The only downside is that all the new breweries out there make finding…
“People think everything interesting in Phoenix happened yesterday,” says author and Arizona State University Regents’ Professor David W. Foster. Foster, a professor of Spanish and women and gender studies at the university’s School of International Letters and Cultures, recently wrote Glimpses of Phoenix: The Desert Metropolis in Written and Visual…
Andrew Nienke Chef Café Monarch www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-Monarch/305334640321 On Friday, October 4, Scottsdale’s Café Monarch will re-open for the fall — but this time without chef Christopher Van Arsdale. In his place will be a team of Van Arsdale fans looking to carry on the traditional of simple food done well and…
If you’re feeling a bit blue that school’s starting up without you, this is the week to get your brain back in action. Luci’s Healthy Marketplace will be hosting a gluten-free cooking class and Classic Cooking Academy’s nights-only culinary course begins on Thursday. The Parlor: Four Peaks Beer Tasting Dinner…
As far as we know, there’s only one place on the Internet where rapping, feather boas and a bunch of F-bombs intersect with cooking and disco balls. That place is on Coolio’s You Tube Channel “Cookin’ with Coolio.” The rapper, who you will probably know as “that guy who sang…
This time of year, conversations at Chow Bella staff meetings tend to turn to who’s eaten what — where. With the summer travel season still in full swing, we bring you Food Tours, our writers’ suggestions of what to eat and drink out of town. In 2011 Food and Wine…
Phoenix restaurants are hot right now. It hasn’t been more than two weeks since Melt, the new ice cream shop on Roosevelt Row, got a shout out for being one of the Hottest Ice Cream shops in the country from the national food blog Eater. And earlier this week five…
Food Truck Friday at the Arizona State Capitol Friday, September 20 If you work around the Arizona State Capitol building here’s some good news regarding your Friday lunch options. There’s a new food truck court in town that’s bringing good eats to your neck of the woods. From 11 a.m…
As if the hipsters of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood weren’t already pissed enough about the forthcoming Urban Outfitters store, the company had to go and add fuel to the fire by applying for a liquor license. Of course in most situations we’re all for boozing and shopping (because let’s be honest,…
No matter what you’re craving, it’s on the table during Arizona Fall Restaurant Week, the annual event that draws food lovers to local restaurants with the lure of specially priced prix fixe menus. For 9 straight days, more than 100 Phoenix-area restaurants will offer dinner for either $30 or $40…
Since 1996, Tempe-based beer house Four Peaks Brewery has been satisfying suds lovers with its collection of locally made beers. From timeless standbys like Kilt Lifer, the Scottish-style amber ale we know and love, to seasonal cult favorites like the Pumpkin Porter, Four Peaks beers have made this microbrewery’s reputation…
