Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
A Chemex is a way of brewing coffee that is one part art, one part science, two parts swank. The hand-blown glass brewer was invented in the early 1940s by a chemist who wanted to create a method for making coffee that was both sleek and effective. At first glance,…
Silvana Salcido Esparza Chef, Owner Barrio Cafe www.barriocafe.com If you haven’t been paying close attention, then the past few weeks may have been a bit confusing in regard to what exactly James Beard Award-nominated chef Silvana Salicido Esparza is and isn’t up to these days. So first, let’s clear up…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
This time of year, conversations at Chow Bella staff meetings tend to turn to who’s eaten what and where. With the summer travel season winding down, we bring you one last Food Tour…
You’ll be wanting to take that Yelp review with an extra grain of salt in light of a California court’s ruling last week. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Yelp is allowed to manipulate users’ reviews for money. As in, it’s not illegal for Yelp to remove positive reviews…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
Any well-made chile relleno is just as good modest as it is dressed up. Stuff it fat with cheese? Perfect. Fill it with bright vegetables and a choice selection of meat? We’re good with that, too. But those who don’t consider Taco Bell Mexican food know the breading is just…
James Beard Foundation Taste America Tour Tomorrow For the second year the James Beard Foundation will come to the Valley for a weekend of food and drink events as a part of the Taste America Tour. The traveling celebration of local food and drink begins its stay in the Valley…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
Union at the Biltmore Fashion Park will be welcoming a new dining option next month when Forge Wood-Fired Pizza opens its doors. The restaurant comes courtesy of the Le Bon Temps Restaurants team, consisting of of Michael Karp, Bob Burke, and Andy Byrnes. This will be the third Forge Wood-Fired…
Phoenix New Times has an immediate opening for a freelance restaurant critic. We are looking for a journalist who has a sophisticated understanding of food and the skill to write about it in an engaging way. Ideal candidates will have a solid culinary background, either self-taught or through professional kitchen…
For a while now, Bootleggers Modern American Steakhouse has been a ship without a captain — or at least, an official one. Several months ago, executive chef James Fox and the restaurant quietly parted ways. Now owner Rick Phillips is ready to announce the restaurant’s new culinary lead. And good…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
You might have seen okonomiyaki on a restaurant menu here or there around town. It’s not impossible to find but it’s also not the most common of Japanese dishes. Essentially it’s a savory pancake that — at least in Japan — you can customize yourself with toppings and sauces. In…
The Guilty Pleasure: Pretzel-Crust Pepperoni Pizza. Where to Get It: Little Caesars, locations everywhere. Price: Only six bucks. What it Really Costs: Say cheeeeeeeese. Little Caesars has been one of my favorite guilty pleasures for quite some time. Thanks to modern technology (read: warming cabinets), you can walk into a…
A meal at Hong Kong Asian Diner in Tempe is like eating at your favorite aunt’s house. That is, if your aunt owned a Chinese restaurant that served expertly executed Cantonese cuisine. On Sunday nights, multi-generational Chinese families usually occupy the large tables in the center of the restaurant’s clean…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
Matt Zdeb Executive Chef SumoMaya Mexican Asian Kitchen www.sumomaya.com When local restaurant owner German Osio announced his plans to open an ambitious Mexican-Asian restaurant last summer, he immediately made SumoMaya one of 2014’s most-anticipated dining spots. Then Osio stoked the fire even more by announcing celebrity-chef Herb Wilson would be…
Don’t worry: No actual ghosts are harmed in the process of “ghost roasting.” The term refers to Nom de Plume Roasters’ low-overhead business model. Rather than making the (cough, cough, crazy expensive) choice to open their own roasting operation, NdP rents roasting time from other local facilities. Most recently, they’ve…
Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks’ “Personal Best” lists. This year we’re bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments…
