Lasagna is the ultimate Italian comfort food — a delicious multi-layered dish baked with cheese, pasta, tomato sauce, meat, and spices. We ventured into two local restaurants, Giuseppe’s on 28th and DeFalco’s Italian Deli and Grocery (coincidentally, both have been featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives) to see…
We recently took a weekend jaunt to Flagstaff, where the residents there have every right to shiver, wrap up in their colorful handmade scarves, and utter “brrrrrr” as they tool about the chilly, pine-laden landscape. For more than three decades now, Macy’s European Coffeehouse and Bakery has been keeping Flagstaff…
Short Leash Sit . . . Stay is Brad and Kat Moore’s urban shrine to sausages, a collection of frankfurters steamed, baked, and fried; decorated with things like roasted red peppers, mango chutney, and Cracker Jack; and wrapped most of the time in a warm naan “bun.” The husband-and-wife team,…
Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market Saturday, November 16 With a huge variety of colorful produce and just about every other type of vendor you can imagine, it’s no wonder the Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market is one of the busiest in the Valley. Last weekend, we headed out to take…
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:…
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…
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. Thanksgiving, pretty much everyone’s favorite holiday, is just around the corner. And if you’re looking…
The Guilty Pleasure: Pastrami Burrito Where To Get It: Burger Shoppe, 35th Avenue and Thomas Road Price: $6.79 What It Really Costs: One Grade A food coma. For whatever reason, I don’t make it out to the West Valley all that often. Once I get west of I-17, most of…
Short Leash Sit . . . Stay is Brad and Kat Moore’s urban shrine to sausages, a collection of frankfurters steamed, baked, and fried; decorated with things like roasted red peppers, mango chutney, and Cracker Jack; and wrapped most of the time in a warm naan “bun.” But this doghouse…
Just nine months after he opened Bink’s Midtown, his top-notch bistro in Central Phoenix, James Beard Award finalist Kevin Binkley is planning to open Bink’s Scottsdale in late December. The fourth restaurant from the venerated chef will be located at the Shops at Hilton Village (6107 North Scottsdale Road), in…
For Halloween this year, we asked you to dress up your pets as food, and you delivered. Several entrants had very cute dogs (and I think a couple of other creatures in there somewhere) dressed up very adorably, but didn’t make the cut because they didn’t fit the theme…
If making flour tortillas is all about the rolling pin, corn tortillas are all about the press. No flour dusting, no endless rolling, no lard-lubricated hands. Not to imply that corn tortillas are a walk in the park; the difficulty here isn’t in the pressing, but in variable nature of…
Chef Payton Curry (Digestif, Caffe Boa) and restaurateur Dave Andrea are teaming up again. And this time, they’re focusing on tacos. The owners of Brat Haüs, the German beer-hall-style restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, are opening a new Mexican-style concept, aptly named Taco Haus, in North Scottsdale early next year…
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…
Preparation is a big part of being able to handle 350 strangers wandering into your backyard. It’s also a big part of being a stop of the Tour de Coops on Saturday, November 16. The tour is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Guests purchase a ticket and take…
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…
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…
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:…
Central Phoenix’s Melrose District just got a lot more cozy and roast-y with the addition of The Refuge, a combination coffee shop, restaurant, and wine bar that manages to balance and blend all three components nicely — no identity crisis here. What’s extra nice about this homey spot on Seventh…
After 10 years, Old Town’s Salty Señorita is ready for a makeover. And she’s getting one in spades. On Sunday, November 17, the good-time cantina will host a final celebration before closing its doors to move up the street. Salty’s new location will be at 3748 North Scottsdale Road (in…
Okay. I’ve become the annoying convert everyone avoids. I make visitors to my house taste my latest green smoothie, even though they look like deer in the headlights as they stare at the liquid that is not the color of anything you would willingly drink. I describe my lunch items…
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…
