New India is a grocery store with a secret. Past produce boxes filled with long, green loki and purple beetroot and shelves lined with bags of basmati rice, sweet corn flour, and enough spices to stock nearly every pantry in the neighborhood — as well as a small deli case…
Co+Hoots, the collaborative, co-working space for creative entrepreneurs in downtown Phoenix, is set to host a start-up shop of the caffeine kind right inside its walls. See also: A New Weekly Food Truck Event: Washington Wednesdays at Co+Hoots and Jobot Duo to Open Vegan/Vegetarian Diner in Bragg’s Pie Factory “This…
Despite a year of experience blindly making things I’ve found on Pinterest, nothing could have prepared me for this marmalade. Now that I know a thing or two, I can see that I the recipe I chose was too large and complicated for a first attempt, but it was a…
Oh, hey, hi. How’s your day going so far? You know that Mexican sushi food truck you’re always going on about? Yeah, I found it. See also: Old Dixie’s Food Truck Finds Brick-and-Mortar Home at Welcome Diner and A New Weekly Food Truck Event: Washington Wednesdays at CO+HOOTS It’s called…
The Guilty Pleasure: Fast Food Trifecta Location: Tatum & Cactus Price: About seven bucks. What It Really Costs: Burning extra fossil fuel. What could be more American than that? I wish I could explain my fascination with fast food. It must be the instant gratification. Or maybe that it’s the…
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. Since James Beard likened himself to a “gastronomic whore” after signing an endorsement deal with…
Since it hit the road last fall Old Dixie’s Southern Kitchen, the food truck of killer Southern eats courtesy of Michael Babcock and Jenn Robinson, has been leading the Valley in the Southern food trend already happening in other parts of the country. See also: – New Food Truck Alert:…
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Since what seemed like a mass exodus of restaurants over a year ago from the Camelback Esplanade, the mixed-use development on the southeast corner of Camelback Road and 24th Street, the seven-month-old Del Frisco’s Grille was the first to show the complex still had a chance at new culinary life…
Shoppers at Lam’s Supermarket, the Asian grocery store on the Phoenix’s west side, may have been a bit surprised to see the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in the aisles last week. And they weren’t on the hunt for prawn-flavored chips or chocolate-stuffed egg rolls. See also: Joe Arpaio Says MCSO…
This is part two of my interview with Greg LaPrad, chef-owner of Quiessence and Morning Glory Cafe. If you missed part one, where LaPrad gave negative “foodies” a serious tongue-lashing, read it here. See also: — Joshua Johnson of Kai Dishes on Antelope Liver and Working for a Celebrity Chef…
Apple Annie’s Orchard, the family-owned orchard just outside of Wilcox and one of the Valley’s favorite spots to pick its own fruit, is branching out — and it isn’t with more Granny Smith or Pink Lady apples hanging from the trees. See also: – Maya’s Farm Celebrates Organic Certification with…
Greg LaPrad Quiessence & Morning Glory Cafe The Farm at South Mountain 6106 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix 602-276-0601 (Q), 602-276-8804 (MG), quiessencerestaurant.com, morningglorycafeaz. com See also: — Phoenix Cold Snap Is Over But What Are the Repercussions For Local Farmers and the Restaurants Who Buy From Them? This is part…
Since they opened their original, modest little ‘cue joint in South Phoenix in 2011 (and shut down their Scottsdale location last summer), Texas expats Mike Pitt and Doug Dieckmann of Texas BBQ House have been serving up smoked pieces of tender, glistening animal flesh any dedicated carnivore would drool over…
By now your food truck schedule should be getting pretty full, but make room for one more weekly locale to hit up. CO+HOOTS has announced they’ll be hosting a pair of food trucks every week in conjunction with their weekly midweek business advisement sessions. One of the newest Valley trucks…
It’s 5 P.M., I just got back from an out-of-town wedding, I’m hungry, and the only thing I know for sure is that I’m staying home. I have a spaghetti squash on my counter, and some cherry tomatoes that I put in the refrigerator before I left for the wedding…
If the Valley restaurant scene seemed “off the chain” this week, blame it on restaurateur and Food Network host Guy Fieri. The spiky-haired chef was in town quietly filming six Valley restaurants for the 14th season of his popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. See also: Guy Fieri Spends Time…
Gettin’ Vig-gy with it (sorry) in the downtown area might be a reality in the next several months for the popular upscale tavern The Vig. See also: Cupcake Love-In Founder Opens Coffee Shop Inside Her Scottsdale Bakery and Jobot Duo to Open Vegan/Vegetarian Diner in Bragg’s Pie Factory Celebrating six…
Payton Curry is still making pickles and stuffing sausages at Brat Haus, but his consulting business called Curryosity took on a new client a few months back, and now the fruits of Curry’s labor will be unveiled. See also: — Payton Curry Dishes on Marketing Bullshit and the Futility of…
Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Check out what’s on our plate. See Also: Gilbert Food Truck Court to Re-Launch This Friday, Jan. 18 AZ Cocktail Week Kicks Off Feb. 16: Expect a Carnival, Competition and Seminars. Better Line Up a Designated…
The 5 to 6-day cold snap that pushed Phoenix temperatures lower than those in Chicago and Boston is over, and today, it’s positively balmy outside. This morning’s low was a toasty 40 degrees in town. For most of us, handling the arctic weather required little more than piling on a…
In early 2012, Chow Bella’s sister arts blog, Jackalope Ranch, began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We…
