Growing up in a family of seven generations of chefs, Erasmus “Razz” Kamnitzer of Razz’s Restaurant & Bar felt the pressure to go into the family business and went running in the other direction instead.
All right class, settle down, settle down. It’s been brought to my attention from a student who wishes to make gadget class more than things going up your nose with a rubber hose (thank you Mr. Widwitz) that some of you Sweathogs may be cheating in an attempt to “win”…
Amanda Melby The actress is the owner/coach of Verve Studios, with teen and adult classes starting this fall. She is also the executive director of Independent Feature Project Phoenix, which puts on classes, 48-hour film challenges and screenings. She can also be seen in films S.I.S. and Jake’s Corner on…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series…
They could have been worse. The Western Chili Loaded Burger and Spicy Southwest Loaded Burger, two new limited-time offerings from Sonic aimed at keeping up with the competition’s big beefs, could have been packed with sponges, or Post-It pads, or dice — anything to put on the heft. But they…
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let’s have one last look at the blog posts from this week: James Mulhern, What Are You Eating? Forest Hamrick of…
Hungry yet?We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular orderLeave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section.Visit our sister blog, Jackalope Ranch, for a companion series on 100 Creatives who make…
Eat the soft-shelled crab sandwich at Nobuo. Seriously. Go eat it now. And if you won’t take our word for it, here’s what Food Critic Michele Laudig has to say on the subject: For the impeccable quality, lunch here was a bargain. I can see myself becoming a regular for…
On your way to the Colonel’s for a bucket of greasy cluck? Turn. That. Damn. Car. Around…
Forest Hamrick, the chef de cuisine at La Hacienda, has a thing about tacos: keep it simple. “As long as you have the flavors that just kind of explode, the simpler the better,” Hamrick says. “The more stuff you pile into it, it really takes away and you don’t really know what you’re eating.”
Today, he shares his simple but delicious recipe for tacos de langosta, but make sure to get quality ingredients so the taste pops.
With the sweet smell of caramelized sugar floating from his white catering truck, Chef Eric Ireland plays with fire on a daily basis. In fact, when he’s not concocting next week’s flavors or updating his faithful followers about his next stop, that’s pretty much all he does. As a…
For years, I’ve been keeping a mental checklist of things I’d like to see in downtown Phoenix, especially in the way of restaurants. So much seems ripe for the taking — there’s no French, no Vietnamese, no Spanish. Being a shameless Japanophile, I’ve longed for an authentic izakaya where I…
The Jamaican oxtail soup at Starlight Cuisine is nothing short of a religious experience — tender meat falling off the bone, with lima beans and thick, doughy pods called “spinners” bathed in a rich, spice-filled gravy that regulars order by the cupful. But for Janet and Trevor Brown, owners of…
Classic Caribbean fare with a little help from above? It’s got to be Starlight Cuisine. “People will just order the gravy,” owner Janet Brown tells me of the spice-filled sauce she uses in her oxtail soup. “They take cupfuls of it home and just pour it over their regular food.”…
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope…
It was only a matter of time before the gastropub craze hit Tempe. Don Lococo, one-time executive chef of Pennsylvania’s Eden Resort and former owner of Appetitos and The Hideaway, is readying to open Spitfire Grill & Tavern at 1706 E. Warner Rd. in south Tempe. “We have completely redone the…
Chef Forest Hamrick, a nursing school dropout, abandoned the sickly when he was tired of school and has been feeding the healthy flavorful modern Mexican at La Hacienda for five years (well, seven, minus the two-year hiatus).
Watching actress Drew Barrymore chow down on some Buffalo wings in her latest rom-com Going the Distance — her face slathered in sticky orange goo and creamy white sauce — got me all hot and bothered. Hot for some crispy, golden wings, that is. Offered in varieties from grilled and dry rubbed to deep-fried…
Earlier we listed for you a Challah round up including bakeries, delis and markets around town to find Rosh Hashanah fixins’. For us, a holiday meal just isn’t the same without the aroma of home made food pulling us to the table. The scent of freshly baked bread ranks right…
Chef Forest Hamrick grew up 20 miles from the Mexican border surrounded by Mexican food and people who loved eating it – the perfect recipe for La Hacienda’s Chef de Cuisine.
Hungry yet? We’re working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella’s 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley — in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope…
James Mulhern The singer/guitarist of local band What Laura Says, who just issued their second studio effort, Bloom Cheek on Terpsikhore Records, plays at Yucca Tap Room in Tempe Saturday, September 25. What’d you eat for dinner last night? Various hand-rolled sushi–California, eel avocado, yellowtail, spicy tuna. Favorite food: My…
