Chef Christopher Gross may be a picky eater, but there’s one thing he’s famous for that a lot of people won’t even touch: Foie gras. His favorite ingredient earned him and Christopher’s Restaurant and Crush Lounge a lot of flak and a handful of protests from animal rights activists and our vote for Best Foie Gras in the Valley.
With so many Phoenicians hailing from elsewhere, a few local restaurants have tapped into the transplant market — offering everything from Chicago deep-dish pizzas and Kansas City BBQ to Southern collard greens & biscuits or farm fresh California style salads. Among the choices for homesick New Yorkers, cheese blintzes have been one of the hardest menu…
We are obsessed with pumpkin so much over here at Chow Bella that we thought it was time to take all the smack talk to task with a pumpkin showdown. All the blog contributors gathered ’round the table with their best pumpkin recipes to see whose dish gets the Great Pumpkin…
Cave Creek’s got a new pizzeria. That’s about all we needed to know to put the pedal to the metal and drive out to Amaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge. What was waiting for us? How about wood-fired pizzas, more pasta than a marathon runner can carbo-load, and a lovely dining…
Chef Christopher Gross of Christopher’s Restaurant and Crush Lounge understandably asks journalist to call him Chef Christopher rather than Chef Gross: “I guess it’s not the best last name for a chef,” he says. Today he tells us about how he dodged the bullet of school lunch, the ensuing panic after Food & Wine magazine dined in his restaurant under his radar, and the perks and busts about having his own restaurant.
Photo: Cyndi Coon What are we so excited about over here at Chow Bella? Candy! No, not just Halloween treats. There’s going to be a new candy store in town. Candy Addict is coming soon to downtown Tempe — a family-owned candy store near ASU at 414 Mill Avenue. They will carry over…
Howdy, Arby’s! Recently, the Wendy’s sibling best known for roast beef sandwiches and curly fries introduced two limited-time items to its menu: Steakhouse Onion Rings and a Chocolate Turnover. Billed as, “Battered and fried to golden perfection, Arby’s Steakhouse Onion Rings are what onion rings are supposed to taste like.”…
We are obsessed with pumpkin so much over here at Chow Bella that we thought it was time to take all the smack talk to task with a pumpkin showdown. All the blog contributors gathered ’round the table with their best pumpkin recipes to see whose dish gets the Great…
Dave DriscollDave Driscoll The self-proclaimed designated dancer with Treasure MammaL, who also “looks a lot like Andy Denver (aka, Single Dad),” the drummer in Fathers Day, has a West coast tour kick-off show at The Trunk Space Tuesday, October 26. Treasure MammaL is throwing a CD release party at The…
As the saying goes — good things come to those who wait. Phoenix residents and sushi lovers have been waiting for a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant to open in their neck of the woods since Sushi Eye in Motion, the state’s first conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, opened in Chandler in 2008. But…
We are obsessed with pumpkin so much over here at Chow Bella that we thought it was time to take all the smack talk to task with a pumpkin showdown. All the blog contributors gathered ’round the table with their best pumpkin recipes to see whose dish gets the Great…
Curious passersby peered in the floor to ceiling windows of Seasons 52 at Biltmore Fashion Park this past Saturday for a better look at the five-course lunch, complete with wine pairings, previewing the location’s opening a week from today, Oct. 25. The plan is to serve up tasty seasonal fare that won’t spoil your diet: No dish has more than 475 calories – desserts included.
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: Estate House to Be Replaced By The Herb Box…
Earlier this week we blogged about Jimmy Woo’s opening in Old Town Scottsdale, bringing a menu of familiar Chinese favorites to the area. Last night, Jimmy Woo’s opened its doors to a packed house. Hardly an empty seat was spotted during their first night on the scene, but the bar…
Nothing says autumn like pumpkins, pecan pie, and cranberries… so we threw them all together. If one’s good, three’s better, right?! We adapted a downeast Maine pumpkin bread recipe to make grab-and-go Pumpking Pecan Craisin Muffins to start each day of fall right (unless you gobble them all down in one sitting…).
When we first moved to Phoenix a decade ago, no one except rural transplants had ever heard of a farmers market, let alone seen one. Now it seems you can’t troll the streets of Phoenix and her ‘burbs on a Saturday or Sunday morning without spotting rows of farm fresh fruits and veggies under…
Through the winding streets of the San Carlos community I came upon a school bus unloading its innocent cargo. I asked an awaiting mother, “Can you tell me where to find the Apache Burger?” Her reaction told me she knew of the beast. “It’s that way,” she pointed, “but the…
Chef Chrysa Robertson of Rancho Pinot says she’s dying to use Tuscan kale in her dishes this autumn. Lucky for us, she’s willing to share. Today, Robertson tells us how to make a fall-appropriate Grilled Butternut-Kale Salad, so you know what to do with all that kale once it starts showing up at farmers’ markets by the truckload.
We are obsessed with pumpkin so much over here at Chow Bella that we thought it was time to take all the smack talk to task with a pumpkin showdown. All the blog contributors gathered ’round the table with their best pumpkin recipes to see whose dish gets the Great Pumpkin…
Great job,Taco Bell! There’s nothing like answering the call to fight obesity in America than introducing a new promotional item to your menu with reduced-fat sour cream. Never mind that it’s also 650 calories and the size of a child’s arm — a fat child’s arm. No, it’s fine. I’m…
Was it real? Whispers of its existence circled around me like smoke tendrils from a grill. A monster whose size raised eyebrows, whose mere existence beckoned even the most skeptical. I knew I must find it. I must fight it. I must devour . . . the Apache Burger. It…
A big highlight of my summer was a weekend trip I took to Los Angeles with a couple of adventurous friends who were just as eager to eat and shop their way through ethnic neighborhoods as I was. We skipped the haute cuisine hot spots to hit up Little Tokyo,…
