Category: Geek Eats
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Nobuo Fukuda
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to Culinary Cameos! This week we are featuring James Beard award winning chef Nobuo Fukuda owner of Nobuo at Teeter House. I met Chef Fukuda at Check, Please! Arizona Festival and was instantly drawn to his charismatic yet humble demeanor. My love of Japanese food also increased my desire to speak with…
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Portobello & Vegetable Sandwich Lands at Disneyland Park’s Tomorrowland Terrace
3…2…1…Blast off! Out there in the wonderful land of Tomorrowland at the Disneyland Resort, there is some scrumptious food awaiting to be explored. More specifically, Tomorrowland Terrace. This quick service dining location offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Items such as hamburgers, chicken salads and more can be found at this dining location. For vegetarians, here…
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The Great Arizona Picnic Shows Why The Phoenix Food Scene is Great!
Greetings Foodies! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival wrapped up this weekend! As I mentioned in my recap of the Wine and Chocolate Event, this year they celebrated their 37th anniversary, which makes it the longest running event of its type in the nation. The Festival hosted over 35,000 guests, 20 events, 100 restaurants, dozens of top…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Christopher Gross
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to our latest Culinary Cameo featuring James Beard award winner Chef Christopher Gross. I had the pleasure of meeting Chef Gross at Check, Please! Arizona Festival after his panel with other James Beard award winners from Arizona. His unique attitude towards food, the culinary industry and life in general intrigued me (not…
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Olive Blossom Festival Comes to Queen Creek Olive Mill
Queen Creek Olive Mill, 25062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 is hosting their annual Olive Blossom Festival with special weekend events, live music, and great food April 11 – May 10. “April is the best time to visit the Olive Mill – the weather is great, it’s our 10th anniversary and the festival…
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Decadent Delights Wow at Scottsdale Culinary Festival’s Wine and Chocolate Event
Greetings Foodies! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival has begun! This year they are celebrating their 37th anniversary, which makes it the longest running event of its type in the nation. The Festival hosts over 35,000 guests, 20 events, 100 restaurants, dozens of top chefs and countless fine wine and spirit selections. The six day festival offers…
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Disneyland’s Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante Spices Up Your Typical Salad With a Vegetarian Tostada Salad
If you are looking to add a little flavor to your typical salad, how about a Tostada Salad with Sautéed Vegetables? Located at the Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante in Disneyland Park, this item will surely take your taste-buds on an adventure. This salad comes with a variety of toppings and will leave you feeling full. The Tostada…
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6th Annual Arizona BBQ Festival Returns to Salt River Fields
Scottsdale, Ariz. (March 26, 2015) – The 6th Annual Arizona BBQ Festival azbbqfestival.com returns to Salt River Fields Sat., May 2, from 12-10pm. The more than 25 top barbecue purveyors are only part of what’s expected to draw the 15,000-plus people, making it the “Biggest Honky Tonk in Town.” REDNECK GAMES. Back by popular demand…
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Disney California Adventure's Lucky Fortune Cookery Dishes Out Vegetarian Asian Cuisine
The Disneyland Resort offers a variety of flavors when it comes to food. We all know that the resort holds some pretty yummy veggie burgers, pasta and more, but one vegetarian item I would like to share today is something you might be missing. Located at the Lucky Fortune Cookery at Disney California Adventure Park,…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Justin Beckett
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to our newest Culinary Cameo! Today’s interview is with my local food hero, Chef Justin Beckett, owner of Beckett’s Table and Southern Rail. You might remember Beckett’s Table from my Arizona Restaurant Week review. I was fortunate to meet him at Devoured Phoenix. After embarrassing myself by volunteering to peel eggs with…
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Disney California Adventure's Smokejumpers Grill Serving Up Fresh Garden Burgers
Smokejumpers Grill is now officially open in the Grizzly Peak Airfield area of Disney California Adventure Park. With this re-themed land to fully open soon, guests have been able to visit this quick service dining location since that of last week. To see a recap of how this location looks, Mr. DAPs did a great…
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Crowds Flock to CityScape Phoenix for Check, Please! Arizona Festival
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to my recap of the Check, Please! Arizona Festival. The event took place yesterday, Sunday March 22nd 2015 at CityScape in downtown Phoenix Arizona. The event is in its third year and featured 25 restaurants and beverage purveyors. Among them were Frashers, Switch Wine Bar, Durant’s and Cowboy Ciao. In addition to…
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Smokejumpers Grill Now Open at Disney California Adventure's Grizzly Peak Airfield
Today Grizzly Peak Airfield opened its first location in the newly re-themed area: Smokejumpers Grill. This quick serve dining location now serves Bacon Cheddar Burgers, Grilled Chicken & Jack Sandwiches and Chili Cheeseburgers to name a few of the options. The decorations showcases the work of the California Forest Service as it fights forest fires. Grizzly Peak Airfield replaces…
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4th Annual AZ Wine & Dine Returns to Scottsdale Quarter April 2nd 2015
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (March 13, 2015) — The Valley’s stars of the culinary scene will gather at the hip, urban setting of Scottsdale Quarter, for a high-energy and upscale celebration of food and wine, at the fourth annual AZ Wine & Dine, hosted by the Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association, Thursday, April 2, from 5:00-8:00 pm.…
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Wine & Dine Half Marathon Registration opens tomorrow
Registration for Walt Disney World’s November race weekend officially opens tomorrow! Noon EST or 9am for all of us in California. This particular RunDisney event is unique in that it combines its race weekend with Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival. Not only that, its an EXCLUSIVE event for Wine & Dine runners! Registered runners can enjoy…
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Pretty Little Bakers – Geeks Corner – Episode 423
Welcome to this week’s very special edition of Geeks Corner! We are joined this week by special guest Kellie Knezovich from Pretty Little Bakers! Before we get to the baked goods, let’s take a look at what is going on in the news. Disney in Geek News: Disney California Adventure Park to Open ‘Smokejumpers Grill’…
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Enjoy a Nice Plate of Vegetarian Four-Cheese Ravioli at Storytellers Café in Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
Every once in a while it is fun to enjoy table service dining at the Disneyland Resort. Whether it is for a celebration or just because, there are many great table service locations that can add that extra magic to your stay. On top of that, the food options are endless, even for vegetarians. This…
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Disney's Pixie Dust is Gluten Free
Today we bring you another great article from Heather King over at The Gluten-Free Girls blog. Enjoy! I still remember the first time I went to Disneyland. It was truly magical, everything I expected and more. Now, as a mother and Annual Passholder, my Disney delight has waned a bit over the years. Yes, I…
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Dining at Disney's California Adventure: The Wine Country Trattoria
Today we present a special article from Heather King over at The Gluten-Free Girls blog. Here she spotlights gluten free dining at Disney California Adventure’s Wine Country Trattoria. Enjoy! Earlier this week, I was spoiled with a date night at Disney’s Annual Passholder Event. Before we headed over to Disneyland for an evening of all…
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Third Annual Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival Set for Sunday March 22, 2015
Phoenix, Ariz. (Feb. 18, 2015) – While the Emmy Award-winning television hit, Eight’s, Check, Please! Arizona continues unabated, its culinary cousin, Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival continues on its own glorious path for a third straight year of pleasing fans of local, independent eateries, celebrated once again, Sun., March 22, 2015, 11am-3pm at CityScape in…
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Have You Tried 'Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta's' Five Cheese Ravioli Over at Disney California Adventure Park?
You know when you are hungry but not in the mood for a heavy meal? At the Disneyland Resort, I know the perfect light vegetarian meal that will satisfy your stomach. On top of that, the flavors of this meal will have you thinking that you are at a fancy restaurant. Located in lovely Parade…
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It's Pancake Day! Let's Celebrate!… with Nutella!
Happy Pancake Day (or perhaps more officially, Shrove Tuesday)! For those that celebrate Lent, this is the last day before it begins and in some countries it is the traditional day to eat pancakes. I personally love this idea as I’m a big fan of pancakes… just ask my brother. Ask some other friends and…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Ivan Flowers
Greetings Foodies! We are very lucky to be joined by one of my newest Twitter followers, who happens to not only be a very prestigious chef but also spent time teaching in my town in Arizona! I’m speaking of none other than Chef Ivan Flowers, of Top of the Market Restaurant. Chef Ivan Flowers brings…