Blog - Phoenix Cooks

Mar172021 by Leslie D. GreathouseNo Comments

The Best Places To Eat In Phoenix

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You will find all kinds of foods in Phoenix. It is an amazing place where you will find some of the most delicious cuisines as well. You will even be able to find plant-based tacos, fresh bagels and vegan food. If you are a foodie, you are thinking about the right place. It is a mix of all of the uncertainty that our community has faced. Restaurants have opened their kitchens to some chefs that are experienced. The restaurants in Phoenix have actually rallied, spirited and adjusted to everything that the world is going through. Today, the restaurants across the entire city are putting all precautions into practice by completely shifting to a takeout or even delivery model, because of social distancing parameters that are implemented. The dining spaces are all rendered moot. To be honest...

Feb172021 by Leslie D. GreathouseNo Comments

How Phoenix, AZ Is Turning Out To Be A Great Place For Foodies

Foods of Arizona

Phoenix is slowly rising, and it is working so hard to reinvent an amazing food scene which was once regarded as flatter than a normal pancake. There have been a lot of critics that are noticing that Phoenix is working hard to make itself a foodie city. Among the great cities of America, the name Phoenix, Arizona, does not exactly loom huge. There are many jokes about this place, that is why, the city is doing everything it can to reinvent the food scene. The city is known for a lot of things. It does have a very rapidly expanding population, and it is attracted by a lot of people, because of the low taxes. It also has some attractive property prices. You also get a lot of heat and sunsets are killer. But, you need to know that this place is a Trump supporter. Some people are turned off...

Feb42021 by Leslie D. GreathouseNo Comments

Your Guide to Arizona’s Best Food Festivals

Food Festivals, Foods of Arizona, Must Try

Given below are some of the best food festivals in Arizona. Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival Tacolandia Street Eats Food Truck Festival My Nana’s Best Tasting Salsa Challenge The Great American BBQ & Beer Festival Southwest Cajun Fest Scottsdale Culinary Festival Schnepf Farms Peach Festival Annual Garlic Festival Arizona State Fair Tucson 23 Mexican Food Festival Arizona Taco Festival Olivepalooza Harvest Party Wine and Food Experience Mac and Cheese Fest AZ Ethnic and cultural festivals in Arizona with food Polish Festival AZ Italian Festival of Arizona Aloha Festival Arizona Asian Festival Arab American Festival Phoenix Greek Festival Serb Fest

Feb12021 by Leslie D. GreathouseNo Comments

5 Foods You Must Eat in Arizona

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Sonoran Hot Dog Originating in the 1940s, this street food has a split-top roll instead of a traditional bun (called a bolillo) containing the hot dog, which is then wrapped in bacon and piled with tomatoes, onions, mayonnaise, pinto beans and other condiments. Mesquite flour Having a sweet, slightly nutty flavor, this American Indian dietary staple is often considered a superfood thanks to its high protein and a calcium-rich makeup. Arizona chefs often experiment with it, adding the flour to pizza dough, breads, muffins, pancakes

Jan222021 by Leslie D. GreathouseNo Comments

Best Street Food In Phoenix, Az

Foods of Arizona, Street Food

Torta del Rey The Torta del Rey is stacked with pork, grilled hot dog, beans, ham, flavorful beef, fresh veggies, and a fried egg. It weighs just over two pounds and is a sight to behold. Green Chili Burrito The go-to spot for fresh tortillas, Phoenix is home to the green chilli Burrito, which is basically a burrito filled with spicy green chilli with ever so tender beef and creamy beans. It is savoury, delightful and an absolutely Mexican dish (cue the spiciness). Sonoran-style Hot Dog Bacon-wrapped, mesquite-smoked, tucked in a fresh bun, and smothered in mayonnaise, chopped tomatoes and beans, it can be topped with salsa, cheese and guacamole.

Jan172021 by Leslie D. GreathouseNo Comments

A Look at the Ancient and Modern Foods of Arizona

Foods of Arizona

There used to be a time when Arizona used to be a major date state. It started when Spanish missionaries brought date palms to the Americas in the early years of colonization. At the beginning of the 20th century, these palm trees and their descendants were not producing dates in large quantities, so The U.S Department of Agriculture started importing dates from places like Morocco, selecting favourites from the 3,000 varieties of the world. In the United States, date palms grow only in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert and southern California.