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arizona beer week in flagstaff 2025 | podcast

Arizona beer week is back in 2025 running from February 13th to the 23rd! And Flagstaff is one of the best places to celebrate. So we went up north to hear about all of the […]

tash at talking stick resort | podcast

Tash is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant located within Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The menu blends multicultural influences, offering dishes such as tapas, fresh seafood, and even lamb bao buns. The restaurant features floor-to-ceiling windows […]

a taste of az magazine | winter 2025

The newest issue of a taste of az magazine is now live! This quarter highlights some of the best brunch spots, a James Beard award winner, Charleen Badman, local Scottsdale wine tasting rooms, and so much more! […]

brunch spots in arizona

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If you mix it with friends and mimosas, it can often be the most fun, too. Arizona has countless restaurants serving morning fare, […]

meet james beard award winning chef charleen badman

There are pioneers in Arizona food and wine, and then there is Charleen Badman. In 2024, the award-winning chef and slow food advocate celebrated the 15th anniversary of FnB, an independently owned eatery that has […]

lamp pizzeria | pizza in scottsdale

Situated amongst the desert of North Scottsdale on Pima & Pinnacle Peak Road, Lamp Pizzeria is a warm, family-owned restaurant that has been delighting pizza lovers since 2011. Owned by the dynamic duo Lindsay and […]

forbes meat company | butcher & restaurant in tucson

Ben Forbes is a name that Tucson holds near and dear. He has quite a storied past in the Tucson culinary scene. One would be hard-pressed to find a restaurant of any notoriety that didn’t, [...]

course restaurant | scottsdale

Cory Oppold is well-known for winning Chopped on the Food Network and for his decades of culinary creativity at Atlas Bistro, Binkley’s, and L ’Auberge de Sedona. During the pandemic, Chef Oppold innovated a cryogenic [...]

chef’s picks | matt carter

“It was when I landed at a little French bistro that it all clicked,” explains Arizona restaurateur Chef Matt Carter. As a Scottsdale Culinary Institute graduate, he admits, “Before then, I had bounced around—I worked [...]

wine tastings in old town scottsdale

If you’re dreaming of a wine getaway, you don’t need to travel to Napa or Bordeaux to sip great Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot. In fact, you don’t even need to leave Scottsdale. Winemaking in the [...]

the coffee builders | coffee in phoenix

On South 7th Street, just south of Chase Field, lies an unexpected treasure in the Phoenix coffee landscape: The Coffee Builders. Amid its industrial surroundings, the café buzzes with energy on any given day, particularly [...]