Alison Bailin Batz, better known as @ABSeesItAll online, is a veteran public relations executive at the award-winning HMA Public Relations who began freelance writing as a hobby in 2007. One story turned to two, and two to about 20,000. Today, she is a contributor on all things luxury travel, wine, dining, cocktails, food and spirits for A Taste of AZ as well as a regular contributor for Fabulous Media Group, Wander with Wonder, WHERE Magazine, WHERE Guestbook, City Lifestyle Publications, So Scottsdale, AZ Big Media, Times Media Group and many more in addition to serving as director of client service at her firm (and volunteering in the kitten ICU at the Humane Society). Alison’s aim in life is best summed up by her social handle as “AB” truly does want to “see it all.” Then she wants to share it all with you.
Alison’s Recent Articles
heritage kitchen + cocktails | modern american in scottsdale
Though only open for a few months, Heritage Kitchen + Cocktails has quickly become one of North Scottsdale’s most popular eateries, offering a dining experience that feels worldly yet warmly familiar. Created by three local
flagship restaurant group | palma, cham pang lanes, pyro, & more!
When Nick Hogan was a student at the University of Arizona in the early 1990s, he often treated himself to sushi dinners with friends. At the time, sushi was still considered a novelty in much
nelson’s meat + fish | fish market in phoenix
Chris “Nellie” Nelson’s path to creating one of Arizona’s most beloved culinary institutions started thousands of miles away from the desert. Born in Connecticut and raised between Miami and northern Virginia, Nelson grew up surrounded
belmont kitchen & cocktails | fine dining in north scottsdale
What do fine leather, true love, and bagels have in common? They all led Phillip and Megan Lewkowicz to open The Belmont Kitchen & Cocktails, an experiential restaurant that blends fine dining and wildly interactive
the story behind buck & rider, ingo’s, & more | hi noon hospitality
While Hi Noon Hospitality was formally founded in 2022, Arizona tastemakers have been obsessed with founding partner and Chief Executive Officer Adam Strecker’s culinary handiwork for nearly 20 years. The New Orleans native—the youngest in
behind the group that brought you citizen public house, beginner’s luck, & more!
There was no one in Andrew Fritz’s family involved in hospitality. But there was Gus. “My first job was at Skyline Chili, a popular regional chain in my native Ohio,” said Andrew Fritz. “I marveled