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
mocktails in scottsdale & phoenix
Over the past few years, there has been an explosion in non-alcoholic drinks on menus across the Valley in Scottsdale & Phoenix, offering spirited–but not spirited–combinations of flavors, textures, and garnishes once pretty much solely
forêt | breakfast & lunch with flagstaff
Forêt FLG is a lauded, French-inspired café in Downtown Flagstaff that recently earned executive chef and co-owner Sam Greenhalgh a 2024 James Beard Award nomination for best chef in the Southwest. They may have opened
fine dining & wine
Peanut butter has jelly. Bagels have cream cheese. And across Arizona, food has wine. So much fabulous wine. Over the past several years, truly inspired formal and informal wine pairing programs have sprouted up across
the farm at south mountain: a culinary paradise
The Farm at South Mountain Who knew that sandwiches were to thank for inspiring one of Arizona’s most prominent foodie families? “While I was born and raised in New York, where my Italian father was
elevated comfort food
By its definition, comfort food is nostalgic, filling, and familiar. It also usually looks like something grandma made in a casserole dish that dates back to the 1980s or earlier. Or does it? Clever culinary
kitchen calvary | the chefs behind the scenes
Teamwork makes the dream work. It takes a village. None of us is as smart as all of us. There are a lot – A LOT – of inspirational quotes about the importance of