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Small Farm, Big Deal

in AZ Made April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

Story | Lauren Saria Photography | Mark Lipczynski When it comes to small-scale farming, Erich Schultz is kind of a big deal. At his two-and-a-quarter-acre Steadfast Farm in Queen Creek, Schultz produces some 75 different crops…
From the Heart

in Eat October 17, 2017October 17, 2017

Story | Meredith O’Neil Photography | Mark Lipczynski Plates of steaming green chili tamales, spicy huevos rancheros floating in sauce, and chiles borrachos stuffed with creamy risotto stream from the open kitchen into the dining room. Almost…
Coming Home

in Eat May 24, 2018May 24, 2018

Story | Lauren Saria Photography | Mark Lipczynski Picture your favorite sandwich. The best one you’ve ever had. Hold the image of it in your mind. It’s probably not the bread that stands out most in…
Sake Master

in Drink November 10, 2017November 10, 2017

Story | Bruce Farr Photography | Grace Stufkosky Have you ever tasted real sake? If you’re like many diners, you’ve been to a Japanese restaurant and, as a novelty perhaps, tried a version of the iconic Japanese drink,…
Iconic Revival

in Eat September 15, 2017September 15, 2017

Story | Lisa Nicita Photography | Mark Lipczynski For Doug Robson, Gallo Blanco’s location in the historic Garfield District of Phoenix is less a sequel of the beloved restaurant’s run at The Clarendon Hotel and more an…
Challenge Accepted

in Drink October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

Story | Angela Muñiz Photography | Mark Lipczynski If water is a finite resource, does that mean we could one day run out… and live in a world without beer? It’s the kind of deep thought…

Bar Reinvented

Story | Michelle Jacoby Photography | Mark Lipczynski When it comes to the Valley’s bar scene, it certainly isn’t lacking in crowded bars filled with 20-somethings hunched over their cell phones while sipping overly-sweet, slushy-style…

Its Own Reward

Story | Justin Lee Photography | Mark Lipczynski Captivating and optimistic, sprinkled with precious moments, Virtu, the anchor inside the Bespoke Inn—the pocket-sized bed and breakfast in Old Town Scottsdale—has confidently sprouted into one of…

Top Grain

It all started with a little poke. Hawaiian poke, that is. In 2008, Aaron Eckburg and his wife Liz Eckburg were vacationing in Maui, when the self-proclaimed gastronome decided to seek out the best of…

Mornin’ Moonshine

A few years ago, while strolling through a farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif., DJ Fernandes spied his first cold-brew coffee tower. It looked like something out of a high-school chemistry lab—a glass menagerie of…

The Road Less Traveled

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the boys from Arizona Wilderness Brewing like to stray from the beaten path. There are the obvious clues—like the scenic photos of cactus and sunsets on the walls; the signs…

Holy Smokes!

Story | Shelby Moore Photography | Mark Lipczynski Like the Japanese and their sushi—sliced fish, rice, soy, wasabi—central Texas produces a remarkably simple style of barbecue that those who treat good ’cue as religion…