Ultimately this is about where to eat in Phoenix. But before we answer that, the burning question from each trip is what was the best stuff that I ate all week?
Lots of deliciousness from Mark Tarbell, Lasheeda Perry, Carla Hall, Mark Bucher, Tim Love, Charlie Palmer, Christopher’s Restaurant, Nelson’s, Michael Mina, Adam Sobel, Beau McMillan, the Sonora dogs in the Yellow parking lot after the big game, and the late night tacos at Cocina Madrigal and Taco Guild. I never made it over to Scott Conant’s Americano or my favorite restaurant in the southwest, Pizzeria Bianco. Traffic and scheduling was crazy, but I ate well nonetheless.
All of that aside, I got bowled over at the lovely restaurant Tia Carmen at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge. And believe me, I did not have that on my bingo card when I flew out to Phoenix last week for the big game.
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