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Southwest

Focaccia Phoenix

Pane Bianco: Sandwiches That Stand Alone from Famed Pizzeria

Chris Bianco is the most recognizable chef in Phoenix, with stacks of accolades that other area chefs could only dream of accumulating. Customers gladly wait more than two hours for a table at Pizzeria...
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Restaurant Sign Phoenix

PastaBar: Filling Casual Italian Niche in Phoenix [CLOSED]

In Manhattan, respectable Italian restaurants are about as common as pigeons. In Phoenix, they’ve got a handle on pizza, but stray from the wood-fired oven and it’s more of a crapshoot. However, some chefs...
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Sandwich Phoenix

St. Francis Bacon Sandwich [CLOSED]

Phoenix finally seems to be embracing the farm-to-table movement, using local animals and produce to craft artisanal food products. A leading example is St. Francis, an indoor-outdoor restaurant near the city’s dividing line. For...
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Restaurant Phoenix

Matt’s Big Breakfast: Morning Comfort Food Rising in Phoenix

Los Angeles has some good breakfast spots, but none are on the level of Matt’s Big Breakfast, a two-room brick box in downtown Phoenix. Matt Pool and wife Erenia have set the bar so...
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Restaurant Phoenix

radioMILANO: High-Energy Italian-ish Concept in Phoenix [CLOSED]

When LGO Hospitality took control of a strip mall at the corner of 40th & Campbell in Northeast Phoenix, the area was hurting. The residential neighborhood in the shadow of Camelback Mountain needed a...
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Gelato Sign Phoenix

Arlecchino Gelateria: Legit Italian Gelato in Phoenix [CLOSED]

Harlequins were considered comic relief in Italian commedia dell’arte. Don’t let the name fool you in Phoenix. Nothing’s laughable about the gelato that Moreno Spangaro and wife Marina have been producing at Arlecchino Gelateria...
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