Dining

From Voodoo doll donuts to blue cheese ice cream, nothing is off limits.

You know when you’re so stuffed, verging on food coma, and someone mentions ice cream and miraculously the fullness subsides and you’re able to down a double scoop. That’s food magic, one of many forms of culinary alchemy that strikes wondrously and regularly in Portland, a Northwest town that really wants you to think it’s weird so they can have all the food offerings to themselves. No way, locals. We see through your trickery and descended on P-town for a spellbinding food tour that had us donut-hopping, coffee-sipping, brunch-savoring, street-food sampling...

It is certainly no big secret that the Valley is brimming with restaurants that make us go “mmm.” Read on for 50 of our local favorites (in no particular order). Plus: Check out a few of our Flagstaff faves.  

• Prado (pictured)

At Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, Prado dishes up incredible wood-fired Spanish-inspired eats in a beautiful fine-dining...

Going out to a fancy dinner is fun and all, but you know what would be more fun? Taking your dog with you to eat dinner! Here are 10 local options for taking your four-legged friend out on the town.

Salut Kitchen Bar

Salut Kitchen Bar is located in Tempe, and the sophisticated-yet-affordable kitchen bar offers ever-changing internationally and seasonally...

As one of the top chefs in America, Cat Cora lends new meaning to “cat got your tongue?” Cora is the first female Iron Chef on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America,” is a proud mom of six and has opened more than 18 restaurants around the nation and globally, among other accomplishments on her full plate. Here, the culinarian gives a sneak peek of her newest opening, offers tips for handling the upcoming holiday season and dishes on her family’s fondness for sushi.