Johnjay's Best Of Our Valley

Favorite Mexican Food

That’s a tie right now. Los Sombreros and Blanco.

Favorite Newscaster

Tara Hitchcock

Favorite Coffee Place

Starbucks

Favorite Brunch

Paradise Valley Country Club

Favorite Brunch

I kill Taylor’s Cafe every weekend

Best Place to Buy Jeans

Moody Blues

Best Place to Stay in the Valley

Montelucia

Best Place to Watch the Big Game

Majerle’s

Most Glamorous Place to Party

Downstairs at the US Airways before Suns Games

Favorite Annual Event

The PANDA fashion show for kids, and the Christmas Wish-a-Thon broadcast at Tempe Marketplace

Best Golf Course

The White Mountain Country Club in Pinetop

Best Outing

Pinetop

Best Place for Gadgets

I have a gadget guy who brings them to my house. Theater X. They’re phenomenal.

Most Influential Man in the Valley

Pastor Terry Crist, and Kurt & Brenda Warner

Best Hair Salon or Barber Shop

V’s Barber Shop

Best Spot for a Birthday Party

Airworks Indoor Trampoline Center in Chandler

Best Place to Break a Sweat

Bikrham Yoga Paradise Valley

Most Romanic Date

Eddie V's, St. Francis, Stingray or Geisha-a-Go-Go

Best Kids Restaurant

Chelsea’s Kitchen

Photos by Werner Segarra

Styling by Diane Aiello

Art Direction by Leigh Arthur

Location- Ritz-Carlton Phoenix

Clothing by Saks Fifth Avenue