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\nHappy National Meatball Day! March 9 marks this delicious holiday–and we’re ready to celebrate. Here are the top places in the Valley to sink your teeth into these comforting, savory balls of goodness.<\/span>
\nTopGolf<\/strong> <\/a>just announced the season 2 winner of its Chef Showdown competition cooking series. The winner,\u00a0Cat Colaizzi’s dish, the\u00a0spring meatball platter (chicken and lamb blended meatball with arugula, shredded carrots, pickled onions, honey balsamic vinaigrette and a tzatziki sauce) is now on the menu.
\nTomaso\u2019s Italian Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>, dishing up some of the best Italian food in the\u00a0\u200bV\u200balley since 1977, serves rigatoni\u200b with\u00a0Meatballs\u00a0Amatriciana. The combination of braised pancetta, tomato sauce, amazing\u00a0meatballs\u00a0and shavings of pecorino cheese round out this classic Italian dish.
\nSt. Francis<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0a family-owned neighborhood favorite in Phoenix, offers a flatbread from a wood-fired\u00a0oven called \u200bMoroccan\u00a0Meatballs. The dish comprises tender meatballs\u200b with spiced tomato sauce, pearl pesto and a cheese blend, served with olive oil toast.
\nSpinato\u2019s Pizzeria<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0boasts five Valley locations and serves a \u200bTrio of\u00a0Meatballs, three\u00a0homemade \u200bmeatballs\u00a0with mozzarella and your choice of marinara or vodka cream sauce.
\nOregano’s Pizza Bistro<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0offers the ultimate comfort dish: \u200btwo HUGE\u00a0Meatballs. This family-owned Arizona favorite takes an old family recipe from Chicago to make their\u00a0meatballs\u00a0from scratch daily, then covers them in mozzarella cheese and homemade marina sauce. \u200b
\nThe Strand<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0an urban-Italian restaurant in Downtown Phoenix, makes a mean Meatball Panini. The meatballs are prepared by Italian chefs, with authentic \u200btomato sauce, a three-cheese blend and fresh basil during lunch hours. –Lisa Cardinale<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy National Meatball Day! March 9 marks this delicious holiday–and we’re ready to celebrate. 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