Arizona

Some Prescott regulars admit they walked past this downtown spot for years before finally heading inside. Once they…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 27

A sign out front of one small Tucson diner tells you exactly what not to expect, and somehow…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 27

Yuma grows a huge share of the country’s winter lettuce, and the people who harvest it start their…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 27

A good chile relleno is a small test of a kitchen’s patience. The pepper has to be roasted,…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 27

Some Tucson restaurants try hard to impress you with fancy signs and big dining rooms. This one barely…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 27

Some of the best breakfasts in Arizona are not found in Phoenix or Scottsdale. They are found in…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 27

Ask an Arizonan where to get a good carne asada burro, and you will probably get a strong…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 26

Arizona has a long-running friendly argument about who first dropped a burrito into hot oil and gave the…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 26

Some of the best burgers in Sedona sit right behind a gas station. Families on their way from…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 26

Arizona grows a lot of pecans, so it makes sense that some of its best barbecue joints save…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 26

Some of the best meals in Tucson hide behind doors you might drive right past. This one sits…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 26

Arizona’s old mining towns were built on copper, silver, and gold, but plenty of travelers now show up…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 26

Chicken-fried steak is the kind of breakfast that asks for a nap afterward, and Tempe still knows how…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 25

Arizona’s copper towns were built on early mornings, when miners needed a hot meal before a long shift…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 25

Chain burger spots open and close across Arizona all the time, but a few independent grills just keep…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 25

Some Tucson lunch spots come and go, but one family-run name has kept its line moving for three…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 25

Some Phoenix restaurants come and go faster than a summer monsoon, but a few stick around long enough…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 25

Some families in Phoenix have been ordering the same sliders at the same counter for well over a…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 25

Every November, a quiet race starts across Arizona, and it has nothing to do with turkey. Smart planners…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 24

Ask a longtime Prescott resident where to eat breakfast, and you will probably get a quick answer and…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 24

Some Mesa families have been sliding into the same booths for generations, and they still order the same…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 24

Some Tucson families have been ordering from the same chicken counter since the 1970s, and their kids are…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 24

Some road trip stops are about gas and a quick snack. Others make you forget what year it…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 24

Some Phoenix lunch spots last a season, and some build a line that never quite goes away. One…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 24

Out past the edge of the Phoenix suburbs, the desert opens up and the mountains start stealing the…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 23

In Arizona, December means one thing in a lot of kitchens: tamales, and plenty of them. Some families…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 23

Every weekend, cars from the far northwest side of Tucson point south and keep going until the city…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 23

Some restaurants earn a crowd once and then fade, but one spot on Flagstaff’s stretch of Route 66…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 23

Many retirees think an affordable home in Arizona is a thing of the past. Out in the far…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 23

Arizona sits hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, yet one new spot in Tempe is acting like…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 23

Some dinners start at the table, but this one starts at a pond full of koi fish. On…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 22

Some Phoenix drivers cruise past a certain stretch of East Indian School Road for years without knowing a…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 22

Some Arizona Mexican restaurants have been feeding the same families for generations, and the people in the kitchen…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 22

Some of the best food in Tucson does not sit on a busy boulevard with a giant sign.…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 22

Some Tucson dinner traditions are older than the freeways, and one of them still opens its doors at…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 22

Some meals come with a plan, and some come with a plate you keep refilling until the plan…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 22

Some of the best meals in Phoenix come from places small enough to miss at a red light.…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 21

Somewhere in north Phoenix, a single building holds more aisles than most shoppers can finish in one afternoon.…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 21

In a lot of Arizona towns, the best doughnuts are gone before most people finish their first cup…

By Emma Larkin · Oct 21