Photo by Brian Goddard Bodega

Local Food Markets

Bodega
Every item in Pavle Milic and Chef Charleen Badman’s tiny market next to Baratin – including wine – is sourced from Arizona. A refrigerated case stocks produce, the deli is packed with cheese, pickles and Badman’s daily salad, and shelves are lined with local breads, flour, honey and more. 7125 E. Fifth Ave., Scottsdale, 480-284-4777, fnbrestaurant.com

Bodega 420
This Roosevelt Row bungalow isn’t big, but its intentions are. The market stocks a mix of produce, bulk items and staples (light bulbs, anyone?) for the surrounding arts community residents. A “what you want” chalkboard allows customers to make a wish list of items they’d like the market to carry, and the market actually responds. 420 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-253-6897, facebook.com/Bodega420

The Bull Market
This north Scottsdale meat market specializes in butchering corn-fed Midwestern beef and pork, but veal, lamb, bison and sausages line the shelves, too. Want dry-aged prime beef for a special occasion? Check. Just need a couple steaks to throw on the grill or pork chops for dinner? They’ve got that, too. 8763 E. Bell Rd., Scottsdale, 480-656-4777, thebullmarketstore.com

Gina's Homemade

Gina’s Homemade
Italian fresh cheese queen Gina Buskirk made the leap from farmers’ market to storefront last year, expanding her wares to include homemade soups, pizza to-go and a few items to complement her cheeses, including Italian and Arizona wines. Everything you need for an impromptu, fresh Italian meal is right here. 10953 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale, 480-882-0787, ginashomemade.com

Luci’s Healthy Marketplace
Grab a toddy at the coffee bar and shop the compact but well-stocked aisles of organic and natural products, from flours to soups to soap, in this retro-modern corner grocery. Find milk, ice cream and beer – pretty much everything a traditional grocery store carries, although these products were carefully selected with the health-conscious neighborhood customer in mind. 1590 E. Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix, 602-773-1339, lucishealthymarketplace.com

Photo by Brian Goddard Oils & Olives

Oils & Olives   
For those in the North Valley who can’t make the trek to the olive mill in Queen Creek, you’re in luck. Oils & Olives at Kierland Commons is QCOM’s satellite tasting room, with most of the oils, olives and other products found at the mill, plus a smart collection of boutique wines. 7122 E. Greenway Pkwy., Scottsdale, 480-361-9860, oilsandolives.com

Queen Creek Olive Mill
Make a day trip to Queen Creek’s olive wonderland near the base of the San Tan Mountains. Stroll an olive grove, then head into the gourmet marketplace chock-full of flavored olive oils, stuffed olives, tapenades, vinegars, and olive oil bath sundries. Lunch at the Tuscan-inspired café, and grab a copy of their brand new cookbook. 25062 S. Meridian Rd., Queen Creek, 480-888-9290, queencreekolivemill.com

Tom’s Thumb Fresh Market   
A gourmet market at a gas station makes perfect sense, at least in north Scottsdale. Find craft beer, boutique wines and lots of local products (from Tracy Dempsey Originals confections to Desert Smoke BBQ sauce). Bonus: Campfire Bistro (a PHOENIX Magazine 2012 Best New Restaurant) is also inside. 9393 E. Bell Rd., Scottsdale, 480-513-8186, tomsthumbfreshmarket.com

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Urban Table
Make a hard right inside the historic bungalow known as JAM, and enter Traci Zitzer’s shabby-chic culinary playground. Packed with local and regional foodstuffs (jams, cookies, flavored sugars, sauces), protected ingredients from Slow Food’s Ark of Taste, cookbooks and unusual, hand-selected cooking tools, it’s a cook’s paradise. 6938 E. First St., (JAM) Scottsdale, 602-531-4704, facebook.com/theurbantable

Wedge & Bottle   
Owners Krista and Troy Daily rotate the farmstead cheeses featured at their gourmet cheese emporium, but generally there are more than a dozen to choose from. The boutique wines and craft beers are hand selected, as are the dozens of gourmet specialty items – including several local products. 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Phoenix, 480-704-1255, wedgebottle.com


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