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If you’re searching for a crowd-pleasing July 4th appetizer, Andrew Tam of Old Town Scottsdale’s Drunk Munk has a recipe to share. “Coconut shrimp is always a party favorite,” he says. Tam says it’s hard to make a mistake with this dish, except overcooking the shrimp. “Burn the coconut and you’ll alter the flavor.” When trying this at home, he advises that you cook one piece and note how long it took before cooking the...

THE SCENE Like the phrase “meltingly tender,” the term “upscale gastropub” has become a tired cliché in food writing, and yet here I am invoking it to describe Pig & Pickle. I just can’t think of a better way to sum up what it’s serving its lucky South Scottsdale neighborhood: scratch-made comfort food with fancy flourishes (full disclosure: my favorite kind of food) and a well-stocked bar with familiar favorites and fun surprises, all in...