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If you’re craving pizza, peaches probably aren’t the first topping that comes to mind. But you might want to reconsider. Myke Olsen of Myke’s Pizza has served up a recipe for peach pizza that you can easily make at home. Since peaches are in season, you won’t have any trouble finding them in your local supermarket, Olsen says. “They’ll be pretty tasty if you give them time to ripen.” Olsen doesn’t include pizza dough in...

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TJ Culp and Esther Noh, the restaurateurs behind Restaurant Progress, Sottise and The Montecito Bottle Shop, have recently made a few changes to their successful lineup. Restaurant Progress has been rebranded as “Progress,” and the restaurant will be connected to The Montecito Bottle Shop, providing diners with a more seamless experience. Culp is also dropping the tasting menu in favor of more informal fare that includes small plates and a handful of entrees. To administer...

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The ’slope saw its dining fortunes rise with Little Miss BBQ joining the fray three years ago, and remains a top destination for Mexican food, including these three new taquerias, all clustered around Seventh Street and Hatcher Road. Perfect for a taco crawl. Valerie’s Taco Shop 9706 N. Seventh St., 602-612-3415 Here’s one carpetbagger we’ll gladly embrace. Owned by the same family that runs Southern California’s legendary Roberto’s Taco Shop, this original concept (their first...

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Strike up a conversation with Zoya Vora-Shah about Arizona wines, and she’ll have a hard time controlling her enthusiasm. The former wine representative discovered her zeal for local vintners while working at the Carlson Creek Tasting Room in Old Town Scottsdale. “I started tasting local wines at other tasting rooms and it inspired me,” she says. “I was very impressed.” That inspiration led Vora-Shah to open The Wine Collective, a tasting room, wine bar and...

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Snooze, an A.M. Eatery at Pima Crossing in Scottsdale is celebrating its second anniversary this month. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of its sales to the Foothills Animal Shelter, a local nonprofit no-kill animal rescue organization. “We opened this location in the middle of COVID and have worked hard to bring this community peace, love and pancakes through all of the hard times,” says store manager Zac Woods. August 26 was National Dog Day,...

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Opened Angie’s Lobster If you’re in the market for a lobster roll on the fly, Angie’s Lobster drive-thru has opened its first location in Mesa. 2848 S. Signal Butte Rd., Mesa, angieslobster.com Anoche Cantina This Latin-inspired restaurant by day and night club after dark is Tempe’s newest hot spot. 640 S. Mill Ave., Tempe, anochecantina.com Backyard Taco Queen Creek now has a branch of Backyard Taco featuring tacos, quesadillas, chorreadas, tostadas, burritos, bowls and papas...

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All the news that’s fit to nosh. So You Think You Can Eat?: You might want to come with an empty stomach to Macayo’s Mexican Food Chimi Challenge. From now until September 16, you can put your chimichanga love to the test for $30 with Macayo’s five-pound chimi, filled with your choice of chicken or beef, refried beans and rice. Those brave enough to take on the challenge have just 20 minutes to power through...

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From Yuma to the Utah border, we sipped our way across Arizona to bring you this region-by-region guide to the state’s burgeoning craft brew scene, with beer-crawl maps, brewer profiles, merch picks and other actionable info. Bonus: an early glimpse of our fall beer festival and statewide beer awards!