After a long day in the kitchen, even the most accomplished chefs can be forgiven for outsourcing. From guilty after-work pleasures to aspirational tasting menus, find out where the Valley’s top culinary creators love to dine when they get a minute.
Crispy, breaded, jumbo or on a sandwich. These are the best chicken fingers across the corners of the Valley.
Packed with pickled and roasted goodies, new-look vegetable boards offer variety and fun to meat-free Phoenicians.
Photo by Leah LeMoine THE SCENE I’d heard about Linger Longer Lounge for years, but I never knew where it was. Downtown Phoenix? Midtown? CenPho? Scottsdale? As I pulled into the parking lot for a media happy hour there a couple of weeks ago, my confusion was validated. It’s tucked into the far corner of a plaza that itself feels somewhat recessed from the intersection of 16th Street and Sierra Drive, just north of East Maryland Avenue....
