RestaurantsWhere to Eat: 4 Italian Faves in PHOENIX
Editorial StaffNovember 8, 2022
From award-winning pizza to awe-inspiring pasta, these Italian eateries are the gold standard in Phoenix.
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From award-winning pizza to awe-inspiring pasta, these Italian eateries are the gold standard in Phoenix.
Food & DrinkOctober is National Pasta Month. Our Favorite Carbs in the Valley
Editorial StaffSeptember 27, 2022
PHOENIX magazine team picks for favorite piles of carbs around the Valley
The hottest places to eat in the Valley, as curated from our editors.
Got a dream of opening your own restaurant? Start with a pop-up. That’s the savvy direction budding restaurateurs are taking these days, given that pop-ups offer an inexpensive way to test locations, menu items and concepts, generate buzz, build an audience, and gain credibility. Cassie Shortino is following that very path, having recently left her position as the executive chef at Tratto to start Shorty’s Charpit, a pop-up she will hold once or twice a...
Desert DigestFood & DrinkCassie Shortino Departs from Tratto to Focus on New Culinary Venture
Nikki BuchananJune 15, 2021
When Tony Andiario left Tratto four-ish years ago, I worried that the place would not be the same without him. Then Cassie Shortino, who had been working for Cullen Campbell at Crudo before it closed, stepped in and filled those shoes like a boss. I remember arguing back then with a food-loving pal of mine about the virtues of Andiario’s elegant chicken liver mousse versus Shortino’s far more rustic seared chicken livers with strawberry jam...
Desert DigestHow To Make a Tomato Collins
Nikki BuchananJune 16, 2019
Tratto's Tomato Collins is lean, savory and elegant.