Central Dining

Waffle Iron

There’s nothing fancy about Prescott’s Waffle Iron. It’s the picture of a rural diner, with red vinyl banquettes and wood-paneled walls hung with…
Southern Dining

Prep & Pastry

Sometimes, a scone is just the worst — better used as a blunt object than as a breakfast food. Put one in a pastry battle royale with a cinnamon roll…
Eastern Dining

Burger House

When you’ve been around as long as La Cocina de Casillas — a.k.a. the Burger House — you have to wonder: What’s the secret? After all, 36 years is a…
Southern Dining

High Desert Market and Café

There's plenty about Bisbee to make your heart spin: winding roads, historic charm and just enough quirk to jump-start your creative juices. Then,…
Eastern Dining

Bear Wallow Café

Wood-paneled, friendly and down-to-earth, Bear Wallow Café is just the kind of place you'd expect to find in Alpine, a tiny White Mountains community…
Western Dining

Chile Pepper

Many restaurants claim to serve home-cooked meals, but they don't. They order frozen or heavily processed foods, reheat them and serve them up — "…
Eastern Dining

TrailRiders

Back in the day, executive chef Tim Cluff worked in the kitchen for his granddad, former Apache County Sheriff Edgar Merrill, who owned a ’60s- and ’…
Western Dining

La Fonda

Rumor has it that firefighters know where to eat. See a firetruck parked outside a restaurant, and — absent an emergency inside — you can bet the…