Where should I go for a great cup of coffee?

I’d definitely say Cartel, because I buy the coffee and obviously believe in it. Crêpe Bar also has a great coffee program; they use beans from Heart in Portland. I’d also recommend a place called Four Till Four in Scottsdale; it’s a Four Barrel account so you can get a little bit of San Francisco in this valley. Most people are multiroasters here but the other local roaster, besides us, is Press Coffee.

Where to go to see great art?

Check out Roosevelt Row. It was a bunch of houses that were turned into art galleries. There are a couple of coffee shops and restaurants there too. It has a crunchy feel to it, and it’s not really polished yet, but that’s where you can really get a feel for the local art scene.

Best food market to eat your way around?

This technically isn’t in Phoenix, but if you can drive 40 minutes, go to Barnone. There’s a guy named Joe Johnston and the farm he grew up on doesn’t exist as a farm anymore, but he’s converted it into an urbanized version of a farm. People call it Agritopia. They sell what grows there in their own marketplace, and they’ve turned the old barn into a makers’ space. He provides equipment and people make stuff there. One end has a wood-fired pizza oven. There’s a letterpress shop. And a brewery has a presence there. I think it’s one of the coolest things in the valley.

Courtesy of Pizzicletta

Hottest new restaurants?

Definitely check out Chris Bianco’s restaurants. He’s a local celebrity here. Pizzeria Bianco is still my personal favorite, but people really love Tratto, which is his newest one that serves house-made pasta. Another one I’d recommend is FnB in Scottsdale. The level of hospitality and the things they do with vegetables—really creative. I also love Virtù, for its cocktail program and its food. If you want to go to a destination restaurant, and you’re going to the Grand Canyon anyway, we go to Pizzicletta, a small place that’s honestly maybe even better than Pizzeria Bianco. We’ll drive all the way up there just for the pizza and make a day out of it.