Hot Daisy Pizza Opens: February 2021 Pastry darling Tammie Coe dips to the different kind of cake on her walkup in the Roosevelt District. “I would say its crust is reminiscent of a great baguette – robust with a nice balance between airiness and bite,” enthused our reviewer, highlighting a variety with Mexican street corn. “Pure heaven for a Carbaholic like me.” 610 E Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-840-3644, hotdaisypizza.com not gyros Greek? – This mom-and-pop fusion diner in Chandler “is so charming you don’t really care about fussy descriptions anyway,” wrote our reviewer. Try Kaw, a daily special of caramelized pork belly stew with white rice. 444 E Chandler Blvd., Chandler, 480-927-3865 Flaming Pig Opened: August 2021 In this friendly Filipino skewer, enjoy beef skewers marinated with coconut vinegar -it concept in the area Christown. Other winners are Tocino (sweet cured pork), Lechon Kawali (crispy pork belly) and deliciously spicy pork adobo. Lots of pork and lots of fun. The epitome of a “secret find.” 1534 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, 623-999-7446, flaming-pig.com BNR RIP As good as this year’s pick of the best new restaurants was – 1 through 5, it’s the strongest since always – it could have been even better if two restaurants hadn’t died prematurely: Peter Kasperski’s Character, which delighted Roosevelt diners when it opened last December but closed abruptly this summer; and Pulque, a cute, owner-run fine-dining Mexican restaurant in Scottsdale that came and went over a five-month period. Both would have been top 10 picks.
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