Mesa, Arizona, Has the Best Farm-To-Table Food Crawl in the US
A vacation to Arizona for most means squeezing into Antelope Canyon, lazing at a resort in Scottsdale, or watching their favorite baseball teams face off during Spring Training. Few come to the state for the food alone. But not only is Arizona home to a rising and thriving restaurant scene in cities like Phoenix and Tucson, it’s also an underappreciated producer of an enormous variety of fresh produce and food products. Arizona’s warm, dry climate means that there’s something in-season year-round — peaches in spring, chilies in summer, olives in fall, and citrus in winter to name a few. Rather than just going to a restaurant and ordering a salad, try the bounty at the source by visiting Mesa, the Arizona destination all foodies should have on their bucket list.