The story behind PB is interesting and you can look it up, but in the early 1990’s the young chef took what he had learned in New York  and Italy and opened up in Phoenix. The location is immediately adjacent to Arizona State University (ASU) in a small themed shopping area called Heritage Village. This walking mall had low rise buildings with a lot of architectural detail to simulate being from an earlier time, but obviously was less than 20 years old. Nearby is Chase Field, where the Arizona Diamondbacks play baseball as well as several other large buildings. Together, […] Read more »

Remember this about Marfa: it’s really a weekend place. Even the stores post signs that they are only open Thursday, Friday Saturday or something like that.  We were happy to have seen it, but everyone kept telling us to come back on a weekend.  Of course, we had NPR for a bit as we departed Marfa! We were up and out early, waiting for the only breakfast place to open at 8.  I was pretty excited to be able to have oatmeal, even if it was instant, and Rick took in one of their waffles with fruit and a French […] Read more »