Scottsdale Culinary Excellence Yet Again: Local Restaurant Named Best in the Country

Scottsdale has added another national title to its shelf. Pinyon Coastal Mediterranean was named the No. 1 Mediterranean restaurant in the United States by Yelp Elites, the review platform’s most active and trusted contributors. The honor arrived in a top 25 national guide released last month. Pinyon was the only Arizona restaurant to make the list. The recognition landed just … Read More

AP&G Travel Review: Spain

By Bedouin Bourdain Some destinations earn their reputation. Spain’s Costa del Sol is one of them. Marbella greeted us the way it greets everyone who comes properly recommended: with perfect weather, blooming jacarandas, and the quiet confidence of a place that has never needed to try too hard. The Marbella Club set the tone immediately. Think Beverly Hills Hotel transplanted … Read More

Travel Spotlight of the Week: the Relaxed Perfection of Malta and Sicily

By Bedouin Bourdain There are destinations you visit, and then there are destinations that visit you, that take up permanent residence somewhere behind the eyes. Malta and Sicily are the latter. Malta arrives like a movie set no one told you was real. Baroque gold drips from the ceiling of St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, a vault of painted heavens so … Read More