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Head to Tucson for native ingredients, James Beard-nominated chefs and a wide variety of cultural influences. Here’s where to eat.

Baguettes to brioche, sourdough loaves to English muffins, these bakeries in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Litchfield Park make the best artisan breads.

“The beauty of the world is how different the cultures are, and how similar, too,” says Chef Claudio Urciuoli. “You ask, ‘How do you cook fish in Thailand, and how do you cook fish in a small island off of Sicily? You find out that the spices are different because of what grows in each place, and the cultures are different because of how they think and act. But you find out what’s the same: the enjoyment of the fish.” Local fans of Urciuoli’s Pa’La Wood Fire Cooking, an out-of-t...

Ann stayed at the school until her daughter graduated eighth grade. “Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she says. “It took a year to go through a double mastectomy, chemo, and radiation. The teachers were so supportive that I decided to do something for them.” Lou Rodarte, Alice Waters, Ann Colleary Rodarte. Ann Colleary Rodarte When she was done with the cancer treatment, she contacted the principal to offer to do something for the teachers. The principal asked her to take ove...