Laurie Notaro

From Durant's to Harvey's Wineburger, these five restaurants are don't-miss spots for any Phoenix visitor.

Stop the tasting madness.

We don't want to eat with you any more than you want to eat with us; may a stray fiber from a pussy hat never again touch a MAGA baseball cap back-to-back in adjoining booths. It's time for some boundaries — even in restaurants. Here you go.

James Beard award-winning chef Chris Bianco, owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Tratto, and Pane Bianco in Phoenix, talks about his new book "Bianco: Pizza, Pasta, and Other Foods I Like" (Ecco, 2017), which will be released on Tuesday, July 25.

An excerpt from Laurie Notaro's Crossing the Horizon.

Keep your friends close — and bring your enemies tiny packets of salt. Then decide you adore one another and toast with Champagne.