
Mediterranean cooking in the Valley leans on wood fire and courtyard settings that suit the desert climate. Virtu Honest Craft in Scottsdale is Gio Osso's room behind the Bespoke Inn, a courtyard kitchen with an early James Beard new-restaurant nod, while Pa'La Downtown works a wood-fired menu on Washington Street built around grill and oven. Both treat the open flame as the center of the kitchen.


