February in Phoenix is for food lovers. It’s a time of year when there’s a steady stream of new and exciting openings. Plenty of tourists, plus friends and family members of residents, flock to the Valley to bask in this particularly balmy winter. That influx of folks gives us the welcome opportunity to revisit old favorites. It’s also the month of the Devour Culinary Classic, the two-day, gutbusting food fest hosted at the Desert Botanical Garden.
The month is short, but the list of places we visited around the Valley is long. We tried fresh takes on crudo and cabbage, as well as marvelous mezze and clever canapes.
Here are the five best dishes we tasted at Phoenix restaurants in February.
Charred Cabbage at Valentine
4130 N. Seventh Ave.…