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FOOD & DRINK
SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | JUNE 20, 2021
Food & Drink
Scottsdale’s newest Italian restaurant is Campo Italian, which opened for dinner service on Hayden Road on June 1. Their pizza dough is made with organic flours from Noble Bread. (Studio Alcott)
2 chefs team up for Campo Italian BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
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bout 15 years ago, chefs Alex Stratta and Jeremy Pacheco were living in Las Vegas, working at separate successful restaurants inside Wynn Las Vegas. Surprisingly, not once have the awardwinning chefs teamed up to open up a restaurant together – until now. Opened for dinner service starting June 1, Campo Italian is Scottsdale’s newest Italian restaurant, boasting authentic dishes inspired by both chefs’ families and upbringings, from gnocchi and pizza to
handcrafted pasta and meatballs. “Twenty-five years ago, I had the best meatballs I ever had, and I’m like, ‘I have to have that recipe,’” Stratta said of his sisterin-law’s meatball recipe. “I’ve been using it literally for 25 years. It’s just so good.” But it’s Campo Italian’s bolognese lasagna that Pacheco said is the perfect example of an authentic Italian dish that combines both Stratta’s and Pacheco’s family recipes. “I know it sounds basic, but we both have recipes for Bolognese we like and
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Boondocks Patio & Grill owners Jake Kory and Luke Kory are expanding their popular neighborhood restaurant and bar into Tempe. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
Scottsdale’s Boondocks plans Tempe locale BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
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ince taking over the old Spanish Fly space in Old Town in 2014, Boondocks Patio & Grill has become one of the more popular casual hangout spots in Scottsdale. Patrons flock to the neighborhood restaurant and bar to order burgers and “docktails,” to watch sporting events on their LED TVs, and to enjoy live music by local artists on the expansive outdoor patio. And this summer, Boondocks is bringing that experience to its old stomping
grounds: Tempe. Boondocks No. 2 will take over the old Prankster’s location near Broadway and Rural roads. “Jacob and I are the owners and brothers, and we both went to ASU. We have another two brothers who went to ASU, and both of our parents went to ASU. We’re one big ASU family,” said co-owner Luke Kory. The 3,200-square-foot restaurant will boast that same wood and exposed brick look that patrons of the Scottsdale location have come to know and love. And it will serve the same menu, in-
see BOONDOCKS page 29
