New Kids on the Butcher's Block

With the slew of recently opened and soonto-open eateries across greater Phoenix, there has never been a more delicious time to visit the Valley of the Sun. Here are just some of the new spots to sip and savor across town.

B&B COCKTAIL LOUNGE

Bourbon & Bones Chophouse and Bar, an upscale steak and seafood house that opened in Old Town Scottsdale in 2016, recently opened the doors on the B&B Cocktail Lounge. Located directly north of the flagship restaurant in a 3,300-square-foot space, B&B Cocktail Lounge is a more intimate experience. Primarily offering shared plates, expect modern takes on classics, including a steak-themed tasting flight with side-by-side cuts of U.S.D.A. prime beef and wagyu. The cocktail menu is one for the ages, with nearly two dozen specialty options ranging from $18 to $300. 4222 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale; www.bourbonandbones.com

ST. URBAN

Housed at The Colony, a 1950’s era mixed-use development located in the heart of the 7th Street restaurant district, St. Urban is a modern take on the classic French brasserie. A combination of light bites, shareable plates, and handcrafted cocktails with views for days, it is the perfect place for casual cocktails with friends or a romantic dinner date. Highlights include the Roasted Pork Panini, Provencal flatbread, and shareable fromage and charcuterie board, and the cocktail menu is an ever-changing master class in mixology magic. 5538 N. 7th St., Phoenix; www.sturbanaz.com

FROM TOP: B&B COCKTAIL LOUNGE; TÍA CARMEN

MR. PICKLE’S SANDWICH SHOP

Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a beloved and crave-worthy fullservice sandwich shop specializing in innovative sandwiches and salads, which sources its products from artisan bakers, regional farms, and ranches, moved its headquarters from California to Arizona in 2022. The move made it possible for the formerly strictly California brand with a cult following to open shops across the Valley as well, starting with two outposts in Scottsdale and locations planned to open in Chandler, Laveen, Surprise, and Queen Creek over the next several months. 10701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale; 14696 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale; www.mrpickles.com

THE WINE COLLECTIVE OF SCOTTSDALE

Scottsdale has become a hub for oenophiles curious to explore the state’s unique terroir, and The Wine Collective of Scottsdale is the only area tasting room and retail shop to showcase almost exclusively a variety of premium Arizona producers under one roof. The space is owned by Zoya Vora-Shah, a wine industry veteran who hand-selects each of the roughly 40 bottles on the shelves and prides herself on offering an experience that’s educational, as well as relaxing and fun. 4020 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale; www.the-wine-collective.com

TÍA CARMEN

Now open at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Tía Carmen is the brainchild of award-winning celebrity chef and Top Chef favorite Angelo Sosa. Named after Sosa’s aunt, the eatery is a love letter to all things Southwest, including local farmers, ingredients, artisans, and traditions. The restaurant takes pride

in cooking many dishes on a wood-fired grill and is actively collaborating with a variety of Arizona-based purveyors. 5350 E. Marriott Drive, Phoenix; www.tiacarmendesertridge.com

COLLINS BROS. CHOPHOUSE

Collins Bros. Chophouse is a true-to-form Scottsdale steakhouse with an a la carte "Butcher Shop" section featuring six cuts of meats and a generous selection of steakhouse sides. The brainchild of chef Christopher Collins and his Common Ground Concepts, the eatery boasts a selection of the brand’s menu favorites from The Macintosh, The Collins, Grassroots Kitchen & Tap, and more, including Sweet Heat Baby Back Ribs, the Twisted Noodle Salad, oysters both shucked and served Rockerfeller-style, plus Butter Cake and an award-winning Coconut Cream Pie. 8220 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale; www.collinsbroschophouse.com

GASTROMÉ MARKET

Wine stores are lovely, as are independent flower shops. Gourmet delis and new restaurants? Fabulous! But all of these under one roof? Enter the 5,000-square-foot Gastromé Market, which offers international and domestic cheeses, wines from around the world (complete with a wine cave and tasting space), delicious delicacies both sweet and savory, a flower store, a bakery, a giftbasket making station, and a cozy restaurant limited to about 20 guests per seating and offering shareable items and full-sized

entrees. 7704 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale; www.gastromemarket.com

JT PRIME KITCHEN

Until recently, chef Alex Trujillo was best known for his restaurants across Yuma. But, he earned so much acclaim that in late 2022 he ventured to Scottsdale to open JT Prime Kitchen. Pairing modern steakhouse favorites with globally inspired flavors that his family loves most when they travel, the Old Town restaurant is already winning acclaim from guests and fellow chefs alike. 4216 N.Brown Ave., Scottsdale; www.jtprimekitchen.com

BUCK & RIDER

In 2015, LGO Hospitality opened Buck & Rider in Phoenix’s popular Arcadia neighborhood. The restaurant made an immediate splash thanks to the impeccable quality of its seafood, shellfish, and USDAcertified meat programs, as well as its buzzy bar scene. In recent years, due to popular demand, LGO announced two more Buck & Rider locations would be coming, choosing North Phoenix and Gilbert for its new digs. Both are now open and feature seafood and shellfish sourced directly from small producers around the world who engage in sustainable fishing and oyster farming practices. Buck & Rider also has its own reserve Certified Angus beef program. 4225 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix; 7015 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix; Epicenter at Agritopia, 3150 E. Ray Road, Gilbert; www.buckandrider.com

“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works. If from the head, almost

nothing.”—Marc Chagall

In an age of constant change, Marc Chagall’s single vision was a breath of fresh air. For all the styles and movements, rarely does a single artist defy comparison, fit no mold, and standalone like Marc Chagall. Almost every work of art created by the hand of Chagall reads like poetry. All elements infused into his paintings complement one another to create harmonious, lyrical, and balanced compositions. American Fine Art, Inc. in Scottsdale has amassed a collection of the original Bavarian limestones created by the hand of Marc Chagall these museum pieces are the largest collection of Chagall Stones outside of any museum giving the viewer a first hand understanding of lithography. You can see the entire process from the stones to the working proofs to the final work of art. The collection encompasses mixed media originals and one of kind masterpieces by Chagall. He worked in practically every medium; he made paintings, illustrations, etchings, glass-work, ceramics, tapestries, and more. Chagall’s artworks, regardless of the media, are filled with the everlasting essence of life.

He was both a pioneer of modern art and a major figure in Jewish art. Robert Hughes called him “the quintessential Jewish artist of the 20th century.” One of Chagall’s common themes is love as seen via the romantic love in the Daphnis & Chloe suite, brotherly love in his Bible suite, and his Lovers in Paris.

Chagall's first major lithography series, ‘Arabian Nights’ (pictured) Vichy, France was an unsafe place for Jews to live, so Chagall, his wife and daughter fled to New York for the duration of the World War II (and a few years after it). His printmaking thus far had predominantly consisted of etchings. In 1948, however, he produced his first major lithography series, ‘Arabian Nights’, depicting four stories from the collected Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales known as The Thousand and One Nights.

Chagall was renowned for the rich palette of his paintings. Before Matisse’s death in 1954, Picasso said that, “Chagall will [soon] be the only painter left who understands color.” Lithography offered him the chance to show that same richness in prints, investing

the images with a sense of magic that is integral to his visual storytelling. With Chagall, nothing is quite as we expect it’s going to be,” wrote Sorlier in 1974. “He has the rare ability to start each morning afresh. For him, each day is the first day, each flower the most brilliant, each fruit the sweetest… With every stone, lithography is born again… I have had the rare privilege of seeing Chagall at work, and it cannot be denied that, at times, it seems as if an angel has entered the workshop.” As he himself said in the 1960s, “Something would have been lacking in my life if… I had not at a certain stage become involved in engraving and lithography… Each time I had a lithographic stone or a copper plate in my hands, I felt that I was touching a talisman to which I could entrust all my sorrows and all my joys.” Color is really the key “When it comes to Chagall, color is really the key — and that applies as much to his prints as to any other medium,” says Macaulay, head of Christie’s London. “His lithographs produced in vivid color are perennially the most popular.” The five highest auction prices for Chagall prints have all been for lithographs. The piece pictured is a rare proof extensively hand-colored by the artist in pastel and gives a fascinating insight into the artist’s creative process. The master printer Charles Sorlier, with whom Chagall collaborated at the legendary Imprimerie Mourlot from the early 1950s until his death in 1985, described the artist’s method in making lithographs as follows:

“Chagall normally begins the process of producing a lithograph by drawing a composition in black on stone, zinc or transfer paper…

The black is nearly always the complete skeleton of the work.

After printing some proofs, he adds color, in watercolor or pastel, thus permitting himself a choice between several versions. The maquette established, Chagall then executes the principal plates.

Next he and I do our color tests at the printing press, tests which are subsequently submitted to him. He nearly always goes over them again, correcting them and adding other tones. New trial proofs are usually necessary before the definitive adjustments. Only when he finds the proof entirely to his satisfaction does he sign the order to print [the edition].” (C. Sorlier, Chagall Lithographs, 1974-79,

Monte Carlo, 1984, p. 12).

American Fine Art, Inc. is proud to feature the original works and limited editions of Marc Chagall. Visit our 12,000 sq. ft. showroom in Scottsdale, AZ or call today. Our website is offered only as a limited place to browse or refresh your memory and is not a reflection of our current inventory. To learn more about collecting, pricing, value, or any other art information, please contact one of our International Art Consultants. We look forward to giving you the one on one attention you deserve when building your fine art collection. We hope you find our website helpful and look forward to seeing you in Scottsdale soon.

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