Chef Justin Beckett and his wife, Michelle, became friends with sommeliers Katie and Scott Stephens in 2002, bonding over family-style dinners and wine pairings. One night, they contemplated opening a restaurant and listed all they cherished about their evenings together. In 2010, they opened Beckett’s Table in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood, focusing on fresh ingredients from local farms within 30 miles.…
Founded in 1992 by Cecelia Miller, a Tohono O’odham Nation member, the restaurant offers complex red and green chile stews. But the real highlight is the fry bread — “downy bronze cushions the size of dinner plates,” as the James Beard Foundation described it, available “in both savory and sweet versions.”