The Hotel Valley Ho is a favorite for many Valley locals because of its mid-century modern design, food and wine events and pool parties. And you'll dine well too when you're there at the hotel restaurant Zuzu. In this episode, we meet Chef Russell LaCasce and his wife, and Valley native, Simona. Hear how the two met in culinary school, the history behind the name Zuzu, and how family milestones make their mark on the menu.

Chef Rochelle Daniel of Atria in Flagstaff named her restaurant Atria because she says food is at the heart of life. In this episode, we learn how the Valley native was lured up to the high country to open her restaurant, how the acclaimed chef found love with a top Arizona mixologist, and how eggs should be the foundation of every chef's repertoire. Chef Rochelle zooms with us from her wine cellar and spills the tea on some major expansions and tells us what she loves to learn from her fellow chefs.

A purse maker and glass blower find love! In Jaime's Local Love the podcast, we talk with Madalyn Nault of Madalyn Nault Accessories and her husband Daniel Shircliff of Primitive Glass. Both artists create functional art like wallets, bags, glasses and lamps. They tell us about the unique struggle and great understanding that comes with both of them being creative business owners. Hear how Madalyn can personalize items using material you supply, like maybe a piece of wedding dress or old shirt, about Daniel's surprise driveway pop ups, plus how they keep going by letting each other "spin out" from time to time.

https://www.madalynnaultaccessories.com/
https://www.primitiveglass.com/

Chef Joey Maggiore is known for his flashy restaurants, good food and great mood. When you dine at The Italiano, The Mexicano, The Sicilian Butcher, Hash Kitchen, or The Delicatessen, it is an immersive experience made to create memories. In this episode, we learn that Chef Joey handles the menu, and Cristina handles the design. The Maggiore Group has five concepts, with 24 locations across four states. We discuss the Maggiore's love of serving, Joey's gold chains, and what Joey wanted to do differently than his father. Plus, the Maggiores drop some hints on a new concept they're working on right now.

https://www.maggioregroup.com/

Good style should feel easy. That's the motto at Rooster Bus. It's a men's retail store with locations in Old Town Scottsdale and Flagstaff—and of course, they have their iconic bus too. In this episode, we talk to owner Mark Moffett about his decades in men's retail with Buckle, his expansion into hat stores with TopIt and how he built what he calls Scottsdale's smallest bar inside his clothing store. At Rooster Bus, Mark fills his shops with casual yet stylish clothing like jeans, flannels, and t-shirts to make looking good easy for his shoppers. Plus, learn how a certain hat rack they use seems to boost sales!!

https://shoptherooster.com/

https://topitonline.com/

With seven restaurants in the Valley, Chef Christopher Collins really knows how to multi-task! In this episode, we talk about how his love of food started as a little boy in the kitchen with his father, Wally, also a chef and restaurateur. Collins now owns Collins Brothers Public House, Grassroots Kitchen and Tap, Wally's American Gastropub, Sweet Provisions, The Collins Small Batch Kitchen, The Macintosh, The Neighborly, and Arcadia Catering Company. Collins shares how he gets it all done while raising two boys with his wife, Melissa—through laser focus on the present. He spills the tea on a new concept he's creating and on how to make a crowd favorite dish at your next family dinner.
https://www.commongroundculinary.com/

In this episode, we meet third generation Arizona entrepreneur Shannon Woodruff of The Green Kitchen. She's turning her nine-month-old meal prep company into a million-dollar business. Woodruff cooks and delivers single, double, and family sized meals to her customers to make eating healthy simple and joyful. Woodruff says she healed herself from Epstein-Barr virus and heavy metal toxicity by eating clean and now she helps others do the same. Her menu consists of items like chicken pot pie and beef stroganoff carefully created with clean ingredients. Woodruff is writing a book about her health journey, and she also wrote a PDF about how she built her business—in case anyone else wants to do the same!!

https://eatgreenkitchen.com/

Instagram: @ eatgreenkitchen

It all started with one picture from a cabin in Prescott ten years ago and blew up to a full-blown production house. We meet Welcome to Arizona founders Jesus Vicente and Luis Gonzalez. Their Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok pages highlight Arizona and all the beautiful things there are to see and do here. The team has grown from two brothers and their brother-in-law to a team of eight using phones, cameras, and drones to tell their stories. They give us the details on the equipment and techniques you can use to grow your business online, how they find the places and businesses to showcase, and they tell us what's still on their bucket lists in Arizona.

Learn more: https://www.welcometoarizona.co/about-welcome-to-arizona-2
Instagram: @welcometoarizona