March is the best time to head out to Arizona for Spring Training baseball. The weather is spectacular and you can catch lots of big league action. All the Spring Training facilitates are an easy drive to one another. Plan your trip visiting one of the 15 teams and the 10 beautiful stadiums. Need some suggestions on where to eat while you are out there? Here are some of my favorites.
Breakfast, Snooze, An A.M. Eatery
Snooze is one of my favorite places to get breakfast. The big, fluffy pancakes are not your typical pancakes. I got the pancake of the day: cinnamon roll with lots of syrup, toasted pecans and gooey, cinnamon sugar topping. Start out your day at this funky place for a great breakfast to tie you over before heading to the stadium. 
Gertruide’s, Desert Botanical Gardens
If you don’t have a baseball game on one of your days or you have a night game, head to the Desert Botanical Gardens. The gardens’ display a cross-section of typical desert landscapes. Exploring one of the gardens five thematic trails will work up an appetite. Gertrude’s located inside the gardens and is a great place to eat. Inspired by fresh local ingredients, the dishes are simple and clean. I ordered this salmon with coarse mustard sauce and crunchy, arugula. The patio is the place to sit and have a leisurely lunch. Especially on a nice day.
Cochinita Pitil, Barrio Urbano
While in Phoenix, take advantage of eating some of the best authentic Mexican food. Barrio Urbano is one of Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza’s restaurants, well-known for her Mexican cuisine. This dish is a must try! Marinated pork, slow roasted overnight, just falls apart. Served with black beans, pickled onions and corn tortillas. Heaven!
Located in The Yard, an old motorcycle dealership, is now home to several restaurants. Great place to hang before or after dinner. Lounge on the comfy couches, have drinks and play games such as ping-pong, corn hole and jumbo jenga.
Sedona
Tres Leches Cake, Mariposa
Sedona is a magnificent place. On one of our days we didn’t have any baseball games, we made the trip to Sedona. We stumbled upon Mariposa restaurant which was a wonderful find. Mariposa sits up high on a bluff and has one of the most spectacular views of the beautiful mountains. The dining room has a floor to ceiling windows that lets you get lost in the landscape while you dine. We ended our meal with this Tres Leches torte. Elegant and decorated with delicate, eatable flowers and fresh berries. Topped off with sweet, creamy milks.
With the end of 2016 approaching, I like to look back and list some of my favorite bites this year. They include some from the Washington, D.C. area and some from my travels.
I love 
There is something comforting about a dish of spaghetti and meatballs. When you eat 
I was very excited when Colada Shop opened because of my love for cuban food; the food of my childhood. I love their 
Technically this is not a bite, but I just love the nitro brew coffee at 
Just walking into 
I always say that when you travel, it pays to talk to locals and ask them where they like to go eat. You get to try something that is a favorite that is not aimed at tourists. In Minneapolis, we went to 
This is one of the best ice creams places I have ever tried. Again, thanks to a local that suggested it, 