the beard-ed chef - View this location on map  'chris bianco, a james beard award winner, mans the open-flame pizza oven at pizzeria bianco (602-258-8300) on most nights. the sonny boy pizza (tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, salami and gaeta olives; $12) is wonderful, but the local favorite is the wise guy (onions, house-smoked mozzarella and fennel sausage; $13). the wait is outrageous, so put your name on the list and begin at bar bianco (602-528-3699) next door. catch some bootleg jazz from another restaurant across heritage square as you wait on bar bianco's porch with a rio salado pilsner lager ($3.75), brewed in nearby tempe.'' New York Times 623 east adams street, Phoenix, AZ Restaurant |