Zulu Caffe, Scottsdale

In an airy dining area overlooking the tarmac at Scottsdale Airport, diners grab meals to fill up for impending flights or footraces against private jets. This is Zulu Caffe, a place where a jet-setting clientele traveling to destinations around the world pauses to sample the area's local and organic cuisine. Executive chef Brian Ford, a graduate of The French Culinary Institute in New York, curates the eatery's menu of seasonally rotating dishes, which includes smoked-salmon quesadillas, locally sourced Angus burgers, and wood-fired pizzas.