When Heritage Kitchen + Cocktails opened this fall, partners Eric Greenwald and Christopher Brugman let out a sigh of relief.

“We are beyond excited,” Brugman says, who serves as executive chef and owner. “For both of us, it’s very exciting, emotional, self-fulfilling and exhausting. It’s amazing to have a clear vision become a reality.”

The duo calls the McDowell Mountain Ranch restaurant a blend of modern American and coastal Mediterranean cuisine.

Brugman incorporates Arizona produce into his artisan pizzas (starts at $22), as well as heritage dishes like the half chicken ($44) from New River’s Two Wash Ranch with rancho gordo, heirloom beans, chicken chorizo and chermoula; the Borolo braised short rib ($52); and the Tomahawk Iberico porch chop ($62).

Brugman called the lobster “f

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