I'll second that. Mayo? No way-o!

Cottage Place and Josephine's are both excellent. Mountain Oasis is a quirky place for lunch. And if you like Indian food, Delhi Palace is outstanding; just DON'T save your Indian food fix for Sedona, because the Indian place there pales by comparison.

As someone who visits both towns (I live in Prescott), I can vouch for chowworthy places in each. But because Flag is larger and caters to a broader base of restaurant-goers, I think it offers more choices -- many as highly regarded as Sedona eateries.

I wouldn't let restaurant options influence where you stay, either way you'll win. Go with whichever town is the better base of operations for your visit and I suspect you'll be pleased by the food.

Pita Jungle is a Phoenix-based chain. Healthy and delicious. There's bound to be one near wherever you're staying.

http://www.pitajungle.com/

Beefeaters is my regular and I found little difference (or at least not enough to quibble). Definitely closer to that than to Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire.

Just risked 20 bucks to try Costco's new "Kirkland Signature London Dry Gin" and I wasn't disappointed. Noticeable citrus overtones but stood up nicely to olives & brine. I usually drink Beefeaters but this will do nicely.

Trader Joe's has a version that's more reasonable, $3.69 for 4. They include black beans, but they're not vegan (egg white) or gluten-free (bread crumbs). Pretty tasty, though.

I would have to say it's my favorite restaurant in Prescott and the place I'd most likely take visitors.

If you're going thru Cottonwood then you're not far from Prescott, where El Gato Azul offers an eclectic menu you won't find elsewhere.

http://www.elgatoazulprescott.com/ind...

Whenever I had visitors and wasn't sure how they'd take to Mexican food, I usually took them to the Double L on S. 4th. Haven't been there in ages, but their menu always had a few safe gringo items.

Have never eaten at McDonald's, even before I became a vegetarian. Am now 65 years old and consider it a point of pride.

This may really be scraping the bottom of the cheese barrel, but I'm a big fan of Kroger's pepper jack. I'll occasionally buy TJ's and don't like it half as well.

Do the meatless balls have a different flavor than the regular Quorn ground beef substitute? I find that totally unacceptable for chili and the like since I find the taste too similar to Quorn's chicken substitute (which I'm a big fan of) and inappropriate for a beef stand-in.

Coastal Cheddar from England.
It's been at Costco, but I haven't bought it in a while so can't swear that they still carry it.

I wouldn't ordinarily recommend the cafeteria-style setup at Maswik Lodge, but with a variety of food stations it may be your best bet for kids. The food *is* mediocre, but you won't be paying for any more than that.

In Flag, try Pita Jungle, an Arizona chain, on Butler Ave. Eclectic menu, and I always see a lot of kids there, so their parents must know it's appealing.
http://www.pitajungle.com/menu/starte...

Yeah, most Costco's in the valley have it, so next time I'm down the hill I'm bringing back a case, for sure.

I've been a Beefeater guy for the past 20 years. (And yes, I do get a lot of comments parading around in that outfit....) Goes great either with tonic or in a martini (I likes 'em dirty and not too dry).

Don't know what to say. When I was in my 20s I loved it and thought T&T didn't even need a lime; now I'm a 60-something curmudgeon and can't figure out what it was that once turned me on about it. I guess it's not impossible that they tinkered with the recipe over all those years, but it's more likely a change in my taste buds.

My bad.

Brown a package of Quorn tenders in a skillet, add a can of Amy's semi-condensed mushroom soup, serve over jasmine rice. Does the trick whenever I'm sick.

This has become my holiday-meal fallback:

Saute some onion and fresh rosemary in olive oil; cube a [peeled & seeded] butternut squash and add to pan; pour in about 2 cups veggie broth and simmer until squash is tender; stir in a bunch of chopped kale until tender; add some cooked lentils, then some feta.

Great side dish, but substantial enough to satisfy non-carnivores.

I refuse to believe the vanilla is made by HD because it's 10x better.