For years, Democrats and pundits have rolled their eyes at Gavin Newsom. But he’s positioned better than anyone else for the future of politics.

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences hide in the most unassuming places, and Hana’s House Restaurant in Phoenix is the Middle Eastern equivalent of finding a diamond in the desert.

It arrives at your table looking like it just stepped off the set of an Italian food commercial – a generous portion of layered pasta, ricotta, meat sauce, and melted cheese that cascades slightly at ...