Hungry Valley residents scrolling through DoorDash in search of a meal may find a surprising option: the iconic (and pricey) Phoenix steakhouse Durant's.

The big picture: Durant's, which is listed with four dollar signs on Yelp, began offering delivery just few weeks ago. It knows that most people won't drop $90 for a delivery steak, but for those who will, it's worked hard to make the experience worth it.

What they're saying: "If we can be convenient and execute it at a high level, then that fits our brand and fits hospitality of what we want to offer for our guest," says Oliver Badgio, the chief brand officer for Durant's parent company, Prime Steak Concepts. "And that's why we do it."

Flashback: Durant's, which has occupied its home on Central Avenue since 1950, was sold last year to Prime Steak Concepts, which also owns Steak 44 and Dominick's and was founded by James Beard Award nominees Jeff and Michael Mastro.

• The new owners closed the restaurant for 10 months for renovations, reopening the dining room earlier this year.

State of play: Accepting delivery orders was the next step in the restaurant's evolution, Badgio tells Axios. But it was not taken lightly.

• "We didn't open with DoorDash right away because we wanted the kitchen to be able to get their sea legs and do it exactly right for everybody that's there," Badgio says.
• The restaurant does about 10-20 delivery orders a night, and turns off delivery when the kitchen gets too busy.

What to expect: Even with a pared-down delivery menu, there are a ton of dishes listed on DoorDash, including a $116 bone-in ribeye, a $65 Maine lobster cocktail and even "Durant's Famous Porterhouse" for four, which goes for $385.

What to try: At Badgio's recommendation, I got the 12oz New York strip ($72) and loaded baked potato ($18). I tossed in a slice of cheesecake ($20) just to feel extra fancy.

• Durant's recommends you plate each item and dig in immediately.
• As you'd expect, all three dishes were delicious. The portions were also huge, enough to feed me, my wife and our picky 6-year-old.

Walking in downtown Phoenix in the summer soon won't be so brutally hot, as six new shade structures are set to go up along high-traffic walkways by the end of the year.

Why it matters: The structures, which are being installed by Downtown Phoenix Inc. and paid for by a $200,000 grant from public utility APS, aim to take the edge off of what can be a deeply uncomfortable and even dangerous summer stroll.

How it works: Canopies will be made of "commercial-grade shade fabric," per a press release. Washington and Jefferson streets will get three each, Downtown Phoenix Inc. president and CEO Devney Majerle tells Axios.

• Along with the Phoenix Revitalization Corporation, Downtown Phoenix Inc. conducted "heat walks" around the area to determine the spots that most needed shade.
• The organization also has a "digital twin" of downtown that shows what "shade cover from buildings will look like at different points in the day," Majerle says.
• The structures will also be lit at night so that anyone in downtown at night "will have that kind of beacon of light to walk towards and be able to utilize and feel safe."

💭 Zach's thought bubble: I had to walk a mere three blocks through downtown earlier this week and felt like I needed to change clothes after. These shade structures will be welcome.

🚨 Attorney General Kris Mayes didn't say whether she will defend the constitutionality of a voter-approved measure that would allow state and local police to arrest people entering the country illegally. (Arizona Capitol Times)

🎤 Gov. Katie Hobbs and challenger Andy Biggs won't share the debate stage, but they will answer questions separately at a public forum on Aug. 25. (KTAR News)

🗳️ Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey endorsed Biggs for governor and Senate President Warren Petersen for attorney general. (KJZZ)

The suspect who opened fire outside an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, previously lived in the outskirts of Phoenix. (AzFamily)

🔧 An ASU professor is building a 6-foot-tall Sparky out of LEGO bricks. (AZCentral)

Phoenix's unemployment rate edged higher in June while the national rate ticked down. The metro area's jobless rate rose to a seasonally adjusted 4.3%, new federal data shows.

Why it matters: Phoenix's unemployment rate — despite the shift — remains close to the national average. Nearly half of the cities and metro areas tracked in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report posted higher unemployment rates.

The big picture: The lowest rate was in Rapid City, South Dakota, which ticked just below 2%.

• The highest was Southern California's El Centro at just under 19%, while Visalia, California, also topped 10%.

The bottom line: A stable local employment picture can be welcome news, but it doesn't necessarily translate into relief for household budgets.

Our experience getting Durant's dropped at our home got us thinking: What Valley restaurant do you wish offered delivery that currently does not?

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