"I wrestled with ordering a popular but basic appetizer and ended up with the spinach artichoke dip at the Copper Room in Yucca Valley, which successfully balances cream cheese and Gruyère with loads of shredded spinach and artichoke; eat it the second it arrives and you’ll likely order another for the group. The former airstrip lounge converted into a restaurant has 1970s vibes and is a regional beacon for cocktails and inventive dishes like garlic shrimp toast with togarashi butter and Flannery Farms hanger steak with garlic-ginger broccolini — pair the dip with a gimlet sour, a mai tai made with four types of rums, or the 1957 martini served with a crostini topped with smoked trout roe, shrimp, and tapenade." - Eater Staff