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August 2008
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June 2008 Archives905 N. Fourth Street, Phoenix Situated in an historic house in the Roosevelt District, Fate is funky, arty and just plain cool. At least that's the consensus among the legions of 20-somethings who keep this tiny restaurant and its outdoor bar busy into the wee hours. What's not to love about the community table, edgy local artwork, unisex bathrooms, and amazing outdoor sculpture of a head, complete with brain? Chef-o... 7114 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale A digestif (pronounced "dee-jess-teef") is a liqueur, often herb-based, taken after dining as an aid to digestion. Now, if that definition conjures fusty old restaurants and fusty old men, forget about it. With its Mid-Century Modern design, fun cocktails and hybrid menu (Southern California meets Italy), Digestif is anything but old school. Well, I take that back. Chef Payton Curry ... 14620 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix
6149 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Tom Kaufman of Rancho Pinot and a few of his restaurant-biz buddies have put together this terrific neighborhood restaurant specializing in upscale pizzas and good wine. Although the casual, warm-toned dining room is plenty inviting, the best seat in the house is on the outdoor side of the indoor-outdoor bar. From this vantage, you can catch a breeze while surveying the whole dinin... 7000 N. 16th Street, Phoenix 10810 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix With its chartreuse backlit wine bar, community table and modern artwork, this sleek space bears absolutely no resemblance to its traditional Indian restaurant counterparts. Bombay Spice offers fresh, healthy Indian-inspired fare which founder John Kapoor (a pharmacist from India) describes as "Indian food redefined." The menu offer... 7620 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale Ooh la la, this adorable little shop brings a bit of Paris to Scottsdale, turning out dainty sandwiches, quiches, simple side salads, gorgeous pastries and the prettiest, most buttery jasmine-butter cookies you will ever eat. Thank heavens owners Duc and Noelle Liao (he's a fashion photog; she's a former model) left their dreary lives in France to come to Scottsdale and raise a ... 6770 N. Sunrise Boulevard, Suite G 211 Second Location: 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway These California-based corporate restaurants do a great job of creating a hip but comfortable Japanese restaurant experience. Each dramatic location (there are nine at the moment) captures essential elements of Japanese design... 9719 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale Vocalist Khani Cole and her husband/manager/drummer Mike Florio have teamed up with Michael Lepore (chef-owner of the former Leccabaffi) to create Vocé, a restaurant and night club that's almost as sultry as Cole herself. The former Leccabaffi space is now a comfortable, dimly lit lounge, while Lepore's restaurant (reminiscent of the narrow, old-school Italians back East) stands to the... 2028 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix This tidy, unpretentious little restaurant, whose configuration suggests a former Pizza Hut, specializes in sabor Cubano -- Cuban flavor -- at a reasonable price. A two-sided buffet in the middle of the room offers a frequently changing selection of Cuban specialties such as yuca, moros, congris, empanadas, ropa vieja, chilindron (beef with roasted peppers), arroz con pollo, picadillo,... |
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