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August 2008
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Nikki's Picks: June 2008 Archives7114 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 ... 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... 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 ... 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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