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| - As I flew into Phoenix this lovely day, I accidentally gave my friend the wrong airport to pick me up at. Lo and behold she was at the other one and my wait was going to be a solid hour longer. Have I mentioned that I was STARVING? So I, possibly foolishly, decided to wait to eat until we got back to Scottsdale where we're staying, and this little pup jumped out at me because I wanted ALL THE FOODS. And there's nothing like Italian when you feel like eating heavy.
We were greeted by a very smiley bubbly hostess who later informed us it was her first day. Rock on sister; you killed it! We chose to seat outside where the weather was juuust right. The bread came quickly and our server Jessica was very on top of things, also very informative about the specials, which one of them we decided to try. It was a chicken breast simmered with artichokes in a lemon butter sauce with capers and an asiago, parmesan creamy risotto. I loved most of the dish, but both myself and friend agreed that the artichokes were a bit too vinegary and it really would take over the flavors of everything around it. Besides that, the chicken was cooked to perfection. Risotto delicious. The rest was flawless. I also had a Fettucine Alfredo which was amazing, a little too much sauce per capita of pasta, but that can easily be repaired. I sunk my bread into the remaining sauce and couldn't have been happier. One thing in the future I would have done is add chicken.
The wine was tasty and smooth and we were able to bag it up and take it with us with a copy of the receipt and leaving it in the truck. We also tried the tiramisu which was wonderful... lady fingers dipped and soaked the perfect duration in the espresso, and a mascarpone cheese to die for.
Thank you for welcoming us to Scottsdale with a belly full of yum, La Cucina!
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