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You know that sinking feeling you get when you walk into an expensive restaurant only to find pounding music and a crowd more worried about style than substance? That's what I was expecting when my husband told me we were going to some 'fancy' place in "Scottsdale."
But I was totally wrong.
This beautiful restaurant, surrounded by the desert and Pinnacle Peak, was quiet, romantic -- and yet laid-back.
First, let's start off with the wine list. It was enormous, containing wines from well-known wineries, as well as from smaller ones. It notes wines that are organic or grown using sustainable agriculture, etc.
In addition to meat and fish entrees, the menu offers a wonderful vegetarian dish for each course, which included choices like a potato, saffron and parsnip soup and a salad that had fennel, endive and olives.
For our main course, my husband had some entree of kangaroo loin and ostrich. While I, personally, couldn't really stomach the thought of him eating a kangaroo, he said it was delicious. I was surprised to see they actually had a tofu dish as an entree, complete with barley, gourmet mushrooms, veggies and a great sauce. Did I feel lame paying nearly $20 for a tofu dish? Yes. But was I pleased to see the chef was considerate enough to remember vegetarians? Yes.
For dessert, we shared a citrus-almond cake. It was delicious. Absolutely delicious.
I'd highly recommend this place. It's pricey, but with it's slow-food focus and its creative meals, it's one of those rare places that you feel is actually worth it. Also, the food was very healthy, and we left without feeling uncomfortably stuffed.
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