The torturous thing about watching Bravo's Top Chef is that it tends to leave viewers with insatiable cravings for food that only exists in TV land. You watch the chefs hustle to create a dish, you cheer them on... and then, you go to bed very, very hungry.
So here's your chance to actually eat the fine creations of Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard -- a Scottsdale Culinary Institute grad -- instead of simply drooling at the thought of it.
Apparently Izard hit it off with the folks at Digest
Digestif's chef Payton Curry (left) and GM Pavle Milic hug it out over some fresh mozz at last year's Eats3
Pavle Milic, general manager at Scottsdale's groovy Digestif, was a man with a plan. But in the words of John Lennon, "Life is what happens while you're busy making plans."
So although Milic had gotten the ball rolling on opening his own gourmet panini restaurant (inspired by Ino, in New York City), the economic climate put a damper on it. Meanwhile, another opportunity
Digestif is downsizing.
Later this month, chef Payton Curry will be working the display kitchen at the former Sea Saw location on Stetson Drive, pending the sale of restaurateur Peter Kasperski's two SouthBridge restaurant spaces, the current Digestif and the half-finished space that would have become Mexican Standoff. (Plans for Mexican Standoff are officially off the drawing board.)
Those spaces are tied in a master lease. Spaghetti Western spokesperson Mari Markogianis (Digestif, Cowboy
Last night at the 4th annual Dine Out with the Chefs event at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, some of the Valley's hottest local chefs came out of their respective restaurant kitchens to cook, serve and wander among us mere mortals. Chef James Porter, whose newly-opened Petite Maison bistro is stirring up some buzz, chatted with guests and mingled with other chefs after dishing up oxtail crepes. Nine05 Chef de Cuisine Jay Bogsinske did well with tuna tartare served a
Chef Payton Curry (left) with former Digestif GM Pavle Milic at last year's Eats3The imminent departure of chef Payton Curry from Digestif is the big news from this weekend.After cooking at the restaurant through the Crave Arizona weekend (October 22 to 24), he'll join Caffe Boa, restaurateur Jay Wisniewski's popular restaurant just off Mill Avenue in Tempe. (Another Caffe Boa, in Ahwatukee, is unaffiliated.)Wisniewski also plans to open a Mesa Caffe Boa within the next four we
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Chow
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week:
Chef Payton Curry to Leave Digestif for Expanding Caffe Boa
Chef Talk: Felicia Ruiz, Lola Tapas
Empty Bowl Event Helps Feed the Needy
Behind the Bar: Brian Barnes at The Turf Restaurant & Pub
Life After Cupcakes: Five Guesses for What's Next in Baking
Caffe Boa owner Jay Wisniewski told me that new chef Payton Curry would eventually be changing up the menu at the upscale, wine-centric Tempe restaurant.
I guess in Curry's world, "eventually" happens fast. Fresh from his departure from the now-shuttered Digestif, he's already launched a brand-new menu of dishes inspired by the bounty of local farms like Seacat Gardens, McClendon Select, Maya's Farm, Singh Farms, and Black Mesa Ranch.
Sign me up for some of those roasted veal marrow bones wit
