It may be a student-run cafe, but it’s from the talented chefs-in-training at the renowned Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Service can be a challenge (learning curve and all), but the food is usually topnotch, and prices can’t be beat (roast leg of lamb for $8.95). The menu is short but imaginative, with a selection of soups, […]
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These days it’s easy to find a bakery that specializes in the pastry trend of the week. Cupcakes? Yup. Macarons? You bet. But what about a place with an array of sweet delights ranging from hard-to-find European pastries to handmade chocolates. For that, you’ll want Le Napeleon bakery on the west side of town. It’s […]
Serving a menu of reasonably priced regional specialties from France, including scrumptious dishes of traditional Alsatian cuisine influenced by next-door Germany, this unpresumptuous restaurant, featuring breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Scottsdale’s Seville Shopping Center, seems to have gathered all the charms of its homeland and gathered them into a single, neighborhood French bistro plopped down […]
Assuming you don’t live in or near Cave Creek, it may take you a while to get up to Le Sans Souci. But we promise the drive is worth it. Open since the ’90s, Le Sans Souci (it means “without worry”) serves French fare during brunch, lunch, and dinner in its cozy, tiled dining room. […]
If you ever dined at chef-owner Duc Liao’s past restaurant Scratch, you are familiar with a distinct French style in décor, with ornate wallpaper patterns contrasting with simple white walls and fashion photography spattering the walls. Merci is no different, though it has been altered from the original design. While breakfast and lunch options like […]
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Merci French Caf
You haven’t eaten Asian until you’ve had a Tottie Roll, a fried pork roll wrapped in lettuce and mint leaves, and the house specialty at this extra-popular Asian Fusion restaurant. Named for Chef Tottie Kaya, who trained as a professional chef in childhood, these rolls are the talk of culinary circles and the reason that […]
Whether it’s light rail, the new ASU developments, or just business as usual, there’s a lot going on in downtown Phoenix. We’re glad to see so much happening, but sometimes we just need a break from it – a few moments of peace and quiet to recharge. Palatte is perfect for that, an oasis of […]
Chef-owner James Porter serves up scrumptious French onion soup, escargots, steak frites, and other homey bistro fare at this truly petite neighborhood spot, planted on a remarkably quiet block in otherwise bustling Old Town. The affordable menu changes frequently, making Petite Maison worthy of repeat visits. If you sit at the bar, don’t be surprised […]
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The quaint white bungalow features hanging string lights and a large porch. If not for the diners noshing on seafood towers and escargot, one could easily mistake it for a family home. But this French eatery serves specialties decidedly more sophisticated than what mom used to make, including a buttery, glossy gray Kaluga caviar that […]
Playing on the success of the Saturday market that runs from fall to spring in the parking lot outside of his eponymous fine dining establishment, chef Vincent Guerithault expanded and opened Vincent Market Bistro, just behind the main restaurant. Inside, the place is as charming as a country cottage, and outside, there’s a pretty patio […]
Billed as a “Contemporary American Bistro,” Vogue Bistro is a West Valley eatery overseen by French-born and trained chef Aurore DeBeauduy. The French-American themed menu offers dishes like salmon filet, lobster bisque, duck breast, and even a traditional meatloaf dinner or classic burger and chips. Guests will find starters like foie gras and Vogue onion […]
A fabulous-looking and -feeling place for fabulous-looking folks not afraid to shell out big bucks for Parisian comfort food. Many dishes are, well, fabulous, including macaroni gratin, croque monsieur, onion soup gratin-smoked salmon crepes and pork chop choucroute. Prepare for lots of butter and cream.
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