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1 month ago | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Matt Fischer |Power Lunch
Many restaurants create for their guests a comfortable respite within carefully planned décor. But few actually transport their guests out of the familiar to a new environment. This is part of what sets Élephante apart. Entering from the rotunda on the south side of Scottsdale Fashion Square, guests are enveloped in an arched entryway and the freshness of whitewashed, hand-plastered walls.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
At Marino’s, it’s all about the pasta. Well, it’s also all about the cheesy garlic bread, and the pizza, and the salads, and the … For a small restaurant, there’s a lot that it’s all about. Of course, it starts with the ambience — the comfortable welcome Marino’s offers guests as they walk through the courtyard patio and into the dining room.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
The emphasis here is on local, starting with the name of the hotel: “Camby” was coined to celebrate the hotel’s location on Camelback Road. Those who are used to equating Phoenix flora with the iconic saguaro, take note: The yellow bell shrub, while not native to our region, is ubiquitous in landscape all around town – a local standout of our culture and community.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | Alison Bailin Batz |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
The best chicken is fried chicken. Or is it? sneakybird is out to prove the best chicken in Arizona need not be made with added oils or a greasy fryer. “While I am as guilty as anyone of indulging now and then, once I became a dad, I got really focused on our entire family eating cleanly together,” says Dan Chaon, a restaurant veteran who helped build such brands as Chili’s and Native Grill & Wings over the past 30 years.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
Kona Grill welcomes the lunch crowd with its own “power lunch” — a prix fixe three-course meal offered every weekday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Designed to be easy and fast to fit within a traditional “lunch hour,” the dishes are a dine-in quality alternative to fast food.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
“Eureka, eureka” — Archimedes’ excitement when he exclaimed (in Greek), “I have found it” can be matched by guests visiting Eureka! the restaurant. It’s no coincidence it is located on the ASU campus; Eureka! owners aim to create a sense of discovery “like the innovation and uniqueness that college campuses offer,” explains Paul Frederick, founder of the Eureka! Restaurant Group, expressing excitement at being in the campus-adjacent Novus Innovation Corridor.
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May 31, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
Ingo’s newest location in Scottsdale is a delightful study in opposites: small store with a feeling of wide-open spaces; short menu that’s big on variety. And an overriding sensation of freshness in the dishes and the ambience. “Today’s guest deserves today’s food,” HiNoon Hospitality’s vice president of operations Jaison Sokolow shares the mantra that defines Ingo’s concept.
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | Mike Hunter |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
While having been in its location four years, Francine has recently all but reinvented itself to be a much more authentic French Mediterranean restaurant with the new chef, Chef Remy, who brings more than 20 years of global culinary experience at Michelin Star restaurants and luxury hotels. “Chef Remy has an exceptional resume.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
Opening El Patron early this year was a restaurateur’s dream: Customers from the Daskaloses’ Albuquerque location — who had either relocated to Phoenix or are Phoenicians who vacation in Albuquerque — were a built-in customer base, stampeding to the Scottsdale location as soon as El Patron’s Facebook page announced the opening.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
inbusinessphx.com | RaeAnne Marsh |Benjamin Little |Power Lunch
Le Âme (pronounced LAY uhMAY, contrary to all rules of French grammar) exudes an open-arms welcome. In fact, everything about the interior design invites guests to relax and get comfortable, starting with its spaciousness — a characteristic built into every amenity of The Global Ambassador hotel.
