The Arizona Biltmore

The Arizona Biltmore boasts a few restaurants to its name.  Unfortunately, we were unable to sample the high end restaurant they boast: Wright’s at the Biltmore (named thusly after Frank Lloyd Wright, who had a hand in designing the resort).  We did, however, get to eat at the Cabana Club and the Biltmore Grill (pictured above: the Cabana Club, located on Paradise Pool). the waterfall/water slide that faces the Cabana Club (I was sitting in those chaises in the right of the picture when I took the picture of the Cabana Club) I ordered what basically boils down to a [...]

Richardson’s, Cuisine of New Mexico – Phoenix, AZ

As it was both my companion and my first time in Phoenix, we wanted to try something local.  Something really specific to this part of the country.  Of course, I had no idea what kind of cuisine it was- Southwestern, yes, but I’d always heard that description used interchangeably with Tex-Mex.  I hesitated to do that in front of anyone lest they be offended (as I’d be a bit annoyed if someone said Chinese/Korean interchangeably, or Chinese/Thai, what have you), but our concierge suggested this place after I told him price was no object and we didn’t care if it [...]

Roy’s x5 – Scottsdale, AZ

Roy’s in Scottsdale My huge endorsement for Roy’s is that this is the 5th time I’ve been to any Roy’s nationwide, with a strong desire to go to the flagship, original in Hawaii as well.  My first time was in San Francisco, which marked the first time I’d had a molten chocolate lava cake (or a chocolate souffle, or a warm chocolate cake, whatever the heck you call it, it is the same: a chocolate cake in individual portion that when you break open, chocolate flows); the next three times were in NYC, twice for Summer Restaurant Week (the first [...]