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Thanks @jordanscollected when he makes a food rec, you should listen. Pisa Lisa in Sedona.
The Caesar was indeed terrific. The dressing reminded me of a sauce I make for salmon and salmon salad (sometimes for salmon melt sandwiches). Integrating capers: big fan. Also, in the southwest, it can be hard to encounter good Caesars. They tend to feel the need to throw some chipotle into a creamy Caesar dressing and toss some corn niblets, black beans, tortilla strips, and if you’re really unlucky, black olives on it and call it a “southwestern Caesar.” Look, I get it. Technically it’s a dish of Mexican origin. But no. I opted for the anchovies and artichokes because why the heck wouldn’t I?
Pizza, also superb, and I knew from the smell in the place and the oven it would be. They use a mother sauce instead of more of a VPN style sauce on this margherita with prosciutto (the specialty pies looked great but went with a favorite and a good rest of their pie skills) and this gave it a different, homey vibe, like mamma would make. Very good and a bit different than your normal margherita.
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Glad you stopped in @mclaincausey! We tried to go a second time but it was too busy to get seated. They must have updated their Caesar salad because I recall it having preserved lemon vinaigrette or something similar. Cheers and enjoy the lack of trees and water in Sedona.
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I do prefer vinaigrette-based Caesar generally. In face I love the original recipe with the coddled egg and everything. This has lemon and caper built into a creamy but light dressing and was perfectly dressed. Thanks again for the rec, off to explore some more!
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Cancelled the fancy, overpriced dinner after @Palmer was all too correct about Sedona as a tourist trap. I love the countryside, love the resort, but the town reminded me of Estes Park, CO and it turned me off the dinner. So we went to Cottonwood and had some wine and salumi at Maynard James Keenan’s (of TOOL) Merkin tasting room and osteria.
The filth doesn’t stop with the name “Merkin,” there was a wine called “The Diddler” and even the barrels have glory holes.
Anyway then we found the OTHER good restaurant in Sedona that was booked out for eternity and got there at opening to sneak a couple of bar seats. Fantastic meal at Elote.
A flight of El Jolgorio and a dram of a very limited mezcal of theirs made my night. Just fantastic spirits across the board. Something about that Tepeztate always gets me.
Elote, nopales salad, Niman Ranch smoked brisket enchiladas, and buffalo mole poblano all excellent as were the chips and salsa.
And we got to see Santa!
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Only Maynard would name his restaurant after a pubic wig [emoji23]
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Holy buckets Pizzeria Lui in Lakewood ha the goods.
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Best burger ever. This pop up out here called Snipeburger makes this crazy smash burger that is undefeated. I can come close but man oh man it’s soooo good.
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Haha, that looks awesome! I’d hold the fries next
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Work of art fruit tart
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Leg of lamb (alpelam= lamb living in the alps of Norway) on the coals, with some chicken on the side.
