
The tasting-menu format is rare in Phoenix and tends toward the seasonal and produce-driven. Quiessence at The Farm at South Mountain is Dustin Christofolo's room, plating produce picked hours earlier from the on-site garden. It ties the multi-course meal directly to the land it grows on. Cafe Monarch in Old Town Scottsdale is the family-owned counterpart, with a four-course prix fixe dinner and an eight-course tasting.


