DOWNLOAD & VIEW THE MENU >

Celebrate Earth Day with Quiessence and the Farm at South Mountain as we present a very special Earth Dinner & Farm Tour. Discover the merits of sustainable farming right at the source as you stroll through our organic gardens and scenic property.

Dinner features a “green” spin on five courses of vegetarian dishes, each paired with an organic mini cocktail.

6:30pm - Reception and Hors d’Oeuvres
Mix & mingle with friends and guests outdoors while enjoying “taste of the farm.” Owner A. Wayne Smith. will be on-hand to deliver a welcome speech.
7:00PM - Farm Tour
Led by farmer Maya Dailey, you’ll tour the organic gardens and learn all about sustainable living, farming and this seasons produce.

7:30PM - Earth Dinner at Quiessence
Savor a 5-course vegatble Earth Dinner featuring the seasonal bounty of the farm and region. (Sugar Snap Pea Soup with Crème Fraiche, Rainbow Valley Farmer’s Cheese Gnocchi with Maya’s Baby Beets, and more)

Each course will be paired with organic mini “cocktails.” (Fresh Mint and Organic Vodka Spritzer; Tomato Water Martini; Spiced Beet Bubbly; and others)

Quiessence Earth Dinner & Farm Tour
Space Is Limited. Reservations Required.
Call 602-276-0601 $75.00 per Person
Includes Reception, Farm Tour and Five Course Dinner with Cocktail Pairings
Tax and 18% Service Charge Not Included.
DOWNLOAD & VIEW THE MENU >

Chef Gregory LaPrad and team treated the masses with an unprecedented 15 courses at this year’s West of Western Culinary Festival at the Phoenix Art Museum, Sunday, March 15th.

“The most sought-out restaurant of the day had to be Quiessence. Chef Greg LaPrad had promised a 10-course meal, but showed up with a whopping 15 courses” writes Jess Harter of the East Valley Tribune. Read the full article>

Hundreds of flowers and fresh farm produce dressed the Quiessence table while guests savored the 15 dishes including:

• Smoked pork shoulder with shaved fennel and arugula
• heirloom cauliflower “tartare” on brick oven crostini
• house-cured spicy coppa with wine and fennel seed salami
• handmade orecchiete pasta with broccoli, sausage, raisins, and pine nuts

Missed the event? Then make your reservation for lunch or dinner today!

American cuisine and true American music combine as one of the Valley’s most celebrated blues musicians, Paris James brings his distinctive jazz guitar and vocals to Quiessence every Tuesday evening. Paired with picturesque views and your friends, dinner with Paris James has become a Phoenix area favorite.

Visit Paris James online at: http://www.myspace.com/prsjms

LIVE JAZZ with Paris James
Every Tuesday, 6pm-9pm
Reservations recommended
602-276-0601

 

Wednesday February 25th 2009
7:00pm Dinner
Seating is limited: RESERVE ONLINE NOW>

Quiessence Restaurant is  thrilled to host wine maker Jacob Hawkes and his selection of handcrafted estate wines from Alexander Valley. Join us as we present 5 courses including “Red” Risotto with Grilled Mushrooms, Tuscan Kale and Fresh Herbs and Cocoa Braised Arizona Elk with Sweet Potato “Mash.”

$79.00 per Person Includes Five Course Dinner, & Wine
Tax and 18% Service Charge Not Included.

Seating is limited: RESERVE ONLINE NOW>

About Hawkes Winery

Hawkes Wine has been growing grapes in the Alexander Valley for more than thirty-five years. Today, Hawkes farms over eighty-five acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay vineyards in the southern half of Alexander Valley, all planted on sparsely soiled hillsides, and all yielding small amounts of highly intense fruit. In bottling small lots of Hawkes Wine, we aim to translate our extraordinary standards for the quality of our grapes into extraordinary wine, estate grown and produced in Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

Learn more about Hawkes Wines online >

Beth and Bill host Chef Gregory LaPrad on KEZ 99.9

LIVE- Thursday, Februrary 12, 2009. Tune in to Phoenix’s own KEZ 99.9 this Thursday to hear Chef Greg LaPrad join local radio legends Beth & Bill for the Grapevine hour. Greg will be sharing Quiessence’s seasonal cuisine with Beth and Bill while discussing the Phoenix restaurant’s incredible outdoor breakfast, lunch and dinner dining.

Each week, the Beth and Bill show feature a Phoenix area restaurant along with a selected winery. The radio duo samples selected food & wine and discusses the restaurant, chef, winery and winemaker.

Voted as one of “Arizona’s Top 5 Romantic Restaurants” Quiessence invites you to celebrate an entire month of romance with a recession-priced, 3-course dinner and bottle of Dos Cabezas wine perfect for all romantics young and old.

Relive a moment of cinematic romance with our “Lady & The Tramp Dinner” for two featuring Chef de Cuisine Tony’s handmade “’A-Two Spaghetti Speciale, heavy on da meats-a-ball” and chocolate dessert for two.

Lady & The Tramp ~ 3-Course Dinner for Two
Available all month, Tues – Fri
69.00 per couple (includes wine)
(except 2/13-2/14)
Reserve your table at 602-276-0601

Sharply dressed and ready to ring in the New Year, hundreds of Yelp’s top reviewers gathered around warm fireplaces to enjoy live jazz, fine local wineries, and a spread of tasty bites at Quiessence.

“Surely someone had to sell a soul to pull off such a perfect event,” writes one Yelper.

The “Official Yelp Event” was designed to connect the group’s top writers and welcome the newest additions to the “Elite Squad. Quiessence passed hundreds of hor d’oeuvres, musician Paris James filled the patio with live jazz, and three local wineries poured dozens of amazing wines.

Not familiar with Yelp? It’s an active social media website where real people write real reviews on local businesses.

Read all the reviews of Yelp’s event at Quiessence >

Read Yelp reviews of Quiessence Restaurant >