With over 80 thoughtfully selected and award-winning wines, Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar offers a unique selection of boutique varietals by the glass or bottle.

“The wine list is one of the best in the Southwest,” says national wine & food critic John Mariani in recent article for Bloomberg (read full article here.)

Quiessence proudly features only domestic and Arizona wines to maintain our commitment to locally-conscious dining. Explore the list and find wonderful Arizona selections from nearby winemakers and friends in Sonoita, Cornville and Coshise County. All our wines are hand-selected by Chef Gregory LaPrad to complete the perfect lunch or dinner experience.

Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar is located at The Farm at South Mountain, only 8 minutes from Downtown Phoenix

Tepary Bean Hummus makes a great dip for fresh veggies. Tepary beans are native to the Sonoran Desert and are produced locally in Maricopa. You can find them right here at Maya’s Farm at the Farm at South Mountain.

Ingredients:
1 Cup Tepary Beans (Cooked in salted water until tender)
2 oz. Olive Oil (Available from Queen Creek)
1TBS. Lemon Juice (Fresh Lemons in Season Now!)
2 Cloves Roasted Garlic (One Windmill Farm)
Salt & Fresh Cracked Pepper to Taste
An assortment of Fresh Locally Grown Vegetables Including:
Turnips, Baby Carrots, Radishes, Fennel 

Directions:
In a food processor, puree the Beans, and Garlic, slowly add in the Olive Oil. When a smooth consistency is reached, add the Lemon Juice and season it to taste with the Salt and Pepper. The Hummus can be adjusted with water or additional olive oil if you’d like a creamier puree.Serve the Hummus with an assortment of Vegetables that have been cleaned and cut to bite size pieces.

Eric Glomski: Vigneron

If you’ve met Eric before, you’d describe him as a Wine Grower, River Activist, Outdoorsman,  Brewer… the list goes on!

Now you can add Touring Vigneron to the list. Eric is currently traveling with fellow wino & Tool singer Maynard James Keenan to sign bottles and promote  their Arizona Stronghold wines.

We know and love him for the incredible Arizona wines produced from his Page Springs Cellars and Arizona Stronghold Vineyards.

For years he’s been a visionary force behind the state’s growing wine movement but with a unique focus of making incredible wines accessible and enjoyable by everyday people, specifically families.

He envisions a new American wine culture similar to Western Europe where “…wine is seamlessly integrated into family and culture,” says Glomski.

 By the way, a Vigneron  means wine grower in French. You learn something new everyday.

Stop by Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar to enjoy a glass (or bottle) of:

• Page Springs “Familia Blanca” Malvasia (white)
• Page Springs “La Serrana” Viognier (white)
• Arizona Stronghold “Nachise” (red)

View the Quiessence Wine List >

Follow Eric Glomski on the road >

With perfect 75-degree weather and a beautiful outdoor setting, Morning Glory Cafe and Quiessence Restaurant are Phoenix’s top restaurants for patio dining. Combined, we offer breakfast, lunch and dinner under lush pecan groves by day, and lit by the stars at night. We’re located just 8 minutes from downtown Phoenix!

Outdoor Patio Breakfast:
Morning Glory Cafe at the Farm at South Mountain offers fresh and seasonal breakfast dining out on the open-air patio. The menu includes house baked muffins and pastries, locally made sausages, seasonal omelets and more. Voted one of Phoenix’s Top Breakfast Restaurants, Morning Glory Cafe offers beautiful views of the Farm’s organic gardens. Even better, we are a biker, hiker, and pet-friendly restaurant!
View Morning Glory Cafe’s menu>

Outdoor Patio Lunch: “4.5 Stars - The Arizona Republic”
Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar has been a Phoenix favorite restaurant for outdoor dinner for years. With the addition of lunch service in Fall of 2008, guests can now enjoy seasonal soups, salads, sandwiches and wines under the charming canopy of trees and amongst the Spring flowers. Perfect for weekday lunches away from the office, Quiessence’s outdoor afternoon dining offers scenic views and a fresh & seasonal menu everyday.
View Quiessence’s lunch menu>

Outdoor Patio Dinner:
Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar has been voted as one of the top 5 Most Romantic Dinner Restaurants in Arizona for 2009 and 2008. Dinner on the restaurant’s outdoor patio is lit by the stars, candles and twinkle lights while guests enjoy a fresh and daily menu featuring the season’s finest ingredients. 
View Quiessence’s dinner menu>

Make your outdoor lunch and dinner reservations by calling Quiessence at (602) 276-0601

Breakfast reservations can be made for parties of 6 or more by calling Morning Glory Cafe at (602) 276-8804

Arizona’s #1 Contemporary American Restaurant - Downtown Phoenix

Quiessence Restaurant and Morning Glory Cafe are located near downtown Phoenix  at 32nd Street and  Southern Avenue. We’re also less than a mile away from the I-10 highway, yet people often comment that our scenery and views transports them to another state!

Nestled within the bucolic Farm at South Mountain, Quiessence Restaurant offers seasonal & organic lunch and dinner featuring produce grown on property at Maya’s Farm.

Morning Glory Cafe at the offers fresh and seasonal breakfast on the open-air patio. The menu includes house baked muffins and pastries, locally made sausages, seasonal omelets and more. Voted one of Phoenix’s Top Breakfast Restaurants, Morning Glory Cafe offers beautiful views of the Farm’s organic gardens. Even better, we are a biker, hiker, and pet-friendly restaurant!

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!

4.5 Stars - The Arizona Republic!

Just 8 minutes from downtown Phoenix, Quiessence Restaurant is the perfect lunch escape from the busy workday. Savor your lunch break on the patio with seasonal salads, sandwiches, pastas and more.

“The bucolic setting - a 12-acre oasis of organic gardens, lawns and pecan trees, including a converted farmhouse restaurant at the end of the lane - seems a hundred blissful miles from the rat race,” writes Everyday Dining critic Nikki Buchanan.

Lunch on the Quiessence patio can’t be beat!

Tuesday-Saturday
Lunch 11am-2pm
Afternoon Snacks 2pm-5pm
View the daily lunch menu >

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.