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Article: Phoenix rising.(restaurants in Phoenix, Arizona)(Directory)
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- Esquire
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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VEGAS CERTAINLY has the most restaurants in the desert, but bite for bite, there's no way it can stand up to Phoenix--whether it's for the barrio-style Mexican take-out food at El Norteno (1002 North Seventh Avenue; 602-254-4629) or the great steaks and martinis at the 55-year-old Durant's (2611 North Central Avenue; 602-264-5967), where regulars know to enter through the kitchen door and nod to the cooks to get the best food.
The best fine dining in Phoenix is at Vincent on Camelback (3930 East Camelback Road; 602-224-0225), where chef Vincent Guerithault applies flawless French precision to southwestern ingredients in dishes like his signature duck tamale with ...