Update #4 --- New Years Resolution to be completed at Turbo Speed

Every year we have the resolution to go to at least one new restaurant a month.  Problem---with our announced move, we don’t have much time to go to our 12 new restaurants in Phoenix!!  We LOVE the food here, so even though we could rationalize and still go to “one new restaurant a month” after moving…. We don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to try new places here (because they are all SO good).  So we are trying to get in 12 new restaurants before we leave mid February.  Yikes!!

We went on a food/restaurant tour that is really helping out with that goal because we went to 4 restaurants in one night. It was put on by Urban Olive Oils.  we started out with a little sampling.  I had no idea there were so many flavors of olive oil and balsamic vinegar!  They served us a sampling of carmel flavored balsamic vinegar over vanilla ice cream.... and it was REALLY good.

Because it was a walking tour of downtown we learned some cool facts—like the fact Phoenix has a star walk of fame. 

Who knew? Downtown Phoenix has several underground tunnels that went between the big hotels during the Prohibition in the 20’s and 30’s where individuals could go to underground bars, and high society individuals like Marilyn Monroe and JFK often found themselves in adjacent hotels for the same weekends…fill in the blank…curse those hotel ledgers, telling all your secrets. haha J

Anyway, we are well on our way to achieving this goal. We have already been to:

1) St. Francis—Modern restaurant

2) Athens Greek Gyros

Easting outside since we had Leidy with us :).   She was cold and cuddling with Jason in his jacket.

3) Moira Sushi

4)  Seasons 52

5) America’s Taco Shop

6)  Bonjour Vietnam

7) My Big Fat Greek

Flaming cheese---Opa!

Biggest.Water.Cups.Ever

8) 1130

9) The District

What is that you ask?  A cream cheese filled date wrapped in bacon and glazed with a maple sauce.  It was interesting.... but actually pretty tasty.  It was that whole sweet and salty thing.  

9 down.... That means only three more to go in three weeks to reach our goal.  Totally doable…. Especially when we start packing and I don’t feel like cooking anymore .... but then again, I don't really feel like cooking now anyway ;).