n e a r a r c a d i a La Fontanella Italian Restaurant Award-winning rack of lamb, ossobuco, homemade gnocchi, manicotti and ravioli, great Dover Sole, and homemade Berto’s Gelato. Served in an Italian villa-like dining room. Serving dinner every night, 4:30-9:30 p.m. 4231 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.955.1213 La Fontanella $44 Italian Treat Tee Pee Mexican Food Tee Pee’s Wall of Fame tells you everything you need to know about this family owned and operated eatery, which has been woven into the fabric of Phoenix for nearly 40 years. Tee Pee has served its home-style Mexican dishes to world-famous comedians, athletes and even Presidents, and they all come back for more. 4144 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.956.0178 4121 N. 44th St. • 602.840.0630 Pete’s Fish & Chips Pete’s Fish & Chips has been serving up tasty burgers and their famous fi sh and chips since 1947! Family owned and operated, Pete’s has eight convenient locations throughout the Valley waiting to serve you and has earned the title of Phoenix’s fastest fi sh! 7051 E. 5th Ave. • 480.699.8001 5th and Wine Downtown Scottsdale’s favorite restaurant disguised as a wine bar, located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. We pride ourselves on serving a wide array of simple, fl avorful food at moderate prices. Our atmosphere is comfortable, warm and equipped with an extensive wine bar, complete kitchen and fabulous dining space. Open at 11am daily. www.5thandwine.com . Oregano's Pizza Bistro Oregano’s is a Chicago-style pizza bistro serving thin crust, stuffed and pan pizzas, pastas, huge salads, tasty specialty drinks, patio dining, big band music and our renown dessert, 'The Original Pizza Cookie'. Open at 11am 7 days a week. Now open at 3102 N. Scottsdale Road. 9 Valley Locations • www.oreganos.com Revo Burrito Another delicious concept from Lenny Rosenburg’s Restaurant Group, creators of Zen32 and Delux. It is our mission to provide all-natural, delicious, Mexican food in a fast-paced, yet casual dining atmosphere. You can call-in your order and pick it up at the takeout window, which has its own parking spaces right in front. 3154 E. Camelback Rd. • 602.522.6255 7001 E. 1st Ave. Scottsdale • americastacoshop.net America’s Taco Shop America’s Taco Shop is the home of the greatest Carne Asada in the Valley. At America’s Taco shop we take pride in offering fresh product on a daily basis to our guests. Stop by our newly opened Old Town Scottsdale location or one of our three other locations today! 4280 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.773.5844 Milagro Grill Milagro means “miracle” in Spanish and once you’ve tasted our food, then you will agree. Our cuisine is Mexican- American fusion with European in fl uences and a South American fl are that is sure to satisfy any pallet. Please come join us at Milagro Grill for a dining experience to remember. Milagro GRIL L 5534 E. Thomas. • 602.840.4440 El Farol Peruvian Cuisine Let El Farol treat you to a unique dining experience! Enjoy Peruvian home cooking in a comfortable, intimate and friendly service. We serve traditional -delicious Peruvian dishes with lamb, pork, fi sh, shrimp, chicken, and beef. From Rotisserie Chicken to Ceviche or Jalea, our menu is rich in fl avor and variety. www.el-farol.com Pasta and Sugo DINE IN OR TAKE OUT Artisan made fresh Italian Pastas. Choose a Pasta Bowl made of our homemade pasta and sauces, a fresh baked Panzerotto (a rolled pizza) or our unique Raviolone (a fresh baked large Raviolo) Love cooking fresh food right at home? Choose from our selection of fresh frozen Spaghetti and Rigatoni or fresh dry Pastas and homemade sauces to take home (From $3.99 LB). 2916 N 40TH St. • 602.977.2782 PASTA & SUGO AUTHENTIC ITALIAN FOOD

Page 37 December 2012 TRATTORIA DEL PIERO 2502 East Camelback Road 602-955-8400 Family brings piece of Queen Creek to the big city By Amanda Goossen A taste of Queen Creek has come to the big city The long awaited Union at the Biltmore Fashion Park is now open and with it comes local, independently owned companies and outstanding products. The Trattoria Del Piero — a restaurant from the Rea family, who owns and operates the Queen Creek Olive Mill in Queen Creek — is the perfect space in this rustic shopping cove to enjoy breakfast, lunch or the variety of small plates and cocktails that make up the menu after 3 p.m. The Queen Creek Olive Mill has supplied Arizona with its only native extra virgin olive oil for more than a decade. As a sustainable farm, the land in Queen Creek is home to over 16 different varieties of olives. And at the Mill, owner and operator Perry Rea not only presses his own oil but is the master blender. The Queen Creek Olive Mill is a beloved destination for many in Arizona. Visitors can enjoy an Olive Oil class, shop for extra virgin olive oil or the Mills bath and body products and dine in del Piero, the Mediterranean bistro with an organic and local in fl uence. For Arcadia residents who’ve been making the trip southeast for years, experiencing del Piero’s delicious food in the neighborhood is a gift. Local produce that is brought in fresh each day, as well as olives and oils from the family farm, help to make Trattoria Del Piero’s plates a thing of quality, fl avor and beauty. The Queen Creek Olive Mill is a family affair and with the new ventures at Union that hasn’t changed. Sydney Rea, who grew up watching her dad run the olive mill, is now running the Oils and Olives store at Union, and when she speaks of the family business you sense that her love for it is deep. “Mid-October to mid-December is the season for picking and pressing,” Rea said. “We are right in the middle of our key season and watching the neon green oil coming from the press, seeing it so fresh, is beautiful.”. To open at Union, the Rea family welcomed a new member into their family. Lisa Giungo, better known to many Arcadians as Lisa G., has joined the family as manager of the restaurant as well as to help design both the restaurant and the menu. Giungo, who was a beloved part of Arcadia Farms for over 12 years, is enjoying this new venture within such a unique shopping center. “The Union’s concept is something we are very excited to be a part of,” Giungo said. Storefronts at Union are small. There is only 825 square feet to work with, so Trattoria del Piero needed to get creative with space. “We bring in fresh ingredients every day because we don’t have much storage space,” Giungo said. The tiny kitchen opens up to a visible cooking line where restaurant patrons can view their eggs, sandwiches and salads being freshly prepared. The bar is stocked with everything needed to make Trattoria del Piero’s signature cocktails. And after 3 p.m., small plates are served instead of dinner. The company has made their cooking and preparation space small so that the restaurant feels comfortable and spacious. Great tables and an inviting bar make Piero’s a place you can sit and stay awhile. Highlights from the menu include the egg sandwich with fontina cheese on warm brioche, the Kalamata sandwich, which was featured on Food Network (includes del Piero Kalamata salami, genoa salami, capicola, herb roasted tomatoes on a ciabattini), the del Piero chopped salad and the baby spinach and Bulgarian feta salad. Fans of Giungo will be happy to know that her bowl of balls is back from her previous ventures. Beef, pork, veal, egg, and secret spices make up the meatballs she is famous for. Served in a bowl with a simple red sugo or on a roll as a sandwich, her bowl of balls is not to be missed. The small plates served after 3 p.m. include warm del Piero olives, fruit and assorted cheeses, a Tapenade trio, caponata and a Tuscan bean hummus. A great end to an afternoon of shopping, this aperitif menu is perfectly paired with a Peach bellini, a Fresh press (vodka, clamato, Worcestershire, Tobasco), del Piero (gin, sweet vermouth, Luxario liqueur and drunken hazelnut) or a limoncello martini. Local craft beers and wines by the glass or the bottle are also an option. The most surprising thing on the menu is the olive oil infused cupcakes. The chocolate cupcake is made with chocolate infused olive oil. Quite possibly the best cupcake I’ve ever eaten. At Union at the Biltmore, you will come for the shopping but stay for the food. And then you will return again and again for the deliciously crafted plates of fresh and local ingredients that you feel the Rea family has made just for you. 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