20 APRIL 2023 EASTER BRUNCH If you’re hoping to stay out of the kitchen for Easter this year and prefer someone else do the cooking, here are some local resorts and Valley area eateries offering holiday specials. Arizona Biltmore arizonabiltmore.com The Biltmore (2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix) will host Easter Brunch in the Gold Room from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Guests can enjoy a salad station, raw bar, breakfast dishes, cuts from the butcher’s block, entrees like spinach ricotta ravioli and jumbo seared scallops and an Alice in Wonderland dessert table. Live violin music and lawn games like corn hole and ladder ball will be available in-between bites. Prices are $195 for adults and $85 for kids 5-12. Reservations are encouraged. Hearth ‘61 mountainshadows.com Mountain Shadows (5445 E. Lincoln Dr., Paradise Valley) will offer brunch – starting at 10 a.m. – or dinner at Hearth ’61! Menu items include family-style antipasti, entrées like the crab benedict, braised green chili pork hash, basil mascarpone tortellini and pan-seared sea bass with smoked tomato beurre blanc – plus, a family-style dessert medley. Brunch starts at $95 per adult, $35 for children 12 and under, and free for children six and under. The restaurant also offers a seasonal dinner menu from 5-9:30 p.m. Reservations encouraged. Hotel Valley Ho hotelvalleyho.com There will be two different brunches hosted at Hotel Valley Ho (6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale). The chef-attended Easter buffet will be in the Sands Room from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be a seafood bar, salad station, omelets, chef carving station, entrées like soy honey glazed salmon and seared airline chicken, and desserts like Dulce de leche strawberry panna cotta. The buffet starts at $72 per person ($27 for children 12 and under). Brunch at ZuZu will feature specials from 6 a.m.-2:30 p.m. There will be a raw bar, Easter brunch board, fried chicken benny, and more. Chef LaCasce’s Easter dinner features include a Patagonian rack of lamb, asparagus + watercress risotto, and pan- seared Alaskan halibut. And – don’t miss out on the annual Easter egg hunt! Families should head to the ZuZu patio at 8:30 a.m. for treats and fun. Lon’s at Hermosa Inn hermosainn.com A special Easter menu is available on both Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9 at Lon’s (5532 N. Palo Cristi Road, Paradise Valley). Cinnamon rolls, smoked salmon, Noble bread, pretzels, avocado toast and grilled beef tenderloin are all on the menu, along with sweet treats like chocolate crepe cake and key lime mousse. Prices are $90+ for adults and $25 for kids 4-12. Brunch starts at 9 a.m. Omni Resort omnihotels.com Compliment your Easter brunch with a little live music at Omni Resort (4949 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale). Prado’s brunch menu includes chilled vanilla and fruit yogurt parfait, a raw bar, cheese and charcuterie, an omelet station, a tapas station and entrees like branzino, hangar steak, paella verdura and desserts like carrot cake, hot-cross-bun bread pudding and Cadbury egg trifle. Price is $125 per person. Royal Palms royalpalmshotel.com This popular Sunday brunch spot (5200 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix) will host two Easter specials: a three-course brunch at T. Cook’s and a buffet in one of its redesigned ballrooms, both available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both brunches include a glass of sparkling wine and one Royal Palms mimosa. T. Cook’s brunch will feature starters like quiche-pancetta and bourbon glazed pork belly and entrees including braised short rib and pan-toasted salmon. The Ballroom Buffet will serve up traditional breakfast options; a charcuterie and cheese spread; soup, salad + pasta bar; a seafood + sushi display, carved meats station and a variety of sweet treats. Prices are $175 for adults, $75 for children 6-12. Elements at Sanctuary gurneysresorts.com Elements (5700 E. McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley) is hosting a three-course prix fixe menu for Easter, starting at 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Menu items include beet cured salmon, starters like truffle asparagus soup, lamb meatballs and ahi tuna crudo, and entrees like lobster avocado toast, pastrami short rib hash and pan-seared scallops. Finish off with a sweet treat, like the upside down pineapple carrot cake or the chocolate coconut mousse. Prices are $125 for adults, $50 for children 12 and under. Reservations are encouraged. The Phoenician thephoenician.com Easter Brunch will be held at J&G Steakhouse (6000 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix) from 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Guests will find a carving station with items like herb- crusted beef tenderloin and Arizona honey glazed ham, griddle and omelet stations, breakfast staples like buttermilk waffles and braided French toast, charcuterie, pastries, salads – the options are endless. Prices start at $150 for adults, $80 for children 3-12. Reservations are required. Arizona Biltmore Zuzu at Hotel Valley Ho Elements at Sanctuary

21 APRIL 2023 Federal American Grill Ling & Louie’s Ocean Prime BEYOND ARCADIA… JUST A BIT Cala calascottsdale.com The Mediterranean eatery (7501 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale) will have two specialty dishes for Easter brunch: The Dungeness crab benedict ($32), with an organic poached egg, sourdough English muffin, chive hollandaise and caviar. The braised short rib hash ($24) is made with an organic fried egg, pickled red onions, breakfast potatoes and charred scallion chimichurri. Both dishes can be accompanied by bottomless mimosas. Federal American Grill thefederalgrill.com If you’re traveling to north Phoenix for the holiday, Federal American Grill (7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix) has an option for you. The eatery is offering a three-course prix fixe menu for brunch and dinner on Sunday, April 9, for $45 per person. Menu features include mini crab cakes, traditional eggs benedict, steak and eggs, half-roasted chicken, and more. The curated dinner menu includes Federal fried oysters, surf and turf, and wild- caught salmon. Both menus include dessert. Ling & Louie’s lingandlouies.com This Asian-fusion hotspot (9397 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale) has put together a four- course Brunch Prix Fixe menu for two for Easter. Each couple will receive Asian-spiced deviled eggs, followed by an appetizer, brunch entrees and dessert. Appetizers include breakfast sliders, black orchid tuna or chicken lettuce wraps. Entrees include Char Siu pork benedict, Louie’s hangover fried rice, Not Boring burrito and more. Dessert options are Ling’s honey toast or flourless chocolate cake. The meal is $50 per couple. Ocean Prime ocean-prime.com Surf and turf lovers may find some of their favorite dishes at Ocean Prime’s (5455 E. High St., Phoenix) Easter brunch. Start with a citrus rhubarb mimosa or a Bloody Mary. Specialty appetizers are available, like warm cinnamon bread with cream cheese frosting. Entrees include lobster toast with avocado pea puree, pea shoots and sunny side egg or the short rib surf and turf with lobster, gouda potato cake, poached egg and hollandaise. Brunch starts at 11 a.m. Uptown Plaza’s Easter Egg Hunt uptownplazaphx.com Uptown Plaza (N. Central Ave. and Camelback Road) is hosting the second annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8 at 11 a.m. Families can enjoy photos with the Easter Bunny along with games and an egg decorating station to get in the Easter spirit. The public is welcome to hunt 400 pre-filled Easter Eggs with a limited number of Golden Eggs stuffed with fun prizes from Lou Malnati’s, Huss Brewing Co., Sweatshop on Camelback and Shake Shack.