FOOD & WINE
The gluten-free poke bowl has wild albacore tuna, brown rice, quinoa, avocado, pickled jicama, snap pea, pickled shiitake, lemongrass ponzu and sesame seed. (Photo courtesy of True Food Kitchen)
Truly
Tasty Barone says. “It’s really special that our team and myself get to wake up every day and serve really awesome, delicious food that also happens to be healthy and makes you feel better after you eat it.” True Food Kitchen remained open during the pandemic, in phases starting with takeout only, then eventually offering dine-in. By Sara Castro Now, guests can utilize both options. “The most important thing for a restaurant right now is to be reative lighting, natural finishes, and a patio overlook- able to serve guests the way they want to be served,” Barone says. True Food’s menu changes quarterly to use produce in the height ing lit palm trees create the perfect ambiance for of its season, as well as keeping healthy meals at True customers on their toes. Food Kitchen. “As people are coming back to Set in the Scottsdale restaurants, sometimes for the first Quarter, True Food Kitchen serves time in a year, we wanted it to be a globally inspired seasonal menu super special for our guests, so we appealing to anyone seeking a more have a lot of new items for spring,” balanced diet. The restaurant, which says Barone, whose restaurant is takes pride in its consciously sourced now offering a spring menu. ingredients, offers brunch, lunch, Before the season starts, the True dinner, dessert and kids menus. Food Kitchen team discusses the The restaurant was founded guests’ favorite dishes as well as in 2008 by Dr. Andrew Weil, a new ingredients while curating a renowned doctor of integrative new menu. medicine, and Phoenix restaurateur “I think one of the barriers someSam Fox. CEO Christine Barone times to eating healthy is actually joined Weil and Fox in 2016 and having things that feel familiar to helped to more than triple the loca- The vegan double cheeseburger is made with portobello, walnut, beet, kuzu, lettuce, pickled onion, organic tomato, you,” says Barone. tions from 12 to 37 restaurants. vegan cheddar and Vegenaise on a flaxseed bun. True Food Kitchen strives to turn “I think that our mission is to help (Photo courtesy of True Food Kitchen) familiar dishes into something a people feel better through food,”
Scottsdale eatery welcomes spring with seasonal menu
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