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Indulge your sugar-loving side at the annual Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ
Proof at Four Seasons Scottsdale Flower Child Olive + Ivy As the reigning challenge champion for the most money raised in 2016, Olive + Ivy Chef Kelli Sappington dreamt up Trefoil-infused Cherry Cheesecake Gelato to try her hand at winning again. www.foxrc.com. Proof at Four Seasons Scottsdale Inspired by Girl Scout camping trips and warm, gooey fireside s’mores, Proof’s Triple Decker Do-si-do Delight layers a Do-si-do graham cracker cake, rich chocolate ganache, toasted marshmallows, caramel sauce, and a salted Do-si-do cookie crumble. www.proofcanteen.com.
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ove over, Valentine’s Day! There is an even sweeter event this month – the Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge, where more than a dozen Valley chefs have partnered with the Arizona CactusPine Girl Scouts on this special event. Their mission? Use their culinary prowess to reimagine one of the beloved flavors of Girl Scout cookies into a custom dessert menu item. Each restaurant has agreed to feature said dessert on its menu through Feb. 28, with a portion of the proceeds from each dessert sold directly supporting the local Girl Scout Council in our community. Your mission is to taste them all at these Scottsdale locations!
Rhythm & Wine and Jalapeno Inferno Chef Terry Craig layered the Trefoil’s shortbread flavor into a rich Girl Scout Banana Cream Pie topped with whipped cream and Trefoil crumbles, and he’s offering it at his Valley restaurants. www.rhythmandwine.com and www.jalapenoinferno.com.
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Char Kitchen + Bar Founders Peter and Pal Micakaj’s first-ever challenge creation is a chocolate mousse with Thin Mint cookie crumble. www.charkitchen.com. Chompie’s Their “The Mint” Cheesecake features a Thin Mint cookie crust and crumbled Thin Mints swirled into the cake itself. It’s topped with a Thin Mint cookie wedge. www.chompies.com. Drexyl Modern American Chef Scott Paget’s sweet creation is a Tagalong cookie dark chocolate sphere with a decadent peanut butter filling. www.drexylusa.com. Flower Child Flower Child’s gluten-free dessert offering features the Toffee-tastic Girl Scout cookies in a rich, chocolate pudding. www.iamaflowerchild.com.
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Rusconi’s American Kitchen This is the eatery’s second year taking on Samoas – this time with Chef Dave Rico dreaming up an indulgent Chocolate Chunk Samoa Pecan Pie. www.rusconiskitchen.com. Sorso Wine Room The #MintHappens dessert created by Chef Paige Murphy is comprised of a chocolate mint cheesecake mousse with a Thin Mint cookie crust and chocolate gelato. www.sorsowineroom.com. Twisted Grove Parlor + Bar In homage to the Girl Scout’s famous Tagalong cookie, Chef Christopher Collins’ Tagalongs Are Great (T.A.G.) is a shortbread cookie with creamy peanut butter and Sweet Provisions Tagalong ice cream covered with chocolate ganache. www.twistedgrove.com. Enjoy Girl Scout Cookies at home, too – they’ll be available through March 5. For more information, or to download the app, visit www.girlscoutsaz.org.
| FEBRUARY 2017
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