Indulge in a Wee Bit of the Homeland With McCormick & Schmick’s!

Paint the SHOPS green and let the celebration begin...

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant is rolling out good eats and boozy drinks for their favorite day of the year (and mine) St. Patrick's Day!

Thursday, March 17th

Start the festivities early (it's happy hour somewhere, right?) with Lunch entrees ranging from $8.95 to $13.95 including Corned Beef and Lamb Stew. Think that's good? They're just getting warmed up... Tempt your tastebuds with a palate pleasing three course dinner for $24.95, featuring choices like Irish Whiskey Glazed Salmon, Guinness Beef Stew, Corned Beef & Cabbage. Pairings with each course include Harp Lager and Guinness on draft (woot woot!) and a dessert pairing of Irish Coffee or Bailey’s for $34.95

Indulge your inner Leprechaun with irresistible lunch, happy hour or dinner specials. For details and reservations, call 480-998-2026.

The SHOPS Gainey Village is located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads at 8787 N. Scottsdale Road , Scottsdale , AZ 85253

ChezVous Crepes and Gelato opens in Scottsdale

Special for the (Arizona) Republic, by Carey Sweet - Apr. 15, 2010

What would it take to convince a couple to quit executive-level careers, sell a painstakingly remodeled home, uproot their family and move from Paris to serve fast food in a shopping center in Scottsdale?

Sunshine, apparently.

ChezVous Crepes and Gelato opened this week in the Shops at Gainey Village, offering savory and sweet paper-thin pancakes, salads, sandwiches, desserts, omelets and croissants.

The French-born Horvaths met as children. Richard worked in financing for 25 years and Isabella in publishing. The couple fell in love with Scottsdale while vacationing here last spring.

"When we went home, we couldn't stop thinking about Scottsdale and how nice it would be to live here with the sun shining every morning - something you don't see in Paris," Isabella said.

Anchoring the menu are crepes, stuffed with a variety of savory ingredients like ham, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, tomato coulis and egg or smoked salmon, sour cream, capers and lemon.

Sweet selections include a Caribbean of shredded coconut, dark chocolate and strawberry or banana or homemade plain yogurt with cinnamon. An a la mode scoop of gelato is optional.

In the salad area, the French Riviera tosses rice, tomatoes, tuna, black olive and egg, while a Country tumbles sautéed potatoes, prosciutto, Comte cheese and greens cover classics like the Croque Monsieur or Madame.

At dessert, look for a ChezVous signature Floating Island, made with dollops of meringue bobbing in a sea of crème anglaise and caramel.

Once the liquor license goes through, a variety of French wines will join the lineup. And that piano in the corner? Richard is an accomplished pianist.

Details: 8787 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. 480-443-2575.