Province

After our tour we headed downstairs for lunch at province, the American restaurant with "Latin soul", which is a successful Chicagoan restaurant that's made its way to the southwest. As you can see above, the decor incorporates pops of color, cool natural touches like a wall of moss, succulents on display and tree branches installed in the ceiling. It also continues the trend of huge, crystal clear windows all around you.

We were all given a smorgasbord of delicious breads and appetizers, like herbed crackers with an insane goat cheese fondue, different flatbreads and other goodies. For lunch, I had a salad comprised of asparagus spears, parmesan and Meyer lemon vinaigrette and delicious crackers with cheese, along with a cup of tortilla soup that was deliciously spicy. For dessert (they made me) I had a half of a squash cupcake, which was incredible and not as healthy as the name suggests. Everything I tried was perfect, no "we're still working out the kinks" excuses needed. You can tell word has already gotten out because the place was bustling- full of diners by noon.

The restaurant will soon have outdoor dining and bar seating and brunch options (can't wait!) but for now they serve the other four important meals of the day- breakfast, lunch, happy hour and dinner. 

The Westin Downtown Phoenix and province restaurant are located at: 

333 N. Central Ave., 

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Westin Downtown Phoenix's Web site.

Province Restaurant's Web site.