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\nMerry Christmas! This holiday is about warming foods and feeling cozy with loved ones. Even after the holiday season, we recommend a visit to Old Town’s new Petite Maison to evoke such feelings. For five years, chef James Porter of the now-closed Tapino Kitchen & Wine Bar, has been making great impressions on local taste buds (both in the kitchen and as a leader in the Valley\u2019s locavore dining movement). Though Tapino is sorely missed, Porter is helping to fill that hole in our hearts\u2014and stomachs\u2014with the recent opening of Petite Maison.
\nThe French bistro opened in August in Old Town, in a small building that formerly housed Baby Kay\u2019s Cajun Grill and Buckets. It\u2019s a ray of sunshine with its warm, buttery color and surrounding patio. Because we all know that dining alfresco in the Valley must be done before the temps starting climbing in the summer, don\u2019t miss your opportunity to enjoy Petite Maison\u2019s charming patio this winter and spring. Inside this intimate 30-seat eatery, inviting wood covers the floor and ceiling (this is also where you\u2019ll spy the gorgeous, even glamorous, chandeliers\u2014a sweet surprise in an otherwise rustic spot).
\nThe starter menu features classics that you\u2019d hope to be on hand at a French restaurant, including steak tartare and French onion soup. The tartare was concocted of Angus beef and Banyuls vinegar, topped with a fried egg and accompanied by house-made crispy pommes. The meat was very flavorful, and we couldn\u2019t stop scooping mounds of it onto the addicting potato chips. The scrumptious, wonderfully warming\u00a0soup was welcomingly traditional, with thick onion slices and French bread. No surprises here, which is the way we like it with such a classic dish.
\nThe lineup of entr\u00e9es is limited (we had only six dishes to choose from on our visit) but that doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t have a hard time choosing between such mouthwatering selections. The sole cuit au four, which was said to be the lightest entr\u00e9e on the menu that night, featured roasted sole, lobster nage and tomato confit. We savored the flaky fish, especially when accompanied by a sweet bite of the fresh, delectable tomatoes. We barely even noticed the absence of a starch due to the hearty\u2014yet figure-friendly\u2014jumbo asparagus. The overall stacked presentation was lovely, too\u2014very colorful. We recommend the shareable, for-two bouillabaisse. The stewlike dish was packed with mussels, flaky whitefish, giant scallops, prawns, lobster and clams, all in a saffron-and-fennel broth. This dish is officially one of\u00a0my new\u00a0seafood favorites.\u00a0
\nPost-dinner, we enjoyed a divine port-poached pear topped with cr\u00e8me fraiche and port syrup. There was also an imported cheese plate that tempted us\u2014it just wouldn\u2019t be a French restaurant without one. Though the featured cheeses change, our selection was Port Salut, double-cr\u00e8me Brie, Gruy\u00e8re and Roquefort. www.petitemaisonaz.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas! This holiday is about warming foods and feeling cozy with loved ones. 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