Acclaimed restaurateur Sam Fox announced theà, a new Mediterranean concept, will be opening on the roof of the Global Ambassador. His highly anticipated luxury hotel is scheduled to open in 2023 at 44th Street and Camelback Road in the Phoenix neighborhood that Fox has called home for a long time.
“It’s just a really good neighborhood with really amazing restaurants,” Fox said. “We’re proud to be bringing The Global Ambassador there and add to what’s already an exciting intersection.”
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and country singer Dierks Bentley are also involved with the project, which will include five new restaurants.
A Food Network star will run the kitchen at theà
For thea, Fox appointed Eric Kim Haugen as head of culinary creative. Haugen has worked at a number of restaurants across the country and is known for frequent appearances on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” and “Big Restaurant Bet.”
Fox met Haugen while working at The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville. He said he was excited to be partnered together on this new project.
What’s on the menu at the new restaurant
“I’ve been wanting to do a restaurant where there’s a lot of community, a lot of sharing,” Fox said.
theà’s menu will include a variety of Mediterranean dishes including charred octopus, Moroccan roasted carrots and six dips including “the Goddess of All Dips.” The dish Fox is most excited about is the Spaghetti alla Nerano, which he says is made with a “beautiful” zucchini pasta that he tried and fell in love with during a trip to Italy.
“I have traveled a lot through the Mediterranean, and during that process, loved a lot of the food,” Fox said. “So I’m excited to bring theà to life on top of the Global Ambassador.”
Details: Scheduled to open in 2023. https://globalambassadorhotel.com.
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