New Menu at Rita’s Cantina & Bar at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa

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New Menu at Rita’s Cantina & Bar at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa  Chef Eric Duchene joins us to present brand new dishes from Rita’s Cantina & Bar! Some of these delicious specialties include  • Tuna Crudo with charred avocado, salsa valle and yuzu miso soy glaze  • Adobo Beef Short Rib with cauliflower puree, garden peas and pepita chimichurri  • Chilean Sea Bass with truffle parched corn and pignon salbitxada  For more information, visit CamelbackInn.com

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00:00 - Oh my goodness, the weather is getting nice.

00:01 I'll have to head over to the J.W. Marriott Scottsdale

00:03 Kennelback Inn and sit on the patio

00:05 of Rita's Cantina and Bar, enjoy some great food.

00:08 And join me as Chef Eric, who is giving us

00:11 a little sneak peek of the new fall menu,

00:13 but also getting to some people's hearts here.

00:16 Can I say that, Eric?

00:17 You are very excited about this because--

00:18 - Extremely.

00:19 - Everybody else has their margarita bar.

00:21 They have their Bloody Mary bar.

00:24 But no, over at Rita's Cantina and Bar,

00:27 they have a-- - Guacamole bar.

00:30 - A guacamole bar.

00:31 Oh, I love that, this is awesome.

00:33 Let's talk a little about Rita's before we start

00:35 having you make it, and that is,

00:37 this is a staple in the Arizona community.

00:41 - Absolutely.

00:42 - It's been around for the longest, the hotel is amazing.

00:44 - Absolutely.

00:45 - And we were just talking, I was talking to a friend,

00:46 saying, "Hey, meet me over at the J.W. Marriott

00:49 Kennelback Inn."

00:50 They're like, "Oh, Scottsdale."

00:51 And they're like, "What do you mean?"

00:52 And it's like, "No, everybody knows it as

00:54 the Kennelback Inn, Marriott Kennelback Inn,

00:56 but actually it's the J.W. Marriott,

00:58 Scottsdale Kennelback Inn, right there on Lincoln."

01:01 Amazing place, the spa is amazing.

01:05 The rooms have been redone, it's just incredible up there.

01:08 - It is, it is.

01:10 And yeah, Rita's, as you said,

01:12 it has the authentic Mexican cuisine,

01:15 but we also try to innovate and have some fun items.

01:19 So I have Chef Gino, who is the chef, actually,

01:21 the head chef of Rita's, been there for 28 years.

01:24 His recipes for all the enchiladas, the tortilla soup,

01:28 and everything is from his grandparents.

01:30 It's very traditional, it's beautiful.

01:32 And then I just had the new dishes with some fusion,

01:36 some Asian fusion, French fusion,

01:38 just to give more offering.

01:40 - I know you're gonna make some guac for us in a moment,

01:42 but let's talk about what dishes we have here.

01:44 What do we have here?

01:44 - Yes, so here is a Chilean sea bass

01:46 with a parched corn puree with truffle,

01:49 a bit of Spanish chorizo and potato,

01:52 and the top is like a tomato salsa with roasted pine nuts

01:56 and a little bit of vinegar just for the acidity.

01:58 - And then right here.

01:59 - And this is a beautiful braised short rib.

02:02 It's cooked for about almost four hours,

02:04 so it's very tender.

02:06 Come with adobo, chipotle sauce, cauliflower puree,

02:10 pickled cauliflower, and fresh green peas.

02:13 - And you had everybody just mouth-watering over there.

02:16 And these are just a couple that are on the menu.

02:17 Okay, let's talk about, of course, the guacamole bar.

02:20 - Yeah, so the guacamole bar,

02:22 so we are opening that from Thursday to Sunday

02:25 in the evening, so basically,

02:27 you can just sit down on your table.

02:29 You will have a little menu to add the toppings you want.

02:31 If you want bacon, shrimp, mango, pepitas,

02:34 whatever you want in your guacamole,

02:36 you can either have it delivered to your table

02:39 or go to the bar and talk with the chef,

02:42 look at, make it fresh right in front of you,

02:44 sipping on your margarita

02:45 and enjoy the views of the restaurant.

02:48 - Make one here for us.

02:48 What are we making?

02:49 - So here is the tuna crudo, actually.

02:51 So that's a fusion between Asian and Mexican.

02:56 So you have a beautiful sushi-grade tuna.

02:59 - I wanna show that to the camera.

03:00 - Absolutely.

03:01 - So as you're doing that, I'll hold this like this.

03:03 - And then I'm gonna pour a little bit

03:04 of a miso and yuzu sauce.

03:07 So yuzu is a mix, kind of an hybrid

03:09 between a lemon and an orange.

03:12 So it's tangy, it's beautiful.

03:14 This is a salsa vare.

03:16 The salsa made with a lot of nuts.

03:18 You have pine nuts, you have pistachios,

03:21 and you have pecans, guajillo pepper, garlic,

03:25 a lot of flavors, beautiful.

03:26 - Oh my gosh, all right.

03:27 - So just mix a little bit the tuna.

03:29 - Look at that.

03:32 - Oops.

03:33 - Beautiful, look at, oh, so delicious.

03:38 This is amazing.

03:41 - Go.

03:42 - That's a lot of, that's a lot that you get in that plate.

03:47 That's amazing.

03:47 - It is, it is.

03:48 - Okay.

03:49 - A little sprinkle of black sesame seeds.

03:52 - Oh my goodness, all right.

03:54 - Here we have a charred.

03:56 - It's a charred.

03:58 - Charred avocado.

04:00 Sorry.

04:02 - And it goes right in there like that.

04:03 Oh my goodness.

04:05 - Crispy wonton chips for a bit of texture.

04:08 A little crispiness.

04:10 - Oh my goodness, chef.

04:11 - Top it with a micro cilantro.

04:13 - And as you're finishing it up a little bit,

04:15 we wanna mention that you take,

04:17 of course, walk-ins,

04:18 but reservations are definitely recommended.

04:20 - Absolutely.

04:21 - But the patio is right there for you to enjoy.

04:23 And as we mentioned, you know what?

04:26 They have a great spa.

04:28 So ladies can go over there,

04:29 or the men can go to the spa.

04:30 There's plenty of TVs in there to watch the games

04:32 and enjoy, which is really nice.

04:34 And that looks just so amazing.

04:36 - Thank you so much.

04:37 - I love it.

04:38 And again, it's the JW Marriott Scottsdale,

04:40 Camelback Inn, Rita's Cantina and Bar.

04:43 Gotta head over there and enjoy, so.

04:45 - And the brunch is always spectacular.

04:46 - Yes, brunch is awesome there too.

04:47 - Sunday brunches.

04:48 - And you never know who'll be there.

04:49 I will say, a lot of celebrities,

04:51 a lot of celebrities on that patio,

04:52 and I've had some fun with them.

04:54 All right.

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