Up north at Ventana Canyon, a hip new restaurant is pumping out plates of reimagined Southern specialties. The masterminds behind Prep & Pastry opened Commoner & Co. in the former Abbey building in June, bringing gourmet grits and obscurities like bone marrow bread pudding to Foothills diners. But I'm partial to Chef Virginia Wooters' Mediterranean take on fried green tomatoes. (Will be back on the menu this summer.) Instead of cornmeal, she batters the thick rounds in semolina flour, which flakes off the sides exposing patches of golden tomato skin. The disks are topped with housemade Ricotta cheese and heavy raindrops of prosciutto ham, then drizzled with a sweet white balsamic vinegar. 6960 E. Sunrise Drive, 520-257-1177
Green tomatoes at Commoner & Co.
Fried green tomatoes, $7, made a splash this summer on the appetizer menu at Commoner & Co.
Digital food writer Andi Berlin rounds up her favorite bites from new restaurants.
Digital food writer Andi Berlin rounds up her favorite bites from new restaurants.
Digital food writer Andi Berlin rounds up her favorite bites from new restaurants.
Digital food writer Andi Berlin rounds up her favorite bites from new restaurants.
