The fruitcake alternative
The Phoenician Resort offers the solution to that timeless holiday gift that no one really likes. No matter how you wrap it, ![PHXN_CHO_CHERRY_BREAD[1]](http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/60/files/2008/12/phxn-cho-cherry-bread1.jpg)
fruitcake is still, well, fruitcake. Instead, how about giving something even you would eat? Think chocolate…and bread.
But not just any old chocolate bread. This one, the Chocolate Cherry Sourdough bread pictured here, was created by the resort’s own Master Baker Ben Hershberger.
Made fresh daily at The Phoenician (6000 E. Camelback Rd., Scottsdale), you can purchase yours on-site at either the Café and Ice Cream Parlor or at Il Terrazzo, a classic Italian-style restaurant. At $3.50 a loaf, it’s not only delicious (Trust me, I ate half the loaf in one sitting.), it’s also affordable.
Rather than looking for someone to whom they can re-gift, your family and friends won’t be sharing this item. They’ll eat it all to themselves. TIP: Heat in the oven so the chocolate and rum-soaked cherries are nice and warm.
(Photo courtesy of The Phoenician Resort.)
4 Comments
What a great idea! I hate fruitcake but chocolate …yummy! I’m going to be at the Phoenician next week for a Christmas tea so I’ll have to pick one up then. Thanks for the recommendation.
Debbie, thanks for commenting. I think they’ll sell like hotcakes, as they say. They are so delicious. I ate mine with cheese and wine. Ummm. So good.
And since you’re going to be at The Phoenician (They have a great tea, don’t they?), if you have time, check out the audio art tour. It’s free. You probably know they have a masterful art collection–more than $25 million worth. If you don’t have time for that, the cactus garden in front of the lobby entrance is a lovely place to while away few moments. It’s all lit up at night, too.
Thanks for visiting.
Jackie
Thanks Jackie! If you’re not a fruitcake fan, this is definitely a great holiday alternative. The best part? It’s chocolate!
-Sonya, TravelingtheGreenWay.com
That sounds yummy…Now of only I can find a use for that fruitcake someone gave me in 1992 that’s still sitting in the back of closet….