Manzanita Restaurant Restaurant Review:
Lovers of traditional fine dining make the trek to the Verde Valley town of Cornville, 15 miles southwest of Sedona, to eat at Manzanita Restaurant. The founding chef, Swiss-born-and-trained master chef Al Kramer III, had cooked for international luminaries as diverse as Queen Elizabeth II, Muhammad Ali, the Kennedys and Elvis Presley. The food features fresh produce from the restaurant's...
You might not expect to find sophisticated cooking in Cornville, 6 miles east of Cottonwood, but a European-born chef prepares Continental and German fare here, using organic produce and locally raised meat whenever possible. Specialties include wild game such as alligator and buffalo. Shrimp scampi and lamb shank in burgundy sauce are beautifully presented; and the sauerbraten and Weiner...