Flagstaff’s Pizzicletta team is reviving Oak Creek’s iconic Indian Gardens | Cover story

Choose the Yukon Gold Potato Salad with cured egg yolks, homemade cucumber relish, and chimayo chilli dust. It’s an example of the fascinating ingredients in simple dishes. All sauces, dressings, and spreads are homemade, and toppers made from dehydrated, powdered chilies and yeast, hibiscus-pickled eggs, marinated and roasted seeds, and even a cucumber program go the extra mile.

Breakfast is served all day with choices like a signature burrito and avocado toast – mashed avo with fresh chimichurri, dried mushrooms, and pepitas on sourdough. The brioche french toast is dipped in lemon cream and served with maple syrup whipped in crème fraiche with a dollop of local jam like apricot.

With 10 years of pizza experience, extending the hours to dinner for the first time at Indian Gardens required a sure thing.



Bianco Tribute Pizza and simple salad with pizza dough hand stretched at Indian Gardens.


Gail G. Collins

“We focused on what we’re doing well,” Caleb said on Mondays of the pizza menu.

The Bianco tribute to Chris Bianco and his Pizzeria Phoenix starts with mascarpone and adds parmesan, pickled onions, pistachio, rosemary and bacon. It’s sweet, creamy, and full of surprises. The basic marinara and margherita as well as carne dolce with homemade ‘nduja – a spreadable, fermented pork salum – sage and honey provide sweet spiciness with additions such as roasted mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and soppressata.

More dinners and egg dishes, cider and local produce will be added over time, and more days after Thursday through Monday. Worden and Schiff realize that they are the new kids in Oak Creek and will expand their community interface with private events, a series of seminars and more.

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