Impress Phoenix Friends With Your French Wine Knowledge

While our customers are some of the most sophisticated, debonair diners in the Valley of the Sun, you can never know too much about wines. So, in honor of the special menu we have in February that features some great French food and wine pairings, we thought we’d give...

Why Tryst Cafe Has The Best Breakfast in Phoenix

The Phoenix New Times is now taking nominations for The 33rd Annual Best of Phoenix® Readers Poll and Tryst is not shy to say we believe we qualify for the category of Best Breakfast! Why do we deserve to be nominated for Best Breakfast in Phoenix? Many reasons… We...

Steel-Cut Oatmeal or Rolled Oats? How to Choose.

Confused by “Steel-cut oatmeal”? We’re not surprised if you are considering they don’t have anything to do with cutting your oatmeal with steel spoons! Actually, Steel-cut oats (also called pinhead oats, coarse-cut oats and Irish oats) are grown in fertile plains of...

Desserts So Luscious You’d Never Guess They’re Gluten-Free

Recognizing that we can all use a little help from our friends, Tryst Café has now teamed up with a fabulous little bakery in Phoenix to provide our guests with delicious gluten-free desserts! Our gluen-free baking genius friend is Julia Lersch, from Julia’s Bakery....

Kombucha Isn’t Just for Fermies

You’ve heard of “foodies”, but have you heard of “fermies”? These are fermentation foodies! The number of fermies is rising as interest in live-culture fermentation grows. Certain foods’ reputation as immune-system boosters and detoxifiers is bringing fermentation...

The Birth and Quickie Rise To Fame of the Smoothie

In case you’re a child of the 70’s and you think a “smoothie” is just the opposite of a “boogie”, let us explain… The concept of the smoothie actually first appeared around the 1930s when health food stores on the West Coast began adapting Brazilian recipes and...