Culinary Dropout – Scottsdale, Arizona
With a name like Culinary Dropout, you might expect an edgy and provocative venue, something hip and trendy where all the beautiful blonde women of Scottsdale come to mix with bad boys. That expectation might be reenforced by Old Town Scottsdale website which describes Culinary Dropout: “From the chefs on the line with silver-studded ears and Mohawk hairdo, to the inked-up, decked-out bar staff mixologists shaking and stirring some of the most creative cocktails, we’re all dropouts here.” Instead, we found a rather innocuous vibe, akin to maybe Chili’s on a slightly rowdy day. Most of the diners were coupled, some ferrying toddlers carrying the gene code that will propagate beautiful blondes. Others strode in with pampered pooches in strollers…