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Photo by Richard Maack
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SWEET SPOTChef Kelly Fletcher says he has no skills beyond being a chef. “I can’t swing a hammer or use a screwdriver, and I know nothing about cars,” he says with a laugh. Maybe so, but he sure can cook. For the past eight years, Fletcher has manned the stoves at 25-year-old Tempe treasure House of Tricks. Food lovers flock to the charming bungalow for his creative global fare like Mongolian barbecue shrimp with pink peppercorn-lemongrass grits and kimchee.
A self-proclaimed “chocolaholic,” Fletcher recently stocked the dessert menu with a dark chocolate-hazelnut mousse cake paired with banana crème anglaise. Two layers of dark cocoa sponge cake, brushed with banana liqueur, are separated by a dense layer of creamy, thick hazelnut and 64-percent chocolate mousse, and a final layer of pure dark chocolate ganache. A streak of banana crème anglaise (vanilla custard flavored with banana extract), a decadent shaving of dark chocolate and a single hazelnut adorn the rich cake. Generous enough for two, it’s a steal at $6.50.
DETAILSHouse of Tricks114 E. Seventh St., Tempe
480-968-1114
houseoftricks.com