BEST REASON TO LINGER AFTER DESSERT

Nicole Pesce at My Florist Cafe
Nicole Pesce at My Florist Cafe
530 West McDowell Road
602-254-0333
You think you know "The Girl From Ipanema" until you've heard it played by Nicole Pesce, the resident pianist at My Florist Cafe. Ditto "Flight of the Bumblebee," which she's been known to pair with Elton John's "Rocket Man" or any of several Jelly Roll Morton numbers. Is it any wonder, then, that folks come from far and wide to listen to this amazingly talented lass play everything from Rachmaninoff to Billy Joel, in a signature style that's part Tchaikovsky, part Eurolounge, and always very groovy? During a standard six-hour set, Pesce (who's played with Buddy Greco and once toured the country with the Jerry Lewis Orchestra) is likely to shift from Franz Liszt to Frank Sinatra and on into her infamous ABBA medley, nodding and smiling all the while as if to say, "Hey, music is music, pal." Somehow, though, music is a little bit more musical when Pesce plays it. But don't take our word for it. Hang back after supping on one of My Florist's signature salads, and listen while Pesce arpeggios her way through Van Morrison, Queen, and an arrangement of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" that must be heard to be believed.

Best Of Search

Click here for Best Of Map

Best Of Issues - Previous Years

Latest Best Of User Comments

  • Best New Gay Bar (1)
    2008-10-06 17:00:05
    The 12.5 miles I drove across town to get to this bar were SURE worth it.. I went on a Sunday...
  • Best Hookah Bar (1)
    2008-10-06 14:40:59
    It about time!! this restaurant get somthing. i have been saying that to every one i nu, there...
  • Best Place to Find a Rave (2)
    2008-10-06 13:12:11
    for your info buddy. there is no talking about drug use on azedm.com, we strongly support sober...
  • Best Upscale Steakhouse (1)
    2008-10-01 16:58:38
    Bourbon Steak is a great steakhouse hands down. But for those of us that can't afford the good...
  • Best Reason to Believe the Diamondbacks Will Someday Win It All (1)
    2008-10-01 14:52:05
    Melvin sucks! He can't manage and this "mad scientist" crap has got to stop, too. Here is a...

Best of Phoenix 2004 Award Graphics

Phoenix New Times Insiders

  • Local food, music and news blasts
  • Free Stuff
Backpage.com