For his final concept to open in the refreshed Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, celebrity chef Richard Blais takes inspiration from Spanish tapas bars and Japanese izakayas. Tiki Taka, which began welcoming customers on Tuesday, joins five other restaurants and bars Blais developed for the resort.
The small bites and bar-driven Tiki Taka joins the resort’s flagship Italian restaurant La Zozzona, poolside escapes H2Oasis and Sandbar, the Grand Vista Lounge and Mesa Centrale, an all-day Southwestern grill.
Blais – a restaurateur, James Beard award-nominated cookbook author, “Top Chef All-Stars” winner and “Next Level Chef” co-host – described Tiki Taka as the vibey “downtown” sibling of the more posh, “uptown”…