Atria is Flagstaff’s new home for seasonal, modern American fare handcrafted with farm-fresh, locally-grown ingredients inside a stylish space in downtown Flagstaff.
Chef Rochelle Daniel has been making waves in northern Arizona’s culinary scene with Atria, her acclaimed modern American restaurant in downtown Flagstaff. At Atria, she highlights hyper-seasonal, farm-fresh ingredients in creative dishes that reflect both local harvests and refined technique, earning the restaurant a passionate following since it opened. A Phoenix native with a decorated career that includes executive stints at L’Auberge de Sedona and Fat Ox in Scottsdale, Rochelle was previously a James Beard Award semifinalist for Emerging Chef and, in 2026 she’s been nominated again for the prestigious Best Chef: Southwest honor — one of the top recognitions in U.S. gastronomy.
Chef Rochelle Daniel is known nationally for her appearances on Food Network’s “Chopped” TV show and named to the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame in 2017.
Atria’s 1,700-sq.-ft., 94-seat dining room is accented with natural oak butcher block tabletops and striking white-leather seating, plus artfully placed mirrors and greenery and hanging plants enliven this minimalist space. Grab a seat in the full-service lounge featuring a 14-person bar and high-top seating, or reserve the main dining room’s 8-person chef’s table overlooking the gleaming exposition kitchen and watch as the kitchen staff prepares the playful, ever-changing menus.
Orecchiette
Lamb Merguez, artichoke, labneh, grilled rapini, mint, Castelmagno cheese
INGREDIENTS
Harissa mixture:
• 1 guajillo chiles
• .5 cascabel chiles
• 1 ancho chiles
• 1.5 arbol chiles
• 1.2oz tomato paste
• 2g coriander
• 2g fennel seeds
• 2g caraway seeds
• .25 cinnamon stick
• .5g controne
• 1g New Mexican chile powder
• 3g pimentos
• 1g cumin powder
• 2g turmeric powder
• 3g bangals vinegar
• 1 piquillo peppers
Sausage mixture:
• 50g yellow onion, sauté
• 13g garlic, sauté
• .5lb lamb
• .5lb pork
• 2g mint
• 2g parsley
INSTRUCTIONS
Serves 2-4 people
- Cook pasta.
- Make Harissa mixture: Place dried chiles in a pot and cover with water and bring to a simmer to hydrate. Toast all spices in an oven at 350 until fragrant then blend to a powder, reserve. In a blender blend hydrated chiles with a splash the water with the rest of the ingredients besides spices. After blended fold spices into mixture.
- Make sausage mixture.
- Mix 40g of the Harissa into sausage
- Add sausage mixture into skillet and cook evenly
- Add sausage mixture onto pasta