Scottsdale's Course Restaurant makes Yelp's 2024 best new eateries list

• Course is led by celebrity chef Cory Oppold, whose honors include winning the Food Network's "Chopped" in 2019.
• Located at Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard, Course actually opened in 2023.
• Yes, but: The list actually covers restaurants that opened between the start of last year and Sept. 1 of this year.

State of play: Oppold and his team view "food as an art form," the restaurant's website proclaims, and he told Yelp that they "wanted to curate an approachable dining experience that's both thought-provoking and comfortable."

Zoom in: Course promises "food exploration through an explosion of both your taste and visual senses, using seasonality of products and a progression of flavor," with 5- and 10-course meals, and a changing menu that currently features themed offerings like "The Alps" and a "12 Days of Christmas" menu. 

• The Alpine menu features cuisine from Austria, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, like Wiener Zwiebelrostbraten — Viennese roast beef with onions — and sea trout with brown butter spätzle.
• "The 12 Days" menu includes dishes named after Christmas movies like "The Grinch," with Sonoma County duck and soft scrambled duck egg. The "Home Alone" entree is a cheese pizza with caviar. 

• The multi-course menus include intriguing items like rabbit tortellini and sausage and peppers with squid.

1 interesting entree: The Yelp write-up mentioned a lobster-stuffed corn dog, but sadly, we don't see it on the current incarnation of the menu.

• There's still no shortage of decadent-sounding items though. We'd love to sample the sweet potato with maple cheddar ice cream, bacon and sour cream. 

The bottom line: Reservations are strongly encouraged and the menu, as you can probably guess, isn't cheap, so call ahead and bring your credit card. 

• And if you go, make sure to let us know how it was!