SAVOR FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
SOUTHERN AZ'S LARGEST LOCAL CULINARY FESTIVAL | LIVE MUSIC | LIBATIONS
THE COMMUNITY FAVORITE CELEBRATION OF CULINARY ARTS RETURNS IN 2023
THE COMMUNITY FAVORITE CELEBRATION OF CULINARY ARTS RETURNS IN 2023
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EVENT PARTNERS
TICKETS NOW ON SALEVIP TICKET WITH EARLY ADMISSION
$150 EACH 11AM-3PM VIP Tickets are capped at 200 people and are provided early admission with one-hour early access to the event and a welcome cocktail. 21 and UP ONLY EVENT Featuring over 50 of the region’s finest chefs, wineries, breweries, local foods and restaurants highlighting exceptional menu tastings. This foodie festival will showcase the diversity of the heritage foods and ingredients throughout the Southwest region. The event will also present fine wine, spirits and craft beer tastings. GENERAL ADMISSION
$100 EACH 12PM-3PM 21 and UP ONLY EVENT Featuring over 50 of the region’s finest chefs, wineries, breweries, local foods and restaurants highlighting exceptional menu tastings. This foodie festival will showcase the diversity of the heritage foods and ingredients throughout the Southwest region. The event will also present fine wine, spirits and craft beer tastings. |
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LOCATIONTucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712 Tucson Botanical Gardens, a tranquil oasis in the heart of Tucson, strives to be recognized and respected as the best small public garden in America. |
2023 PARTICIPANTS
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BEYOND BREAD
Locally owned and operated since 1998, we offer a variety of hand-crafted breads, delicious sandwiches, house-made soups, fresh salads, and decadent pastries all in a comfortable and friendly environment. |
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TANNAS BOTANNAS MARKET
Tannas Botannas | Tucson AZ | Facebook Sweet and Spicy Treats |
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BUBBES FINE BAGELS
www.bubbesbagel.com Bubbe's is the wonder-child of Kyle Leuer and Rebecca Groff with support from Felix Rippel, Marc Frankel and Tracy Frankel. Through trial and error over more than a year, Kyle perfected his bagels. He uses a sour dough starter, a long cold fermentation which yields a perfectly chewy bagel with just a slight hint of sour and a multilayered flavor. |
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BUTTON BREW HOUSE
www.button.beer Button Brew House is a Microbrewery located in Marana, AZ creating community life that connects people, stories and all experiences through its values and passions. Button Brew House provides a warm and inviting atmosphere like no other, where people seeking authentic craft experiences can get together to enjoy great company and an eclectic array of world-class craft beverages while helping to build better communities through innovation, tradition, and sustainability. |
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CALLAGHAN VINEYARDS
https://www.callaghanvineyards.com/ Kent & Lisa Callaghan Owners & Third Generation & Fourth Generation Tucsonans |
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CANCION TEQUILA
Canción Tequila (canciontequila.com) Our award winning tequilas are all double distilled and then triple filtered for an ultra premium, surprisingly smooth taste. |
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CHATEAU TUMBLEWEED
https://www.chateautumbleweed.com/ |
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HOTEL CONGRESS
www.hotelcongress.com Hotel Congress is a historic hotel featuring Cup Cafe, bars, nightclub, music venue, and events venue in the heart of downtown Tucson, Arizona. |
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DANTE'S FIRE
www.dantesfireaz.com Chef Ken Foy Dante's Fire has a simple philosophy; food made from food. Executive Chef & Owner Ken Foy's vision of a scratch kitchen is creating Fine Food For Everyone. In July 2022, he competed in the Tucson Iron Chef Competition and even won to obtain the title of Tucson Iron Chef. In August, he also placed 3rd in the World Margarita Competition. Chef Kenneth Foy is no stranger to cuisine from catering high end/Michelin star style dinners to casual bite sized appetizers. All while he operates a 'casually fine dining' restaurant and a food truck." |
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DRAGOON BREWING COMPANY
https://dragoonbrewing.com/ At Dragoon Brewing Company, it's our mission to make the best beer we can, and share it with our friends, family, and the community we live and work in. We're proud of the passion and hard work we pour into every pint of beer we make. |
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DRE'S SEAFOOD
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EL CORRAL
www.elcorraltucson.com Chef Ray Figueroa El Corral is Tucson's favorite Primerib House. The restaurant originally opened in 1939 in the same location on River Rd. Tucson has grown up around the restaurant, and all the while El Corral has been quietly roasting, carving, and serving Tucson's favorite primerib. Guests from around the world feel at home in the restaurant from the friendly service, warm ambiance, and unpretentious menu. Hope to see you soon and just look for the neon cowboy! |
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FIVE-TO-OH! COFFEE
https://the520coffee.com/ We love Tucson & we love coffee! We aim to bring these two things together in a way to express our admiration for the "520" into a product we get to handcraft every time just for you. Five-To-Oh! Coffee features the best coffee, beverages and snacks, sourced from outstanding local suppliers. Our goal is to exceed your experience by offering distinctive & local products all while keeping Tucson’s recognition of being a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy at the heart of what we do every day. |
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FORK AND FIRE
https://www.forknfire.com/ Friends and brothers. Fork & Fire is brought to you by three mid-western boys drawn together by a passion to feed people and a flair for intense flavors. We had been cooking for each other and our families for years. Always fans of neighborhood cookouts that bring together friends and neighbors. Recently, jokes and dreams of one day taking to the streets and bringing our fare to a wider audience started to take shape. Focused around the deep flavors created when the heat hits meat, we are excited to bring Fork & Fire to your neighborhood. We hope you enjoy our food as much as we enjoy creating it. |
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HERILOOM FARMERS MARKET
www.heirloomfm.org Heirloom Farmers Markets began the weekly educational program Taste of the Market (TotM) in October 2018 at Rillito Park Farmers Market (4502 N. 1st Ave). Sponsored by Arizona Complete Health, TotM is a weekly helping of food literacy and education, which enables market customers to learn about the healthy, whole, and local foods at the farmers market. By engaging visitors in an educational experience, including a taste test of fresh foods, TotM empowers individuals to choose foods that nourish their bodies while supporting small-scale local agriculture and local food producers. |
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HUSS BREWING
https://www.hussbrewing.com/ |
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ISKASHITAA REFUGEE NETWORK
https://www.iskashitaa.org/ Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN) is an intergenerational network of Tucson volunteers and UN refugees from Africa, Asia and the Middle East, who locate, harvest, and re-distribute locally grown fruits and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste. |
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JUNESHINE
https://juneshine.com/ JuneShine brews Hard Kombucha and Spirits-Based Cocktails that you can feel better about drinking. It's all handcrafted with real, premium ingredients. No sketchy sweeteners, syrups, or artificial flavors. Everything is sustainably produced, too-we're completely carbon neutral and donate one percent of sales to environmental nonprofits. |
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JW MARRIOTT STARR PASS RESORT & SPA
Chef David Fransua Savor International cuisine in one of our onsite restaurants featuring authentic Mediterranean dishes and classic Mexican fare at our luxury hotel. |
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KISS OF SMOKE
https://www.kissofsmokebbq.com/ Located in Tucson, AZ, Kiss of Smoke BBQ & Catering started as an award winning competition barbecue team. Kiss of Smoke is family owned & operated. We enjoyed our competition BBQ hobby so much we decide to offer our award winning BBQ to the streets of Tucson. We want to bring an experience of quality food to your wedding, birthday, luncheon, or any other event. |
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LADY UMBRELLA
www.ladyumbrella.net We are Armando and Irene felix proud owners of lady umbrella we offer a different variety of foods we can also be vegan friendly can't wait to give you a snapshot of our menu |
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MORA CONDIMENTS
www.eatmora.com Chef Erika Bostick Mora produces small-batch, global-inspired chutney, relish, paste, and sauce imagined through a Sonoran Desert lens. Erika Bostick has worked in some of Tucson's finest restaurant kitchens for over a decade and is a proud Chef Ambassador for Tucson's designation as UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Her heart and passion always remains in food and showcasing the ingredients of the Sonoran Desert. |
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NOBLE HOPS
https://noblehops.com/ Chef Sarah Lamberth Noblehops is Tucson’s original gastropub, serving an ever-changing menu of craft beer and fine fare. Tucson natives and brothers, Aric Mussman and Joshua Mussman, combined their love of hand-crafted food and beer for their third Tucson-area restaurant, noblehops, in Spring 2011. noblehops now has 2 locations: One is located at the Southeast corner of Lambert and La Canada in Oro Valley. The other is located across from Reid Park on Alvernon Way in Tucson. |
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OLIVE OIL RING
Olive Oil Ring The Olive Oil Ring, LLC. stocks imported Sogno Toscano olive oil, pasta, Italian sauces, and enriched olive oil lotions produced by Belleza. Sogno Toscano’s century-old trees are grown in sacred soil thanks to hundreds of miles of Mediterranean sea and over 70 square miles of forest extremely rich in iodine producing the best of olive oils. Sogno Toscano has been producing olive oil since 1923, and in 2007 began introducing products to the best restaurants and chefs in the United States. The Olive Oil Ring is pleased to import these quality products and deliver them to your door. |
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[POPPED] ARTISAN POPCORN
https://www.poppedartisan.com/ Our mission is to make artisnal products that respect natural ingredients, aythentic flavors, and engaged customers. We strive to create a family around distinctive offerings that are good for you and the planet. |
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QUEEN CEVICHE
@cevichesalsasandmore Spent the past decade providing fresh salsas, ceviche and organic hibiscus lemonade at local farmers markets in southern Arizona. Check out our newest retail and prep kitchen, Market Tito's at Madera Village Shopping Center opening October 2022 |
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RANCH HAND BREWING
www.RanchHandBrewing.com Josh Johnson, Head Brewer We are a local craft brewery in Eloy, Arizona, serving up some delicious brews for you! |
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R & R FAMILY KITCHEN
www,rrbbqtucson.com |
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RAINY DAY CHOCOLATE
www.rainydaychocolate.com We, Jennifer and Chris Sund believe the world is a small place; and everyone deserves to have amazing (ethically sourced) chocolate. Rainy Day Chocolate is one of Sonoma County, California's first Bean-to-Bar Chocolate makers, and multi-awarding winning confectioners. |
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RUNE WINERY
Rune | Rune Wines Our name is inspired by Runes- ancient letters said to be of divine origin. These powerful symbols were believed to have the power to bring back the dead or divine the future. They told tales of great deeds and chronicled the past, present, and future. In the spirit of ancient runes, Rune Wines has set out to shape the story of Arizona wine. Through wine’s craft, a story of time and place is bottled and consumed. Join us as our story continues to unfold. Our first vintage was 2013 and our Sonoita, Arizona tasting room opened its doors in 2015. |
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SAHUARITA HIGH SCHOOL, PIMA JTED CTE CULINARY PROGRAM
Chef Esther Flannigan, Culinary Arts Instructor for Sahuarita High School Pima JTED/CTE Dept. Chef Miriam Bracety, Culinary Arts Instructor for Sahuarita High School Pima JTED/CTE Dept. Chef Robert De Santis, Program Mentor Chef, Award Winner-Chef of The Year ACF AZ Chapter 2020 |
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SAN TAN BREWING
https://santanbrewing.com/ |
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SONG AND SUGAR SWEETS
www.songandsugarsweets.com Sierra Housey As someone who is passionate about conservation, I pledge to use sustainable, fairtrade ingredients in my baked goods. Fairtrade is an organization that certifies farmers are paid fair wages, while also ensuring the farmers are using sustainable practices. These farming practices protect the land and waterways by limiting runoff, conserving topsoil, promoting deforestation-free farming, and limiting the use of pesticides and fertilizers. Each purchase guarantees that you, the buyer, are supporting living wages and safe working conditions for farmers worldwide. You are also supporting the planet, ensuring that future generations will have access to sustainable and high-quality ingredients. |
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SOUTHERN WINE AND SPIRITS
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TITO'S VODKA
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THE ROYAL ROOM
https://www.theroyalroomtucson.com/ A neighborhood spot to whet your whistle, and have a snack. |
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TRANSIT TEA
www.transittea.com Passion. Inspiration. Innovation. How often do those come together? Transit is the adventure of all three. The story of jumpstarting an industry that has been around for so long. The tea industry has a 5000 year global history. We are making it new and fresh. This is not your Grandma's tea. No papery tea bags. No finger sandwiches (although, we do like sandwiches!) Transit is different. We are bringing tea to a place it's never been before. Flavor combinations you can only dream of. Kind of like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, just Manish and a Magical Tea Factory. |
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TUCSON CITY OF GASTRONOMY
Tucson City of Gastronomy Growing a sustainable desert community by supporting our creative food cultures 🌵 #tucsoncityofgastronomy #tcog Non-Profit 501 c3 organization managing UNESCO's designation of Tucson, AZ as a City of Gastronomy for social and economic impact in Southern Arizona. As a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, we seek to nurture, galvanize and promote talent and creativity among our farmers, ranchers, chefs, food workers, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and local food businesses to support this region’s ongoing development as an international culinary destination. |
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TUCSON TEA COMPANY
www.TucsonTea.com |
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VENTANA CANYON CLUB AND LODGE
https://www.ventanacanyonclub.com/the-lodge/dine-drink/ Chef Wendy Gauthier Chef Wendy Gauthier won the Tucson Iron Chef championship in July 2021 — a first for a female chef in Tucson — which gave her a confidence-boosting nudge to open a brick and mortar Chef Chic Café. She now is the current Executive Chef at the Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge. Growing up in northern Virginia just outside Washington, D.C., she graduated from The Culinary Institute of America and came to Tucson shortly after, working at Canyon Ranch and the Flying V at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort before starting Chef Chic in 2001. Wendy has been honored with many awards: The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Arizona Daily Star’s 40 under 40, twice the Arizona Small Business Association’s Southern Arizona Smart Inspiring Enterprise (SASIE) Award for best customer service, United States Personal Chef Association’s (USPCA) personal chef of the year for all of North America, National Association of Women Business Owner’s Tucson businesswoman of the year, Inside Tucson Business’ Up and Comers award and the Arizona Daily Star’s Readers’ Choice Award for best caterer. |
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WESTWARD LOOK RESORT AND SPA & EDNAS EATERY AT TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS
Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa Chef Todd Sicolo Chef Todd’s first restaurant job was as a kid peeling potatoes in one of his family’s two Italian restaurants in New York, where he earned 50 cents a potato. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, the opportunity to create culinary experiences inspired from across the globe led him to a hospitality career of director of food & beverage and executive chef. It’s great people that keep him inspired, especially during the toughest of times for the industry. He’s cooked for four U.S. presidents, at the White House and also at resorts where he worked. In 2018, Chef Todd was named executive chef at Westward Look after opening the Intercontinental Hotel Los Angeles. Previously, for six years he was Executive Chef for Shelborne Grand Resort & Spa in South Beach, Florida, where he worked directly with celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto. For six years he was Executive Chef for the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Scottsdale. He also cooked in North Carolina, Las Vegas and the British Virgin Islands. Chef Todd believes sharing a meal with family, friends, colleagues and peers is the most important emotional connection we can have. |
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WHISKEY DEL BAC
www.whiskeydelbac.com Whiskey Del Bac is a brand of American single malt whiskeys made by Hamilton Distillers. Based in Tucson, AZ, Whiskey Del Bac is best known for its mesquited American single malt, Dorado - which has been awarded a 90 rating by Whisky Advocate. Also popular is its award-winning single malt, Classic, which was included in Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Spirits list in 2021. Known as innovators in southwestern whiskey by using mesquite smoke in the malting process, the Hamilton Distillers team releases other unique expressions seasonally under the Distiller's Cut and Global Cask collection. The distillery is located in the heart of Tucson, AZ, and is open for whiskey tastings, retail, and tours. |
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WILDFLOWER
https://www.wildflowertucson.com/ Chef Cesar Romero Wildflower is a modern American restaurant in Tucson, inspired by flavors from all over the world. Though we continue to grow and change with each season, we always go back to our roots, never forgetting that we are a local Tucson favorite with globally inspired flavors. Our classic American cuisine, like our Spinach Pappardelle and Braised Beef Short Rib, comes made to order with a dash of nostalgia and comfort. With both classic and fresh flavors, Wildflower will have you coming back in time and again. |
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ZIO PEPPE
Zio Peppe is a collaboration between Chef Devon Sanner and Chef Mat Cable. Our menu is anchored in Italian-American classics of pizza and pasta, but draws heavy influence from the foods and flavor profiles of Tucson and the Sonoran region. Cable has been the owner/operator of Fresco Pizzeria & Pastaria since 2008, and First We Eat Catering and Confections since 2019. Mat is also a partner in Dante’s Fire, the house caterer for Z Mansion, and a two-term President of Tucson Originals, a collective of independent, locally-owned restaurants. Sanner joins forces with Cable after having cooked under Tucson culinary legend Janos Wilder for the past 15 years, serving as chef at Janos, JBAR, Downtown + Cocktails, and The Carriage House. Zio Peppe, which means “Uncle Joe” in Italian, is in part a tribute to Cable’s uncle, Joe Sottosanti, who opened Tucson’s first Sicilian pizza place, Tesseo’s Pizzeria, nearly 50 years ago. |
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ZINBURGER
Chef Kevin Handt There's something special about eating a deliciously juicy burger and crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside fries with the people who matter most. Get comfortable and keep it simple with classic favorites like our creamy Double Chocolate milkshake paired with our Classic Diner Burger. Or satisfy your hamburger cravings with our classic Samburger with Applewood Smoked Bacon, American Cheese, Lettuce & 1000 Island. Elevate your experience with a Zinfull selection from our wine collection like a peppery Zinfandel or bold Cabernet. No matter the occasion, at Zinburger you're always welcome to kick back, relax, and indulge yourself in the pleasure of food, wine, and good fun. |
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Event Sponsors
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Safe Ride Partner
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To help ensure all attendees make it to and from the event safely we have partnered with Lyft to encourage everyone attending the festival to plan ahead and keep the community safe.
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