![]() General admission provides access to the Garden, sample food, enjoy live music and access to the Quench Beverage Garden and wine sales area. Guests will have two ticket options: General admission for $125 and Early Entry for $200. The two-day culinary festival takes places at the Garden from 11:30 a.m. Isn’t it nice to have something to look forward to again? It’s an exciting time to dine in Arizona.ĭevour Culinary Classic promises to bring together the restaurants you already love with the restaurants you’re about to fall in love with, amid breathtaking surroundings, and, if history repeats itself, mild temperatures and bright blue skies. This bold new generation is not afraid to experiment, to use the past to help usher in the future. Thai-Arab fusion, anyone? Venezuelan arepas? How about truffles and mille-feuille on an Indian menu? ![]() So, what’s changed? An emerging new generation of creative chefs is building on this foundation, adding a modern vibe, urban energy and a 21st century multicultural sensibility to the restaurant mix. Mexican? From the humble burrito and taco to exotic seafood cocktails and chiles en nogada, we’ve long had south-of-the-border covered.Īnd our pizzerias are as good as any this side of Naples. Looking for beef? Why go to another city when we have Durant’s, Dominick’s, Steak 44, J&G Steakhouse and a dozen other worthy shrines to ribeye, filet and porterhouse right here in the Valley? Remember pioneers like RoxSand and Robert McGrath? Today, legends like Christopher Gross, Vincent Guerithault and Kevin Binkley are still going strong. We’ve also had more than our share of great independent-restaurant chefs. Of course, given the Valley’s history as a tourist destination, we’ve always had outstanding resort fine-dining, from long-gone Mary Elaine’s and the Chaparral to current standouts Kai and Elements. It seems the Times’ reporters have finally caught on to what in-the-know locals have known for years: Arizona’s vibrant, under-the-radar restaurant scene can go fork-to-fork with any restaurant scene in the country. ![]() ![]() Set in the stunning Desert Botanical Garden, the Valley’s premier food festival promises to show you why, as the New York Times recently wrote in its round-up of the country’s most exciting new restaurants: “The sleeper hit of our list is the state of Arizona.” On your list of life-is-good plans, I’d suggest putting Devour Culinary Classic at the very top. Going out to movies, concerts and theatre instead of wandering through Netflix. Enjoying in-restaurant dining instead of bringing home restaurant take-out. We’re getting together with family instead of Zooming with them. Now, almost three years, two vaccines and three boosters later, we can go somewhere else besides our couch with confidence. Our lives pretty much shut down in March 2020. This article was written by food critic Howard Seftel.Īt last: The world feels like it’s finally beginning to awaken from a long Covid nightmare.
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