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About devour Phoenix

Started by Local First Arizona, Devour Phoenix rose up as a collaborative coalition of local chefs working to create a destination food and dining scene worthy of national prestige.

The cornerstone of this coalition is Devour Week, a multi-event food and drink experience hosted in February. At the helm of Devour Week is the Culinary Classic. For more than a decade, this award-winning culinary festival has featured Arizona’s best chefs, purveyors, wineries, and artists providing a sensory experience of desert sounds, tastes, sights, and feel. In addition to the Culinary Classic, the 7 Chefs Dinner and Devour the World round out Devour Week’s are two signature culinary events.

 

ABOUT Devour Week

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The Main Event:
Devour Culinary Classic

An annually award-winning event, named Best Southwestern Culinary Festival by New York Times, the Devour Culinary Classic is the premier event during Devour Week that celebrates Arizona’s culinary talent, supporting the Arizona food, wine and restaurant industries.

Attendees will meet award-winning chefs and restaurateurs, partake in innovative culinary demonstrations, and taste an enormous array of culinary excellence from the region's best chefs, restaurants, local food artisans, brewers, and vintners. Hosted at Desert Botanical Garden and in partnership with the Arizona Business Committee for the Arts.

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the best chefs in town:
Seven Chefs dinner

Join the James Beard hosted "Arizona Seven" for a one-night-only dining event as the 7 award-wining local chefs work in concert to create a farm-fresh, multiple course, meal-of-a-lifetime paired with Arizona wines.

 
 

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Press Releases
Devour Culinary Classic Announces 2023 Winners
Devour Culinary Classic Announces 2023 Winners

A panel of top food critics and journalists from around the country personally tasted 70 dishes and beverages served by 77 participating restaurants and purveyors, scoring on taste, presentation, degree of difficulty and creativity. 

Dishes that qualified for awards were then designated Best in Show, Double Gold Medal, Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Best Dessert/Beverage and the first-ever Heritage Medal. 

The Heritage Medal is for the best dishes with ingredients that are indigenous, heirloom, low-water, desert-adapted or locally sourced (within a 100-mile radius of the restaurant) and thus more sustainable for Arizona. Climate-smart foods are essential for farmers, chefs and diners to support and expand for the future of our state.

Devour Culinary Classic Announces the 2020 Winners
Devour Culinary Classic Announces the 2020 Winners

The Devour Culinary Classic is proud to announce the winners of the 11th annual event, hosted on February 22 & 23, 2020 at the Desert Botanical Garden and showcasing the combined culinary talents of 55 of Arizona’s top restaurants. Led by a judging panel consisting of food critics and writers from around the country, including writers from the San Francisco Chronicle, TripSavvy, The James Beard Foundation, Thrive Global, PHOENIX Magazine, and the former restaurant critic from the Arizona Republic.

Last Chance to get the Devour Culinary Classic VIP Experience, where VIP Chefs Justin Beckett and Stephen Jones Showcase Their Mouthwatering Cuisine and Cocktails with Mardi Gras Flair 
Last Chance to get the Devour Culinary Classic VIP Experience, where VIP Chefs Justin Beckett and Stephen Jones Showcase Their Mouthwatering Cuisine and Cocktails with Mardi Gras Flair 

Devour Week is almost here, and this is the last chance to get your hands on tickets to the highly anticipated Devour Culinary Classic at Desert Botanical Garden Saturday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 23. Tasting tickets are sold out, but VIP tickets are still available.

DEVOUR THE WORLD MAKES ITS DEBUT IN PEORIA
DEVOUR THE WORLD MAKES ITS DEBUT IN PEORIA

Devour the World will kick off Devour Week 2020 and make its debut in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 15, 2020, for the first time to showcase international flavors, music, dance, cultural performances from around the globe in the West Valley.

Devour Week Unveils The Mouthwatering Menu For The Annual ‘Seven Chefs Dinner’ At The Gladly On February 16 Showcasing Arizona’s Top Culinary Talent
Devour Week Unveils The Mouthwatering Menu For The Annual ‘Seven Chefs Dinner’ At The Gladly On February 16 Showcasing Arizona’s Top Culinary Talent

The highly anticipated Seven Chefs Dinner returns this February 16, 2020, with an all-star lineup of the state’s top culinary talents teaming up for a one-night-only multi-course feast. Held as part of Devour Week and the 11th annual Devour Culinary Classic, and hosted at The Gladly in Phoenix on Sunday, February 16 from 4 – 7 pm, the Seven Chefs Dinner brings together a septet of the state’s best homegrown culinary talent, with each chef whipping up different course, and all paired with au-natural wines by Chris Lingua of Sauvage Bottle Shop at the Churchill in downtown Phoenix. 

Devour Culinary Classic Announces VIP Chefs, 40+ Restaurants, Local Craft Breweries and More Coming to the sunny Sonoran Desert this February 22 & 23, 2020
Devour Culinary Classic Announces VIP Chefs, 40+ Restaurants, Local Craft Breweries and More Coming to the sunny Sonoran Desert this February 22 & 23, 2020

While the rest of the nation shivers through another freezing February, the 11th annual Devour Culinary Classic (February 22 & 23, 2020) will be serving up a heaping helping of homegrown food, wine and fun in the Arizona sun (average high temperature: 72-degrees). Hosted amidst the towering Saguaros of the Southwest’s largest botanical garden, Desert Botanical Garden, Devour showcases the combined culinary talents of more than 40 of Arizona’s top restaurants, highlighted by the newly-announced VIP Chefs, Justin Beckett of Beckett’s Table and Southern Rail and Stephen Jones of the larder + the delta. Most important, as a fundraiser for the non-profit Local First Arizona, the largest locally-owned business coalition in North America, the Devour Culinary Classic is one of the few high-profile culinary events that intentionally focuses on local talent. 

SAVE THE DATE: Devour Week Highlights Culinary Excellence in Phoenix in 2020

Phoenix, AZ (October 2, 2019) - The most anticipated culinary week of the season returns February 15 - 23, 2020. Devour Week is comprised of three signature events, Seven Chefs Dinner, Devour the World presented by the City of Peoria, and Devour Culinary Classic, all of which aim to elevate Arizona’s culinary and cocktail culture and spotlight the region as a world class destination for food and dining.

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Arizona Cocktail Weekend & Local First Arizona Partner to Host The Devour Bartending Competition

Enjoy some spirited cocktail fun in the heart of Downtown Phoenix as Arizona Cocktail Weekend and Local First Arizona partner up to host the new, improved Devour Bartending Competition on Sunday, February 17, 2019. Held outdoors at the grass-lined Portland Parkway Park, join nine top local bartenders (full list below) as they shake and stir up award-winning, Arizona-crafted cocktail creations.

Celebrate Devour Week With The Annual ‘Seven Chefs Dinner’ At The Gladly

Held as part of Devour Week and the 10th annual Devour Culinary Classic, the Seven Chefs Dinner returns this February 17, 2019 with an all-new location and a spectacular lineup of top local chefs serving up the authentic flavors of Arizona. Hosted at The Gladly in Phoenix on Sunday, February 17 from 4 – 7 pm, The Seven Chefs is a ever-growing collective of top local chefs, and friends, who first cooked together at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City, and now get together annually to promote the Arizona cooking scene.

10th Anniversary Devour Culinary Classic Celebrates a Decade of Showcasing Arizona’s Culinary Talent 

10th Anniversary Devour Culinary Classic Ticket Announcement. A decade of excellence is marked by beauty, taste, and experience. Hosted at the Desert Botanical Garden, this event features Arizona’s finest chefs and restaurants delivering a world class food festival. 2019 Devour Culinary Classic is February 23 - 24. Tickets now available.