See what our friends at Frontdoors Media had to say about our Devour Culinary Classic this year!
“Arizona’s premier culinary festival, the Devour Culinary Classic, celebrated its 10th anniversary in February.”
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Does it get any better than strolling through the magnificent Southwest landscape, noshing on deliciously crafted small plates while sipping Arizona wines under the springtime desert sun?
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Everything has been devoured and the votes have been tallied. Here are the results of the Devour Excellence Awards.
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Attending the Devour Culinary Classic? Here's everything you need to know.
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There are still tickets available for the three Devour Week events leading up to the Devour Culinary Classic including the Devour Phoenix Bartending Competition, Seven Chefs Dinner, and Devour the World.
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The Devour Culinary Classic debuted the inaugural Devour Excellence Awards at this year’s event, showcasing Arizona’s culinary talent and bringing deserved attention to our state’s culinary leaders. A diverse panel of judges representing prestigious organizations and publications from across the country were on site to determine 2017 award winners.
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Hosted by Phoenix Art Museum since its inception nearly a decade ago, the Devour Culinary Classic, organized by Local First Arizona with support from the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA), has become the Valley’s premier culinary event. Having sold out for the previous four years, the Devour Culinary Classic is heading to a new venue in 2018 to accommodate the event’s growth and vision.
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We want to help you experience all that the Devour Culinary Classic has to offer. Use this as a guide to your weekend of foodie fun! Here are 12 things to know for the Devour Culinary Classic this weekend.
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While there is always much to be said about the food at the Devour Culinary Classic, those attending should not forget that this unique event is also an excellent opportunity to expand your horizons and sample dozens of local, regional, and international wines. Here are 14 Arizona wines from 7 local wineries you should make sure not to miss at this year's Devour Culinary Classic.
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For Tam, who has done research and development for a lot of local restaurants in addition to his duties at Bitter and Twisted, tasting food around town at different restaurants is an important part of being a chef. He is intrigued by what other chefs are doing and appreciates their skills in transforming ingredients. This curiosity is what led Bob to consider partnering with Tacos Chiwas’ Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin for Devour.
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Young Cruz-Esparza has the training and skill to run a restaurant. His interest in food goes way back to his youth when he asked his mother to buy him a bunch of spices so he could taste all of them in different dishes.
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Every year Robson tries to choose something different to serve. One year it was goat tacos another year it was flapjacks another year carnitas. This year he intends to go for something a little less Mexican and a little more Vietnamese.
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How often do celebrities have to put up with waiting at a no-reservation restaurant? Well, both Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Academy-Award winner Michael Keaton have patiently stood two hours in line to get into Elote Café in Sedona. Why? Because along with us ordinary folks, they know that the spectacular Mexican cuisine is worth queueing up for.
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This year, Arizona's own Zak’s Chocolate received the 2017 Good Food Award for their Cacao Nib Caramel! They are the first ever Arizona winner in the confections category and only the second winner ever from Arizona
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Who says too many cooks spoil the broth? Ten of the Valley’s top chefs are whipping up a once-in- a-lifetime, seven-course dinner on Wednesday, March 1. And check out the location: Singh Meadows, a new, 72-acre organic oasis in Tempe.
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For a one-day event, Devour Phoenix takes up an extraordinary amount of Lori Hashimoto’s time. She’s the driving force behind Hana Japanese Eatery, a wallet-friendly BYOB that’s one of the Valley’s premier Japanese restaurants.
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Kicking off Devour Week, twelve of Arizona's best bartenders will rise to compete for the title of Arizona's Star Bartender on February 26th at Desoto Central Market. The starting lineup will go head to head, bringing their best drinks to the bar.
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Join us as we bring together and celebrate Arizona's best culinary personalities and purveyors of food and beverage. Tickets are now on sale for Devour Week 2017.
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Any Localist who proudly wears their Localist tee to the Classic will be entered to win 2 tickets to the 2018 Devour Culinary Classic. Simply swing by the Localist booth to show your pride.
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The Devour Culinary Classic, formerly known as the Devoured Culinary Classic, is the region’s premier week long annual culinary celebration hosted at several distinct venues in Phoenix, Arizona. The goal of the events are to showcase Arizona’s celebrity culinary talent as well as its fine food and drink producers and purveyors, all while furthering metro Phoenix as a dining destination worthy of international prestige.
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