By Jess Harter
Friday, October 6, 2023
By Jess Harter
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
🌱 The ninth annual Great American Seed Up, a pop-up bulk seed buying event, will take place Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28, at North Phoenix Baptist Church on the southeast corner of Central and Bethany Home in Phoenix.
The event showcases a seed bazaar stocked with open-pollinated, non-GMO vegetable, wildflower, flower, grain, and herb seed varieties at significantly discounted prices.
The Seed Up caters to all levels of seed enthusiasts, from market farmers to home gardeners. All available seed varieties have been carefully chosen for their adaptability to hot, dry desert climates.
Registration is $7.50 per day, granting entry to the Seed Room for seed purchasing, as well as access to online educational resources and live internet presentations.
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By Jess Harter
Monday, August 21, 2023
By Jess Harter
Thursday, August 17, 2023
By Jess Harter
Monday, August 7, 2023
By Jess Harter
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
📆 🍽 The Arizona Restaurant Association has announced the fall edition of Arizona Restaurant Week will take place Friday, Sept. 8, through Sunday, Sept. 17.
What: Participating restaurants offer three-course prix-fixe menus for $33, $44, or $55 per person (or couple, in a few cases). Wine or cocktail pairings often are available.
- Approximately 150 restaurants participate in Restaurant Week every spring and fall. (Pictured: Green chile burger at SanTan Spirit House in downtown Chandler.)
The quote: “We encourage you to enjoy your favorite restaurants, try new ones, and most importantly, get out there and support our hospitality industry that continues to succeed largely due to customers’ loyalty,’’ ARA president Steve Chucri says.
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By Jess Harter
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
By Jess Harter
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
It looks like AZCentral.com, the digital co-op of the Arizona Republic and Channel 12, is getting into the food fest biz.
The website announced this morning the first-ever AZCentral Food & Wine Experience will be held Nov. 7-8 at Scottsdale Fashion Square Event Park:
Taste unlimited samplings from more than 60 locally owned restaurants while sipping on fine wines, craft beers and spirits. Enjoy dozens of interactive displays by restaurants, farmers, cookbook authors, wineries, breweries, food makers and distillers.
Exclusive seminars and master classes – such as pairing scotch and cigars, or how to create a burger bar at home – will be offered throughout the experience. Attend barbecue university, enjoy a farm-to-table dinner, dine with celebrity chefs and visit a kitchen expo featuring the latest cooking gadgets and technologies.
Azcentral is working with Scottsdale-based R Entertainment.
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