Tucson
Come Blow Your Horn at the Coronet
Tucson has had a restaurant explosion and it's all good. The Coronet is in the newly remodeled Coronado Hotel at the southern tip of the 4th Avenue Merchant District before going into the tunnel and ending up downtown. More specifically, the Coronet is on the modern street car route across from the Shanty.
Culinary Grads Give Back, Nicky's Week, Luau
RA Sushi raises money for St. Jude. AI Culinary grads raise money for Community Food Bank. No Kill Pima County samples wine to save more animals and Acacia invites you to a Trader Vic cocktail extravaganza. Rock on, Tucson.
Ho Ho Ho and Bottles of Rum
You have to hand it to Saint House Rum Bar for going against the tide, the tequila tide that is. In a town know for its World Margarita Championship and the Agave Festival, Saint House serves 60 kinds of rum almost exclusively.
Willcox Wine Festival, Iron Chef Tucson, Olive Oil
This weekend get out of town. Go south to Willcox, Southern Arizona's answer to the Napa Valley. Vote for your favorite Tucson chef and check out a new olive oil store downtown.
Go NoRTH
A word about NoRTH: I’m not sure why Fox Restaurant Concepts messed with the name. First it was NoRTH. Then it changed to North Fattoria which means farm but some of us couldn’t get past the “fat,” and now it’s North Italia but to me it will always simply be NoRTH, and it’s my most favorite place to eat at La Encantada.
