Through the end of August, experience the Sonoran Summer menu at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort’s Flying V Bar & Grill. The three-course dinner highlights the indigenous ingredients in the Sonoran Desert, specifically mesquite and prickly pear. The mesquite pods and prickly pear fruit are harvested on-site, which is why the two were selected as the…
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Valentine’s Day 2021: Tucson Restaurants
Read moreTucson is celebrating Valentine’s Day with special menus all over town! Below are restaurants that I confirmed that still have openings this weekend. Most of the restaurants also offer take out options. To help you decide, I included the pricing and prix fixe menu details. There are a few other restaurants that I love, but…
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Snow Day Tips for Mount Lemmon, AZ
Read moreAny Tucsonan will tell you that the biggest highlight of the winter season is when a snow storm hits Mount Lemmon! Today, 35 inches of snow were recorded at the base of the Mt. Lemmon Ski Resort– which means the perfect adventure for a snow day! Snow days are not to be missed, so plan…
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Tucson Gift Guide
Read moreWe can all agree that now is as important as ever to support our local businesses! I believe change begins in our community, so I asked my Instagram friends (you!) what their favorite businesses are and compiled a Tucson gift guide for the holidays. Mixed in with this list are some of my personal favorites.…
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Puttin’ on the Dog Tail-a-thon
Read moreFor 21 years, Puttin’ on the Dog has been one of Tucson’s biggest events, and the Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s major fundraiser. To adapt to this year, the non-profit animal shelter switched to a virtual event and created a two-day Puttin’ on the Dog Tail-a-thon Program! From Saturday, Oct. 10 to Sunday, Oct. 11,…
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Everything You Need to Know Before Hiking Picacho Peak
Read moreSo, you want to hike Picacho Peak? If you’re like me, you have probably passed Picacho Peak State Park several times, and thought about hiking to the top “someday.” Well congrats on finally turning “someday” to now! To be honest, I didn’t hike Picacho Peak until after I had graduated from college and was preparing…
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Tito & Pep Surprises Tucson with a Weekly Menu
Read moreI recently found myself pulling up to a brick building decorated with mid-century modern art in the heart of midtown Tucson. One would easily identify the art’s bright teal and burnt orange as Tito & Pep’s iconic colors. The restaurant’s mesquite-fired cuisine focuses on flavors from Tucson and the Southwest. John Martinez, owner and chef,…
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Charrovida Reopens with Plant Plus+ Menu
Read moreCharrovida reopened with a Plant Plus+ refreshed menu and lower prices. After a two-month closure, guests can now join the restaurant for limited dine-in and patio seating, take-out or curbside pick-up. Prior to COVID, Charrovida was a spot I regularly visited because of its menu and location at the Casas Adobes Plaza. When I lived…
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Tucson Takeout with Fox Restaurant Concepts
Read moreWe all have the power to support local restaurants, and in this post I will focus on Tucson takeout with Fox Restaurant Concepts. FRC is a partner I have worked with over the last two years, and a group I have dined with for more than 20 years. With each FRC brand includes a different…
