Dining Out

Local restaurateurs meet their customers at the door with takeout, delivery

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Our Tucson restaurant partners are operating during the mandatory restaurant shut-down, keeping hungry folks fed. We encourage readers to patronize local restaurants to keep businesses afloat and staff employed during this difficult time. Here’s a sampling of innovative and tasty options and specials that are available for takeout and… Read more »

Dining Out Guide for November 8th, 2019

Caffe Torino 16140 N. Oracle Rd., Catalina, 721-5666, www.caffetorinotucson.com Claire’s Cafe & Art Gallery 16140 N. Oracle Rd., Catalina, 721-5666, www.clairescafe.net Fronimo’s Greek Cafe 3242 E Speedway Blvd., 327-8321, www.fronimos.com Alloro D.O.C. Trattoria at the Tucson Hilton East 7600 E Broadway Blvd. Ste. 200, 622-6400 Taste of Tucson Downtown… Read more »

Autumn menus at local restaurants emphasize fresh flavors, local sources

From Italian to Greek, bars to bakeries, here’s a look at what’s on the menu across the area this fall. Braised lamb at Athens on 4th Avenue is the house special, browned with extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes, caramelized onions, and special herbs and spices. Jeannie Delfakis-Benavente, daughter of… Read more »

Dining Out : Chef Bios 11.9.18

ECLECTIC CAFÉ MARK SMITH, owner Born and raised in Tucson, Mark Smith is a Catalina High School graduate. He started working in restaurants as a teenager and took that training to open the Eclectic Café in October 1980 when he was 24. Smith brings a variety of flavors to… Read more »

Dining Out Guide

Cafe Poca Cosa 110 E. Pennington St., 622-6400, www.cafepocacosatucson.com Claire’s Cafe & Art Gallery 16140 N. Oracle Rd., Catalina, 825-2525, www.clairescafe.net Coffee X Change 6841 E. Camino Principal, 751-4739 8501 E. Broadway Blvd., 885-2024 www.coffee-x-change.com dedicated a gluten free bakery and coffee shop 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Ste. 41,… Read more »

New cafe at UA Hillel blends modern cuisine, kosher traditions

Chefs Mike Felde (left) and Alan Sanchez outside of Fuison'z Cafe at the University of Arizona's Hillel Foundation.

Fusion’z Café is offering a new take on kosher favorites, from dressing up falafel with wild mushrooms and caramelized onions to offering five variations on avocado toast. This is not your grandma’s spread. Fusion’z is the new installment inside the University of Arizona Hillel, replacing the Oy Vey Café,… Read more »

Tucson restaurateurs highlight joys of community in busy winter season

A handful of Tucson’s restaurateurs are working through the holidays, but instead of dreading their blistering schedule they’re welcoming in the busy season. Filling your plates and bowls warms their souls. Jason McCarty, a managing partner at Eclectic Cafe, says he sees the 37-year-old eatery as an unofficial anchor… Read more »

Tucson sisters launch first Woops! in the West

Sisters Naomi Lippel (left) and Ellie Lippel at Woops! Bakeshop (Courtesy Woops!)

Tucson’s Main Gate Square sports a chic new bakery called Woops! The Woops! phenomenon got its start in 2012 with a pop-up holiday kiosk in New York’s Bryant Square Park selling nothing but macarons, the petite, colorful French sandwich cookies (as opposed to macaroons, the chewy coconut cookies often… Read more »

‘Nosh & More’ furnishes fun for Jewish foodies

Looking to give your mom a little extra love on Mother’s Day? If she’s a foodie —or you are — the “Nosh & More” section of jewishtucson.org can provide sweet and savory inspiration, with recipes contributed by members of the local Jewish community. Reading the accompanying “Why I Love… Read more »

Local chefs dish on dream dinners for mom and the vegetable joys of spring

Ah, asparagus! As Mother’s Day approaches, local chefs and restaurateurs are turning their thoughts to burgeoning spring produce — and time spent in the kitchen with their mothers and grandmothers. “I’m excited to cook with artichokes, asparagus and peas,” says Tyler Fenton, chef/co-owner at Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink.… Read more »

Advertiser Directory – Eat Local: Vegetarian

CHOICE GREENS The Choice Green “design-your-own chopped salad” concept was in response to people’s desire for fresh and healthy food prepared just for them. Customers can choose from over 50 ingredients and 20 dressings, and have their customized salad chopped and tossed right before their eyes.  They strive to… Read more »