Start your shakers! It’s time for the pouring to commence once again at this year’s Bartending Competition leading up to this year’s Devoured Culinary Classic. Watch a group of some of the best bartenders and mixologists in the Valley as they compete for the Top Bartender prize! Tickets are just $10 and can be purchased at both Vig locations (Arcadia and Uptown). Get them now before they sell out! Guests of the competition will get to taste each cocktail and recieve 25% off all food and drink at Vig Uptown!

The Bartenders:
Anthony Mueller, Cartwright’s and Tonto Bar and Grill
Anthony Rico, St. Francis
Dolh Chompupong, The Mint
Andrea Valdez, Maizie’s Cafe
Joshua James, Parlor Pizzeria
Julie Hillebrand, J&G Steakhouse
Logan Purser, The Vig
Matty Helland, Windsor
Miguel Lerma, Sierra Bonita Grill
Renae Tsukamoto, Half Moon Sports Grill
Rebecca Stocks, District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
Stephen Dean, Sushi Roku

The Lineup:
Jan. 10th, 6PM: Elizabeth Meinz of Orange Table
Jan. 17th, 6PM: Jared Porter of Parlor Pizzeria
Jan. 24th, 6PM: Matt Taylor of noca
Jan. 28th, 2PM Danielle Leoni of The Breadfruit
Feb. 4th, 2PM: Mark Tarbell of Tarbell’s
Feb. 7th, 6PM: Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey
Originals
Feb. 18th, 2PM: Jennifer Woods of Chow Bella &
Crooked Sky Farms

$55 for two hour demo
Includes 3 dishes & 3 drinks
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

WHERE:
Phoenix Public Market Community Room
14 East Pierce Street

Beckett’s Table* (participating on Tues. 10/25)
Cibo
FEZ
Maizies Cafe and Bistro
Mojo Bowl Food Truck
The Parlor
Phoenix Public Market/Phoenix Street Food Coalition (Food Truck Friday Lunch)** (participating on Fri, 10/21)
Short Leash Hot Dog Truck
St. Francis
Switch
Tammie Coe
Urban Beans
The Windsor

*Visit Beckett’s Table on Tuesday 10/25 to taste their creations; they are closed on 10/24
** Visit the Phoenix Public Market on Friday 10/21 for Food Truck Fridays

MORE INFORMATION ON FOOD DAY: http://foodday.org/

Wanna get even more involved? Come help harvest veggies at the Roosevelt growhouse from 10 AM to 2 PM for Devour Phoenix Dood Day 2011! Veggies harvested Sunday October 23rd will be used in 13 restaurants in Phoenix to honor sustainable, local food systems! Roosevelt growhouse is a volunteer-run community garden in downtown phoenix producing beautiful, organic veggies. Be ready to get your hands dirty! Can’t make it the 23rd? You can garden ANY Sunday for Grow Days at the growhouse!

MORE INFORMATION ON ROOSEVELT GROWHOUSE: www.facebook.com/rooseveltgrowhouse

What:
Two-hour cooking class, including tastings, two beverages of the chef’s choice and take-home recipes. Each chef will have their own unique theme for summertime cooking. Additional details may be found on the Phoenix Public Market website.

When:
Saturdays from July 23 – September 3 from 2 – 4 p.m.

Where:
Inside the Phoenix Public Market
14 East Pierce Street
Phoenix, AZ  85004

Tickets:
Tickets are $45 and may be purchased online here.  Proceeds go to benefit the Phoenix Public Market and Devour Phoenix.

Chef Lineup:
July 23: Tudie Frank-Johnson, D’licious Dishes
July 30:  Aaron Chamberlain, St. Francis
August 6:  Chrysa Robertson, Rancho Pinot Grill
August 13: Doug Robson, Gallo Blanco Cafe
August 20: Tracy Dempsey, Tracy Dempsey Originals
August 27: Jen Anderson, Windsor
September 3: John Hall, Canela Bistro

FEZ
Fathers Day Brunch with 50% Bottles of Wine All Day and $3 Brunch Cocktails!

Bliss/ReBAR
Fathers Day Brunch N’ Basketball Promotion
Enjoy brunch, along with $4 Bloody Marys and $10 Pitchers of Mimosas. And eat at Bliss any day between now and Saturday, June 18 and enter to win FREE Brunch for FOUR on Father’s Day and four 2nd row seats at the Phoenix Mercury Game on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19. One entry per table. Minimum $20 food purchase.

Beckett’s Table
DAD. He’s famous for fixing things. Now let Beckett’s Table fix him some ribs and beer! This Father’s Day they’re serving up Beckett’s baby back ribs along with beer specials.

Phoenix City Grille
Father’s Day specials include a tender, slow cooked prime rib with a red chile au jus, truffle mashed potatoes and smoked onion rings
 for $24. Chef Hewitt is also offering a pan seared Alaskan halibut with a local tomato, grilled peach salad and a lemon curry vinaigrette with black mesa goat cheese and wild arugula for $26.

Gallo Blanco
Enjoy a Father’s Day stay-cation at The Clarendon with cocktails by the pool!

Hula’s Modern Tiki
$10 in HULA Bucks (to be used at next visit) for all Dad’s who dine with them on Father’s Day!

Postino Arcadia
Walt Richardson with live tunes on the patio, $5 glases of wine, sangria and pitchers of draft beer!

Postino Central
Live music with Brian Demarco, Brunch begins at 9 am, $5 glasses of wine and draft pitchers of beer.

First, a snapshot:
- Over 3,000 came through the Phoenix Art Museum in two days!  (Yes, it was a record.)
- 65 Restaurants
- Over 30 Breweries, Wineries and Spirits
- 5 Bands including headliner, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
- 10 Chef Demonstrations on the SubZero/Wolf Ferguson Stage
- New VIP kickoff event, Palette to Palate, paired four Valley chefs with four local artists to create both visual and edible experiences on Friday night
- New AJ’s Fine Foods Dessert Lounge, a sweet addition to the two-day event
- Local company Wright Choice Promotions provided the environmentally friendly Taterware plates and forks
- Arizona made napkins
- Approximately 400 recycled wine bottles (and counting)

Media and Other Shout Outs:
- The Devour coalition restaurants cleaned up (14 medals total) in the food critic’s version of the Olympics! Howard Seftel handed out his ‘medals’ to the following establishments:
Gold: The Parlor, The Breadfruit and Barrio Cafe
Silver: Postino, St. Francis, Petite Maison, Tuck Shop, Cibo, FEZ and Short Leash Hot Dogs
Bronze: Maizie’s Cafe, Switch, Cheuvront and Tammie Coe
Read the full article here.

- FOX 10
- Chow Bella
- Downtown Phoenix Journal
- Weekly Wine Journal (story + video)
- 944 Magazine
- Arizona Foothills Magazine
- Bite Me Brownies
- Food Tramp Diaries
- Mouth by Southwest

Palette to Palate Highlights:
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza, Barrio Cafe and Artist Lalo Cota
Roasted Corn Cocktail with chile and white cheese
Shrimp & Coconut Ceviche
“Low Rider” Margaritas
Don Julio Tequila Tastes complemented by pineapple sprinkled with chile, and cinnamon-dusted orange segments.

Chef James Porter, Petite Maison and Artist Randy Slack
Fennel Pollen Donuts topped with Salmon Fricasse and Lemon Creme Fraiche
Served with Dos Cabezas Wineworks 2009 El Norte Syrah Blend

Chef Aaron Chamberlin, St Francis and Artist James Angel
Sliced Beets Cured with Organic Farm Raised Scottish Salmon with Honeybell Tangelo and Creme Fraiche
Served with Arizona Stronghold Vineyard’s Tazi, a blend of mostly Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

Chef Payton Curry and Artist Geoffrey Gersten
Handcrafted Sausage made with Berkshire Pork and Black Arkansas Apple on an Escarole and Radicchio Salad
Spoonful of Steak Tartare atop a Salt & Vinegar Pringle Potato Chip
Pillsbury Wine Co’s. Wildchild White Crop Circles, a dry white field blend comprised of Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Malvasia, and Muscat

The List:
Saturday Restaurants
Arcadia Farms Café
Arrogant Butcher
Barrio Café
Bombay Spice Grill
Carte Blanche Gourmet Tacos
Chelsea’s Kitchen
Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar
Cibo
District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
Espressions Coffee Roastery
Fez Restaurant & Bar
Four Peaks Brewing Co.
Frank & Albert’s at Arizona Biltmore
Gallo Blanco Café
Green Restaurant
J&G Steakhouse
Julia Baker Confections
La Grande Orange Grocery & Pizzeria
Los Taquitos
Maizie’s Café & Bistro
Modern Steak
Narcisse Champagne & Tea Lounge
Olive & Ivy
Phoenix City Grille
Postino
Province
Relish Burger Bistro at The Phoenician
Roka Akor
San Tan Brewing Co.
St. Francis
Switch Restaurant & Wine Bar
Taggia at Firesky Resort & Spa
Talavera
The Mission
The Parlor Pizzeria
The Vig Uptown

Sunday Restaurants:
Arcadia Farms Café
Beckett’s Table
Bliss & ReBAR
Boa Bistro
Caffé Boa on Mill
Carte Blanche Gourmet Tacos
Chelsea’s Kitchen
Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar
Cibo
Citizen Public House
Cowboy Ciao
Different Pointe of View
District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
El Chorro Lodge
Espressions Coffee Roastery
Fez Restaurant & Bar
Frank & Albert’s at Arizona Biltmore
Green Restaurant
Hula’s Modern Tiki
Julia Baker Confections
Kai Restaurant at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort
La Grande Orange Grocery & Pizzeria
Narcisse Champagne & Tea Lounge
Petite Maison
Postino
Prado at The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa
Province
Relish Burger Bistro at The Phoenician
San Tan Brewing Co.
Short Leash Hotdogs Mobile Food Truck
St. Francis
Switch Restaurant & Wine Bar
Tammie Coe Cakes
The Breadfruit
Tuck Shop

Wine, Beer and Spirits:
Dos Cabezas WineWorks
Jerome Winery
Pillsbury Wine
Quail Distributing
Silvertap Wines
Su Vino Winery
Global Wines, Beer & Spirits
Colores del Sol Malbec
Etude Pinot Noir
Empty Glass Wine Company
Greg Norman Shiraz
Penfolds BIN 138 Chateau
Santa Barbara Chardonnay
Sledgehammer Zinfandel
Souverain Chardonnay
Stags’ Leap Cabernet
St. Clement Chardonnay
St. Jean Robert Young Chardonnay
TAZ Fiddlestix Pinot Noir
Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz/Cabernet
Four Peaks
San Tan Brewing Co.
Lumberyard
Honey Brown
Sam Adams
Mexican Moonshine
44 North
Compass Box
Tres Leches
Forward Brands Distributing (AZ)
Arroyo Vodka
BB’s Apple Pye Liqueur

Chef Demonstrations:
Saturday
Jacques Qualin, J&G Steakhouse
Silvana Salcido Esparza, Barrio Cafe
Anthony Dias Bleu (James Beard Award winner & leading wine expert)
Julia Baker, Julia Baker Confections
Aaron May, Vitamin T

Sunday
Payton Curry, Guerilla Gourmet
Bernie Kantak and Mixologist Rich Moe, Citizen Public House
Michael O’Dowd, Kai
Matt Smith, Boa Bistro/Caffé Boa and Empty Glass Wines
Justin Beckett, Beckett’s Table

The Bands:
Saturday
What Laura Says
Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce

Sunday
Steve Ansel & The Jackson Street Band
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
Calumet

A HUMONGOUS THANK YOU to everyone who participated and attended this year’s Devoured event at the Phoenix Art Museum.  For all the great photos and posts from everyone, please be sure to visit Devour’s Facebook page! And please be sure to post your own photos and comments there too.

Photo credit: Mouth by Southwest

Palette to Palate, the VIP kickoff event for Devoured, is a multi-sensory experience that launches a weekend of indulgence.  Four celebrated Arizona artists have partnered with four of the Valley’s most talented chefs to create visual and edible experiences.  See what happens when the body and soul are inspired!  Tickets are $45 and can be purchased here.

Chef/Artist Pairings:
Aaron Chamberlin, St. Francis with James Angel
James Porter, Petite Maison with Randy Slack
Payton Curry with Geoffrey Gersten
Silvana Salcido Esparza, Barrio Cafe with Hector Ruiz