Devour Culinary Classic News Today

A panel of top food critics and journalists from around the country tasted dishes served by more than 50 restaurants and purveyors.

Fill your plate and your cup at these delicious Valley events, including the launch of a Tempe Eats food hall, Arizona Beer Week and Taco Wars.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday for the 15th annual Devour Culinary Classic, the most anticipated tasting event of the year. 

After sampling dishes and beverages from 77 Arizona restaurants, judges named the 2023 Devour Culinary Classic winners. These dishes took top honors.

A popular annual food festival will return to the Desert Botanical Garden in 2023 after a 3-year break. What to know about Devour Culinary Classic.

The Arizona unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% in February, well below pre-pandemic levels and the lowest it has been since 2007, according to the most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Devour Culinary Classic has announced all of the restaurants, bartenders and participants at its epic week-long celebration of Phoenix food.

Match Market & Bar Match Market & Bar Get all dressed up for The Great Gatsby-themed dinner at Match Market and Bar. Start with salmon deviled eggs followed by shrimp mango ceviche, seafood soup, New York strip steak, and lemon freeze. Each of the five courses comes with a flapping cocktail pairing. Masks are required, and temperatures will be taken upon arrival, but then its all fun (with hand sanitizing stations located throughout the restaurant). Tickets are $75 and seating is limited. F...

The restaurants booked for Sunday are: Aioli Gourmet Burgers, Beckett’s Table, Citizen Public House, The Gladly, Hana Japanese Eatery, Hot Noodles Cold Sake, Nook Kitchen, Rancho Pinot, and Shift Kitchen + Bar coming down from Flagstaff. "Tickets," which are essentially pre-orders, open to the public at 9 a.m. on Monday, February 1, and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 19. Each costs $200, and participating restaurants will receive 100 percent of those proceeds. Local First Arizona, the ...

Crescent Ballroom Crescent Ballroom is Closing Till January 2 Crescent Ballroom, the downtown music venue home to the Cocina 10 restaurant (and a couple of onsite bars and killer patio seats) is closing again. "We have decided to close starting this weekend for the holidays," the announcement posted to social media reads. "Cases are on the rise and it feels like a good time to take a break." The team projects the food side will reopen on January 2 for “picnic style” meals available for tak...