ARIZONA TACO FESTIVAL NEWSLETTER by Rick Phillips

ARIZONA TACO FESTIVAL TALKIN’ TACOS VOL 1. ISSUE 3

UPDATE

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We’ve been very busy little sustantivos (bees) since our last newsletter. For starters, we’ve created this new totally cool digital magazine for you to read through instead of a stingy jpeg in your email that you probably don’t open anyway thinking it’s spam. Besides our technical and stylistic upgrades, we’ve succeeded in hitting our goals for team and tequila entries. We couldn’t be more grateful for the suppport and are excited to see them all throw down their best tacos on October 9th at the competition. We’ve also added a main tequila sponsor since our last newsletter—Tres Agaves. They will be pouring their amazing margaritas at the Salty Señorita Main Bar as well as inside the Macayo’s VIP Tent. With only a few weeks left to the big show, we are working day & night to ensure you have the best experience we can offer. Tickets are selling on our website www.aztacofestival.com; people are volunteering to help out on the day of the event; and we have been inundated with folks dying to become National Taco Association Certified Judges. So thanks to everyone that has been following us on Facebook, Tweeting with us on Twitter or took the traditional route and have just told their friends. We’re looking forward to seeing you all.

TEAMS

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• BARRIO CAFE

• LOS SOMBREROS

• BLANCO TACOS & TEQUILA

• ST. FRANCIS

• RITA’S KITCHEN

• FUEGO BISTRO

• LA HACIENDA

• CIEN AGAVES

• PAPI CHULO’S

• CHRONIC TACOS

• LOS OLIVOS

• DOS DIABLOS

• MISSION

• AUNT CHILADA’S

• HEARD MUSEUM

• WALTZ AND WEISER'S WHISKEY BAR

• LA TOLTECA

• MI SALSA

• EL TORO BBQ

• MY NANA’S

• TICOZ

• AZ BBQ

• SALTY SEÑORITA

• SWB, A SOUTHWEST BISTRO

• MACAYO’S

• CHELSEA’S KITCHEN

• DOS GRINGOS

• SAN FELIPE'S CANTINA

TEQUILA

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• CORRIDO

• TEQUILA OCHO

• CABO WABO

• SIETE LEGUAS

• CAZADORES

• LOS NOHUALES

• CLASE AZUL

• SOL DE MEXICO

• DON RAMON

• DON JULIO

• CORZO

• TRES AGAVES

• JOSE CUERVO

• EL MAYOR

• MILAGRO

• RIAZUL

• ESPOLON

• DON AZUL

• EL JIMADOR

• SEMENTAL

• GRAN CENTANARIO

• 1921

• MAESTRO DOBEL

• ROGER CLYNE’S MEXICAN MOONSHINE

• PATRON

• AMBASSADOR

• EL GRADO

• CRUZ

RECIPE

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GUACAMOLE

Barrio Cafe, Phoenix 1 1 1 1 1 1/2 1

Avocado  Heaping tablespoon diced tomatoes  Heaping tablespoon diced Spanish or red onion  Heaping tablespoon of jalapeño, seeded and diced  Heaping tablespoon diced cilantro  Of a fresh lime Salt and fresh-cracked pepper to taste  Heaping tablespoon fresh pomegranate seeds

Dice avocado into small chunks and place in a serving bowl. Add tomatoes, onion, jalapeño and cilantro. Squeeze fresh lime juice over mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Fold together gently. Add pomegranate seeds. Mix gently and serve immediately.

MARGY CELERY SERRANO MARGARITA

Jade Bar at Sanctuary Resort & Spa on Camelback Mountain 2 Thin Slices 1 1/2 oz 1/4 oz ½ oz 1 oz ¾ oz Garnish

Serrano Chile El Jimador Tequila Silver Cointreau Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice Celery Juice Simple Syrup Salt

Rim a martini glass with salt and reserve 1 Serrano Chile slice. Add remaining ingredients to a shaker fill with ice and shake well. Strain into glass and garnish with Serrano Chili slice.

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EVENTS

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We threw a Kick-Off Party at The Mission Restaurant on July 24th as part of our ongoing Lead-Up Event Series to the big show. Guest enjoyed tequila from Jose Cuervo and Corrido and Matt Carter served up AMAZING Chicken Tacos with fresh chicken donated by Red Bird Farms. UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE ARIZONA TACO FESTIVAL 9/21/10: Elite Yelp Event at Salty Señorita — 5:30pm 9/28/10: Blanco Tacos & Tequila — 6pm To get on the guest list, please email us at: info@aztacofestival.com

“WHO DOESN’T LOVE TACOS?™”

EVENTS

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We partnered up with Neiman Marcus for their glamorous Fashion Night Out Event. We enlisted three of our taco teams to handle the catering. Blanco Tacos & Tequila, Mi Salsa and Los Sombreros wowed the crowd and got everyone excited to cheer them on at the Arizona Taco Festival. Corrido Tequila hosted a very sultry VIP Tequila Bar tucked away in the Men’s Fitting Room. UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE ARIZONA TACO FESTIVAL 9/21/10: Elite Yelp Event at Salty Señorita — 5:30pm 9/28/10: Blanco Tacos & Tequila — 6pm To get on the guest list, please email us at: info@aztacofestival.com

“WHO DOESN’T LOVE TACOS?™”

STUFF VIDEOS

We just recently completed a series of videos in conjunction with Dos Gringos featuring their Taco Mascot— Paco the Taco. To check them out, go to Dos Gringos’ YouTube Channel — DosGringosTV.

RADIO

We’ll be making regular appearances on The Best Damn Cigar Show on 1510 AM Sundays from 12pm-1pm broadcast from the Scottsdale Cigar Club during their Sunday Tailgate Party Series. We’ll be grillin’ out with Festival sponsor, Barbeques Galore.

ARIZONA TACO FESTIVAL PRINT Taco Fever has taken over 944 Magazine’s latest issue. Check out the story that EATERAZ did featuring a round up of some of the tastiest tacos in town! Click Here