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Clockwise from top left: Chef Chris Singleton, Agustin Brasserie; Chef Maria Mazon, Boca Tacos y Tequila; Chef Sam Alboy, Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue; Chef Angel Fabian, Noble Hops; Chef Coralie Satta, Ghini’s French Caffe
Tucson Culinary Festival Turns 10 The 2012 Tucson Culinary Festival celebrates 10 years of local culinary creativity at two separate events. It kicks off on Oct. 6 with the Reserve & Grand Tastings at Casino del Sol Resort, followed by the World Margarita Championship on Oct. 26 on the plaza at the Tucson Museum of Art. The food fest showcases the fresh original flavors of Tucson. A portion of the proceeds from both events will benefit Tucson Values Teachers and the Tucson Hispanic Foundation Scholarship Fund on behalf of Cox Charities. The festival is sponsored by Tucson Originals, a group of 50 independently owned local restaurants. The Reserve Tasting gives guests a rare opportunity to taste small-production boutique wines seldom available by the glass, along with special dishes to complement the wines created by Tucson Original chefs. It will be held in the pool area and breezeway just outside the Casino del Sol Grand Ballroom from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person in advance or $125 at the door and include admission to the Casino del Sol Grand Tasting that follows. 194 BizTucson
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The Grand Tasting will be in the Grand Ballroom and foyer from 6 to 9 p.m. More than 100 wines are featured from the top growing regions of the world, along with a wide selection of micro brews and beers and tastings of signature dishes from more than 40 Tucson Original restaurants. Admission is $65 per person in advance or $80 at the door. The seventh-annual World Margarita Championship will be at the art museum Oct. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. This event features competitions among Tucson’s mixologists, each trying to best the other with unique creations of Tucson’s favorite beverage – the margarita. In addition to sampling margaritas from each of the challengers and dishes created for the event by Tucson Originals chefs, attendees will vote for their favorite for the 2012 People’s Choice Award. A panel of local “celebrity” judges including former UA basketball star Joseph Blair, food mavens Jennifer English and Edie Jarolim, plus mixology expert Robert Plotkin, will select the winner of the 2012 World Margarita Championship. Tickets are $45 in advance or $60 at the door. Biz Tickets can be purchased at www.tucsonculinaryfestival.com/tickets.shtml
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