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LIVE & LOCAL Get ready to rock your culinary world
This year, the fifth annual Live & Local, presented by GoDaddy, has a new home – and so much more. Now being hosted at Desert Ridge Marketplace, this annual culinary spectacular aims to bring the food and music scenes together for one very big night guaranteed to feed both one’s soul and stomach – as well as help local Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale youth. “This event is our biggest of the fall, meant to raise critical funds to help us provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, athletics, and high-impact youth development programs during nonschool hours throughout greater Scottsdale as well as on neighboring Native American lands,” says Mike Baer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale board member and Live & Local committee member. Among the rock star restaurants signed on to play their culinary hits for guests are The Capital Grille, Postino WineCafe, Chart House, Tryst Café, The Thumb and Taste of New Mexico, thanks in great part to a full partnership with the Arizona Restaurant Association. In addition, Bitter & Twisted – recently recognized as having one of the top 10 cocktail menus in the world – will be on hand to mix up the newest and coolest cocktails on the market, as well as pair them with their housemade high-spirited cupcakes, each infused with actual spirits and liqueurs. “Guests can also expect a blind wine pull where they can try their luck for just $25 per bottle for varietals worth up to $200 – as well as a Don Julio Tequila experience, a beer garden and several wine-tasting stations, courtesy of Young’s Market, Breakthru Beverage and Crescent Crown,” Baer says. Throughout the event, several live acts will also take the main stage at Desert Ridge Marketplace including Don’t Tell Mom as well as a 12-piece band and a DJ. For those interested in a more
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elevated experience – literally and figuratively – VIP tickets will include priority access, a luxe VIP-only area with elevated lounges and cabanas, a second stage viewable only by the VIP guests, and an exclusive after-party from 9 to 11 p.m. with additional tastings and a live set by DJ Miss Mixx, who is well-known throughout Phoenix, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. All guests will also be able to take part in raffle experiences, photo stations and dancing. “Great menus and great cocktails aren’t so different than great albums and amazing bands – each is handcrafted to take you on a journey,” Baer says. “With that in mind, we want this event to be The Beatles or The Rolling Stones of the fall culinary scene.”
IF YOU GO… What: Live & Local When: Nov. 12, 6-9 p.m. Where: Desert Ridge Marketplace, 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix Tickets: General admission, $65; VIP, $150 Information: www. bgcs.org/liveandlocal