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Postino will once again serve bruschetta at Live & Local.
Charity Live & Local feeds a sense of community.
Small bites raise big funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale.
By Alison Bailin Batz / Photos special to Airpark News
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f the Rolling Stones were a festival, they’d be Live & Local at Desert Ridge Marketplace, according to Mike Baer. “Great menus and great cocktails aren’t so different than great albums and amazing bands – each is handcrafted to take you on a journey. With that in mind, we want this event to be the Beatles or Rolling Stones of the fall culinary scene,” says Baer, who is on the Live & Local committee and on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, which benefits from the event. The 2017 Live & Local, presented by GoDaddy, is the 5th annual foodie fundraising fete, but this marks its first year at Desert Ridge Marketplace. The event aims to bring the Valley’s food and music scenes together for a night of epicurean entertainment that ultimately helps the youth at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale. The organization, established in 1954, serves thousands of children and teens in Scottsdale, the Northeast Valley, and Native American communities.
“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 and athletics, and high-impact youth development programs during critical non-school hours throughout greater Scottsdale as well as on neighboring Native American lands,” Baer says. In addition to the culinary contingent serving samples of myriad cuisines (see sidebar), Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour will be on hand to mix up the newest and coolest cocktails on the market, and pair them with their house-made High Spirited Cupcakes, each infused with actual spirits and liqueurs. “Guests can also expect a wine pull – where they can try their luck at blind-pulling wines for just $25 a bottle for varietals worth up to $200 – as well as a Don Julio Tequila experience, Ketel …continues on page 32
Chef Wade’s Bistro on Wheels dishes up American and French fare.
Beverages at Live & Local have included brews from Grand Canyon Brewing Company.
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