Slow Food Southern Arizona is hosting a Holiday Tamale Class at Casino Del Sol from 1 – 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 21.
Journalist Carlo Petrini and some of his friends founded the Slow Food movement in 1986. The group created the movement to preserve local cuisine by using local ingredients in restaurants and home kitchens. Since then, Slow Food has grown to over 80,000 members in 100 countries.
Here in Tucson, Slow Food’s hands-on tamale-making class is getting some help with the arrangement by Casino Del Sol’s chef Ryan Clark.
The class is going to be pretty sweet, too. Throughout the class, you’ll make a dozen tamales yourself and then take home a dozen from the Casino Del Sol’s kitchen as well.
Seats are $55 per person and can be purchased the day of the event, but you can reserve your spot ahead of time.
Casino Del Sol is located at 5655 W. Valencia Rd. For more information, visit slowfoodsouthernaz.org.
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Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.
