SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival Returns in January

(Photo courtesy of SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival)

SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival Returns in January

Nov 16, 20232 min read

Wow! This event isn’t happening until January and the VIP tickets have already sold out.

Luckily, there are still General Admission Tickets available for this year’s SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival at Tucson Botanical Gardens. The big event is happening from noon – 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 20 at 2150 N. Alvernon Way.

The event gives the public a chance to experience the rich diversity of cuisine, culture, and agricultural history, making the Sonoran Desert and Tucson a famed UNESCO City of Gastronomy. SAVOR is one of the largest local gatherings of restaurants, chefs, breweries, wine, and specialty food purveyors in Tucson.

a group of people standing around a table with many different types of food
(Photo courtesy of SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival)

Presented in partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, Local First Arizona, and Tucson Botanical Gardens, all three nonprofit organizations “strive to educate and promote the beauty and culture of Southern Arizona in their unique way.”

The festival features interactive cooking stations, the opportunity to engage with local chefs, live music, art experiences, a signature event raffle, and admission to the Tucson Botanical Gardens.

So, are you convinced and ready to get your tickets to stroll the gardens while stopping by local restaurants and exhibitors? General Admission Tickets are $115 per person and include samplings from more than 60 wineries, breweries, distilleries, and restaurants.

(Photo Courtesy of Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance)

Participating Restaurants, Chefs & Purveyors

  • Agave Heritage Festival
  • Agustin Kitchen
  • Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oil & Balsamics
  • Amelia’s Mexican Kitchen
  • Arizona Distilling Co.
  • Bella’s Gelato Shoppe
  • Beyond Bread
  • Borderland Spirits
  • Button Brewhouse
  • Cancion Tequila
  • Compa Spirits
  • Coors Whiskey Co.
  • Corazon Azul
  • Cork Tucson
  • Dante’s Fire
  • Desert Forager
  • Dirty T Tamarindo
  • Dos Equis
  • Doughbird
  • El Corral
  • Ensenada Street Food
  • Ermanos
  • Fiesta Filipina
  • Hacienda at the Canyon
  • Heineken USA
  • Huss Brewing
  • Incas Peruvian Cuisine
  • Kingfisher Bar & Grill
  • La Cumbre Brewing Co.
  • La Merguez
  • Lady Umbrella
  • Laramita Cellars
  • Lasgidi Cafe
  • Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
  • Noble Hops
  • Off the Hook Seafood
  • Olive Oil Ring
  • Oralia Coffee+Kitchen
  • Pin-Up Pastries / Fork U BBQ
  • [POPPED] Artisan Popcorn
  • Pita Jungle
  • Pueblo Vida Brewing Company
  • Pure Poke
  • Rainy Day Chocolate
  • Saffron Indian Bistro
  • Sahuarita High School Culinary Program
  • Seis Kitchen
  • Sonoran Wines
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital
  • Tanna’s Botanas
  • The Lodge at Ventana Canyon
  • The Purple Tree Truck
  • The Royal Room
  • Transit Tea
  • Tucson Tamale Company
  • Tucson Tea Company
  • Vero Amore
  • Whiskey Del Bac
  • Wildflower
  • Yellow Brick Coffee
  • Zio Peppe

Exhibitors

  • Compost Cats
  • This Is Tucson
  • Tucson Foodie

Tucson Botanical Gardens is located at 2150 N. Alvernon Way. For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit saaca.org.

(Photo courtesy of SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival)

Article written by:

Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

More about Matt

At 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.

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