What
Grange Within Range Dinner Series
When
4:30 p.m., Friday, November 24
Where
Tohono Chul Garden Bistro
7366 N. Paseo Del Norte
More Info
(520) 742-6455
tohonochulpark.org
If your Thanksgiving meal doesn’t end up satisfying like you’d hoped, don’t worry about it.
As a post-Thanksgiving feast, Tohono Chul Garden Bistro is hosting its last “Grange Within Range” dinner at 4:30 p.m., Friday, November 24.
This is the third and final part of the dinner series. So, if you’ve missed the first two, here’s your chance to taste the conclusion.
The dinner will feature flavor profiles from local purveyors in a 50-mile radius, including beer pairings from Iron John’s Brewing Company.
If you’re not familiar with Tohono Chul, the park encompasses 49 acres featuring a number of unique gardens and desert life. Some of the ingredients Garden Bistro uses are grown on the property.
Cocktail hour will begin at 4:30 p.m and the big dinner kicks off at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $75 per person, so snag them before they sell out.
‘Grange Within Range’ Cocktail Hour Menu
First Course
- Glass Gem Corn Cracker – pickled Tohono Chul devli’s claw
- Nopales Fritos – preserved Tohono Chul grape and beet chip
- Fry Bread – avocado mousse, mustard, and candied tomato
‘Grange Within Range’ Dinner Menu
Second Course
- Tohono Chul White Sage Pinole – honey roasted local squash, cold mesquite smoked San Xavier cholla buds, fried okra, and roasted yucca foam
Third Course
- Amaranth Stuffed Forbes Quail – wolfberry berry, creosote tea, San Xavier O’odham pea, and agave-epazote cube
Fourth Course
- Fire Pit Rabbit – Arizona pecan, hayden flour mills Sonora wheat pilaf, roasted O’odham corn, Ramona Farms white tepary bean
Fifth Course
- Barrel Cactus Pudding – Tohono Chul citrus, mesquite caramelized I’itoi, Cheri’s prickly pear yolk
Tohono Chul Garden Bistro is located at 7366 N. Paseo Del Norte. For more information, call (520) 742-6455 or visit tohonochulpark.org.
Article written by:
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.
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