Just inside Casino Del Sol, PY Steakhouse is hosting another “Dinner with Chefs” dinner from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18.
With each year’s passing, the monthly event continues to change, get tastier, and grow into a much bigger culinary experience with its vast group of collaborators. This year, PY Steakhouse and executive chef Ryan Clark are inviting local farmers from Southern Arizona into the kitchen to craft multi-course dinners with paired beverages.
Next up is Anne Loftfield of High Energy Agriculture and will involve using hand-picked, mindfully-sourced, Arizona-grown ingredients.
Seats range from $75 – $125 per person and you can make reservations by calling (520) 324-9350.
“Dinner with Chefs” February Menu
Welcome Wine
- Sonoma–Cutrer Private Select Les Pierres Chardonnay, Sonoma County, CA
First Course
- Early Spring Salad – Salanova mixed baby greens, radishes, carrots, hakurei turnips, and a tomato vinaigrette
- Paired with J. Wilkes Pinot Blanc, Santa Maria Valley, CA
Second Course
- Vegetable and Lamb Curry – toasted habanero-coconut broth, purple cauliflower, dicicco broccoli, carrots, lacinato kale, lime, and lamb fat roti flatbread
- Paired with Maison Denuziere Saint-Joseph Martel, Rhone Red Blend, France
Third Course
- Beet and Berry Cobbler – salted beet juice, fresh berries, raw sugar & molasses, herb-almond crumble, and cream cheese gelato
- Paired with a Champagne Bowler Cocktail – cognac, white wine, sparkling wine, and berries
If you can’t make it out to the first dinner of the year, there’s going to be several other opportunities. The menus, dates, and times will be posted at least a month in advance of the event.
Dinner with Chefs 2019 Lineup
- March – Cathy Lolwing, Felicia’s Farm
- April – Iris Montaño-Madrigal, Covilli Brand Organics
- May – Michael Chrisemer, Future Sprouts
- June – Bill Shriver, Merchant’s Garden
- July – Elizabeth Sparks and Becky Yim, Tucson Village Farm
- August – Gabriel Vega, San Xavier Co-op Farm
- September – Velvet Button, Ramona Farms
- October – Clay Smith, Sleeping Frog Farms
- November – Jill Madden, Aravaipa Farms Orchard and Inn
- December – Barbara Eiswerth, Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Network
PY Steakhouse is located at the Casino Del Sol Resort at 5655 W. Valencia Rd. To make a reservation, call (520) 324-9350. For more information, visit casinodelsol.com.
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.
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.
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