What
Grange Within Range Dinner
When
5:30 p.m., Friday, September 29
Where
Tohono Chul Garden Bistro
7366 N. Paseo Del Norte
More Info
(520) 742-6455
tohonochulpark.org
There’s no point in traveling far from home when some of the best ingredients can be found right outside your window.
Tohono Chul Garden Bistro is hosting “Grange Within Range” at 5:30 p.m., Friday, September 29. 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.
Grange Within Range is the first of a three-part dinner series that highlights native and Sonoran flavors sourced within 100 miles.
Cocktail hour will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Grab a drink and appetizers before the big dinner kicks off at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $75 per person, and it’s always a good idea to snag them ahead of time to reserve your spot.
‘Grange Within Range’ Cocktail Hour Menu
First Course
- Goat Cheese Tartlets
- Pistachios Garden Squash Ceviche Shooters
- Fennel
- Cherry Sausage Empanadas
‘Grange Within Range’ Dinner Menu
Second Course
- San Xavier Cholla Buds – cured egg yolk, shallot, smoked salt, and candied lemon peel
Third Course
- E & R Puerco Seco – blue corn huarche, pickled carrot and cassava, avocado
Fourth Course
- Adams Natural Meats Short Rib Bisonte – squash purée, buttermilk fennel “frites”, sprouts, and chiltepin oil
Fifth Course
- Garden Figs Piloncillo – zabaglione, puffed white wheat, vanilla mulato date sugar
Make sure to catch the rest of the dinner series, too.
- Saturday, October 28 – “Chiles, Chocolate, & Chemistry” featuring ingredients within 75 miles.
- Friday, November 24 – “Present to Past” featuring flavors within 50 miles.
Tohono Chul Garden Bistro is located at 7366 N. Paseo Del Norte. For more information, call (520) 742-6455 or visit tohonochulpark.org.
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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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