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Local chefs & breweries join forces for the second annual “Brews & Bites”

Local chefs & breweries join forces for the second annual “Brews & Bites”

Matt SternerMatt Sterner
Jul 1, 20191 min read
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Tucson Original Restaurants and Baja Arizona Craft Brewers are joining forces to bring “Brews & Bites” at The Highlands at Dove Mountain from 6 – 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 13.

The event was created to showcase a unique tasting menu inspired by Tucson’s growing craft beer scene — and boy, it’s going to be great. 12 local chefs/restaurants are pairing up with six different breweries this year.

Everyone attending will enjoy small plates paired with beer from the featured menu of competing collaborations. Once you’ve had enough to eat and drink, you’ll vote for your favorite.

Tickets are $35 per person.

Participating Chefs/Restaurants and Breweries

  • Marcus Van Winden of  The Dutch Eatery & Refuge and Terry Kyte of Bisbee Breakfast Club are teamed up with Catalina Brewing Company
  • Ryan Clark of PY Steakhouse and Maria Mazon of Boca Tacos y Tequila are teamed up with Borderlands Brewing Company
  • Ken Foy of Dante’s Fire and Janet Jones of Tanque Verde Guest Ranch are teamed up with Crooked Tooth Brewing Company
  • Rocco Digrazia of Rocco’s Little Chicago and Mat Cable of Fresco Pizzeria & Pastaria are teamed up with Sentinel Peak Brewing Company
  • Mary Steiger of Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery and Bryan Benton of Dominick’s Real Italian are teamed up with Button Brew House
  • Charles Scott of The Highlands at Dove Mountain and Micheal Elefante of Mama’s Louisa’s are teamed up with Barrio Brewing Company

Highlands Dove Mountain is located at 4949 W. Heritage Club Blvd., Marana, AZ. For more information, visit tucsonoriginals.com.

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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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