Prepare and Devour Pimento Cheese at Home with Chef Justin Beckett

Chef Justin Beckett wishes he had found pimento cheese earlier in life. This recipe is fantastic as a spread or dip. Serve pimento cheese with chips, crackers, toast points, or even as little tea sandwiches. Pimento cheese can be made days in advance and kept in your fridge. Chef Beckett often makes a big batch and places it into mason jars as a gift for neighbors and friends and, as you can imagine, he is a pretty popular guy after that. Make his recipe and order a meal from Southern Rail or Beckett’s table for Devour at Home!

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Prepare and Devour "Hoppin' Jon" at Home with Chef Stephen Jones

Chef Stephen Jones, of the Larder + the Delta, is one of the chefs at this year’s Devour at Home. You’ll have the chance to bring home some of his culinary masterpieces when you pre-order your Devour meal. In the meantime, try his Hoppin’ Jon recipe below!

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The Devour Culinary Classic Celebrates Ten Delicious Years

See what our friends at Frontdoors Media had to say about our Devour Culinary Classic this year!

“Arizona’s premier culinary festival, the Devour Culinary Classic, celebrated its 10th anniversary in February.”

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Looking Back on 10 Years of the Devour Culinary Classic

Does it get any better than strolling through the magnificent Southwest landscape, noshing on deliciously crafted small plates while sipping Arizona wines under the springtime desert sun?

Winners Announced for 2018 Devour Excellence Awards

Everything has been devoured and the votes have been tallied. Here are the results of the Devour Excellence Awards.

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8 Things to Know Before You Go: Devour Culinary Classic

Attending the Devour Culinary Classic? Here's everything you need to know.

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The 2018 Devour Culinary Classic is Sold Out

There are still tickets available for the three Devour Week events leading up to the Devour Culinary Classic including the Devour Phoenix Bartending Competition, Seven Chefs Dinner, and Devour the World.

Devour Culinary Classic Announces Bold Move to Desert Botanical Garden in 2018

Hosted by Phoenix Art Museum since its inception nearly a decade ago, the Devour Culinary Classic, organized by Local First Arizona with support from the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA), has become the Valley’s premier culinary event. Having sold out for the previous four years, the Devour Culinary Classic is heading to a new venue in 2018 to accommodate the event’s growth and vision.

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Antonio Mariano Cruz-Esparza: Barrio Cafe

Young Cruz-Esparza has the training and skill to run a restaurant. His interest in food goes way back to his youth when he asked his mother to buy him a bunch of spices so he could taste all of them in different dishes.

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Elote Cafe

How often do celebrities have to put up with waiting at a no-reservation restaurant? Well, both Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Academy-Award winner Michael Keaton have patiently stood two hours in line to get into Elote Café in Sedona. Why? Because along with us ordinary folks, they know that the spectacular Mexican cuisine is worth queueing up for.

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Zak's Chocolate

This year, Arizona's own Zak’s Chocolate received the 2017 Good Food Award for their Cacao Nib Caramel! They are the first ever Arizona winner in the confections category and only the second winner ever from Arizona

Blog, NewsKimber LanningJanuary 30, 2017Devour Culinary Classic, Localist, Phoenix, Sunday

Seven Courses, Ten Chefs at the New Singh Meadows

Who says too many cooks spoil the broth? Ten of the Valley’s top chefs are whipping up a once-in- a-lifetime, seven-course dinner on Wednesday, March 1. And check out the location: Singh Meadows, a new, 72-acre organic oasis in Tempe.

Hana Japanese Eatery

For a one-day event, Devour Phoenix takes up an extraordinary amount of Lori Hashimoto’s time. She’s the driving force behind Hana Japanese Eatery, a wallet-friendly BYOB that’s one of the Valley’s premier Japanese restaurants.

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The Bartender's Dozen

Kicking off Devour Week, twelve of Arizona's best bartenders will rise to compete for the title of Arizona's Star Bartender on February 26th at Desoto Central Market. The starting lineup will go head to head, bringing their best drinks to the bar.

Tickets on Sale for Devour Week 2017

Join us as we bring together and celebrate Arizona's best culinary personalities and purveyors of food and beverage. Tickets are now on sale for Devour Week 2017.

Become A Localist, Double Up On Devour Tickets

Any Localist who proudly wears their Localist tee to the Classic will be entered to win 2 tickets to the 2018 Devour Culinary Classic. Simply swing by the Localist booth to show your pride.

Devour Week 2017 Details, Tickets, Changes Announced

The Devour Culinary Classic, formerly known as the Devoured Culinary Classic, is the region’s premier week long annual culinary celebration hosted at several distinct venues in Phoenix, Arizona. The goal of the events are to showcase Arizona’s celebrity culinary talent as well as its fine food and drink producers and purveyors, all while furthering metro Phoenix as a dining destination worthy of international prestige.