Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Cookbook Let's You Add a 'Taste of Tucson' to Your Life

Taste of Tucson
is a collection of delicious recipes from local restaurant experts, chefs and the author’s own original recipes, all inspired by the rich culture of Southern Arizona.

Alpers shares her own inspired recipe creations in this book as well as recipes from 16 of her favorite regional restaurants and chefs, while incorporating the history of the region, the mysticism and lore, and how it has contributed to the food of the people who live there.

“TASTE OF TUCSON is about how the evolution of food culture in my community inspired me,” Jackie says. “The cuisine of this region emphasizes its connection to Sonora a state in Mexico. Though the borders have been redrawn over the years Sonora (which Tucson was part of until only very recently) remains only sixty miles away. This cookbook is about inclusion and it is also about diversity. You will see the merging of cultures over time and the way food has progressed in one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in North America.”

The city of Tucson was designated as the first food capitol of gastronomy by UNESCO. The city’s agriculture heritage extends back thousands of years, its rich and diverse culture celebrated in the delectable food dishes and vibrant local ingredients. 

"In addition to my recipes, I collected recipes from local chefs whose recipes are excellent examples of Sonoran cuisine. Some are local classics and old favorites, some are new. All are outstanding representations of Sonoran cuisine at this time, and in this place.”

Some of the Tucson chefs who contributed recipes include: Daniel Contreras: El Guero Canelo; Suzana Davila: Café Poca Cosa and The Little One; Carlotta Flores and the Flores family: El Charro Café; Benjamin Galaz: BK Tacos; Amanda Horton: Desert Provisions; Teresa Matias and the Matias family: Mosaic Café; Maria Mazon: BOCA Tacos y Tequila; Isela Mejia: El Sur Restaurant; Erika Mattson Munoz: Seis Kitchen and Bruce Yim: Hacienda Del Sol.

“I’d like for TASTE OF TUCSON to be a jumping off point for readers to explore new culinary adventures. I hope these recipes and ideas inspire them to create their own recipe creations."

Monday, April 8, 2013

Ariz. will sue town that passed civil-unions ordinance

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said last week that he would sue to block the town of Bisbee from implementing a recently passed ordinance that provides for civil unions for same-sex couples. 

The move infringes on state law, Horne said.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Won't anybody think of the children? New Arizona adoption law favors married heterosexuals

Gov. Jan Brewer, R-Ariz., recently signed a bill into law that gives married heterosexual couples preference over singles and gay couples in adopting children. The law, which applies both to publicly funded and private adoption agencies, goes into effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Arizona fights to cut benefits for gay workers

Lawyers representing the state of Arizona are defending a decision by the state Legislature and Gov. Jan Brewer to cut benefits offered to the same-sex partners of state employees

A judge blocked the move last July, saying the action was unconstitutional. The cut amounts to less than 1% of state spending on employee benefits.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Domestic partner benefits revoked in Arizona


The domestic partners of Arizona state workers and their children are among several groups to lose their health insurance coverage under a new law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer (pictured), a woman who has said, "I firmly believe that God has placed me in this powerful position of Arizona's governor ...".

Yikes.

The domestic-partnership benefits, which were made available a year ago via an administrative rule change, represented about $3 million versus the state's $625 million outlay for benefits for other workers and their dependents, according to this article.