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SUMMARY:For the Love of Meatballs: Italian & Greek Style
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 20\, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. For the Love of Meatballs: Italian & Greek Style with Chris DeSimone. Cost: $75.00 per person.  \nThe perfect meatball must be like a cloud\, not like a rock. Join us for a fun evening dedicated to mouth-watering meatballs two ways: Italian and Greek style. \nWith KVOI’s Chris DeSimone\, who before becoming a broadcaster was a professional chef\, you’ll make Italian meatballs using beef\, pork\, caramelized onions and spices\, and prepare marinara sauce for your sub sandwich topped with mozzarella cheese. Chicken\, turkey\, garlic and feta cheese flavor the Greek version\, and you’ll create the perfect accompaniment\, tzatziki sauce\, to slather on crispy bread. \nCLASS NOTES: The class\, limited to 16\, will be held at the Catalina United Methodist Church kitchen\, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. You’ll receive an email with class details (everything you’ll need will be provided) 3 days in advance. Please use an email address you frequently check. Our emails can get caught in spam filters or blocked entirely. Please contact us if you don’t receive the class information. \nAll classes\, workshops and events are nonrefundable. You can request a transfer to a different class or event up to 7 days prior to the class or event. Culinary Boot Camps or workshops require a 14-day notification. Your request must be emailed to flyingapronstucson@gmail.com. If you’re exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms\, contact us immediately at flyingapronstucson@gmail.com. Click here for required in-person waiver.  \nPlease know it may be necessary to cancel select classes if 10 or fewer guests enroll. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience; we’ll personally reach out to each guest in case of cancellation. \nREGISTER AND PAY AT SHOPIFY \nSponsored in part by Tucson Foodie. Tucson’s best restaurants\, covered daily.
URL:https://flyingapronstucson.com/event/for-the-love-of-meatballs-italian-greek-style/
LOCATION:Catalina United Methodist Church Kitchen\, 2700 E Speedway Blvd\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beef,Chicken,Chris DeSimone,Cooking Class,Greek Cuisine,Italian Cuisine,Meatballs,Pork,Turkey
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SUMMARY:In-person Workshop: Birria Two Ways - Soup & Quesabirria Tacos and Consommé
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 21\, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM. In-person Workshop: Birria Two Ways: Soup & Quesabirria Tacos and Consommé with Chef Juan Almanza & Wake Up Tucson’s Chris DeSimone. Cost: $75.00 each.   \nWhat does birria taste like? The traditional Mexican stew is rich\, brothy\, slightly spicy\, earthy and full of flavor. Chef Juan Almanza’s has rabid fans lining up at his El Taco Rustico restaurant to savor its deliciousness. \nAdding to the kitchen fun and joining Chef Juan is Wake Up Tucson’s host\, former chef\, foodie and birria lover Chris DeSimone.     \nAlso on the menu: Salsa\, the birria garnishes of veggies\, onion\, cilantro\, cabbage and limes and flan. Fresh already made tortillas will hold the cheesy quesabirria tacos ready for dipping in the consommé.       \nCLASS NOTES: The in-person class\, limited to 16\, will be held at the Catalina United Methodist Church kitchen\, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. You’ll receive an email with class details 3 days in advance. Please use an email address you frequently check. Our emails can get caught in spam filters or blocked entirely. Please contact us if you don’t receive the class information. \nAll classes\, workshops and events are nonrefundable. You can request a transfer to a different class or event up to 7 days prior to the class or event. Culinary Boot Camps or workshops require a 14-day notification. Your request must be emailed to flyingapronstucson@gmail.com. If you’re exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms\, contact us immediately at flyingapronstucson@gmail.com. Click here for required in-person waiver.  \nPlease know it may be necessary to cancel select classes if 10 or fewer guests enroll. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience; we’ll personally reach out to each guest in case of cancellation. \nREGISTER AND PAY AT SHOPIFY \nSponsored in part by Tucson Foodie. Tucson’s best restaurants\, covered daily. \n 
URL:https://flyingapronstucson.com/event/in-person-workshop-birria-two-ways-soup-quesabirria-tacos-and-consomme/
LOCATION:Catalina United Methodist Church Kitchen\, 2700 E Speedway Blvd\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beef,Chef Juan Almanza,Chris DeSimone,El Taco Rustico,Mexican Cuisine
ORGANIZER;CN="Flying Aprons Tucson":MAILTO:Flyingapronstucson@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210827T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210827T210000
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SUMMARY:Tucson After Dark Food Tour: The Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food in the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 27\, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Tucson After Dark Food Tour: The Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food with Chris DeSimone and Felipe Garcia. Cost: $75.00 per person. \nThe mind blowing Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food in the United States is what’s on the menu on this Gray Line escorted tour with foodies Chris DeSimone and Felipe Garcia your genial and knowledgeable hosts. \nShowcasing modernized classics\, tried-and-true favorites and everything in between\, when looking for the authentic true taste of Tucson\, it’s an experience not to miss.  \nSince 1986\, La Estrella Bakery\, where pan dulce (sweet bread) dreams are made and come true\, kicks off our culinary adventure. You’ll learn all about their Mexican delicacies from Isabel Montaño\, the manager and daughter of owners Antonio and Martha Franco. Named Best Dulceria by Tucson Weekly 2017-2020\, the real treat is eating the concha\, empanada and tricolor and ginger cookies. \nThe El Merendero building may have started out as an A&W restaurant in 1965 but when the Bohon family bought it in 1986\, the cuisine changed to authentic Mexican and seafood. Both are the stars with their cheese crisp and Chicharrones de Camarón\, crispy deep fried shrimp chicharrones accompanied by mayonnaise and salad. \nChef Mateo Otero\, a fifth generation Tucsonan and since 2017 owner of Rollies Mexican Patio\, calls the array of food he serves as Sonoran Chicano. Dishes like his nana used to make and the kind savored in Tucson for more than 100 years. In 2020 and 2019\, he was named the city’s Best Chef by Tucson Weekly. You’ll eat his tacos that have a cult following – Birria (Mexican beef stew) Rojo Cheesy Tacos with Consommé. \nBe sure to check out “The Talking Mural\,” celebrating the rich cultural history of South 12th Avenue\, when arriving at Oasis Fruit Cones. University of Arizona alumni Julie and John Carrizosa opened in 1983 and were the first in Tucson to offer all natural fruit sno-cones. Named Best Raspados by Tucson Weekly every year since 2015\, enjoy their unique Mexican twist of shaved ice\, fruit juice\, freshly chopped fruit\, and ice cream (optional) with 15 flavors you can mix to create your own combinations. \nDetails: Limited to 51 participants on Gray Line’s comfortable coach. Cost: $75.00 per person including transportation\, food and beverages. Five days before the tour\, you’ll receive an email with all the details. Please use an email address you frequently check. Our emails can get caught in spam filters or blocked entirely\, please contact us if you don’t receive the event information. All classes and events are nonrefundable. You can request a transfer to a different class or event up to one week prior to the class or event. Click here for required waiver. \nYour Hosts:\nFor more than 15 years\, Chris DeSimone’s Proven Partners company has worked with a variety of local businesses\, focusing on the food/tourism world\, developing tours in Southern Arizona\, including the international award-winning Border Crisis: Fact and Fiction and the Best of Barrio cuisine tour. He’s the creative force behind the Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food initiative and partnered with Visit Tucson and the City of Tucson instituting the purple sign program scattered throughout the city. He also hosts the morning drive time radio show\, Wake Up\, Tucson!\, now in its 12th year. Cooking remains near and dear to Chris’ heart and while he dabbles in a variety of cuisines\, the food of his Italian family is still number one. \nFelipe Garcia\, born and raised in Monterrey\, Mexico\, and trained as an attorney\, came to the University of Arizona in 1994 to get a master’s degree in trade and investment law. By the time he finished two years later\, he was so in love with Tucson\, he never left\, changing careers and professions to work in the tourism and hospitality industry. As Visit Tucson’s executive vice president he’s responsible for developing and implementing programs to enhance the relationships between Tucson and Mexico\, works with Visit Tucson’s team in the tourism markets of the U.S.\, Canada and Europe\, as well as works with the Tucson Film Office. He writes about his passion for food\, people and places at The Hygge Foodie blog. \nREGISTER AND PAY AT SHOPIFY
URL:https://flyingapronstucson.com/event/tucson-after-dark-food-tour-the-best-23-miles-of-mexican-food-in-the-u-s/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:23 Miles of the Best Mexican Food in the U.S.,Chris DeSimone,Felipe Garcia,Food Tour,La Estrella Bakery,Oasis Fruit Cones,Rollies Mexican Patio
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SUMMARY:Zoom Class: The Italian Table with Wake Up Tucson's Chris DeSimone
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Jan. 15\, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Zoom Class: The Italian Table with Wake Up Tucson’s Chris DeSimone. Cost: $40.00 per household. \nHe rules the morning airwaves on Wake Up\, Tucson! He’s a dedicated foodie but do you know Chris DeSimone has cooked professionally and earned a degree from Northern Arizona University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management? \nCucinare e mangiare (cook and eat) with Chris for an ultimate Italian comfort food dinner that’s cheesy and creamy with an added bonus of lean protein: Fettucine Alfredo\, shrimp scampi\, salad and garlic bread. It’s a perfect way to spend a Friday evening. \nAlfredo De Lelio’s Rome restaurant\, Alfredo\, on the Via della Scrofa\, began serving the dish when it opened in 1914 and it remains on the menu. In 1920\, while on their honeymoon\, Hollywood actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks liked it so much they introduced it to their friends\, calling it Fettucine Alfredo.   \nCLASS NOTES: This is a live\, interactive cook along class via the Zoom app. You’ll receive an email with recipes and class details 5 days in advance. Please submit an email address you frequently check. Some time-consuming steps may need to be prepared in advance. Virtual classes are nonrefundable and the Zoom link is not transferable. \nREGISTER AND PAY AT SHOPIFY \nSponsored in part by Tucson Foodie. Tucson’s best restaurants\, covered daily.
URL:https://flyingapronstucson.com/event/zoom-class-the-italian-table-with-kvois-chris-desimone/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Chris DeSimone,Cooking Class,Italian Cuisine,Pasta
ORGANIZER;CN="Flying Aprons Tucson":MAILTO:Flyingapronstucson@gmail.com
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