Stroll through Tucson and you'll encounter the delightful smells of mesquite-fired grills, the distinctive sizzle of fajitas and brightly decorated restaurants with piles of tortillas and multi-colored salsas. Tucson is known for our fabulous Mexican and Southwestern cuisine, but we have so much more.

There are hundreds of original restaurants including many run by some of the finest chefs in the world. Experience the new Southwestern Cuisine from one of its creators, Chef Janos Wilder, at Janos or Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and owner of Terra Cotta, Donna Nordin. Dine on contemporary Continental Cuisine in elegance at the Five-Star Ventana Room. Enjoy the best in Southwestern Nouvelle at The Grill at Hacienda Del Sol. 

Cooking Light magazine named Tucson as one of the top 10 cities that best fits their philosophy to eat smart, be fit, and live well.

For the inside scoop on the Tucson food scene, visit www.azstarnet.com/food.

See the list of restaurants that were voted as Tucson favorites in the Tucson Lifestyle Magazine 2008 Culinary Awards.

Make a dinner reservation at many of our popular Tucson restaurants.

On the Best of the Barrio culinary tour, sample the cuisine of eateries of Tucson's historic Barrio neighborhood.

Tucson's premiere wine and food event, the Tucson Culinary Festival, is October 23-26, 2008 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort.

Meet the Chef

From the internationally acclaimed gourmets to cooks with a passion for tradition - get to know many of the creative people behind Tucson's extraordinary dining scene.
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