35+ restaurants & food artisans get certified by the Tucson City of Gastronomy

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the Tucson City of Gastronomy has selected its certified restaurants 2021 and the first representatives of the new categories of certified food artisans and beverage artisans.

It is also a real honor to be there. The application is limited to a total of 25 locally run, independent restaurants and 15 local food and beverage artisans. Now every business is specially sponsored by Visit Tucson, the Pima County Visitor Center, Tucson City of Gastronomy, and its partners.

Nikki’s favorite with Tito & Pep (Image: Jackie Tran)

“We are inspired by the resilience of the restaurants and artisans who applied for the culinary industry during this challenging time,” said Tucson City of Gastronomy Directory. Jonathan Mabry, “And can’t wait to get the word out about how the 2021 selection will support our local food economy, take special care of its employees, give back to the community and keep our food heritage alive.”

What makes these restaurants and local businesses stand out?

In this group of new certifications, all companies source ingredients from local producers, partner with other food companies, and use traditional ingredients in many of their menus and artisanal products.

Breakfast Pacos in Charro Steak (Image: Jackie Tran)

Another thing that all certified restaurants and artisans are doing in 2021 is giving back to the community in a number of different ways. This could be hiring people faced with obstacles, or donations and fundraising for the community food bank, soup kitchens, or women’s shelters.

“We want these certifications to bring more customers to these unique local businesses that support our internationally recognized food culture to help them survive the current national extinction event for independent restaurants and other non-chain food companies,” said Mabry.

Tucson City of Gastronomy 2021 Certifications

Restaurants

• 5 points market & restaurant
• Here with the baby
• Aravaipa Farms Orchard & Inn
• Barrio Brewing Company
• Charro district
• Blue willow
• BOCA tacos and tequila
• The carriage house
• Charro Steak & Del Rey
• Charro life
• Cup of cafe
• Café El Charro
• The Guero Canelo
• The grill at the Hacienda Del Sol
• Little thing
• Mama Louisas
• The parish
• PY steak house
• Rollies Mexican terrace
• Seis kitchen
• Taco fish
• Tacos Apson
• Taqueria Pico de Gallo
• Tito and Pep
• Tucson Tamale Company

Food artisan

• Arizona Baking Company
• Barrio bread
• Carlotta’s kitchen
• Cheri’s desert harvest
• Chilttepica salsa
• La Estrella bakery
• Tucson corn
• Monsoon chocolate
• The parish
• Tucson Tamale Company

Beverage craftsman

• Borderlands Brewing Company
• Callaghan vineyards
• Hamilton Distillers
• Ten Brewery55
• City under the illicit distillery

Southern Style Sour Street Corn in the Parish (Photo courtesy of the Parish)

President of Tucson City of Gasromony, Janos Wilder, sees the program as an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the city’s food culture.

“Each of these restaurants and artisans represent our city of gastronomy with their own unique identities and perspectives on what it means to live, work and cook here,” said Wilder. “Their employment practices are ambitious models of how modern, independent companies can work to improve their communities.”

Bowl / egg bread / sponge at La Estrella Bakery Inc. (Image: Jackie Tran)

Did you know Tucson has the only certification program?

The city leads the program among the 36 UNESCO gastronomic cities in 19 countries around the world, and the next call for certification applications will be announced this summer.

More information is available at tucson.cityofgastronomy.org.

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