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ABOUT SONORAN-STYLEFOOD

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.

You have at your fingertips an array of basic dishes that are staples of Sonoran-style Mexican cuisine, as well as dishes that are mix-and-match reinterpretations of the classics, with contributionsfrom the region’s most celebrated chefs.

You will gain a foundational knowledge of Sonoran cuisine, but you will also learn how chefs have expanded upon those basics. It is my hope that by the end of this book you will be ready for yourownexplorations.

TUCSON-AREA CHEFS

All the local chefs featured in this book have contributed to the culinary flavor of this town, winning awards and accolades in the process. I first met most of them while on photography and food writing assignment for various publications over the years, and they are a big part of why I wanted to create this book. Their creativity and dedication to their craft is truly phenomenal.

Tucson boasts hundreds of Mexican restaurants —more than I have seen anywhere else in this country. Part of the reason for this is that Tucson was part of Mexico for much, much longer than it has been part of the United States. Not all these chefs work at Mexican restaurants, but they have all been influenced, as I have, by our proximity to Mexico, by the community as a whole, and by local history and regional ingredients.

CONTRIBUTING CHEFS

Daniel Contreras: El Guero CaneloSuzana Davila: Café Poca Cosa and

The LittleOneCarlotta Flores and the Flores family:

El Charro CaféBenjamin Galaz: BK Tacos Don Guerra: Barrio BreadGary Hickey: Charro SteakAmanda Horton: Desert ProvisionsBryan Keith: Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse Teresa Matias and the Matias family:

MosaicCaféMaria Mazon: BOCA Tacos y Tequila Isela Mejia: El Sur Restaurant Travis Peters: The Parish Janos Wilder: Downtown Kitchen and Cocktails Patricia Schwabe: Penca Bruce Yim: Hacienda Del Sol

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