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				<title>Thanksgiving Dining in Tucson</title>				
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	There doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be as many Thanksgiving dining options in Tucson as last year but here&amp;#39;s what&amp;#39;s on the menu:

	Acacia at St. Philip&amp;rsquo;s
	4340 N. Campbell Ave.
	Tucson, AZ 85718
	(520) 232-0101
	Enjoy a fabulous four-cou...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:56:52 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson: Lodge on the Desert Restaurant Reopens</title>				
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	The newly expanded Lodge on the Desert boutique hotel has announced the reopening of its restaurant beginning with dinner on Friday, November 20 and lunch on Monday, November 30.
	
	This opening coincides with the hiring of Ryan Clark as chef.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:44:59 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson Sushi Showdown at RA Sushi - Friday, November 6</title>				
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	There are gun fights at the OK Corral and at Old Tucson but in the fabulous Foothills, there&amp;#39;s the Sushi Eating Showdown with a chance to win a year of fabulous free sushi! 
	
	RA Sushi teams up with KFMA Radio to host the fourth annual sush...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:27:42 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson: Native Seeds/SEARCH Benefit Harvest Dinner</title>				
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	One of the plusses of living in Tucson is its award-winning restaurants. Another plus is when one of these restaurants uses indigenous ingredients. Yet another plus and this is an A+ when restaurateurs give generously of themselves for causes whic...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:54:41 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Cakebread wine dinner at Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Marana, Tucson</title>				
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				ITThe Ritz Carlton at Dove Mountain in Marana is the&amp;nbsp; extraordinary setting for a vintner dinner hosted by Dennis Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars of Napa Valley on Wednesday, October 21.The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a butler-passed hors d...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:49:46 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Margarita championship winner at Tucson Culinary Festival</title>				
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				Photo: Tony Abou-Ganim and Brian Metzger&amp;nbsp;Last week as part of the Tucson Culinary Festival, the Margarita Championship was held on a perfect balmy evening in the historic depot courtyard of Maynards Market. A lively crowd sampled nine margaritas...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:00:16 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Harvest feast fundraiser for Tucson Community Food Bank - Postponed</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Bucolic setting at the Marana Heritage FarmJoin the Community Food Bank for a bountiful event -- Harvest Feast: Dinner Under the Stars at the Marana Heritage Farm on Sunday, October 25, 2009.&amp;nbsp; The Marana Heritage Farm is located at 1...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:03:27 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson Culinary Festival: margaritas, wines, fab food, chef challenge, and more</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; photo by Alex Landeen&amp;nbsp;Taste, savor and enjoy the four days of Tucson Culinary Festival events from Oct. 1-4, starting with the margarita championship and going all the way through the reserve tasting, grilling seminar, the grand tas...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:28:56 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Meet Joel Harrington chef de cuisine at Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona</title>				
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				InserQ&amp;amp;A with Joel Harrington, Chef de Cuisine, Ritz-Carlton at Dove Mountain, Marana, AZChef Joel Harrington was most recently Chef de Cuisine of Fearing&amp;rsquo;s at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas.&amp;nbsp; The restaurant was recently ranked Number 1 in H...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:34:13 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson Restaurant Event: 2009 Server Olympics Fundraiser</title>				
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				photo courtesy of RA SushiRA Sushi and La Encantada Shopping Center hosts the 2009 Server Olympics on Sunday, August 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. This fun event will help raise funds and food donations for Tucson&apos;s Community Food Bank.We always knew the waits...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:37:12 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson Culinary Festival - margarita championship - viva tequila</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;The 2009 Tucson Culinary Festival is pleased to announce Milagro Tequila&amp;reg; as title sponsor of the World Margarita Championship, the opening festival event held on October 1 to 4 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Maynards Market &amp;amp; Kitch...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:53:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson Wine: Pinot Festival at Hacienda del Sol Resort</title>				
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				photo: istockTucson Wine: A Celebration of Pinot EnvyCelebrate the Pinot grape as in Pinot Noir (sounds like a Raymond Chandler mystery), Pinot Blanco, and Pinot Grigio.On Saturday August 22, Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort celebrates the Pinot f...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:12:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Top 5 Tucson happy hours - part 1</title>				
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				RA Sushi Viva Las Vegas RollsTucson has some really good happy hours compared to Los Angeles and other places including Massachusetts where the happy hour is prohibited all together.For me happy hour is dinner, a less expensive alternative for refres...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:17:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Chef Michael Press for Cayton&apos;s at Dove Mountain</title>				
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				Q&amp;amp;A with Michael L. Press, sous chef, Ritz-Carlton at Dove Mountain, Marana, AZChef Michael Press, 38, attended Johnson &amp;amp; Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, graduating with an associate&amp;rsquo;s degree in Culinary Arts in 1996. Befo...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:43:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson Restaurants Partake in Arizona Restaurant Week 2009</title>				
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				Arizona Restaurant WeekMore than 30 Tucson restaurants have elected to participate in Arizona&amp;rsquo;s tastiest event spanning an&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; array of cuisines and ambiance. Arizona Restaurant Week is designed for many of the state&amp;rsquo;s finest chef...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:29:46 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tucson restaurant review: Pizzeria Vivace in St. Philip&apos;s Plaza</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Everybody sing: When the moon hits your eye like a big piz-za pie that&amp;rsquo;s Pizzeria Vivace.If you&amp;rsquo;re not already moonstruck with Danny Scordato&amp;rsquo;s Vivace restaurant, you will be at Pizzeria Vivace. Fans of Vivace at St. Phi...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:42:39 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Red, white and blue mojito at RA Sushi Restaurant in Tucson</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;RA RA 4th of JulyForget grilling and think about chilling this 4th of July. While many restaurants will be closed some will be open for business as usual with red, white, and blue touches.For instance at RA Sushi, you can enjoy -- in my humble ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:36:22 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Cayton&apos;s restaurant at Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Golf Club</title>				
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				Tortolita saladLife as a Tucson Restaurant News Examiner has its benefits. The newish Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain invited me to join other members of the food media for a very private tasting although everything we tasted is on the menu now except the...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:51:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>4th of July buffet at J Bar in Tucson</title>				
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				J Bar&apos;s prickly pear margaritaJuly 4th lands on a Saturday so will it be business as usual around the Old Pueblo?For some restaurants, it will be better than usual. At J Bar join the fun with a buffet, live music, magic, and Elvis.J Bar claims to hav...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:55:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The Marketplace at Acacia</title>				
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				Acacia&apos;s barComing soon to fashionable St. Philip&amp;rsquo;s Plaza is an extension to the already popular Acacia restaurant. Chef Albert Hall and his wife, Lila Yamashiro will be opening &amp;ldquo;The Marketplace&amp;rdquo; at Acacia which is scheduled to open...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:42:05 -0700</pubDate>
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