For the first time ever, the Devour Culinary Classic will be bringing “Devour the World” to Centennial Plaza in Peoria. Founded in 2009 by Kimber Lanning, Founder of Local First Arizona, Devour Phoenix is an initiative of Local First Arizona and rose up as a collaborative coalition of local chefs working to create a destination food and dining scene worthy of national prestige. The cornerstone of this coalition is Devour Week, a multi-event food and drink experience.

Considered by many to be the most anticipated culinary week of the season, Devour Week is comprised of three signature events – Devour the World, Seven Chefs Dinner and Devour Culinary Classic, all of which aim to elevate Arizona’s culinary and cocktail culture and spotlight the region as a world-class destination for food and dining.

Devour the World
Celebrate the international flavors of the Valley while enjoying cultural music and dance performances from around the world. Devour the World will move to Peoria in 2020 to make this unique cultural festival more accessible to West Valley residents.

Tickets include food and libation sampling from regional restaurants, food trucks, wineries and breweries. Devour the World is presented by the City of Peoria, Phoenix Magazine, Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance and Local First Arizona.
Date: Saturday, February 15
Location: Centennial Plaza – Peoria City Hall Complex, 9875 N. 85th Ave. in Peoria

Seven Chefs Dinner
Enjoy a one-night-only dining event at award-winning restaurant The Gladly with top local chefs, who first cooked together at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City, and now get together annually to promote the Arizona cooking scene.
This year’s Seven Chefs Dinner will feature seven great local chefs working together to bring you a once in a lifetime farm-fresh meal paired with Arizona wines. Tickets are $175 which covers libations and a multiple course meal.
Date: Sunday, February 16, 2020
Location: The Gladly, 2201 E. Camelback Rd. in Phoenix

Devour Culinary Classic 
The premier event of Devour Week is the 11th Annual Devour Culinary Classic featuring Arizona’s best local chefs, finest wines, beers and spirits, taking place on February 22 – 23 at Desert Botanical Garden. The Devour Culinary Classic seeks to bring attention to Arizona’s culinary scene through national prestige, with recognition as the Best Southwestern Culinary Festival by New York Times.

Attendees will meet award-winning chefs and restaurateurs, partake in innovative culinary demonstrations, and taste an enormous array of culinary excellence from the region’s best chefs, restaurants, local food artisans, brewers, and vintners.

This is a 21+ only event, with 100 percent of all proceeds benefitting the community efforts of Local First Arizona, Desert Botanical Garden and the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA).

The 2020 Devour Culinary Classic offers two different ticket packages. Cost of ticket package includes ticketing and processing fees. Packages are available for single-day 21+ attendance only; those interested in attending both Saturday and Sunday must purchase a ticket package for each day.
Date: Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23, 2020
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix

For complete details on all packages and to purchase tickets, devourphoenix.com.