AZ Women in Food Collaborative Dinner is next week

Three of Arizona’s top female chefs and restaurant owners share the kitchen next week for the AZ Women in Food Collaborative Dinner inspired by the James Beard Foundation Women’s Leadership Program. Jennifer Caraway of The Joy Bus Diner, Jennifer Russo of The Market & Bar by Jennifer’s Catering and Tracy Dempsey of Tracy Dempsey Originals will prepare the 5-course dinner next Thursday January 13th hosted by The Market & Bar by Jennifer’s Catering in Phoenix.

AZ Women in Food was created in 2020 to support women led restaurants and food businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. The first AZ Women in Food dinner was in January 2021 and featured 15 the Phoenix’s women chefs and restaurant owners collaborating for dinners over several weekends. Other events later followed in 2021 and more are planned in 2022. AZ Women in Food40 seats are available for the in-person experience along with take-out dinners being prepared for pick-up. The in-person dinner starts at 6 p.m. with take-out dinners available for pick up between 5:30-5:30 p.m. at The Market + Bar.  Each dinner is $85 per person plus tax & gratuity with a wine pairings available for those dining in person for an additional charge. For more information and to reserve your seat or place your order head to Tock. The Market + Bar is at 3603 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix 85018.

 

JBF Women of AZ collaborate on creative meals for a limited time

This weekend’s launch of JBF Women of AZ shows off the partnership of 15 talented women chefs as Phoenix is one of 10 cities participating in the national alliance “Let’s Talk” from The James Beard Foundation Women’s Leadership Program. “Let’s Talk” is the brainchild of Chicago’s Rohini Dey, Ph.D., owner of Vermilion and trustee of the JBF whose goal is to bring women restaurateurs together for collaboration and support.

This weekend (sold out) and the weekends of January 22nd & 23rd and 29th & 30th you can order a special 3-course meal from 5 groups of chef’s preparing each course of the meal. Each three- course meal feeds two people and is $55 with meals needing to be ordered online by 10 p.m. the Wednesday of each week for pick-up on Friday or Saturday night.

By collaborating the women are learning from each other, sharing ideas and helping to support locally owned businesses during the pandemic.

The 15 Phoenix area women led restaurants participating in the JBF Women of AZ are……

Maya’s Cajun Kitchen
24 Carrots
Cotton & Copper

The Farish House
The Joy Bus Diner
Songbird Coffee House

FnB
Hana Japanese Eatery
Tracy Dempsey Originals

Fat Ox
The Market by Jennifer’s
Sweet Republic

The Cellar
Nonna Urban Eatery
The Breadfruit & Rum Bar

To see the menus & chefs, place an order and pick-up instructions head to their website.