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Fine Dining at the Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa’s Primo Restaurant

Monday, January 31st, 2011

If you’ve never dined at Primo at the Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa, you owe to yourself to experience this outstanding restaurant and its cuisine (http://primo.jwmarriottstarrpass.com/Primo-Restaurant-Starr-Pass-JW-Marriott-1.html).  The layout of the resort, in a word, is simply breathtaking, nestled in the Tucson Mountains and a world away from the city life with accommodations that are guaranteed to infuse your soul with a sense of tranquility and culture.   Primo offers an outstanding selection of both international and regional dishes, with ingredients selected by local growers and from onsite organic gardens.  Their wine list is deep with representatives from the international marketplace to domestic and local Arizona wines.  Essentially, there's wine for everyone.   I sat down recently with Starr Pass Beverage Manager Chris Horton and asked if he would be kind enough to suggest a wine pairing for all of the Primo dishes, figuring that would give you a running start for wine choices.   With that in mind, here are a few of his choices and a little history about the wines.  We’ll share a few more with you in the near future

Sherry Chicken with Ricotta Cavatelli medley of wild mushrooms, brussel sprouts, garden herbs and parmesan brodo

A Tucson Chef Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

As we approach Thanksgiving 2009, I thought that it would be instructive to check in on several of Tucson’s chefs and ask them what they are doing for the upcoming holiday.  As you might imagine, it varies with many closing their restaurant for the holiday so that they and their employees can share the day with family while others will be serving those who wish to eat out.

Janos is celebrating at home again this year, featuring an earthy pig roast in a pit, a la 2007.  You can read about the process by accessing his website at www.janos.com and clicking on to his blog, pictures and all!!  Wines that Janos will be considering this year are a Kabinett Riesling and a “local” blend from Page Springs Cellars of Grenache, Syrah and Zinfandel. 

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