How do you start the official countdown to the Viva la Local Food Festival? Get some of Tucson’s local food and beverage celebrities in the studio for an hour-long dialogue about local!

Brian Morris, Tristan White, Sally Kane, Matt Russell, Noel Patterson & Manish Shah

Brian Morris, Tristan White, Sally Kane, Matt Russell, Noel Patterson & Manish Shah

It’s that simple, and what a fun show this was. We kicked things off with this week’s celebrity co-host, Viva la Local co-founder Manish Shah, who shared everything you need to know about this food, beverage, shopping and entertainment extravaganza. We then brought Sally Kane from the Coronet into the fun, who shared what she’s planning to serve at the event. Hint: this woman knows her butter beans! Brian Morris from Prep and Pastry hopped in as well by unveiling his tasty contribution to the event, which made meringue mavens go wild! Noel Patterson from Quench Fine Wines cracked open some spectacular wine for us to enjoy, and Tristan White from Dragoon Brewing Company served up some suds that had us all thinking about banana bread.  See you at Viva la Local!

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