This week’s delicious broadcast originated from the Cactus Rose Restaurant at the DoubleTree Tucson Reid Park Hotel, and both the food and the fun were at scrumptious levels.

Gerald Gay, Michelle Goldstein, Deborah Tenino, Matt Russell & Michael Juell

Gerald Gay, Michelle Goldstein, Deborah Tenino, Matt Russell & Michael Juell

Our celebrity co-host was Gerald Gay, features writer for the Arizona Daily Star covering food and entertainment, who shared what he thought was making food news these days (hint: a culinary convoy of food trucks)! We also caught up with Deborah Tenino of Contigo Cocina Latina, who was busily preparing for her annual Paella Fest – an event you don’t want to miss. The DoubleTree’s beverage manager, Michael Juell, also stopped by to talk about some refreshing summer libations. Out featured guest was Cactus Rose manager Michelle Goldstein, who got us current on her spectacular line-up of standout dishes, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A tip of the hat to the Cactus Rose chefs as well, who made friends out of everyone who turned out for this yummy show. (due to the thunderstorms that day, we experienced some interruptions in our signal during the broadcast)

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