Collaboration

WE RELY ON a host of contributors to bring you each issue of Edible Phoenix. From our writers, photographers and editors to our advertisers, distributors and supporters, it takes a community to make Edible Phoenix happen.

For this issue, we’re especially excited to collaborate with the Careers through Culinary Arts Program Arizona (C-CAP AZ) and volunteer photographers from Les Dames d’Escoffier Phoenix (LDEI PHX) to bring you a very special cookbook in celebration of C-CAP’s upcoming Harvest Moon celebration. Many of the recipes have been (or will be) served at the event; others are favorites from chef mentors, host Tarbell’s and special guest author Scott Conant. C-CAP’s efforts to prepare young people for careers in food and beverage are especially needed now with the industry facing critical staffing shortages.

This issue also marks the second installment of our partnership with Edible Communities (ECI) to bring you a special section on the challenges and opportunities facing our food community (in this case the focus is hunger), supported by advertisers who care. Marilyn Noble and Brian Goddard provide a local perspective on the issue with their ride-along with MealConnect, a new program hosted by Waste Not Arizona.

And finally, we also felt the time was right to bring back a revamped version of our Local Fare Food & Drink Guide in a collaboration with Local First Arizona and AZ Women in Food to highlight their members. The question we receive most often is “Where should I go to eat (or drink)?” Now organized by location, the Guide provides some answers.