Devour Culinary Classic Announces Move to Desert Botanical Garden in 2018

Hosted by Phoenix Art Museum since its inception, the Devour Culinary Classic, organized by Local First Arizona with support from the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA), has become the Valley’s premier culinary event. For a decade, Classic attendees Read More …

Gertrude’s with Robert McGrath To Host Intimate Dinner at Chef’s Table

On Wednesday, December 14 Chef Matt Taylor of Gertrude’s, the highly touted full-service restaurant located just inside the Desert Botanical Garden, is welcoming Robert McGrath to the kitchen for an intimate evening at the Chef’s Table with incredible food, delicious Read More …

Celebrate a Fall Tradition at Desert Botanical Garden’s Great Pumpkin Festival

Celebrate a fall tradition with Desert Botanical Garden and carve new memories at The Great Pumpkin Festival. Take a hayride out to the Garden’s Pumpkin Patch, where children 12 and under can find a perfect pumpkin to take home! Attempt Read More …

Desert Botanical Garden to Host Flavors of Summer Dinner

Gertrude’s, the highly touted full-service restaurant located just inside the Desert Botanical Garden, will be hosting the Flavors of Summer wine dinner featuring garden fresh tomatoes by Carl Seacat, Seacat Gardens, and Arizona wines by Sam Pillsbury, Pillsbury Wine Company, Read More …

Brunch with a View at the Desert Botanical Garden’s Gertrude’s

Brunch is always better with a nice view. The Desert Botanical Garden’s restaurant Gertrude’s is proof positive of this idea. Named for the founder of the Desert Botanical Garden, Mrs. Gertrude Divine Webster, Gertrude’s offers an array of food with Read More …

Dine at the Desert Botanical Garden’s Gertrude’s this Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day treat mom to a delicious brunch with gorgeous views at Gertrude’s located in the Desert Botanical Garden. Specifically for Mother’s Day, Gertrude’s will be featuring: -Maple & Beet Cured Sturgeon Crudo $14 Horseradish + Caviar Sauce + Read More …

Agave on the Rocks Returns April 1st 2016

Agave on the Rocks returns to the Desert Botanical Garden on Friday, April 1, 2016, with gourmet cuisine prepared by renowned Valley restaurants and caterers, an eclectic mix of Latin inspired music and performance, and of course, margaritas.  Guests will Read More …

Local Artist and Local Chef Team Up for Laetitia Wine Dinner

When local artist Dyana Hesson discovered that local chef Michael Rusconi was her cousin through the search for her birth parents, a fabulous relationship was forged. Both Hesson and Rusconi are artists in their own right—and have shared many stories Read More …