Photos: Top eats at Viva la Local food festival
Dozens of restaurants offered $5 bites Saturday at Rillito Park, 4502 N. First Ave.
Pasco pork shoulder
Pasco Kitchen and Lounge was doing an ancho chile barbecue pork shoulder that had been smoked over Arizona oak. On the side: homemade cornbread and chive and apple cider vinaigrette slaw.
Gentle Ben's salad
The Lizzy Salad from Gentle Ben's Brewing Co., with bell pepper, bacon, onion, chicken and Gorgonzola cheese.
La Plancha chicharron
The folks at La Plancha restaurant, which is set to open in the former Cafe Marcel spot at 344 N. Fourth Ave, made chicharron sandwiches with sweet potatoes and salsa criolla. The new cafe will serve Peruvian and Brazilian-influenced sandwiches.
La Plancha Coxinha
Brazilian fried coxinha croquettes from La Plancha, paired with Peruvian huancaina cheese sauce.
Fat Noodle ramen
The house ramen from Fat Noodle food truck with house-made noodles, 10-hour broth, shiitake mushrooms, smoked pork, "fat" slaw, "fat" sauce, dashi and green onions.
Exo bottled cold brew
Exo Roast Co. was selling their new bottled cold-brew coffees, which come in original, mesquite bean and chiltepin pepper, above.
Sleeping Frog artichokes
Sleeping Frog artichokes (copy)
This 2015 file photo of an area farmers market shows miniature artichokes from Sleeping Frog Farms. The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona will use a grant of $125,000 over two years to expand its "farm-to-institution" program to hospitals and schools in Cochise County.
Quinoa burgers, roast beef sandwiches with huancaína cheese sauce grace the menu.
A former food truck and a reopened favorite carve their niche on Pennington.
The pastry chef is living the sweet life
Now you can add Ermanos to the list of Tucson grilled cheese spots.
Star lunch break: Michas Mexican Restaurant
Brandon Katz blames poor messaging and executing the concept for the closure of the Tucson restaurant.