The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance’s annual Salsa/Tequila Challenge takes place this Saturday, Aug. 25, at La Encantada.

The Salsa Culinary Challenge starts at 5 p.m., and nearly 20 restaurants have signed up. Tickets are $20, which includes massive samplings and performances by Ballet Folklorico La Paloma and Tesoro. Beer costs extra, but will be available.

The Tequila Challenge starts at 6 p.m. Tons of local restaurants—from newcomers like Elliott’s on Congress to old dogs like Acacia—will try to wow the crowd with the delicious and unique tequila cocktails they conjure up. Tickets are $70, which include samples of the cocktails and paired small plates by the participating restaurants; tastings of various tequilas; live music; and the salsa-tasting event.

Sounds like a blast, and, hey, all the money made goes to SAACA and the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Find more information and tickets over yonder.

This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2012.

6 replies on “The Salsa and Tequila Challenge Is This Weekend”

  1. It may sound like a blast to Wick’s Adam Borowitz, but why is the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona involved in a fundraiser that promotes alcohol consumption? How are the patrons to transport to and, most import, from this Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona tequila drunkfest? Will the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona provide bus service for these donors? Taxi cabs? Limos?

  2. I was planning on driving. Splitting the tiny sample cups of margaritas with my wife is also part of the plan. I thought I might eat plenty and move slowly about the event sipping water most of the time, too. You know, like adults do.

  3. We’ll go and participate because it’s the right thing to do but we will have a designated driver (me) to make certain everyone in our party gets home safely. Surely other groups can find someone willing to forgo drinking for one evening so that the whole event is a success for a worthy cause.

  4. To correct your inappropriately trollish comment, Red Star: Adam Borowitz, while awesome, is an independent contractor, and is therefore not “Wick’s.” Thanks, as always, for reading.

  5. Jimmy Boegle: Adam Borowitz is Wick’s independent contractor and a keeper.

    Red Star will leave you to parse “inappropriately trollish” and “appropriately trollish,” as well as examination of the premise. Enjoy your week!

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