Sonoran Arcana

A Look at the Ancient and Modern Foods of Arizona

A Look at the Ancient and Modern Foods of Arizona

Sonoran Arcana: Dreams of Perfect Desert Bread and Tortillas

Sonoran Arcana: Dreams of Perfect Desert Bread and Tortillas

Sonoran Arcana: The Desert Comes to a Farmers Market Near You

By Chris Malloy
Nov 26, 2019

Add wolfberry jam and palo verde flour to your weekend haul.
Sonoran Arcana: Growing Grapes and Making Wine in the Desert

By Chris Malloy
Oct 29, 2019

Can hard sun plus violent monssons equal great wine?
A Curious Eater's Guide to the Ancient and Wild Foods of the Sonoran

By Chris Malloy
Sep 12, 2019

The word “desert” conjures a wasteland, but the Sonoran is widely alive, home to more than 250 species of edible plants.
Sonoran Arcana: How Kai Creates New High-End Arizonan Food

By Chris Malloy
Aug 27, 2019

We tag along as Chef Ryan Swanson develops a new cactus dessert.
Sonoran Arcana: An Amazing Desert Food Might Grow in Your Backyard

By Chris Malloy
Jul 15, 2019

And its syrup tastes like honey times 20.
Sonoran Arcana: Shepherding the Crops of Arizona's Past Into the Present

By Chris Malloy
Jun 28, 2019

Ancient crops that sustain and electrify modern eating.
Lightning in the Hand: An Apache Leader Hunts for the Past to Nourish the Future

By Chris Malloy
Jun 9, 2019

Twila Cassadore rescues old Apache foods on the cusp of extinction.
Sonoran Arcana: One of the World's Best Peppers Is Native to Arizona

By Chris Malloy
May 28, 2019

The only wild chile indigenous to the U.S. packs potent heat and flavor.
Sonoran Arcana: The Most Ambitious Beer Project in Arizona

By Chris Malloy
Apr 23, 2019

We tag along for the best brewery in metro Phoenix's biggest project.
Sonoran Arcana: Dates Are the Syrupy Dark Horse of Arizona Agriculture

By Chris Malloy
Mar 29, 2019

We talk about the five Cs of Arizona, but maybe we should add a D.
Sonoran Arcana: Two Foragers, One Sake Savant, and a Dream of Arizona Miso

By Chris Malloy
Feb 5, 2019

Arizona food is going next level.
Sonoran Arcana: Foraging Wild Food in the Paved Streets of Old Town Scottsdale

By Chris Malloy
Jan 8, 2019

A modern shaman of the desert walks the city.