Sabor: Celebrating the Flavors of Guadalajara

1625 North Central Avenue,Phoenix AZ 85004

21 October, 2021

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Sabor: Celebrating the Cuisine of Guadalajara CALA Alliance is pleased to announce the much-anticipated return of its annual benefit dinner, art auction, and culinary event, Sabor. On Thursday, October 21, 2021, at the Phoenix Art Museum, Guadalajara-based Chef Carlos Espinosa from Tikuun Comedor Local will create a one-night-only menu inspired by the regional ingredients and culinary traditions of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. At this year’s event, Chef Espinosa will design a five-course dinner for guests celebrating one of the world’s most dynamic gastronomic regions. The event will take place from 6:00–9:30 PM. Since 2012, Sabor has featured top-rated chefs from Latin America and from around the Valley who have prepared dining experiences that have highlighted the rich cuisines of the Americas. CALA has consistently delivered an exhilarating event that bolsters the organization’s operations and programs while helping to cultivate community connections across sectors. Sabor: Celebrating the Cuisine of Guadalajara promises a fabulous night filled with artistic energy and community spirit. Sabor proceeds benefit CALA and its mission to create shared arts experiences that encourage cultural understanding between people of the Americas. A Phoenix-based multidisciplinary Latinx arts organization, CALA collaborates with artists and arts organizations to foster Latinx artistic talent in the Metro-Phoenix region and beyond. CALA creates vital spaces for audiences to engage in artistic learning and presents public programs that create intercultural dialogue, revealing the complexity and dynamism of our communities. In so doing, CALA’s program acts as a catalyst to grow community understanding of contemporary social issues from Latinx, Indigenous, and Latin American perspectives. About Chef Carlos Espinosa Carlos Espinosa (b. 1986, Guadalajara, Mexico) is the Founder and Executive Chef at Tikuun Comedor Local in Guadalajara. With almost two decades of experience in the kitchen, Espinosa began his culinary career in hotels such as the Camino Real and the Hilton. He also boasts diverse experience in various cuisines and has experience working in Italian fine dining restaurants and artisanal charcuterie factories in Bucerías, Nayarit. Espinosa apprenticed abroad for many years, including at Hacienda Benazuza in Sanlucar La Mayor, Spain, and was invited to cook in Tenerife, Spain, in 2011 and again in 2014. In 2013, Espinosa assisted at the Mistura Festival in Lima, Peru. In 2015, he participated in Mexico’s Chef of the Year festival, where he was selected as a semifinalist for the Western Region. In 2016 Chef Espinosa traveled to Guatemala as the head chef, where he created and executed a dinner for the Ambassador to Mexico at their residence. In Guatemala, Espinosa was also invited to lecture at the University of Landivar. He has also lectured at universities in the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. Chef Espinosa has collaborated with chefs throughout Mexico throughout his career, including those from Puerto Vallarta and those from Guadalajara for festivals and events. Espinosa’s culinary influences stem from his familial background, hailing from Mexico City and Oaxaca. Before his time at Tikuun, Chef Espinosa opened an experimental restaurant in the traditional neighborhood of Santa Tere in Guadalajara. His initial restaurant led to the opening of Tikuun Comedor. Tikuun’s boasts an intimate dining experience, with a maximum capacity of just over forty. Designing each menu with only seasonal products, Chef Carlos and his team elevate traditional Mexican by blending influences from Mexico. The menu changes every two months, with dishes that are constantly evolving. By keeping the menu relatively small, Tikuun promises the highest quality and achieves a new experience on each visit. CALA Alliance (Celebración Artística de las Américas) is a multidisciplinary Latinx arts organization based in Phoenix that collaborates with artists and arts organizations to connect Arizona, Mexico, and Latin America. We advance our mission through innovative public programming, artist commissions, international residencies, and cultural exchanges that reimagine Arizona’s place in the Americas.