| You have heard of carnivores but what about a | | | | from McClendon's Select in Peoria, arugula, okra |
| locavore? A locavore is someone who eats foods | | | | and tomatoes from Seacat Gardens in Litchfield |
| grown or produced locally. The term "locavore" | | | | Park, and the apples come from Apple Annie's |
| was coined by Jessica Prentice in 2005 and is | | | | Orchard in Willcox. |
| meant to describe the practice of eating locally | | | | 15411 W. Waddell Road |
| harvested food. The New Oxford American | | | | Surprise, AZ |
| Dictionary chose locavore as its word of the year | | | | 623-544-9109 |
| in 2007. | | | | 3. True Food Kitchen |
| In Phoenix, Arizona there are locavore chefs who | | | | You might know health guru Dr. Andrew Weil |
| are committed to buying their produce from local | | | | (director of the Arizona Center for Integrative |
| farmers and ranchers, or at least as much as | | | | Medicine at the University of Arizona) from his |
| possible. | | | | health books, videos, or line of vitamins but he is |
| Here are 5 Phoenix area restaurants that use | | | | also a restaurateur having teamed up with Sam |
| produce from local farms: | | | | Fox to start True Food Kitchen. Of course it is all |
| 1. The Morning Glory Café/The Farm Kitchen/ | | | | about healthy eating, so that means fresh spinach, |
| Quiessence | | | | carrots, fennel, radishes, apples, herbs and citrus |
| They do not have to go far as the restaurant is | | | | from local sources. |
| located on their very own 10-acre farm, called | | | | 2502 E. Camelback Road |
| The Farm at South Mountain. There are actually 3 | | | | 602-774-3488 |
| restaurants at The Farm. There is the upper-end | | | | 4. St. Francis |
| Quiessence who's executive chef, Greg LaPrad, | | | | Nominated for a James Beard Best New |
| was recently honored with the invitation to | | | | Restaurant Award, Chef-owner Aaron Chamberlin |
| prepare a dinner for a selection of international | | | | buys local because "I know I'm going to get the |
| culinary luminaries at the prestigious James Beard | | | | best flavor from something that hasn't traveled |
| House. Then there are two more casual | | | | far." The goat cheese is from Black Mesa Ranch |
| restaurants. The Farm Kitchen serves up | | | | in Snowflake and the citrus, herbs, beets and bee |
| sandwiches, soups and salads made from the | | | | pollen are from McClendon Farms. |
| organic produce from their farm. The Morning | | | | 111 E. Camelback Road |
| Glory Café serves its omelets with seasonal | | | | 602-200-8111 |
| produce as well as local sausage and fresh | | | | 5. Essence Café Bakery |
| muffins. | | | | I added Essence not just because its chef-owner |
| 6106 S. 32nd St | | | | has such a great name (Eugenia Theodosopoulos) |
| 602-276-6360 | | | | but also because their motto is "Buy Locally. Eat |
| 2. Vogue Bistro | | | | Well. Preserve the Planet." |
| Chef-owner Aurore de Beauduy does all her | | | | Phoenix restaurants know how to do it right by |
| produce buying locally. She gets her eggs from | | | | buying their produce, eggs and dairy from local |
| Hickman's Family Farms in Buckeye, potatoes | | | | farms. |