Tucson Meet Yourself - Out of Town
We know. We know. You call this festival “Tucson Eat Yourself.” Indeed, the food is often what gets you here. But it’s not just about what you put in your mouth. The recipes, dishes, and flavors shared by TMY vendors are expressions of culture, sometimes tracing back generations.
More than just a feeding frenzy, TMY also builds cultural and economic equity by investing in the artists who share their work. Food vendors pay a fee to operate a booth, but they keep all their earnings, which in recent years has equaled $350,000. Many cultural groups and clubs use these funds to operate or to support dance troupes, touring, education, and service.
Here’s the line-up of this year’s vendors:
AFRICAN
Masri (Egyptian) F22
AFRICAN AMERICAN (SOUL FOOD)
Gethsemane Cogic Women F56
Mama Carey’s Catering F26
ASIAN & PACIFIC
*Cosmo’s Star (Central Asia) F24
*Fat Mama’s Gangster Sandwich (Burma) F23
Filipino American Sampaguita F54
Filipino American Students Association F25
Laos Academic Organization F37
New Delhi Palace F53
Takoyaki Balls (Japan) F39
Thriratana Tucson Buddhist Temple (Thailand) F14
Saffron Indian Bistro F10
Vietnamese Alliance F
Vietnamese Students Assoc. F49Wat Buddhametta (Thailand) F3
CARIBBEAN
CeeDee’s Jamaican Kitchen F35
D’s Island Grill (Jamaican) F12
*La Jaltera (Puerto Rican) F48
Patricia’s Cuban Kitchen F8
Safe Mission (Jamaican) F52
EURASIA
Kalina Russian Cuisine F41
EUROPEAN
Arslan’s Grill (Bosnian) F21
Café Francais F16
Daughters of Penelope (Greek) F40
Lajkonik Polish Food F6
Sema Foundation (Turkish) F15
MIDDLE EAST
*ELFA refugee services (Syrian) F51
*Merciful Tucson Refugee and Immigration Services (Meditteranean) F20
Iranian Students Cultural Association F43
LATIN AMERICA
Club Colombia F6
Club Costa Rica F4
La Fondita Chilena F19
Inca’s Peruvian F17
Ricuras de Venezuela F42
MEXICAN
BK Tacos F33
Los Chiquilines (aguas frescas) F50
Holy Toledo (Oaxacan) F55
Mariscos Chihuahua F31
Matilde’s Sonoran Kitchen F28
Santa Cruz Catholic Church/Little Mexico F5
El Taco Rustico F13
NATIVE AMERICAN
Café Santa Rosa F46
The O’odham Ladies F27
San Ignacio Yaqui Council F38
San Xavier Farm Coop F36
Yoeme Barrio Libre F11
U.S. REGIONAL FOODS
Tucson Invitational Games (Ballpark Foods) F34
Solid Grindz (Hawaiian) F9
WORLD STREET SNACKS
The Corn Roasters F44
Frost Gelato Shoppe F571
Fruitshack Smoothies F45
Hawaiian Shave Ice F29
J’s Kettle Corn F32
Just Churros F30
King Corn F2
Lil’ Orbits (donuts) F18
Sonoran Sno Cones F47
*denotes NEW VENDOR
Dates:
October 11, 2019 11:00 AM-10:00 PM
October 12, 2019 11:00 AM-10:00 PM
October 13, 2019 11:00 AM-10:00 PM
Location: Jacome Plaza | Tucson, AZ
Event website: tucsonmeetyourself.org
