Acacia

3001 E. Skyline Drive (Skyline and Campbell) Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 232-0101
Visit Acacia‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 4pm-9pm, offering a special a la carte menu with items such as: roast leg of lamb with red chimichuri and Beef Wellington, prices ranging from $7-$36. Reservations are suggested.

New Year’s Eve:
Featuring a four-course prix fixe menu and dancing! Dinner reservations begin at 4:30pm. Dinner is priced at $85/person ++ and includes a champagne toast. Live music provided by Ed Delucia starting at 5pm. Dancing begins at 9pm. Reservations are recommended.

Chad’s Steakhouse & Saloon

3001 N. Swan Road, Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 881-1802
Visit Chad’s Steakhouse & Saloon‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Enjoy a Christmas buffet with items such as: Turkey, Prime Rib, Ham, Salmon, Stuffing, and Green Beans. Cost is $24.95/person ++, $13.95/kids ++ 12 and under. Served from 11am-8pm.

New Year’s Eve:
Enjoy a New Year’s buffet with items such as: Turkey, Prime Rib, Ham, Salmon, Stuffing, and Green Beans. Cost is $24.95/person ++, $13.95/kids ++12 and under. Served from 11am-8pm

Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress

311 E. Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701
(520)622-8848
Visit Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Breakfast and will be served from 7am to 4pm (lunch begins at 11am) and Dinner from 4pm- 9pm.

Christmas Day:
Breakfast will be served from 7am – 1pm (lunch starting at 11am). Closed from 1pm-3pm. A special prix-fixe dinner menu will be served from 3pm-9pm. The cost of the prix fixe is $45/person ++. Reservations are recommended.

New Year’s Eve:
Breakfast will be served from 7am-1pm (lunch begins at 11am), closed from 3–5pm. A special prix fixe menu will be served for dinner with three seatings: 5pm, 7:15pm and 9:30pm, the cost is $65/person ++. Reservations are required, ask for Steve.

Note: a credit card will be taken to hold reservations. There will be a $35 cancellation fee 48 hours prior to the event. There will be a $65 no show fee, plus $5 per guest spots reserved.

New Year’s Day:
Breakfast will be served from 7am – 4pm. Closed from 4pm -5pm, and dinner will be served from 5pm -11pm.

Elle

2970 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 327-0500
Visit Elle‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 11:30am-9pm,serving their regular menu along with some specELLES.

Christmas Day:
Open on Christmas Day, serving an elongated dinner service from noon to 8pm.

New Year’s Eve:
They will be serving their regular dinner menu from 4pm to 10pm with specials.

New Year’s Day:
Open New Year’s Day, serving lunch from noon-4pm and dinner from 4-8pm. They will be serving their regular menus along with specELLES.

Eclectic Pizza

7065 E Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85728
(520) 886-0484
Visit Eclectic Pizza‘s website

New Year’s Day:
Open at 2pm, they will be offering a 12″ Medium pizza, an appetizer and a salad for $20.11 (Excludes supreme and specialty pizzas, not including tax and gratuity).

Feast

3719 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 326-9363
Visit Feast‘s website

Feast will offer take-out dinners complete with reheating instructions. Bottles of wine and Champagne are also available for purchase.

Christmas Eve:
Open until 8pm and serving their regular menu.

Christmas Take-Out:
The Restaurant is closed. Christmas take-out orders must be placed by Tuesday, December 21st at 9pm and will be ready for pickup on Friday, December 24. Visit the website www.eatatfeast.com for the complete take-out menu.

New Year’s Eve:
Feast will be open and serving their regular menu beginning at 11am. Starting at 4pm, Feast will only offer their special New Year’s Eve prix fixe menu. The cost is $70/person ++, with an optional $35/person wine pairing. Reservations are recommended.

Frankie’s South Philly Cheesesteaks

2574 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 795-2665
Visit Frankie’s South Philly Cheesesteaks website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 11am to 3pm

New Year’s Eve:
Open from 11am to 5pm

New Year’s Day:
Open from 11am to 5pm

Ghinis French Caffe

1803 E. Prince Road, Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 326-9095
Visit Ghinis French Caffe‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 6:30am-3pm

New Year’s Eve:
Open from 6:30am-3pm

New Year’s Day:
Open from 8am-2pm and serving breakfast all day! They will also be offering $1 off their recovery beverages Endurox, a revitalizing libation sure to cure your New Year’s hangover, and 2 for 1 Mimosa’s.

Jonathan’s Cork

6320 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715
(520) 296-1631
Visit Jonathan’s Cork‘s website

New Year’s Eve:
Jonathan’s Cork will be open and serving their regular dinner menu along with specials. Dinner service begins at 4pm. Reservations are recommended.

Lodge on the Desert

306 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 325-3366
Visit Lodge on the Desert‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open for breakfast from 7am-10:30am, lunch from 11am-2pm and dinner from 5pm-9pm.

Christmas Day:
Open for breakfast from 7am-10:30am, lunch from 11am-2pm and dinner from 5pm-9pm.

New Year’s Eve:
They will be offering a three-course prix fixe menu with choices, from 4pm -11pm. The cost ranges from $46-$60++; this includes a champagne toast.

Lotus Garden

5975 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 298-3351
Visit Lotus Garden‘s website

Christmas Day:
Open from 11:30am to 10:30pm.

New Year’s Eve:
Open from 11:30am to 10:30pm

Mama Louisa’s

2041 S. Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ 85728
(520) 790-4702
Visit Mama Louisa’s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 11am to 8 pm.

New Year’s Eve:
Open from 11am to 8pm.

Maynards Market & Kitchen

400 N. Toole Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 545-0577
Visit Maynards Market & Kitchen‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 11am to 3pm for their regular lunch service. “Grab n’ Go” items will be available in the market from 3pm to 4pm. Dinner service will be served from 4pm to 8pm, offering their regular menu with some additional specials. Each guest will receive a complementary glass of Egg Nog and a holiday amuse bouche.

New Year’s Eve:
Maynards will be hosting a Titanic-Themed New Years Eve Dinner. They are offering a 6 course prix fixe menu, with menu items inspired from an actual meal served on the Titanic. Cost is $85/person with an optional wine pairing available. They will also feature complimentary Champagne as well as live music. Dinner is served from 5pm-12am. After dinner guests can walk across the street to hotel Congress to watch the ball drop. Reservations are recommended.

Pastiche Modern Eatery

3025 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 325-3333
Visit Pastiche Modern Eatery‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 11:30am to 9pm.

Christmas Day:
Open from 4pm-9pm, serving a special Christmas menu.

New Year’s Eve:
Open from 11:30am to midnight, serving a special New Year’s Eve Menu.

Tavolino Ristorante Italiano

2890 E. Skyline Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 531-1913
Visit Tavolino Ristorante Italiano‘s website

Christmas Eve:
Open from 11am to 11pm, serving their regular menu.

New Year’s Eve:
Ring in 2011 at Tavolino with great food and good friends! Featuring a special four-course New Year’s Eve Menu for $75++ per person which includes a glass of Champagne. Three seating times available: 6:00pm, 8:00pm, and 10:15pm. They will also feature a reverse Happy Hour menu beginning at 10pm. Reservations are recommended.

The event will feature: Gourmet samples from 40 of Tucson’s finest independently-owned restaurants, 150 fine wine and spirits from around the world, the 4th Annual Margarita Championship, and informative seminars!

For a detailed listing of all events and/or to purchase tickets, please visit the 2009 Tucson Culinary Festival Events and Special Packages.

A portion of the proceeds will help two charitable organizations: New Beginnings for Women and Children and the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation.

The 2009 Tucson Culinary Festival will take place at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort:
7000 North Resort Drive (Tucson, AZ 85750). Phone: (520) 299-2020.

The Tucson Culinary Festival is indeed Tucson’s premier fine wine and food event. Hope to see you there!