Food, friends and fun…is there any better way to spend the weekend?

This past weekend, we headed to the Phoenix Art Museum for one of my favorite culinary events in the Valley, the Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic. If you’re at all into food festivals, Devoured is one not to miss. In fact, tickets sold out weeks prior to the event! It’s two days of eating, drinking and enjoying the showcase of the best Arizona restaurants and when I say “the best” I mean more than 75 of truly the most exciting restaurants in town. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the sunshine, sample that restaurant you’ve always wanted to go to and indulge in a few favorites. Local wineries and brewers were on tap for the event too as well as hourly chef demonstration from locals like Chef Jeremy Pachecho of Lon’s at the Hermosa and Chef Brian Malarkey of Searsucker (also two of the most popular booths at the event). Some grey skies and a bit of rain didn’t stop us from having a good time! If you haven’t checked it out before, be sure to plan in advance for this event next year.

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A few months ago, I wrote about this awesome exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum, Fashion Independent:The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor. If you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s your last weekend to do so! And trust, this is one you won’t want to have missed out on. It’s truly quite lovely.

Ann Bonfoey Taylor

From Hermes, Givenchy and Madam Gres, to Mariano Fortuny and Charles James, you’ll peruse more than 60 ensembles from Taylor’s enviable wardrobe.

But, this woman was much more than a socialite with a designer’s dream closet; she was a licensed pilot, Olympic skier, championship tennis player, wife, mother and skiwear designer. Her clothing and her story are extraordinary.

The exhibit makes up one of the largest fashion exhibits Phoenix Art Museum has had to date and is on display now through May 22 so be sure to stop in! In fact, it’s so large it’s housed in the museum’s lower galleries instead of the usual fashion gallery upstairs. The clothes are positively lust-worthy.

Phoenix Art Museum-1625 N. Central Ave.

Do yourself a favor and this weekend, pencil in some time to be spent at Phoenix Art Museum. The culinary classic, Devoured Phoenix, is back, ready to tease and tantalize your taste buds.

If you haven’t been to Devoured, it’s quite the treat. It’s been voted Arizona’s best culinary festival and features the best local restaurants, chefs and wineries.

While I only sometimes blog about Phoenix events, you know if it’s listed it has to be good.

Devoured kicks off Friday night, with a full day of food and drink on both Saturday and Sunday. (Really, what better way is there to spend a weekend afternoon than drinking and eating with friends?)

For the full lineup of restaurants, click here. You can purchase your tickets here.

Trust, you’ll love the list as it won’t dissapoint. Think Valley favorites like Talavera, J&G Steakhouse, Postino’s, Prado and more.

Is your stomach growling yet? I know mine sure is.

While you’re there, you’ll have access to all of Phoenix Art Museum, which means it’s the perfect time to peruse the new fashion exhibit, Fashion Independent:The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor.

From Hermes, Givenchy and Madam Gres, to Mariano Fortuny and Charles James, you’ll peruse more than 60 ensembles from Taylor’s enviable wardrobe.

But, this woman was much more than a socialite with a designer’s dream closet; she was a licensed pilot, Olympic skier, championship tennis player, wife, mother and skiwear designer. Her clothing and her story are extraordinary.

The exhibit makes up one of the largest fashion exhibits Phoenix Art Museum has had to date and is on display now through May 22.

Phoenix Art Museum-1625 N. Central Ave.

Daily tickets: $59 through 3/11; $69  at door

Two-day tickets: $90 through 3/11; $118 at door

3-day pass: $118 through 3/11

Museum members: 2-days, $90