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Desert DigestFood & DrinkCloth & Flame Partners with Arcosanti to Present One-of-a-Kind Dinner Series
Madison RutherfordApril 15, 2022
Photo by Jessica Jameson Two iconic Arizona institutions have teamed up to bring a one-of-a-kind dinner series to the desert. Cloth & Flame creates temporary venues for events that combine culinary innovation and community involvement. Though the Phoenix-based event company puts together pop-up dinners in unexpected places, it’s ongoing partnership with Arcosanti actually makes perfect sense. Both enterprises honor the design, art, food and community that set the Grand Canyon State apart and aim to...
Desert DigestpodcastDesert Digest Episode 8 with Teresa Hansen from Good Things Coming
Matthew JohnsonApril 29, 2021
After cooking a five-course cannabis-infused dinner on 4/20, Hansen rolls up on the Desert Digest podcast.
As with so many businesses in the age of coronavirus, Arizona-based event company Cloth & Flame has had to adjust to the new normal. Since Governor Doug Ducey’s executive order prohibiting large gatherings went live, Cloth & Flame has been concentrating on smaller gatherings, including corporate events (splitting larger parties into smaller groups) and micro weddings. They specialize in “boundary pushing” custom-designed experiences in “accessible and seemingly impossible locations.” We recently spoke with owner Matt...
Desert DigestThe Arizona Community Dinner Fundraiser Benefits Local Restaurant Staffs Affected by COVID-19
Leah LeMoineAugust 6, 2020
Six months ago, prepaying for a nice dinner without knowing when you would be eating it or who would be cooking it would have been a ludicrous proposition. These days, it makes more sense than most things. Cloth & Flame – the destination dinner magicians known for chic pop-ups in the desert, meadows, farms, etc. – is pre-selling seats at future community dinners through the crowd-sourcing site GoFundMe. The Arizona Community Dinner Fundraiser will benefit...