When What’s Eating You Is Gluten 18 Jul 2013 | 02:28 am

If you’re sensitive to the gluten found in wheat, rye and barley, eating out can be filled with guesswork and a whole lot of stress. Especially when your gluten sensitivity can mean serious health pro...

press 4 Jul 2013 | 10:36 pm

Tonto and Cartwright’s ate up the accolades at Devoured! 16 Mar 2013 | 12:12 am

The food critics (and the public) were eating out of our hands (quite literally!) at this year’s Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic, on March 9-10. Arizona’s premier annual culinary event showcased the...

A Yummy Year at Tonto and Cartwright’s 28 Dec 2012 | 07:38 pm

What a juicy year it’s been for us. As we look back, we’d like to share what we think are our most appetizing occasions and tasty events of the year. Sink your teeth into the year’s biggest stories an...

How We “Wrangle Tuna ” Here in Arizona 1 Sep 2012 | 01:35 am

Contrary to what you’re probably thinking right now, I’m not going to tell you about deep sea fishing (and you know that there’s no ocean here in the middle of the Sonoran desert, anyway). Instead, I ...

Beefed Up Ranch Cuisine Worthy of a Cattle Baron 17 Aug 2012 | 09:53 am

(The Cartwright’s Experience…According to Chef Montez Crane)    Listening to Montez Crane, Cartwright’s Executive Chef, discuss his take on food captures the heart and soul of the dining experience at...

The Saguaro Harvest: From Woman to Revered Spirit to Tonto’s Table 21 Jul 2012 | 08:32 am

The fruit of the iconic saguaro is an important food source for both wildlife and the people who have lived in the desert for thousands of years. To the native Tohono O’odham people, the saguaro cact...

Harvesting Fire from Horseback 15 Apr 2012 | 09:54 am

Ocotillo is truly one of the most strange-looking plants in the southwestern desert nearby Tonto and Cartwright’s. It looks like something from Mars or another extraterrestrial world. But, I think thi...

My beef with PINK SLIME 4 Apr 2012 | 07:18 am

What is “pink slime” anyway? A new rock group? A low-budget horror flick monster? Or a hidden menace? Brace yourself. Pink slime is the yucky-looking, oozy ammonia-treated filler used to beef up grou...

Super Bowl Sunday 4 Feb 2012 | 09:31 am

We will be open from 11 AM – 3 PM on Super Bowl Sunday. We will be closed for dinner from 4 PM the rest of the evening and will  reopen for regular business the following day. Our sister restaurant ...