Food and fun

Hundreds filled the parking lot at Towers Theater Monday night as part of the Tucson Food Truck Roundup.

Food donation

Peter Wright and wife Carollinn collected 1,000 pounds of food from their community in Vistoso Village. The food was donated to Interfaith Community Services and the Catalina Food Bank.

Food drive

Blanca Valdez gives her 3-year-old daughter Joselen a ride on a cart filled with Thanksgiving food at the Golder Ranch Fire District’s main station. Food collected by Catalina Community Services was given out to about 200 families Monday.

Food drive

Groups from throughout the Northwest are participating in this year’s Bag-A-Thon. Among those helping out are, from left, Matthew Parks from Immaculate Heart School, Abigail Picus from American Heritage Girls, Adrienne Kunkel from Canyon Del Oro High School, Luke Katsel from Cub Scout Pack 209, Julian DeAlva from Cub Scout Pack 299, Alexis DeAlva from Girls Scout Troop 1287, and Greer Willman from Ironwood Ridge High School.

Healthy foods

To combat childhood obesity, the Arizona Department of Education has strict nutrition standards for foods students in each grade level can eat on campus. Fresh fruits and veggies are always good options.

Frights for food

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Jenny Stewart ties pieces of cloth to one of many "dead trees" the Stewarts have planted to line the path through their front yard.

Frights for food

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Keith Stewart places legs within the mouth of a graboid, the creature from the movie "Tremors." Hundreds of set pieces fill the yard to create Tomb Town.

Frights for food

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Paying homage to some older horror movies, the Stewarts have created a couple giant ants from the movie "Them." The couple said they tried to touch on all movies and shows related to Halloween, from "The Addams Family" to "Frankenstein."

Frights for food

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Keith and Jenny Stewart unpack a creature to be placed along the pathway in the couple's Tomb Town on Wanda Road north of Magee between Paseo del Norte and La Cañada. Numerous creatures are stored in the dozen coffins during the rest of the year.

Food for thought

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Amanda Lindquist, the chef de cuisine at Azul, shows the class how her gorgonzola risotto is coming along.

Food for thought

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, A plated dish of pan-seared duck breast sits before Amanda Lindquist, the chef de cuisine at Azul, as she speaks to Canyon Del Oro's culinary arts students. After showing the students her step-by-step preparation, the students were asked to make a risotto.

Food for thought

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, CDO juniors Ali Almazrouie and Nicole Barnard, alongside Nick Meitner who will be their restaurant manager, try a sample of the pan-seared duck breast.

Food for thought

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, After scoring the duck breasts, Lindquist dries them and seasoned them with salt and pepper

Food for thought

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Canyon Del Oro culinary arts students gather around as Amanda Lindquist, the chef de cuisine at Azul, explains to the class how she creates pan-seared duck breast with a cranberry-cherry demi-glaze served atop a Gorgonzola risotto.

Food for thought

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, During the chef's demonstration, CDO senior Eric Silva takes notes in his culinary arts class.

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