Now's your chance to taste your way through MaranaΒ β€” with a food tour.

The town of Marana is launching another season of gastronomy tours. And lucky for you, you have five opportunities toΒ indulge in food tastings, which includes a multi-course tasting at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.

Tour guests will also have the chance to visit food-related archaeology sites.

The tours happen once a month, with the first being Thursday, Oct. 11. The $109 tours skip December, but run through March.

And if that's not enough, you can also sign up for Marana's $99 wild foods tour, which includes gourmet wild-crafted foods and a visit to an archaeology site. The tours begin Sunday, Oct. 21 and run once a month through April (also skipping December).

While on the tours, "You will discover wild Sonoran Desert flavors that inspire chefs, gourmet foragers, brewmasters, artisanal bakers, and distillers," the tours' website says, adding that you will learn about "cultures that farmed and foraged in this area for thousands of years."

Tickets and more information about the food tours can be found here.


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