Many English words look or sound similar but carry meanings that are completely different. One of the most common examples of this confusion comes from the words “desert” and “dessert.” At a quick ...

The Desert Museum is hosting their first ever Desert Dessert Night from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 24. The Museum partners with Tucson Originals restaurants and KOLD to bring a sweet (pun intended) ...

I have a pastry chef crush on Marisa Lown of Gertrude’s, the new(ish) cafe at the Desert Botanical Garden. Her pastry is straightforward, creative, and thoughtful. Marisa is bringing a unique touch ...

At one point in Wilfred Thesiger's journeys in Arabian Sands, a rival tribe cuts him off from his source of food and water. Thesiger's Bedouin guides reassure him: if we get desperate, we will shove a ...

I was lucky enough to go to a college where the room and board plan provided, in today’s parlance, “all-you-can-eat” meals. Thus, many of us took two desserts, the first to be enjoyed before the ...