CELEBRATING SCOTTSDALE’S BLACK ENTREPRENEURS Want to try something new and exciting while supporting Black-owned businesses in Scottsdale? These innovative enterprises are your go-to spots for delicious food, specialty cooking items and some well-deserved pampering.
COOK SOUTHWEST MUSHROOMS Michael “Mushroom Mike” Crowe became fascinated by the science and art of mushrooms at the age of 15. Today, he’s turned his love of fungi into Southwest Mushrooms, an urban farm that produces top-quality mushrooms for both culinary and medicinal purposes. If you’d like to add flavor, texture and nutrients to your recipes, visit Southwest Mushrooms’ online store (he ships anywhere in the country!), where you’ll find fresh and dried mushroom species, including Shiitake, Pink Oyster, Lion’s Mane and more. Locals, you can find the fruits of Crowe’s labor at AJ’s Purveyor of Fine Foods. And be sure to check out Southwest Mushrooms’ website, where you’ll find a fascinating video of Crowe in action. You’ll have a whole new appreciation for mushrooms!
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CUTINO SAUCE CO. For Jacob Cutino, the rise to hot sauce fame began with his stepfather’s secret recipe for a killer habanero sauce. Through persistence and experimentation, Cutino created his own version of the secret sauce, which he sold in small batches at local farmers markets and shops under the name Homeboy’s Hot Sauce. In 2017, Cutino linked up with local pizza guru Chris Bianco and the resulting rebrand gave birth to Cutino Sauce Co., a collection of tongue-tingling sauces that range from the sweet-heat of Jalapeño and smokiness of Chipotle all the way up the Kelvin scale to the fiery, limited-quantity Ghost Sauce. Find Cutino Sauce Co. creations in popular Scottsdale shops and restaurants, including Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry, Citizen Public House, LON’s, Chula Seafood and the Desert Botanical Garden, as well as all Arizona Whole Foods locations.
