Jackie Alpers is featured in a Food & Wine article about the launch of Tucson’s Sonoran Hot Dog Trail written by travel writers, Rebecca L. Rhoades, on why Sonoran dogs are an important part of Tucson’s local food culture.

“The Sonoran dog is a really good example of the different things that make Tucson’s cuisine, Sonoran cuisine, what it is,” says Alpers, whose cookbook Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona includes recipes from both BK and El Güero. “It’s hard to explain why our food is special to somebody who hasn’t been here. You could say, ‘Oh, our hot dogs have fresh vegetables and fresh chiles and whole beans,’ but it’s how these components come together that’s truly unique.”

Read the full article at Food & Wine.