Christina Barrueta is an Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame writer, Contributing Editor for The Tasting Panel and The SOMM Journal, and a regular contributor for “a taste of az”. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Time Out, Men’s Health, Phoenix Home & Garden, and PHOENIX magazine. She is the author of Arizona Wine: A History of Perseverance and Passion and Phoenix Cooks, with her third book, Pheonix Eats and Drinks to be published in the fall of 2025. She shares her work across social media as @WriteOnRubee, with her Instagram awarded 2024 Best Food Feed by AZ Foothills.