KAI's Local Partnerships
KAI partners with local vendors, farmers, and artisans to source fresh ingredients and seasonal produce. These partnerships reflect desert authenticity, bringing Native American stories to life through Southwestern cuisine and detailed craftsmanship, responsible for making KAI one of the best places to eat in Phoenix, AZ.
Ramona Farms
Ramona Farms anchors KAI's longest partnership, supplying exceptional beans and corn that honor community heritage.
Ramona Farms
Their inspiring story connects diners to the land and traditions central to our Native American cuisine.They have been farming the same lands for four generations and are credited with bringing back the black tepary bean from almost extinction.
Crow's Dairy
Featured for years at KAI, Crow's Dairy is a regional creamery that delivers premium goat cheese and milk. Their consistent quality elevates our Southwestern dishes with authentic local flavor.
Crow's Dairy
We have used many different flavors of their chevre and their quark over the years.
Rune Wines
Arizona's premier winery, Rune Wines, showcases masterful varietal finesse using locally grown grapes. Their bottles perfectly complement KAI's cuisine.
Rune Wines
This is one of Arizona's finest wineries. Credited with being a winemaker that can finesse grape varietals and bring out the best in what is grown in Arizona.
Petersen Honey
Local Petersen Honey enhances KAI's seasonal courses, currently starring in cheese presentations and guest amenities. Their pure desert harvest brings natural sweetness to our Native American cuisine.
Petersen Honey
Currently we are featuring them in our cheese course and in our amenity take-aways.
Queen Creek Olive Mill
Queen Creek Olive Mill has supplied award-winning Arizona olives since KAI opened. As statewide leaders in olive cultivation, their oils define our Phoenix restaurant's authenticity.
Queen Creek Olive Mill
The partnership has been in existence since the inception of KAI. They are the foremost experts in growing olives in Arizona. We use their extra virgin olive oil for our bread service and throughout many other courses.
PROVISION
Phoenix's PROVISION sources and roasts exceptional small-batch coffee and tea for KAI. Their direct relationships with global producers ensure premium quality in every cup served.
PROVISION
A local coffee roaster and purveyor in the Phoenix area. They work with small coffee and tea producers to ensure the quality of their products.
Drinking Horn Mead
KAI's newest partner, Drinking Horn Meadery crafts traditional mead in Flagstaff using time-honored methods and indigenous ingredients, connecting to Arizona's deepest culinary roots.
Drinking Horn Mead
This traditional Meadery in Flagstaff brews mead the same way it has been made for thousands of years using local and indigenous ingredients.