Pischke’s Blue Ribbon, a fixture of the downtown Scottsdale dining scene for more than two decades, will close Sunday and be replaced by a new restaurant from acclaimed chefs Robert McGrath and Aaron May.

If you had to pick one East Valley restaurant that best exemplifies Arizona cuisine, it’s hard to come up with a better choice than Roaring Fork. Created in 1997 by award-winning chef Robert McGrath, the much-honored Scottsdale restaurant offers creative takes on traditional Western dishes using locally grown ingredients.

Why just drink beer when you can eat it, too? It’s a kitchen philosophy that has worked well for awardwinning chef Robert McGrath. The owner of Roaring Fork restaurant in Scottsdale — where the food is best described as upscale cowboy — pours fermented hops into recipes at home and on the job.

Why just drink beer when you can eat it, too? It’s a kitchen philosophy that has worked well for awardwinning chef Robert McGrath. The owner of Roaring Fork restaurant in Scottsdale — where the food is best described as upscale cowboy — pours fermented hops into recipes at home and on the job.

The most popular locally produced TV show on Eight, Arizona PBS, will soon take over CityScape in downtown Phoenix.

Albertsons LLC, the Boise, Idaho-based operator of Albertsons supermarkets in Arizona and seven other states, plans to pursue its efforts to acquire Bashas’ Inc. in bankruptcy court despite the Chandler company’s rejection of its bid.

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The Big Ass Burger saved Scottsdale restaurant Roaring Fork from diner disinterest and the brand’s likely demise, said co-owner Guy Villavaso. Now the popular eatery is on the fast track to whet lots more appetites.

My mouth is watering, and there’s not a thing I can do about it.

On Sunday, the popular PBS restaurant review show, “Check, Please! Arizona,” hosts its first food festival at CityScape in Phoenix. While attendees enjoy a plethora of food and wine samples and live demonstrations from award-winning chefs like Robert McGrath and Chris Bianco, one humble festival booth — Pittsburgh Willy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs — takes the next step in its Cinderella story.

Employers of all sizes are rolling out the red carpet for college graduates fresh from commencement. Before they even received their diplomas, graduates of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University were courted by numerous big-name companies, and there’s no shortage of positions available this year.

Employers of all sizes are rolling out the red carpet for college graduates fresh from commencement. Before they even received their diplomas, graduates of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University were courted by numerous big-name companies, and there’s no shortage of positions available this year.

If anyone’s going to open another Italian restaurant in this town, it had better be something special. But the people behind Fiamma — Italian for "flame" — aren’t worried about getting burned.

What da Vinci did for canvas, Chris Bianco is doing for pizza.

When I get a hankering for Mexican food, a handful of favorite restaurants around the Valley usually do the trick, among them Barrio Cafe in Phoenix and America’s Taco Shop in Tempe. But occasionally, a craving so particular hits that no local restaurant — save for maybe Casa Reynoso in Tempe — can satisfy it.

What’s your favorite Arizona restaurant? Do you reward yourself by eating there after a hike? Will you drive 100 miles just for its desserts? Does your family rendezvous there from across the state? As “Check, Please! Arizona” prepares to shoot its third season, the Emmy Award-winning program is expanding its repertoire to include restaurants beyond the Phoenix area.

What’s your favorite Arizona restaurant? Do you reward yourself by eating there after a hike? Will you drive 100 miles just for its desserts? Does your family rendezvous there from across the state? As “Check, Please! Arizona” prepares to shoot its third season, the Emmy Award-winning program is expanding its repertoire to include restaurants beyond the Phoenix area.

Does this story sound familiar: You frequent a Valley restaurant, rave about the food and ambience to family and friends, but wish you could recommend that experience to the masses? Some websites register users to recommend restaurants through social media, though, let’s be honest, your review may well find itself lost among the hundreds of others.

Queen Creek’s Schnepf Farms has been growing vegetables for decades. Starting this month, it’ll also be serving them.

WASHINGTON - The CIA is conducting a secretive war game, dubbed "Silent Horizon," this week to practice defending against an electronic assault on the same scale as the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks.

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