Robert McGrath

Chef Robert McGrath hosts fellow celeb chefs at Taste America

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Reinventing the Meal

Second Helpings

Second Helpings

Shelf-Help Group

Visualize World Pizza

Breaking records at New Wise Guys

Chef's Surprise

Local chefs wait eagerly for award announcements

Fork Medicine

Friends pitch in when chef falls ill

Best Upscale Bar Food

Roaring Fork

Hey, Butter Butter

French fare lightens up, Roaring Fork packs up

All You Can Eat, or Else

Sushi eaters clean their plates -- or pay the price

Meat Loaf Market

Lively music and meals merge at Soho

The Name Game

"Big Ass" spreads far and wide

Best Mac-N-Cheese

Roaring Fork

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Roaring Fork

BEST CHILI

Roaring Fork

BEST HAMBURGER

Roaring Fork

Chef Who? Local Businesses Don't Know Local Chefs

Regular Chow Bella readers should easily be able to rattle off names of Phoenix's elite chefs like Eddie Matney and Michael de Maria, but according to the O'Neil Associates/ASBA Arizona Economic Indicators Monitor, the average joe on the street has no idea.  Three thousand local businesses we ... More >>

Waiter Confidential: Signs of a Tough Economy

Things are getting spooky around town. Driving to work, I pass Chef Robert McGrath's never-opened REM project on Lincoln Drive. Having boarded it up along with the Pischke's property he took over in 2006, subsequent to the suicide of Chris Pischke, McGrath's suddenly disappeared from the food scene ... More >>

Chef Robert McGrath Lands at Christie's Cabaret

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djt23/The most titillating news I've heard in a while is that James Beard Award-winning chef Robert McGrath -- formerly of Roaring Fork and Pischke's Blue Ribbon -- is now on the payroll of Entertainment U.S.A., the parent company of upscale strip club Christ ... More >>

Coming Soon: Gallo Blanco Cafe at the Clarendon Hotel

CenPho is on a roll, yo. After a revolving door of restaurant concepts that have come and gone at the Clarendon Hotel since the departure of Camus almost two years ago, there's news that chef Doug Robson will be the owner/operator of a new in-house eatery called Gallo Blanco Cafe, set to open b ... More >>

Over Easy isn't a revolutionary breakfast spot, but it'll treat your hangover

CenPho is on a roll, yo. After a revolving door of restaurant concepts that have come and gone at the Clarendon Hotel since the departure of Camus almost two years ago, there's news that chef Doug Robson will be the owner/operator of a new in-house eatery called Gallo Blanco Cafe, set to open b ... More >>

Chauvinist Pig-Out

Real men do eat ceviche

Nibbles 'n' Bits

Real men do eat ceviche

Pantry Raid

Real men do eat ceviche

My Left Fete

Real men do eat ceviche

SECOND HELPINGS

Real men do eat ceviche

Scottsdale Culinary Fest Comprises 12 Events This Week

The Scottsdale Culinary Festival sounds monolithic, but the granddaddy among the Valley's culinary festivals is surprisingly multifaceted -- a dozen different events at 16 different restaurants and venues around town, ranging from casual tastings to semi-formal sit-down occasions.

Gallo Blanco Café at The Clarendon Kicks Up the Taco Shop With Cochinita Tortas and Fresh Crepes

The Scottsdale Culinary Festival sounds monolithic, but the granddaddy among the Valley's culinary festivals is surprisingly multifaceted -- a dozen different events at 16 different restaurants and venues around town, ranging from casual tastings to semi-formal sit-down occasions.

You Pick It: Schnepf Farms

Schnepf Farms​Schnepf Farms may have gotten a reputation for hosting rowdy music festivals, but that isn't what is attracting fall foodies. Schnepf is another great example of an Arizona you-pick-it farm, and it's a lot easier to get to than Buckelew or Apple Annie's.Currently, the ... More >>

Chef Robert McGrath Returns to the Dining Scene

​As the Trib's Jess Harter pointed out on his blog last week, "Valley chefs are the new homeless." 2009 saw many of the top toques in town become restaurant ronin after their restaurants closed or they parted ways with their employers or business partners. But at least one of those notables w ... More >>

Get Ready For New Restaurant Explosion in March

RnR is opening soon in a flashy new building on Scottsdale Road.​Like flower buds almost ready to bloom, a new crop of local restaurants is gearing up to debut in March, and from the looks of it, this will be one busy season. The trend is toward accessible, affordable fare, even at a c ... More >>

Eating Through Downtown Mesa at Il Vinaio, De La Cruz Bistro, Mangos Mexican Cafe, and More

RnR is opening soon in a flashy new building on Scottsdale Road.​Like flower buds almost ready to bloom, a new crop of local restaurants is gearing up to debut in March, and from the looks of it, this will be one busy season. The trend is toward accessible, affordable fare, even at a c ... More >>

Now Open in North Scottsdale: Renegade Canteen

​Multiple delays and a big-name chef have made Renegade Canteen one of this year's most highly anticipated restaurant debuts, and now tonight's the night when fans of chef Robert McGrath can once again get their fill of his distinctive American Western cooking. The James Beard Award wi ... More >>

Steve Douds' Shandygrath

The Shandygrath​Yesterday we met Steve Douds, Renegade Canteen's head bartender, who loves tequila and hates flavored vodka. Today he shares with us the recipe for the Shandygrath, a cocktail he concocted for Renegade's drink menu and named for Renegade's chef, Robert McGrath. Made with Grand Ca ... More >>

Chef Robert McGrath Hosting New PBS Show

​James Beard Award-winning chef Robert McGrath of North Scottsdale's Renegade Canteen has just been named the host of a new television show on Eight, Arizona's PBS channel. Check, Please! will be a half-hour restaurant review program featuring three different regular Arizonans' takes o ... More >>

Patrick Boll Named Exec Chef at New Spotted Donkey Cantina II

Chef Patrick Boll has taken the executive chef job at Spotted Donkey Cantina II. Patrick Boll's plans weren't under wraps for long. After finishing his six-month-long stint as chef de cuisine at El Chorro Lodge just a few days ago, he couldn't immediately go on the record about his new job. B ... More >>

Tonight: Robert McGrath Hosts New PBS Show, Check, Please!

Robert McGrath steps out of the kitchen and in front of a TV camera for a new PBS show.​Robert McGrath, the James Beard Award-winning chef who founded Roaring Fork and now serves his signature Southwestern flavors at Renegade Canteen, hosts local food lovers who get to dish about th ... More >>

Iconic Local Dishes Appear in New Places

The Big Ol' Jack Ass Burger, in all of its glory, at Spotted Donkey II.​Leave it to chef Patrick Boll of The Spotted Donkey Cantina II to create a tribute to the Valley's most iconic hunk o' beef, Roaring Fork's Big Ass Burger. Given all the years he worked at Roaring Fork during the ... More >>

Renegade Canteen Launches Weekend Brunch

​Doesn't a hearty brunch just seem like something a Southwestern restaurant should just own? Apparently chef Robert McGrath -- being the Valley's foremost authority on Southwestern flavors, thanks to that James Beard Award -- agrees, and has just added brunch service to the offerings at Rene ... More >>

Spring Training Eats: North Scottsdale

The D-Backs and Rockies now call Salt River Field home, at least for spring training.​Peanuts and Cracker Jacks? Uh, sorry, but even the most hardcore baseball fan will eventually get fed up with all the ballpark junk food and start looking for a real meal. Where to go for some good grub ... More >>

Renegade Canteen's First Anniversary and Banana Cream Pie in Today's Eater's Digest

simply-delicious.co.za​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy Anniversary! Today marks the one year anniversary of North Scottsdale Restaurant, Renegade Canteen. Congratulations! The upscale eatery is celebrating by throwing a birthday bash co ... More >>

Renegade Canteen Ignores Its Name to Take the Safe Route

simply-delicious.co.za​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Happy Anniversary! Today marks the one year anniversary of North Scottsdale Restaurant, Renegade Canteen. Congratulations! The upscale eatery is celebrating by throwing a birthday bash co ... More >>

Renegade Canteen's Tequila Dinner and Healthy Orange Ginger Chicken in Today's Eater's Digest

brannyboilsoverblog​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Tequila Cocktails and Cuisine  Tequila for dinner? Why not. Join Scottsdale's Renegade Canteen for an evening of tequila and cuisine tomorrow, October 13th, at 6 p.m. Even witho ... More >>

Chef Robert McGrath Leaves Spotted Donkey Cantina

​Less than three months into his new stint as executive chef at Spotted Donkey Cantina, the upscale Southwestern and Mexican restaurant at Hayden Village in Scottsdale, ​Robert McGrath, the James Beard Award-winning chef and former owner of Roaring Fork, is gone. McGrath took the Spotted Do ... More >>