Food + Restaurants

Agriculture makes up a significant part of Arizona’s economy, but actions coming from the federal government have some farmers concerned.

Food trucks might seem like a given in Phoenix’s culinary scene today, but they’re actually a pretty new phenomenon — and they’ve had their ups and downs over the last decade or so.

A Canadian restaurant chain has made its initial foray into the United States. Their first U.S. location opened Saturday in Chandler.

Small businesses are bracing themselves to raise prices and put off expansion plans. That’s according to a recent survey by Small Business for America’s Future, a national coalition that advocates for small business owners.

One of Phoenix’s most famous chefs, Silvana Salcido Esparza, stayed here her entire career. Until, after 22 years, she closed her beloved restaurant Barrio Café last year.

Chris Bianco says he always follows the law and uses the E-Verify program to make sure the people he hires have legal status to work in the U.S. But, there are ripple effects from threats of mass deportations and immigration crackdowns — and a chilling effect that’s hurting an industry that’s already strapped for workers.

Restaurants are facing a battle on two fronts. First they were trying to address the higher price of eggs due to avian flu. And now those same businesses may start facing the effects of President Donald Trump's imposed tariffs.

The Department of Agriculture adopted a rule that is set to be implemented next year that would require farms of 20,000 hens or more to house them in a cage free manner.

Durant's steakhouse, a 75-year-old fixture in the city’s food scene, announced a temporary closure in the wake of a sale to new ownership.

State lawmakers want to give voters the option to restrict how much cities and towns can tax groceries.