Arizona PBS weekly restaurant review series Check, Please! Arizona is once more searching for a lineup of guests and local and independently owned Arizona restaurants.
Check, Please! began in Chicago, but expanded to other areas such as Arizona, San Francisco, and Miami.
On Check, Please! Arizona, Arizonans share their dining experiences at a round table with the host, James Beard award winner chef Robert McGrath.
In 2001, a “lost” Chicago episode resurfaced featuring President Barack Obama, who was senator of Illinois at the time.
Interested? From the site:
Please note that in order to appear on the show, you must be at least 21 years old and be willing to travel to and participate in a taping at Eight studios in downtown Phoenix. The taping will take place on a weekday or a weekend and will last a few hours. If you are chosen to be a guest on Check, Please! Arizona, you must also be able to get to our studios and travel to restaurant locations within Arizona. This season, the show has expanded to include restaurants outside the Valley. So feel free to submit your favorite restaurants throughout Arizona as well.
To be a guest on Check, Please! Arizona, complete the form here.
For more information, visit azpbs.org/checkplease.
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Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.
