Best place to show off your new discerning taste in cuisine to your parents

Hide the ramen and the Hot Pockets. Now that you're graduating, your parents need to know not only that you earned a degree, but that you know what a ganache is.

1. The Dish, 3200 E. Speedway Blvd. 326-1714. Reservations recommended. Tuesday - Thursday, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m.- 10 p.m. Late night, 10 p.m.- midnight. $$-$$$.

2. Kingfisher, 2564 E. Grant Road. 323-7739. Monday - Friday, lunch 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. dinner, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, dinner 5 p.m.- 10 p.m. Late night, 10 p.m. - midnight. $$-$$$

3. Bistro Zin, 1865 E. River Road, No. 101. 299-7799. Monday - Saturday, lunch 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Dinner served daily 5 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. $$-$$$

Cheapest place to feed your family and 10 people who claim to be your friends

So your friends found out that your grandpa is springing for graduation lunch, and suddenly your crappy Civic is packed to the max.

1. CafŽ Poca Cosa, 88 E. Broadway Blvd. 622-6400. Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Lunch: $-$$. Dinner, $$-$$$.

2. Old Pueblo Grille, 60 N. Alvernon Way. 326-6000. Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Lunch $-$$. Dinner $$-$$$

3. El Charro CafŽ, 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. and 311 N. Court Ave. Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Lunch: $. Dinner: $-$$