North Scottsdale’s Mosaic, one of the Valley’s most acclaimed restaurants for the past eight years, has closed.

In a statement posted Thursday on the restaurant’s website, chef/owner Deborah Knight (pictured at right) says she and husband/GM Matt Rinn “are closing Mosaic because we have decided it is the right time for us to move on and look to new horizons.”

Mosaic featured an ever-changing menu of inventive American dishes with global influences — ranging from African to Vietnamese to American Indian — that emphasized seasonal and organic ingredients.

The restaurant, which opened in July 2001, created an immediate splash. Knight was named “Best New Chef” in 2002 by Food & Wine magazine.