How to access mysql result set data with a foreach loop

Question

I'm working on a PHP application that queries MySQL using a database class. This link will take you to the class: real-world oop using PHP and MySQL:  http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/real-world-oop-with-php-and-mysql/

The lesson should not be regarded as a modern reference because it illustrates numerous incorrect practices! I modified the class to better suit my needs, but there is a problem (maybe a stupid one). Using select(), a multidimensional array with three associative columns (id, first name, last name) each row is returned:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 1
            [firstname] => Firstname one
            [lastname] => Lastname one
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 2
            [firstname] => Firstname two
            [lastname] => Lastname two
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [id] => 3
            [firstname] => Firstname three
            [lastname] => Lastname three
        )
)

Now I want to use MySQL fetch assoc() to use this array as a result. Although this is with simple/flat arrays, I am aware that it may be used with foreach(). I believe I must declare a new foreach() inside of each foreach(), however, I believe this may slow down or increase server load.

So, what is the simplest approach to use foreach() with this multidimensional array?