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Go Bacon Jerky

March 27, 2018 by Laura Chynoweth Leave a Comment

Go Bacon Jerky

Outdoor enthusiasts may not think of bacon as a go-to adventure snack, but Orem-based GoBacon Jerky is working to change that. With products like uncured maple bacon jerky and uncured Sriracha bacon jerky, this new company has made a portable version of everyone’s favorite breakfast meat. When Ryan Kowalk started GoBacon Jerky for a BYU class assignment in 2014, his goal was … [Read more...]

Make Something You Love, Otherwise It’s Just Work

March 14, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Make Something You Love, Otherwise It’s Just Work

James Lindsey has always been a cook who enjoys food with an extra kick. While some cooks add wine or herbs for more flavor, more often than not today both chefs and consumers are gravitating to the increasing array of hot spices to achieve not only a “kick” but sometimes a kick in the ass, so hard you might find yourself laying on the ground chugging whole milk and eating sa … [Read more...]

Utah’s First Barrel-Aged and Sour Beer Brewery: Toasted Barrel Brewery

March 8, 2018 by David E. Jensen Leave a Comment

Utah’s First Barrel-Aged and Sour Beer Brewery: Toasted Barrel Brewery

“In heaven there is no beer, that’s why we drink it here.” ~Traditional drinking song Something new is brewing in Salt Lake City’s Marmalade District. Just off the 600 North exit from I-15, Toasted Barrel Brewery is transforming a former brine shrimp processing plant and abandoned dance club into Utah’s first barrel-aged and sour beer brewery. Toasted Barrel will complete a t … [Read more...]

Turning Passion into a Business: Interview with Jennifer Carleton from Mountain West Cider

March 8, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Turning Passion into a Business: Interview with Jennifer Carleton from Mountain West Cider

Jennifer Carleton and her husband, Jeff, “have never been big beer drinkers and generally gravitate to wines and mixed drinks.” But after a visit to Ireland, they became “hooked on ciders.” They especially loved the hand-crafted ciders available at the pubs they visited. “The dry, gluten free, crisp refreshing taste was a perfect fit for my palate and system,” Jennifer says, and … [Read more...]

Petra’s Backstubchen—Traditional Pastries from the Old Country

August 21, 2017 by Alison Lafazan Leave a Comment

Petra’s Backstubchen—Traditional Pastries from the Old Country

Growing up in Kliding, a small town in Germany, Petra Vigil, owner of Petra’s Backstubchen, learned how to bake from her mother and her aunts. “I always baked. My Mom was always baking and cooking big meals. It was normal to me,” says Petra, “I think if my Mom hadn’t taught be so much I wouldn’t be here.” When Petra moved to Utah over 25 years ago, she brought her baking book … [Read more...]

Made In Utah – Sweet Makers

December 22, 2015 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Made In Utah – Sweet Makers

RubySnap RubySnap is probably the only cookie maker in Utah who has taken on the largest cookie monster in the world - the Pillsbury Doughboy. After being sued by Pillsbury to change her name, My Dough Girl, or risk getting crushed by a team of lawyers and inferior cookies, Tami Cromar didn't give up, she re-branded as Ruby and grown her business ever since. RubySnap cookies … [Read more...]

Beehive Naturals

November 17, 2015 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Beehive Naturals

“Our kids actually do a lot of the work on the farm—milking goats and tending bees. When we aren’t farming we put them to work making the products.” The Ginn kids don’t play video games or watch TV (except an occasional football game) instead, Sam Ginn says, “They help me with the massive amount of work” on their small backyard homestead in Plain City (just north of Ogden), p … [Read more...]

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