• Mazza Cafe at 26: How Ali Sabbah Kept a Salt Lake City Restaurant Alive

    Mazza Cafe at 26: How Ali Sabbah Kept a Salt Lake City Restaurant Alive

    Long before Ali Sabbah was a two-time James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef – back in the winter of 2000 – I wrote a review of Mazza. Back then, the cafe served Middle Eastern fare on paper and Styrofoam plates with plastic utensils in the small space that was formerly home to Smoky’s Records, and then to a bakery in the eclectic 15th & 15th neighborhood. It’s now a cozy, beautifully decorated eatery with white tablecloths, a full wine…


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  • Growing Up in Utah’s Foster Care System: One Child’s Story

    Growing Up in Utah’s Foster Care System: One Child’s Story

    Celeste was five years old the first time she dragged a kitchen stool across the linoleum, climbed up to the stove, and made dinner. On good days there was a blue box of mac and cheese from the food bank. If they were really lucky, there’d be a pack of hot dogs or some bacon to slice into the pot. She’d stir the noodles, cut the meat with careful little hands, and call it a gourmet meal. Then she’d walk…

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