Scott Vanleeuwen at Gift Shop Pawn House in Ogden.Every editor knows that a magazine is only as good as its sources. Thus far I have found there is no better source than men with long, white beards. The length of the beard is usually proportional to the breadth of their wisdom. This is why Moses (of the Old Testament) is always portrayed with a beard down to his knees. Scott … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
The black market of steroids in the USA – real prices for steroids in America
From the author - this article highlights the American view on the quality of steroids and their price. This article will talk about the real cost of "pharma" in the U.S. Thank you for your attention. Purchasing anabolic steroids has not been a big deal in the last decade. If you wish, you can easily buy them in most gyms, university dormitories and, of course, online. Since … [Read more...]
SLC’s Best Restaurant? Takashi Continues to Hit the Highest Notes
When I first reviewed Takashi restaurant back upon its opening in May of 2004, I was very enthusiastic about Takashi Gibo’s namesake restaurant. In fact, I recall arguing that the food there was every bit as worthy of the accolades that Nobu in Las Vegas - which I’d also recently visited - tended to receive. I had first met Takashi when he was a sushi chef at Shogun restaurant … [Read more...]
Grilled Cinco de Mayo Steak Recipe
Many years ago, when I was restaurant critic for Las Vegas Life magazine, I visited Mary Sue Milliken’s and Susan Feniger’s Border Grill restaurant in Vegas. The most memorable dish of that day was grilled skirt steak with Southwestern flavorings such as cumin, jalapeños, lime juice and such. Here is my take on that delicious dish. It’s really simple. Most of the work comes … [Read more...]
Lin Ottinger: Moab Dinosaur Hunter
Lin Ottinger's life has been marked from one rock story after another. Lin first learned of the value of his arrowhead and rock collections as a boy living in Tennessee. Back then he was hulling corn for $10 per week. And as he puts it, "My mom told me I had to get rid of my arrowheads." By selling his collection to a local barber he learned he could earn more money selling … [Read more...]
Be Light Candle Co: A Local Company Supports Families Affected by Suicide
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ~Matthew 5:15 Be Light Candle Co is a Salt Lake City company that makes candles out of 100% soy wax, essential oils, and recycled & repurposed cocktail glasses. Taylor Lamb is passionate about her products, but there is more to this … [Read more...]
Rockwood Furniture: Rockwood Family is still a Bedrock of Sugar House Business
“Rockwood Furniture, the oldest name in Sugar House, has just become the newest, most up-to-date furniture concern in the Intermountain West.” - Sugar House Bulletin, December 1954. When Marian Rockwood Johnson was born, Sugar House was struggling through the Depression of 1920-21; Bamberger Coal Company was operating from the old sugar mill; Hyland Theatre (known later as … [Read more...]
Nik Hougen, Moab’s Local Hermit out of Hiding
Nik Hougen is Moab's local hermit. He lives alone in the rugged wilderness far from downtown Moab. When Richard Markosian, Utah Stories publisher, interviewed him Nik explained how to find him, "You need a UTV to go the first 90 minutes. Then you need to walk the next stretch. It's rough country—about 45 minutes if you don't stop." After run-ins with the BLM and unwanted … [Read more...]
Sandhill Farm: Pete Rasmussen’s Clove of Garlic
Ask any old-time farmer in Ogden Valley how he decided what crop to grow. Chances are he’s not going to say that the beauty of alfalfa captured him in a moment of deep spiritual recognition. But that’s how farmer Pete Rasmussen tuned in to the living organism Allium sativum, or garlic. “I had a connection to the plant from the first moment and something sparked inside me,” Pete … [Read more...]
The Good Word @ White Horse Spirits & Kitchen
On a surprisingly blustery recent “spring” day, my wife and I popped into White Horse bar for a Bently Spiced Toddy to help warm up the missus. The Bently cocktail is made with Cognac, Aperol, spiced simple syrup, lemon juice, Peychaud and Angostura bitters. It did the trick. Meanwhile, my eyes and palate were drawn to a White Horse cocktail named The Good Word. … [Read more...]