December 2019
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Bargain Hunting, Past & Present: A Labor Day Reminiscence
It was not at all uncommon to spend the morning rehearsing Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms with Music Director and conductor Maurice Abravanel and that afternoon be elbows deep in fake…
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Here Comes Santa Claus
Being Santa Claus at Christmas means more than renting a red suit. It is a calling that transforms a person. Each Ho, Ho, Ho nurtures a spark that will twinkle…
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David Broderick Protection Sport: Importance of Mental Engagement in Dog Training
For eons, dogs have been training humans to accommodate their desires. David Broderick has devoted his career to leveling this playing field. David has been training dogs for 22 years…
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Chains Not Interested in Sugar House Decorations
These questions remain: Shouldn’t the large regional and national businesses in the SHBD support the community that supports them? Where will the Santa Shack go at the end of this…
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Coming to Utah! A Visit with Piff the Magic Dragon
If you’ve never witnessed a Piff the Magic Dragon show in Las Vegas or elsewhere, you are in for a real treat. The recent “triple crown” winner in the 2019…
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Saving Our Canyons From Ourselves
The peaks of the Wasatch Range stand like stone sentinels over the valleys below—silent witnesses to a burgeoning population that seeks year-round refuge amid the tranquility of these inviting canyons…
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Arroz Amarillo
Arroz amarillo (yellow rice) is a great accompaniment for many different dishes, but especially Hispanic, Latin American, Caribbean and South American foods ranging from ropa vieja or pollo asado to…
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Christmas Eve at Powder, Churrascaria Chops, Santa at Tuscany
One of the premier fine dining restaurants in Utah is Powder, which is located in the Park City Waldorf Astoria. Austria-born Executive Chef Hermann Schaefer has breathed new life into…
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Longoria Wine Dinner at BTG
Longoria is best known for being a master Pinot Noir maker, but doesn’t like to be pigeonholed as “just a Pinot guy.” According to Libation Inc. owner Francis Fecteau, “Rick…
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Made in Utah Winter Fest
This past weekend, my wife and I ventured down to the Made in Utah Winter Fest which is presented by Utah Stories and The Gateway. The Made in Utah Winter…
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Letter from the Editor – December
We can welcome growth and population increases along the Wasatch Front. If I lived in LA, I would want to move here too. But we need to prevent the Californication…
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December Activities and Theater
Utah Stories and The Gateway present the second annual Made in Utah Winter Fest in collaboration with The Gateway’s holiday light experience. The Made in Utah Winter Fest is a…
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Hot Pot Heaven – The Gateway’s Mr. Shabu Ain’t Too Shabby
Now, I have to confess that I generally loathe the idea of “all-you-can-eat.” It seems so grotesquely gluttonous to me. But the idea here isn’t to stuff yourself until you…