January 2020
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Where to find Game Day Offerings, Yoga, Beer & Bubbly, and Piedmont Wine Dinner
Find the list of Park City Game Day Offerings. Learn about Yoga, Beer & Bubbly atThe Gateway and Piedmont Wine Dinner at Kimi’s.
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Pasta Aio e Oio with Shrimp
One of my favorite preparations for pasta – and one of the easiest – is aio e oio (also called aglio e olio). It’s a classic Roman dish usually made…
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Florensac Picpoul de Pinet: Excellent Dry White Wine from Southern France
Unscrew the cap, pour a glass of Picpoul de Pinet, and you’ll encounter citrus aromas along with those of fruits such as pear and apple with a bit a grapefruit.…
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A Tale of Two Prisons: Construction of a modernized state penitentiary is underway almost 70 years after the closure of Utah’s first state prison in Sugar House
Nearly 70 years ago, Utah’s first state prison closed its doors and was transformed into the much-loved Sugar House Park. Construction is now underway on a new penitentiary that is…
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Beltex Meats Wins 2020 Good Food Award for Paté Forestier
Beltex Meats, Salt Lake City’s local head-to-tail butcher shop was a finalist for the Charcuterie category of the 2020 Good Food awards and is now a winner for their Paté…
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Old School: A Kitschy Throwback Restaurant Comes to Snowbird
Snowbird’s newest “old” restaurant: the retro eatery at the Cliff Lodge that replaced what was formerly The Keyhole and El Chanate: SeventyOne – named, of course, for the year that…
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Sunday Gravy for Pasta, Rich Red Pasta Sauce Recipe
One of the great all-time comfort foods is Italian-America pasta with sauce known in many Italian (and other) families as Sunday Gravy. No two recipes are identical, and most make…
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Mardi Gras Dinners, Tucanos’ 20th Anniversary and Casanova di Neri Dinner in Salt Lake City
What is going on this February in Salt Lake City? Mardi Gras Dinners at Stanza, Tucanos’ 20th Anniversary at the Gateway and Casanova di Neri Dinner at Veneto.
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Affordable Italian Sangiovese from CAPARZO, Perfect Pairing for Pasta with Red Sauce
I recently came across a really good, very affordable Italian Sangiovese from CAPARZO that was a perfect pairing for pappardelle with Sunday gravy.
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The Downtown Salt Lake City 2020 Marketplace
Downtown Salt Lake City is trying to find its “new” identity. Main Street is thriving with a plenitude of bars, restaurants and bakeries.
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Monarch Reigns Over Ogden Art Scene
Ogden has added a new crown jewel to the downtown art scene on 25thStreet. The Monarch, a renovated former parking garage, lives up to its royal name. With three large…
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Street Tai Chi Helping Homeless in Salt Lake City
Three times a week, a group of about 40 houseless people gather in the plaza of the Salt Lake City library. Houseless perhaps, but not homeless, because this tai chi…