January 2020 Fun Activities January 11 Snowshoe Stomp 5K. This race starts and finishes at East Canyon-Mountain Dell Recreation Area. Also featuring a 1K for kids. Registration includes a commemorative t-shirt. Food and beverages will be on hand along with live music at the finish and a clown for the kids. To register and for more information go here. January 17 – … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2020
Eating With Altitude: What’s on the Menu at Utah Mountain Resorts
There was a time when eating during a day of skiing or boarding meant cafeteria-style dining, where the best we could hope for was a passable burger or lukewarm bowl of chili. Well, those days, thankfully, are long gone. This season at our local Utah mountain resorts, you’ll find food ranging from pho, curries and paninis, charcuterie, sushi, and yes, burgers and other American … [Read more...]
8 Great Utah Winter Dates: From Cooking Classes to Comedy Club
Things delightful when the weather is frightful As cold fronts move across the Wasatch Front, don’t let one of them be from your significant other’s icy stares because you’ve allowed date night to lapse. From cooking classes to the comedy club, there’s a little something for everyone to help keep things spicy this winter. Enjoy! Explore the deep at Loveland Living … [Read more...]
Utahns’ Love Affair with Cottonwood Canyon
The love affair with Cottonwood Canyon began long before the Mormon Pioneers settled Salt Lake City in 1847. Fremont Indians inhabited caves along the canyon nearly a thousand years ago. Just a short ways up Little Cottonwood Canyon, Fremont pictographs can be found, depicting hunters, who took advantage of the bountiful fauna that is still present in the canyons today. The … [Read more...]
Graffiti Along the Wasatch Front
When Utahns are asked what they love about our state, one of the common answers is the close proximity to our National Forests and Parks; but what many Utahns don’t realize is that according to the U.S. Forest Service, “graffiti is the most visible and prominent crime within National Forest System lands along the Wasatch Front and can make areas that contain a lot … [Read more...]
Bodacious Bites of 2019: My Favorite Utah Restaurant Dishes from the Past Year
With each passing year, food and drink in Utah seems to get better and better. 2019 was no exception, with a boatload of excellent new restaurants joining the more venerable, established ones. I had great meals at both types of restaurants. Here are some highlights. At Oquirrh, owned by the talented Andrew (Drew) and Angelena Fuller, my favorite dish was House Made … [Read more...]
Oaxacan-Style Chicken Barbacoa Recipe
This Christmas, a friend of mine - Chef Dave Jones of Log Haven - gave me an awesome cookbook called OAXACA: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Bricia Lopez. The Lopez family owns and operates Los Angeles’ renown Mexican restaurant Guelaguetza. I’ve spent many months in Oaxaca, but have never found an English language cookbook that captures the vibrant flavors of … [Read more...]
Stoneground Italian Kitchen Winter Menu, Chinese New Year @ PC Culinary Institute, and Architectural Photo Exhibition @ Oquirrh
DUCK! At Stoneground Italian Kitchen, Head Chef Justin Shifflett and his crew recently launched a new winter menu with some very appealing offerings. One terrific winter dish is duck breast which is served with spiced carrot medallions, slow-baked beans, and black truffle puree. That divine duck joins others excellent items on the Stoneground menu - can’t-miss wintertime … [Read more...]
Attention Salt Lake City Wine Aficionados, Cucina Wine Bar Has a New Wine List
Cucina Wine Bar in the Avenues has always been a special spot to enjoy first-rate cuisine and great wines to go with it. That’s never more true than now, since Cucina owner Dean Pierose has launched a new winter wine menu and the list has some real gems on it. First, I’m impressed by how many wines at Cucina are offered by the glass. More than half of the wines sold by the … [Read more...]
Its 2020: The Main-Stream Media Tailspin and the Rise of the Intellectual Dark Web
The current state of the media is one of ratings losses fueling hyper-vitriol and hyper-hysteria. If you judged the world by Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, you would need to conclude that we live in terrible times. But there is just one part of the real world news they aren’t telling you: on a global level, extreme poverty is in rapid decline and the environment is improving. The … [Read more...]