In this episode we discuss four main points that Utah small business owners should be aware of: The giant corporate handouts that the PPP turned into Employees not wanting to work due to increasingly generous unemployment benefits Utah’s coming reopening of our economy Talking with one downtown restaurant owner about how he is doing LISTEN TO THE … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2020
The Impact Isolation and Social Distancing Has on Our Well Being
Departing from the bullet train which the modern goal-oriented, destination-focused world puts us on. What it's been like socially isolated with three small kids. Carl Jung said that every personal problem is actually a problem that thousands of people likely face every day and will face in future generations. So solving our personal issues is equivalent to solving the … [Read more...]
Utah Farmers Adapting to Farmers Market Changes: Getting Creative with Selling Utah Local Goods and Produce
This summer will be Tamera and Randy Hed of Blue Spring Farm’s 19th year at the Downtown Farmers Market, but things are going to look a little differently this year. The typical festival-type atmosphere of the event will be reduced to simply a place to pick up essential foods like locally produced meats, dairy, and produce. There will be no arts and crafts booths, no prepared … [Read more...]
Reality Romance in Provo: Provo’s Most Eligible – The Bachelor of Provo
Love, sex and marriage are hot topics in Latter-day Saint culture, where marriages are deemed eternal and premarital sex is taboo. This may help to explain Provo’s infatuation with ABC’s The Bachelor, and its spinoff show, The Bachelorette. In 2018, Brigham Young University advertising student Remington Butler and his friend Carson Bown created The Bachelor of Provo, an … [Read more...]
Assistance League Boutique
As thrift stores go, the Assistance League boutique on 2090 E 3300 S has class. Items range from designer wedding dresses to signed artwork. Then there are the clerks—ladies whose sole purpose is to help customers. Classy stuff and classy clerks supporting a class act—the Assistance League of Salt Lake City. Most people only know about the store. But its proceeds support an … [Read more...]
The Controversy of Olympia Hills Development Project
“Spread out over 933 acres tucked up against the rolling Oquirrh foothills,” is the proposed and now approved Olympia Hills master planned community. It’s a proposal that appears similar to Daybreak, where they justify their high-density--over six thousand homes-- by stating it will be a “live, work and play community.” LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: WATCH THE … [Read more...]
Tales of Takeout – Takeout Tryout #2 : Feldman’s Deli
For now - until restaurants fully open again - I am turning my attention here in Utah Bites to “Tales of Takeout.” These are short “takeout tryout” reviews of various restaurant to-go options that I’ve been enjoying while restaurants are temporarily shuttered for in-house dining. Granted, they won’t be the sort of in-depth restaurant reviews I’ve done for the past 25 years, … [Read more...]
Venice-Style Shrimp
This is a scrumptious recipe based on one from Food & Wine magazine - large shrimp prepared in the Venetian style with garlic, wine, butter, chili flakes and lemon zest. You could serve the shrimp with rice or pasta, but I think it’s especially tasty with polenta. Ingredients: 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 4 garlic cloves, peeled & thinly sliced 1/2 tsp … [Read more...]
Wasatch Guava Rosa
We can all use a little sunshine in our lives, right? Well, Wasatch Brewery is here to help. With summer sipping in mind, a Mexican-inspired ale called Guava Rosa is now available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans. According to the Wasatch brewers, the 7.1% ABV Guava Rosa “was inspired by a trip south of the border to Guadalajara, Mexico, for a collaboration brew with award-winning … [Read more...]
Anniversary Dinner by Log Haven To-Go and Japanese Food Takeout
Log Haven To-Go For those of us who have missed Log Haven’s romantic wilderness dining due to temporary closure, I am the bearer of good news. Beginning Thursday, May 7, Log Haven will have curbside dining available, including a special Anniversary Dinner for two. Although, you don’t have to be celebrating an anniversary to enjoy Log Haven’s Anniversary Dinner. … [Read more...]
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