My wife gets a kick out of trying out wines she knows nothing about, so this week she came home with a bottle of white wine from Portugal called Quinta Da Boa Esperança Branco 2018 ($13.99). Portugal is best known, of course, for its Port, and also for its popular Vinho Verde. White wines from Portugal don’t take up a large portion of the wine market, but are increasingly … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2021
Heirloom Flavors and End of Life Tour
Heirloom Flavors at Caffe Molise A lot of eateries tout “farm to table” menu items. But at Caffe Molise, the owners are serious about it and don’t mind getting their own hands dirty. Fred Moesinger and Aimee Sterling, the husband and wife owners behind Caffe Molise and BTW Wine Bar, serve up heirloom, organic produce at both businesses that come directly from their farm to … [Read more...]
Anti-Vaccine Protestors Descend On The Bayou
--------------------- Editor's Note (September 11th, 1:02 PM): -- We incorrectly assumed in the new video that the people on the roof were protestors. They are not, they are the owners and friends of the Bayou. Editor's Note (made September 9th, 8:30 AM): YouTube has removed the original video that went along with this post, indicating we have "violated their community … [Read more...]
Women in the Kitchen: Gaining Ground & Respect in Utah’s Food Industry
It goes without saying that women have always had a place in the kitchen. The domestic kitchen, that is. Until recently, women in the hospitality industry — especially restaurants — were few and far between except as hostesses and servers. Increasingly however, women are gaining ground and breaking thick glass ceilings as professional chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, … [Read more...]
At the Market Street Broiler: Great Lessons for Every Teenager that Can Only Be Taught in School of the Real World
At seventeen years old, I was already something of a veteran in Salt Lake’s restaurant industry (or so I thought) after three dishwasher positions and bussing at Marie Callender's. The most humiliating time was my single evening working at Hot Rod Hundley’s Restaurant, where after just one hour, I was determined “unqualified” to wash dishes. That hurt. My longest stint had … [Read more...]
Why Many LDS Members Aren’t Listening to Their Leaders About Getting Vaccinated
LDS Church President Russell Nelson, is encouraging church members to get vaccinated but nearly 20% say they will not. Another 15% of Utahns say they are hesitant. Utah has recently had 2,634 deaths reported from Covid and over 20,000 hospitalizations. Utahns have a greater distrust of the media and the CDC than other states. Utah is highly conservative, and Church members … [Read more...]
Exploring Ghost Towns Royal & Cisco near Moab, Utah
In the frontier days of the American West, industries rose and fell in arcs spanning just a few decades, sometimes launching communities that endured, and sometimes sprouting small towns and settlements that faded quickly away, leaving only scattered remnants. Many lonely corners of Utah harbor sites of these former communities. Royal and Cisco are two such decrepit and … [Read more...]
FLAVORS OF AFGHANISTAN: A Visit to Afghan Kitchen
Afghanistan has been in the news here for the past 20 years, but never more so than the past couple of weeks. The Afghan people are facing - and have faced - challenges of the sort that most of us couldn’t even imagine. It’s a small gesture, but my wife and I wanted to show our support of the Afghan people and the Afghan owners of a terrific little restaurant by dining there … [Read more...]
Li Veli Passamante Salice Salentino
Last week I enjoyed a very tasty and affordable red wine from Italy alongside a wood-fired Napolitan-style Margherita pizza. It was Masseria Li Veli Passamante Salice Salentino DOC and it sells here for a mere $15.99. The name of the wine - Passamante - has an interesting background story. According to the winemakers at Masseria Li Veli, “The big vineyard of Negroamaro … [Read more...]
Chongqing Chicken
Chongqing chicken is a Chinese dish from Chongqing, which is located in the Sichuan province known for its spicy fare. Typically Chongqing chicken is coated in a light batter and deep-fried in oil. I like this lighter recipe, however, which is based on one published in Eating Well magazine. The chicken here is stir-fried but not deep-fried in oil. Serve it with steamed … [Read more...]