This Thanksgiving seems more special than most, since for many of us it will be the first time in over two years being able to spend it with family. So some, like me, are looking forward to cooking up a big turkey with all the fixins and enjoying it at home with loved ones. However, if you’d prefer to let someone else do the cooking, there are a lot of restaurant choices for … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
Ogden Restaurant Week, Miracle on 4th, and Alton Brown Live in SLC
Title: Food & Drink 411 Ogden Restaurant Week Wraps Just a reminder that Ogden Restaurant Week continues through November 13th, then it’s a wrap for 2021. For this year’s restaurant week, 20 of Ogden’s independently owned downtown restaurants come together to produce the event, which is the ultimate opportunity to sample a wide variety of cuisine at some of the best … [Read more...]
How to Make Prawns Pernod
A recent visit to New Orleans - one of the planet’s best food towns - reminded me of a classic dish that I hadn’t tasted in years: Prawns (or shrimp) Pernod. It’s a rich, creamy dish made slightly spicy with Creole seasoning and with a subtle anise flavor from Pernod. Serve it straight up or with rice or pasta. Ingredients: 2 dozen large prawns or shrimp, peeled, … [Read more...]
Newly Opened Pago on Main Hosts Winemakers’ Dinner
On Sunday, November 14th, the newly opened Pago on Main restaurant will host a Winemakers’ Dinner featuring Evan Lewandowski of Ruth Lewandowski wines, beginning at 6:00 p.m. You might recall that Evan was making his natural wines here in Salt Lake City before relocating to Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Evan will be on hand at Pago on Main on Sunday evening to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Mount Olympus Community Garden Serves as a Classroom for Kids
When students at Howard Driggs Elementary School in Holladay started planting seeds at the Mount Olympus Community Garden in the spring, their outdoor classroom consisted of six garden beds filled with soil and little else. By the time the children returned after summer break, they found that a thick growth of vegetables and flowers had sprouted at the site, including … [Read more...]
Fun Activities in Utah to Do in November 2021
November The Salt Lake City Mission is in urgent need of turkeys and they are asking the community for help. They are looking for donated frozen turkeys between 10 and 12 pounds. Other holiday meal trimmings are also welcome. Distribution to those in need starts November 19. Donations can be dropped off at Salt Lake City’s Mission’s main office at 1151 South Redwood Road, … [Read more...]
Sugar House Distillery Crafting the Award-Winning American Single Malt Whiskey
Sugar House Distillery prides itself on producing regionally sourced, small-batch, grain-to-glass spirits since it began in 2014. Just grain or molasses, yeast, and time, finished with a little water and a lot of skill, crafted successful initial releases of vodka, 100% malted barley whisky and silver and gold rum. Along the way, bourbon whiskey and a Boilermaker series joined … [Read more...]
Waterpocket Distillery Introduces Utah to Exotic Flavors of Botanical Spirits
Julia and Alan Scott opened the doors of Waterpocket Distillery in 2017 in West Valley. While the distillery makes award-winning gin, rum, and some whiskey under the Robbers Roost label rusbank, professional bartenders and home mixologists know and appreciate Waterpocket most for their Toadstool amaros, Long Lost botanical spirits lines. and the Snow Angel Kümmel — sold … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why You Must Try Out CBD Gummies Right Now
CBD gummies are one of the most talked-about products within the CBD industry. In fact, gummies have managed to create a level of excitement that no other CBD product has managed to achieve. One of the main reasons why CBD gummies are quickly becoming known as one of the best ways to consume CBD is that they make supplements feel highly accessible. The majority of CBD … [Read more...]
DON’T PASS ON HALLPASS: A Visit to The Gateway’s Stylish Food Hall
This past weekend, friends, family and colleagues of the late food writer/editor Mary Brown Malouf gathered at The Gateway for a remembrance of Mary. Those who knew her know that she loved all things pink, so “Pink is NOT optional” was the dress code for the evening, with food and drink generously provided by the folks at Water Witch. The memorial at The Gateway gave my … [Read more...]