“You have to do a story on Rachael Domingo, she is incredibly talented.” Gordon Wilkins Owner of Divas’ Cupcakes and coffee told me a few weeks ago. Wilkins will be hosting a fashion show at Diva’s on June 19th. Wilkins never does anything halfway and for his show he is building a runway, serving, wine, cupcakes and dinner in his immaculate deck and garden. My first thought was … [Read more...]
Drake Family Farms
by Heidi Grieser Surrounded by the expanding suburbs of West Jordan is a lane named after the family who has been farming 10 acres there for six generations. The lane is off the busy Redwood Rd. and leads to a tiny shack on the corner: a self-service dairy. Leave your money in the box and come away with raw or pasteurized goat milk, cheese, and soap. Beyond the small store, … [Read more...]
Fish Lake, Utah
Fish Lake is probably the least known national forest are in Utah. It’s wilderness area — unlike many of the more popular national parks— is beautifully untamed. This is because the area is mostly utilized by sportsman and anglers. Fish Lake has very deep waters for a natural lake (nearly 200 feet deep). Every year huge lake trout are reeled in by anglers. There are … [Read more...]
Beloved Artisan Jewelry
Farmer's Market Stories by Heidi Grieser Bryan and Amy Cox are always on the lookout for new artists that meet the two-and-a-half criteria necessary to be featured in their cases. One--you have to currently live in Utah; two--the jewelry must be hand assembled, and the half criteria is that they don’t duplicate genres in the store, so artists may have to be on a waiting … [Read more...]
Uinta Brewing Company Launches Crooked Line
Beer Stories Will Hamill is probably the most hands-on microbrewery owner out of any I’ve had the pleasure to meet. Serving as both Company President and Brewmaster, he is responsible for creating the best selling and most awarded Utah beer: Cutthroat, which consistently wins medals in beer festivals all over the world in its category. Uinta Brewing Company Owner Will … [Read more...]
Utah’s Best Food Blogs II
I've come to learn that The food blogger is a particular breed of foodie who likes to eat and talk at the same time. This trait can really end up getting in the way of enjoying a good meal. Thank goodness for laptops because now these people can substitute the talking for typing. Still, try not to spill your butternut squash gnocchi on your keyboard while you are … [Read more...]
Why Epic Beer is the Toast of the Town
Beer Stories “We don’t own the name Epic, but we do own the name Epic Brewing,” said co-founder David Cole when asked how he was able to acquire such a great name for the newest brewery in Salt Lake City. “Epic” is the well known adjective to describe the perfect powder day. That a late comer to the craft brew industry now appears to have dibs on “Epic Brewery” is quite a … [Read more...]
Ra-el-co Electric
by Mark Limes Hole in the Wall Greatness Ra-el-co is the type of place that gets a techie excited, probably too excited. Whether you’re looking to fix that 300 W tube amp you just busted up trying to kick like Yngwie Malmsteen or building your own Tesla Death Ray©, this place has got your fix. Lurking through the cluttered halls, one can find just about any component to fit … [Read more...]
England Plumbing
by Paul Markosian Napoleon Dynamite got it right: women, like my wife, are way impressed by skills and obviously unimpressed by trembling ineptitude--like the kind I once displayed in the face of a plumbing challenge. Salt Lake’s England Plumbing, 1000 East 3300 South, has stood ready to improve machismo and marriage via plumbing skills for several generations. I being, … [Read more...]
Utah’s Last Mountain Man
Robert Barney is Utah’s last mountain man, and he sat down to share stories and meat with Utah Stories. “Somebody asked me a while ago, ‘Why do you go by Barney?’ I told him ‘Well, I’m just about as rare as a big purple dinosaur.’ I’m the last of my kind.” Robert Barney has been a resident of Koosharem, Utah since he settled here in 1953 to start his family. Barney had a … [Read more...]
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