“I love experiencing the a-ha moment when students realize how fun cooking can be,” says Diane Sheya who, with her husband Rich, own the Salt Lake Culinary Center. With 20+ years of teaching experience, Sheya has a passion for teaching people to cook. “There are so many people who do not enjoy cooking because they simply do not know how.” When I noticed the Vietnamese Wok … [Read more...]
Urban Pioneer Foods
“People who love to eat are always the best people,” said Julia Child. It could also be said that, “People who feed others are always the best people.” Brooke Woffinden, owner of Urban Pioneer Foods, is one of “the best people.” With 25 years of kitchen experience, Woffinden prepares magnificent dishes for her clients. “I love attention to detail, and working with beautiful … [Read more...]
Caputo’s Cheese Cave
Caputo’s Market has a cult following of cheese enthusiasts. If you visit Caputo’s Market in downtown Salt Lake City, you notice two things: an impressive counter display of cheese and the two Cheese Caves, temperature and humidity controlled rooms with racks full of beautiful wheels of cheese. The Cheese Caves are the difference between keeping cheese, selling it and improving … [Read more...]
Uinta Brewery: A Utah Staple
Uinta Brewery has come a long way from brewing beer in a garage to becoming Utah’s largest craft brewery. "There’s a lot of pressure to produce the best beer possible" says Lindsay Berk, Uinta’s Chief Branding Officer. Named after the Uinta mountains, Uinta Brewery is synonymous with the state of Utah and embodies the state’s sense of community and love of outdoors. "Earth, … [Read more...]
Avenues Proper
"As Utah’s smallest craft brewery, we want to do things other places aren’t. That means taking risks," says Rio Connelly, the brewer behind Avenue Proper’s unique beers. Located in one of Salt Lake City’s oldest neighborhoods, Avenues Proper Restaurant & Publick House has won the hearts of locals with innovative beer and tasty food. Always on tap is their flagship Proper … [Read more...]
A Pioneer Feast
The story of the Mormon settlers is a story of food. Author Brock Cheney delves into the eating habits of the Mormon Pioneers in his book Plain but Wholesome: Foodways of the Mormon Pioneers. Cheney spent time working at living historical museums like This is the Place Heritage Park, which led to an interest in the foodways of the early Mormons. Researching diaries, newspapers … [Read more...]
Mano Thai Diner: Vegetarian Thai Good at Its Finest
In a city where there are more Thai restaurants per capita than Thailand, they don’t warrant much attention, but the convenient location of Mano Thai Diner was too good to ignore. I dragged my husband there for the lunch special, a selection of two entrees with jasmine rice, brown rice or noodles for only $7.99 or a single serving of curry for $5.99. I scarfed down my … [Read more...]
Sushi Burrito-Crossover Cuisine at its Finest
The original huge sushi burrito roll was born in California, and now there is Sushi Burrito in the Salt Lake City space left vacant by Guzzi’s Vintage Burgers and Fries on 180 East and 800 South. While the two restaurants couldn’t be more different, they share the same fan base - downtown folks looking for good food. When I first noticed the sign for Sushi Burrito, my … [Read more...]
Black Sheep Cafe
Black Sheep Cafe has been serving upscale Southwestern Native American food in Historic Downtown Provo for the last two and half years. Chef Mark Daniel Mason specializes in traditional Navajo, Pueblo and Hopi recipes interpreted and presented in a modern way. Motivated by the Fernand Point quote, “If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things … [Read more...]
Eat Local, Eat Well
There’s a lot of exceptional food here in Utah. From burgers to eclairs, we’ve got it going on. Here’s the proof. 1. Local Cheese Plate from Bambara Chef Nathan Powers has assembled a celebration of local food for this cheese plate. One of Utah’s most impressive exports, Creminelli artisan salami is made from humanely raised heritage pork. Beehive Cheese is also featured … [Read more...]