Beginning with a mountainside funicular ride from the valet parking area up to the St. Regis Deer Valley and its signature RIME restaurant, you know you’re in for something special. And whether you’re hunkered down with a craft cocktail at the St. Regis Bar, enjoying gorgeous slopeside views and an al fresco meal on the Mountain Terrace, indulging in French bistro fare at … [Read more...]
BBQ Shrimp Po Boy
Whenever I visit New Orleans, a must-stop is an out-of-the-way joint that my NOLA friend Jamie introduced me to many years ago. It’s a funky Mid-City restaurant and bar called Liuzza’s By the Track, so named since it’s located adjacent to the Fairgrounds and Race Course. I make the pilgrimage to Liuzza’s for their amazing Barbecue Shrimp Po Boy, which is a hollowed out, hot and … [Read more...]
Robert Sinskey Wine Dinner
Park City’s Riverhorse on Main restaurant recently launched their 2022 Summer Wine Series, kicking off with a wine dinner featuring Oregon’s Adelsheim Vineyards. The folks at Riverhorse on Main have announced the second wine dinner in the Summer Wine Series, this one featuring Napa Valley’s Robert Sinskey Vineyards. The dinner will take place on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at … [Read more...]
Music, Brews & BBQ Fest
Alta Music, Brews & BBQ Fest On Saturday, July 2, 2022 Alta’s Snowpine Lodge will host a festive day of Music, Brews & BBQ from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the Lodge’s Great Lawn. Along with tasty barbecue and cold brews, local artists will play at the top of every hour until 9 p.m. Musical acts include our favorite - The Two Old Guys (Tally Evans and Michael Feldman) - … [Read more...]
A TASTE OF BRAZIL: The Churrasco Experience at Tucanos Brazilian Grill
During graduate school as I was working on a PhD dissertation in anthropology, I took time off to travel to Brazil to study the Brazilian martial art called capoeira. It was in Rio de Janeiro during my time at Mestre Camisa’s capoeira school that I got my first churrasco experience. It’s a popular dining style in the southern states of Brazil, usually called churrasco … [Read more...]
How to Make an Authentic Cubano Sandwich
An authentic Cubano sandwich is a simple affair. I've seen far too many bastardized versions in restaurants which include ingredients like mayo, lettuce and tomato - even sauerkraut. Of course, you can put anything you want in/on your Cubano, but a true Cuban sandwich, I’m told, consists of nothing more than the following: bread, mustard, roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles … [Read more...]
PlumpJack Wine Dinner at Franck’s
On Tuesday, June 28th beginning at 6:00 p.m. Franck’s restaurant will host a wine dinner featuring wines from the PlumpJack Collection of Wines, including PlumpJack, CADE, and Odette wines. PlumpJack is based in Oakville, in California’s Napa Valley and in 2016 PlumpJack Estate Winery earned 100-points from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate for their 2013 PlumpJack Reserve … [Read more...]
What to Do on Hot Summer Nights in Salt Lake: Enjoy Seasonal Desserts, Food Truck Face Off, Fairy Fest and Live Music
New Seasonal Desserts @ Log Haven Up at the beautiful Log Haven restaurant in Millcreek Canyon, Chef Dave Jones, Sous Chef Todd Hoffee, Pastry Chef Steve Takahashi and the culinary team have been busy whipping up some new seasonal dessert items to accompany the recent entree and appetizer additions to the menu. Included on the new dessert menu is gluten-free Strawberry … [Read more...]
Dishing the Decadence: Delectable Desserts to Die For
The Beehive State has a sweet tooth. Utahns love, love, love their desserts. Of course, that’s true of Americans in general. But Utah is special. I mean, you can’t swing a cat by its tail without hitting a soda shop like Swig, Twisted Sugar or FiiZ. Walk into the BYU bookstore and the first thing to catch your eye isn’t textbooks, it’s the enormous Sweet Stop candy and dessert … [Read more...]
10 Taco Temptations: Terrific Tacos, from Funky to Fancy
I will never forget the first Mexican street taco I ate. It was from a cart in Mexico City and it was a revelation, having previously thought that the crunchy tacos from Taco Bell were the real deal. Since then, I’ve probably eaten a thousand tacos from dozens and dozens of different sources. I’ve rarely met a taco I didn’t like, but some are better than others. … [Read more...]