As a fragrance fanatic, I love incense and have diffusers dispensing beautiful fragrances strewn throughout our house. My pillow mister helps me sleep contentedly at night, with scents of lavender and cedarwood. So naturally, I was drawn to learning all about Dimitri Allouch and his unique company, HEXEH Studio, which is all about fragrance. HEXEH is a Salt Lake City-based … [Read more...]
KILLING IT AT THE COTTAGE: Perfect Prix Fixe at The Nelson Cottage
I imagine that most readers and subscribers of Utah Bites are familiar with Park City based High West Distillery & Saloon and their award-winning whiskeys. What you might not be as familiar with is their sister establishment, the Nelson Cottage by High West. Just two doors up from the High West Saloon, the Nelson Cottage is a historic Old Town home that serves both as a … [Read more...]
Taste of Luxury, Outstanding Restaurants, Easter Brunch and Tea
Deer Valley Resort Launches Taste of Luxury Series In April, Deer Valley Resort is launching the first events of their new Taste of Luxury Series. Here is the lowdown from Deer Valley: “The first in Deer Valley Resort and DAOU Family Estates' premier Taste of Luxury Series, the world-class resort and vineyard are partnering with Forever Gourmet and KJUS to host 3-Star MICHELIN … [Read more...]
Chicken Amatriciana
Pasta Amatriciana is a classic Roman dish with sauce made from tomatoes, onion, carrots, garlic, seasonings, and usually pancetta or guanciale. This version of Amatriciana is made heartier with the addition of chicken thighs and legs. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 4 chicken legs, bone-in 4 chicken thighs, bone-in 1 Tbsp kosher Salt 28 ounces … [Read more...]
The Lodge at Blue Sky Champagne Experience
Champagne lovers rejoice! March 25-27 The Lodge at Blue Sky will host an exceptional Champagne Experience weekend featuring Michel Gonet Champagne. According to the folks at The Lodge at Blue Sky, “Events will be co-hosted by Diane Signolle Gonet, seventh-generation champagne maker from Aziz, France. Each event will be paired with one of these rare vintages for an elevated … [Read more...]
GRAND AMERICA’S LAUREL BRASSERIE: Posh Hotel Dining Isn’t Just For Tourists Anymore
For many years - since it opened in 2001 - the anchoring restaurant at The Grand America Hotel was the Garden Cafe. In recent years, however, the Garden Cafe began looking a bit tired and dated, and the food was getting a bit stale as well. And then a pandemic comes along, which creates an opportunity to boldly create an entirely new Grand America restaurant, called Laurel … [Read more...]
St. Paddy’s Day Celebration at Feldman’s Deli and More News and Events
St. Paddy’s Day @ Feldman’s Janet and Michael Feldman and the entire crew at Feldman’s Deli invite you to join them for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Thursday, March 17th. They’ll be serving up corned beef and cabbage from 11am to 8pm, along with live music from Callanish from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. If there is anybody who knows corned beef it’s Feldman’s Deli! Erin Go … [Read more...]
Grilled Shrimp Vindaloo
I really love the vinegary Indian curry called vindaloo. I frequently make chicken vindaloo at home, but this week I decided to try the vindaloo treatment on shrimp. I marinated the shrimp in the vindaloo sauce, then skewered and grilled them. Very tasty! Ingredients: 8 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, with as many seeds removed as possible 1 tsp. cumin seeds 1 tsp. … [Read more...]
Dented Brick Distillery Dinner
Boy, there is a lot of Laurel in this week’s Utah Bites! In case you missed it, Laurel Brasserie & Bar is the gorgeous new restaurant and bar in The Grand America Hotel. See my review in this week’s newsletter. On Tuesday, March 15th from 6pm to 8pm the team at Laurel invites you to join them for the Laurel Brasserie & Bar X Dented Brick Distillery Dinner. This is … [Read more...]
Utah’s 7 Delicious Destinations for Food & Fun
Many people ― including me ― seem to be so serious about food these days. Instagram and other social media platforms have created venues for the posting of perfect food pix. But is the food we really eat all that perfect looking all of the time? And so what if it’s not? It’s worth remembering that while not all food is of art museum quality, it’s there to provide sustenance, … [Read more...]