Meat Merger I remember back when Cristiano Creminelli had just moved to Utah from Italy and was making salami in the basement of Caputo’s Deli. Well, times have certainly changed. Creminelli Fine Meats has garnered countless awards at food shows and acclaim for Creminelli products has gone international. Creminelli - a Salt Lake City-based producer and distributor of … [Read more...]
Seabird Bar Pain Killer Cocktail
I really love the feel of cozy, intimate, neighborhood bars like Water Witch, for example. You know, bars that don’t have wall-to-wall TV screens, but prefer to provide entertainment via old-fashioned vinyl. One such bar is the recently opened Seabird at The Gateway, which is technically called Seabird Bar & Vinyl Room. It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it bar that probably … [Read more...]
Eating With Altitude: What’s on the Menu at Utah Mountain Resorts
There was a time when eating during a day of skiing or boarding meant cafeteria-style dining, where the best we could hope for was a passable burger or lukewarm bowl of chili. Well, those days, thankfully, are long gone. This season at our local Utah mountain resorts, you’ll find food ranging from pho, curries and paninis, charcuterie, sushi, and yes, burgers and other American … [Read more...]
Bodacious Bites of 2019: My Favorite Utah Restaurant Dishes from the Past Year
With each passing year, food and drink in Utah seems to get better and better. 2019 was no exception, with a boatload of excellent new restaurants joining the more venerable, established ones. I had great meals at both types of restaurants. Here are some highlights. At Oquirrh, owned by the talented Andrew (Drew) and Angelena Fuller, my favorite dish was House Made … [Read more...]
Oaxacan-Style Chicken Barbacoa Recipe
This Christmas, a friend of mine - Chef Dave Jones of Log Haven - gave me an awesome cookbook called OAXACA: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Bricia Lopez. The Lopez family owns and operates Los Angeles’ renown Mexican restaurant Guelaguetza. I’ve spent many months in Oaxaca, but have never found an English language cookbook that captures the vibrant flavors of … [Read more...]
Stoneground Italian Kitchen Winter Menu, Chinese New Year @ PC Culinary Institute, and Architectural Photo Exhibition @ Oquirrh
DUCK! At Stoneground Italian Kitchen, Head Chef Justin Shifflett and his crew recently launched a new winter menu with some very appealing offerings. One terrific winter dish is duck breast which is served with spiced carrot medallions, slow-baked beans, and black truffle puree. That divine duck joins others excellent items on the Stoneground menu - can’t-miss wintertime … [Read more...]
Attention Salt Lake City Wine Aficionados, Cucina Wine Bar Has a New Wine List
Cucina Wine Bar in the Avenues has always been a special spot to enjoy first-rate cuisine and great wines to go with it. That’s never more true than now, since Cucina owner Dean Pierose has launched a new winter wine menu and the list has some real gems on it. First, I’m impressed by how many wines at Cucina are offered by the glass. More than half of the wines sold by the … [Read more...]
Not Your Papa’s Food Court: Putting the “New” into the New Year with HallPass
It seems like I’ve been writing about happenings at The Gateway very frequently lately, because I have. The once beleaguered “mall” has been undergoing a renaissance and rebirth that began when businesses such as MidiCi, Dave & Busters, Chedda Burger, Momi Donuts, Seabird, and more recently, Mr. Shabu, joined stalwart eateries like Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse … [Read more...]
Solitude’s Waffles, New Manoli’s Menu, New Year’s Eve at Snowbasin
Solitude’s New Waffle Wonderland New to Solitude Mountain Resort this winter season is Little Dollie Waffles, which held its grand opening recently with free waffle samples. Located outside, adjacent to Solitude’s Moonbeam Center, Little Dollie Waffles specializes in Belgian-style Liege waffles with a brioche-like dough. The waffles are quite customizable: you … [Read more...]
Tortellini with Walnut Cream Sauce
For special occasions such as a New Year’s Eve dinner celebration, I like to sometimes serve a rich, decadent, and memorable dish like this one: Tortellini with nutty walnut-cream sauce. It is based on a dish that I used to enjoy in New York City at the late Alfredo Viazzi’s Trattoria da Alfredo restaurant in Greenwich Village. A perfect accompaniment would be a high-quality … [Read more...]
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