Restaurant Reviews
PBS’ Moveable Feast in Utah
Moveable Feast, from PBS, filmed at Log Haven & Lookout Cabin in July, highlighting dishes using fresh regional ingredients.
Hi-Voltage Pizza in Sugar House A Visit to Pizza Volta
Mellow Mushroom Pizza fans were saddened when that Sugar House operation closed last year. But take heart, pizza lovers, because in its place on 2100 South is another vibrant eatery…
Summer Sensations: 10 Delicious Restaurant Dishes that Beat the Heat
With record setting high temperatures being logged almost every month, most of us don’t want to be weighed down by heavy foods during the hot summer months. Thankfully, there are…
Hidden Restaurants: Explore Utah’s Vibrant Food Scene
Don’t you love having a secret dining hideaway that only your closest friends know about? Here, we’re pulling back the curtain and revealing five of our favorite hidden spots along…
Return to RIME —Exploring RIME’s Summer 2023 Menu
My wife and I returned to RIME restaurant at the St. Regis Deer Valley last weekend to sample some of the new Summer 2023 menu, created by Executive Chef Pierson…
Bambara Redux New Chef & Top to Bottom Monaco Makeover
It’s hard to believe, but when I first reviewed Bambara restaurant at the Hotel Monaco, it was 1999 – 24 years ago. Chef Scott Blackerby was at the helm in…
Trip to Bountiful: A Visit to Venerable Mandarin Restaurant
For many years, one of our family’s favorite local dining destinations has been the Mandarin restaurant in Bountiful, which dates back to 1977. That’s when Gregory Skedros – former owner…
Surf and Turf in Salt Lake City
With the opening of Aqua Terra Steak + Sushi at City Creek last December, upscale dining comes to the downtown mall.
BANCHAN: AMERICAN IZAKAYA
Park City’s Banchan, restaurant & bar, bills itself as an “American Izakaya.” With a causual and pub-like atmosphere serving Asian-American fusion fare.
Music City Meals
Nashville is a terrific food town and I strongly encourage food lovers to visit that city if you can. Our visit to Nashville included sampling the cuisine; CrustBurgers, incendiary chicken,…
20 Perfect Patios in Salt Lake and Beyond
Summer is the perfect time to learn about top picks for al fresco eats in and around Salt Lake City. Here are my top 20 local patio dining destinations, in…
COFFEE SHOP COMFORTS: Little America’s Classic Cuisine
If you’re looking for comfort food classics served in an inviting atmosphere then the Coffee Shop at Little America is the perfect place.
Where to Get Best Tacos in Salt Lake and Beyond
These are simply some tacos that I love, and that you may come to love, as well. It’s not a scientific survey or sample, but merely my faves.
CAFE SOCIETY French Chef is Trolley Cottage Cafe’s Secret Weapon
There is nothing about Trolley Cottage Cafe that I and my family don’t like. The simple but beautiful decor, fair pricing, wonderful service, warm ambiance, and Chef Bouillot’s first-rate cooking…
MANOLI’S 3.0 Great Greek Cuisine is Back, Baby!
I am thankful that we have restaurants like Manoli’s in our city’s ever-improving dining scene and that Manoli and Katrina have weathered all the storms they found themselves in to…
BRUNCH, STERLING STYLE: Sunday Brunch at Sterling Steak & Lounge
Kudos to the Sterling Steak & Lounge for hosting a Sunday brunch that locals who aren’t rich can afford.