Reviews
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Global Flavors at The Local: A Visit to SLC’s Newest Food Hall
Salt’s Lake City’s newest Food Hall, The Local Market & Bar, opened in Feburary, 2023, by Library Square. I will say this right off the bat: I don’t think the…
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Gin & Juice: First Look at Finca Pintxos Bar
Never ready to rest on his laurels, Salt Lake restaurateur Scott Evans (Pago, Finca, Emigration Cafe, Casot) has added a fun new downtown eating-and-drink destination to his growing portfolio: Finca…
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A Heavenly Pairing: Water Witch Teams with Bar Nohm
For the past few years – since it opened in 2019 – David Chon’s restaurant Nohm has been a favorite of ours. My wife and I love the pan-Asian menu…
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PBS’ Moveable Feast in Utah
Moveable Feast, from PBS, filmed at Log Haven & Lookout Cabin in July, highlighting dishes using fresh regional ingredients.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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,…
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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…
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THE HEALTHY KITCHEN: Tools & Gadgets for Healthier Cooking at Home
How about making your home kitchen a healthier place? That is something pretty much all of us can and should do.
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The Coop: A New Bar in Layton, Utah and A New Face of The Roosters Brewing
The Coop is a brand new concept by The Roosters Brewing Group and it is conveniently located next door to the Roosters Restaurant in Layton’s “Midtown”.
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The Freshness Factor: 8 Utah Farm to Table Restaurants You Will Love
Eight local chefs and restaurateurs who place a high value on freshness and do their damndest to source produce locally whenever possible.