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Halibut with Cherry Tomatoes & Basil
This time of year, we have an abundance of fresh tomatoes and basil in our garden and so I was recently perusing recipes online to find a new way to…
Eat Here Now: Five Outstanding Restaurants to Visit before They Explode
My stepsons and their friends recently waited an hour on a Saturday evening to be seated at the Red Iguana. Don’t get me wrong, like everybody else, I love Red…
Great West Food Desert: City Seeks to Improve Food Options on Westside
Food deserts are areas occupied by people lacking the income to buy healthy food or do not have access to foods that are considered part of a balanced diet. By…
Nashville-Style Hot Chicken Recipe
Here is a hot chicken recipe I really like which is based on the chicken at one of Nashville’s most popular hot chicken joints: Hattie B’s.
Light Pasta with Shrimp and Arugula Recipe
At the original Michelangelo restaurant in SLC, they used to serve a pasta dish that was similar to this one and that I tried to recreate at home. This is…
Sensational Celeste Ristorante
For more than two decades, one of my favorite chefs has been a fellow originally hailing from Forte Dei Marmi in Italy. His name is Paolo Celeste. He is owner/chef…
Twisted Fern: Park City’s Twisted Cuisine
I suppose you’d categorize the food at Twisted Fern as “new American cuisine.” But that moniker never really means much to me. Whatever you label it, Chef/Owner Adam Ross is…
Arugula & Strawberry Salad
Trying to find new ways to use arugula, I decided to combine this peppery and nutty-tasting leafy green with strawberries and a slightly sweet, mild dressing.
Versatile and Food-Friendly Sparkling Wine: Domaine Chandon Blanc De Noirs
One of the things I love about Domaine Chandon Blanc de Noirs is that it is so versatile and food-friendly. I’ve sipped this wine with everything from sushi and sashimi…
Fireside: On Fire at Regent Street
In the past couples months, Viet Pham’s new Pretty Bird eatery has been garnering most of the foodie press in town, and deservedly so. However, there’s another excellent dining spot…
Cajun-Creole Crawfish Pasta Recipe
Years ago, a college friend suggested we eat at K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, chef Paul Prudhomme’s original restaurant. Even tough, I thought this restaurant was a tourist trap, my meal at…
Chinese Taste: Authentic Chinese BBQ & More
Tucked away in the rear of Salt Lake’s Chinatown shopping center on State Street is a hidden gem of a restaurant called Chinese Taste. This is one of those charming…
SPICE Kitchen Incubator Start-Up Adds Spice to SLC Cuisine
Five years ago, the S.P.I.C.E. Kitchen Incubator (Supporting the Pursuit of Innovative Culinary Entrepreneurs), came out of a demand from the refugee clients. “They have experience in culinary training and…
Tasting Mexico at Alamexo Cantina
Matthew Lake, the owner and executive chef at Alamexo Mexican Kitchen and its newer offspring Alamexo Cantina, is passionate about Mexican cuisine. He doesn’t cut corners when it comes to…
BLT Bucatini Recipe
This is one of my very favorite pasta dishes – one that makes use of pancetta (bacon), arugula (lettuce) and cherry tomatoes: BLT. I like to make this using thick…
