Salt Lake City
Pago Winemaker Dinner
This coming Tuesday, August 7th at 7 PM, Pago restaurant founder/owner Scott Evans will host a very special “Pre-Harvest Wine Dinner” featuring Ruth Lewandowski Wines and Idlewild Wines.
Bar Fare Extraordinaire: Takashi Opens Post Office Place
Post Office Place (16 W. Market St, SLC) – a new bar created by the owners and staff members of Takashi restaurant – is finally open.
Salt Lake City’s Main Street Displays Architectural Treasures
Downtown architecture first captured my imagination when I was able to participate in the grand re-opening of the former First Security Building on 4th South and Main after its restoration…
How Drug Addiction and Homelessness are Intertwined
When someone is faced with addiction, they often can’t control the fate of their living situation as most, if not all, of their focus is solely on obtaining and using…
Plum Alley: Chinatown was Downtown
It is easy to see what has been dubbed Salt Lake City’s Chinatown while driving down State Street in South Salt Lake. The shining red, gold and blue towering traditional…
Salt Lake’s Dog Friendly Restaurant Patios
If you like your four legged best friend to accompany you while dining out, Salt Lake City is then the right place to live in. Here is the list of …
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…
Water Witch’s Coconut Daiquiri
I think the daiquiri is a much-overlooking cocktail, which is why I applaud the folks at Water Witch – especially Scott Gardner – for helping to bring it back into…
Downtown SLC Building Boom: The New Face of Downtown Examined
Hundreds of transplants who earn lucrative salaries from companies such as Goldman Sachs, believe the rents in Salt Lake City are much more reasonable than those in places like New…
10 Meal Choices For Mom: Where to Dine out on Mother’s Day
There are a bevy of lunches, brunches and dinners for mom on her special day at local restaurants. Here are some choices from the restaurants that contacted me with info…
Hats off to Jim Whittington
Jim Whittington says he never “moved” to Salt Lake City in 1963. “I found myself here after a two-week drunken binge. I was in Helper, then somehow woke up in…
The Good Word @ White Horse Spirits & Kitchen
On a surprisingly blustery recent “spring” day, my wife and I popped into White House bar for a Bently Spiced Toddy to help warm up the missus.
What Lies Beneath? Tunnels under Salt Lake City
Tunnels conjure images of dark, dank spaces where mystery and danger lurk around every corner. Combine this preconception with a religion notorious for its secrecy and rituals and you’ve got…
Two Moms, One Kitchen: Authentic Chinese Cuisine from Mom’s Kitchen Salt Lake City
One sure-fire way to find great Asian cooking is to go to the places where Asians eat. Such is the case with Mom’s Kitchen, an unassuming little restaurant dishing up…
Speakeasy Embraces Utah’s Quirky Liquor Laws
Arriving at Prohibition, Salt Lake’s 1920’s-themed restaurant and cocktail bar, it was clear I was in for more than beer and big screens. Elegantly attired, Dr. Drink (aka Victoria) welcomed…
Tony Holiday and The Velvetones: Living and Breathing Blues
Tony Holiday is a bluesman. He lives and breathes blues. He’s a student of the blues and he’s becoming a master. Holiday found the blues at 13-years-old, when he was…