Utah Bites
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It’s A Small World After All: What Happened to Little World Chinese Restaurant?
For literally decades, I’ve sung the praises of Little World Chinese Restaurant. There is even an old, faded review I wrote of the place posted near the front counter.
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Thai Red Curry Recipe for Home Cooks
Here is a really simple and quick recipe for Thai-style red curry. I use boneless chicken for the dish but you could easily substitute pork, tofu, duck, beef, veggies, shrimp,…
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West Cork : St. Paddy’s Day Irish Whiskey
Lots of folks will be wearin’ the green, drinking Guinness, and tucking into big piles of corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day. And, that is as it should…
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Bodacious Brunch & Lunch at Tupelo Park City
There is no shortage of excellent restaurants in Park City. but since it opened a few years ago on Main Street, Tupelo has been one of my go-to favorites. Executive…
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Pork Chops alla Pizzaiola Recipe
In Italy, pizzaiola refer to “meat in the pizza style.” It’s usually inexpensive cuts of meat – typically beef or pork – braised in a mixture of tomatoes, onion, garlic,…
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Bonterra Rosé: Vibrant and Crisp Organic Rose Wine
Bonterra Rosé is a vibrant, crisp, pale salmon colored Rose with bright strawberry and watermelon flavors – a dry Rose that, while delicious on its own, is a versatile wine to…
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Delicious Chicken and Waffles: A Visit to Marriott’s Thistle & Thyme
Chicken and waffles is certainly “a thing” in American restaurants these days, from the funkiest to the finest. I’m OK with that. At Thistle & Thyme, buttermilk fried chicken is…
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Simple Shrimp Scampi Recipe
When I lived in New York City, I would periodically visit Rao’s Italian-American restaurant in East Harlem. The eatery, which opened in 1896, is notoriously difficult to get a table…
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Orin Swift Wines
In my opinion, David Swift Phinney – founder and winemaker at Orin Swift wines – is one of the most talented and innovative wine producers in this country. According to…
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Chicken & Cashew Biryani Recipe for Home Cooks
Biryani – which is also spelled biriyani – is a popular rice-based dish in South India. It’s sort of like rice pilaf, but with an Indian spin and can be…
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Raising the Bar: Creative Cuisine at SLC Eatery
It’s still early in 2019, but so far the most exciting event for local food enthusiasts, IMHO, has been the opening of SLC Eatery. Don’t let the name – which…
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Juicy Bone-In Chicken Breasts Recipe
I’ve never quite understood why so many people favor boneless chicken breasts over bone-in ones. Bone-in breasts, properly prepared, are so much more juicy, tender and delicious. Here is a…
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Kung Fu Girl Riesling -Try This Pleasantly Dry Riesling
There are a range of Riesling wines running the gamut from teeth-aching sweet to pucker-the-mouth bone dry. The best food-friendly Riesling wines are of the dry, acidic type. That’s the…
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Scheff’s Table – Simple Meat Sauce for Pasta
Many authentic Bolognese-style Italian meat sauce recipes for pasta are cumbersome and time-consuming. The sauce often has to cook for the better part of a day, or even longer.
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Sip O’ the Week – Conquilla Brut Cava
So, I often turn to Spanish cava to get my sparkling wine fix. Cava is a Spanish sparkling wine from Catalonia, which can be white or rosé. Only sparkling wines…