Utah Chefs
Eclectic Eats at Local Breweries and Pubs in Salt Lake and Beyond
Many breweries and brewpubs in Salt Lake offer the type of eclectic eats that you’d probably have thought impossible a decade ago.
10 Sweet and Salty Bakeries in Salt Lake You Must Visit
Salt Lake City may not be known as one of the world’s best desert cities, but it certainly has quite a few world-class bakeries. Here are some that I highly…
Where to Find Vegan Replicas of Your Favorite Candy Bars in Murray, Utah
Sweet Hazel & Co. is a vegan bakery in Murray offering vegan replicas of your favorite candy bars, vegan cakes and pies, as well as many other vegan treats and…
Women in the Kitchen: Gaining Ground & Respect in Utah’s Food Industry
Women are gaining ground and breaking thick glass ceilings as professional chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, managers, consultants, winemakers, and in other high level food and drink industry jobs in Utah.
At the Market Street Broiler: Great Lessons for Every Teenager that Can Only Be Taught in School of the Real World
These were the great lessons a teenager should learn that can never be taught in school. The school of hard knocks. The school of the real world, or earning respect.…
Six Award-Worthy Artisan Food Makers
One of the perks of being a food writer — aside from frequently being able to dine in terrific restaurants — is to enjoy the products of some of our…
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.
All About Annie: The Unlikely Tale of Annie’s Cafe
Annie Bennet — co-owner with her husband Dave of Annie’s Cafe in Bountiful — has a story to tell. The path that led her to opening Annie’s Cafe was an…
Running a Restaurant in a Pandemic — Spoiler: It’s Not All Bad News
Restaurants worldwide are facing huge challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands and thousands have closed permanently and many more are hanging by a thread. Others are doing…
Food Truckin’ – 10 Terrific Utah Food Trucks to Follow
With a lot of folks still feeling a little timid about dining in restaurants during a pandemic, food trucks are one solution to “eating out” without “eating in.” And, food…
Overcoming Obstacles: Foods that Went From Loathed to Loved
just as avocado toast has become a “thing” in the past couple years or so, there are a number of foods that, in the past decade, have gone from unloved…
The Artful Dish: Creating Meals too Beautiful to Eat, Utah Top Restaurants
The first impression we get of a dish in a restaurant is a visual one. And, we can’t help but make a quick judgement about that dish, depending on how…
Eating With Altitude: What’s on the Menu at Utah Mountain Resorts
There was a time when eating during a day of skiing or boarding meant cafeteria-style dining, where the best we could hope for was a passable burger or lukewarm bowl…
Chef Highlights―Tikka, tacos and La Tula
Lavanya Mahate, the owner and mastermind behind the Saffron Valley group of restaurants, opened the group’s newest establishment in Riverton in August. Saffron Circle delivers Mahate’s modern take on Indian…
Dynamic Duos—Utah Chefs
More often than not, it’s a solitary name on a restaurant’s menu that draws the crowds. It’s easy to see why, in this industry, a singularly executed vision goes a…
Cooking Their Way to Success – Two Utah Female Chefs Share Expertise
Peggi Ince-Whiting and Amy Wanderly-Britt are just two of the army of talented, soulful women with successful businesses working in an industry that is less and less defined by men…